Pz.Kpfw. 38 (K)

Pz.Kpfw. 38 (K) stats at a glance

The Pz.Kpfw. 38 (K) has 520 hit points , 40mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 55 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 100 damage per shot with 115mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1818.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.0:1. This pronounced angling makes the Pz. 38 (K) significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.4:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Pz. 38 (K) can theoretically output up to 1818 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Pz. 38 (K) compares to its peers

There are 43 tier 5 medium tanks in WoT, including the Pz. 38 (K). Its 520 HP places it in the top 69% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 548). Frontal hull armor of 40mm ranks in the top 98% for the class (peer average: 62mm). Top forward speed of 55 km/h is faster than 67% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 100 damage per shot, higher than 14% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 115mm puts it in the top 40% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Pz. 38 (K) vs M4 Sherman — tier 5 medium tank from USA
• Pz. 38 (K) vs M4 Sherman — tier 5 medium tank from USA
• Pz. 38 (K) vs ARMT — tier 5 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 5 medium tank tier list — all 43 vehicles ranked

Related tier 5 medium tanks

• 25TP KSUST II — Poland
• AEC Armoured Car — UK
• ARMT — USA, premium
• Cavalier — UK
• Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai — Japan, premium
• Type 3 Chi-Nu — Japan
• Cromwell Applique — UK, premium
• DS PZInż — Poland
• All Germany tanks · Tier 5 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

An option for modernizing the Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) tank, proposed in November 1944 by the Krupp company. The project's goal was to increase firepower by mounting a simplified turret of the Pz.Kpfw. IV tank with a 7.5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 gun. The project was terminated during the design phase.

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