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. .

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)

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.

Direct comparisons

• Pz. 38 (K) vs 25TP — tier 5 medium tank from Poland
• Pz. 38 (K) vs AEC — tier 5 medium tank from UK
• Pz. 38 (K) vs ARMT — tier 5 medium tank from USA
• Pz. 38 (K) vs Cavalier — tier 5 medium tank from UK
• See full tier 5 medium tank tier list — all 43 vehicles ranked

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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