Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E

Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E stats at a glance

The Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E has 344 hit points , 30mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 68 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 70 damage per shot with 56mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1555. The vehicle can equip 2 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.0:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Pz. III E can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.4:1. The Pz. III E has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (2)

With the top-tier gun, the Pz. III E can theoretically output up to 1555 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

How Pz. III E compares to its peers

There are 37 tier 3 light tanks in WoT, including the Pz. III E. Its 344 HP places it in the top 50% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 343). Frontal hull armor of 30mm ranks in the top 50% for the class (peer average: 31mm). Top forward speed of 68 km/h is faster than 97% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 70 damage per shot, higher than 86% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 56mm puts it in the top 61% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Pz. III E vs M3 Stuart — tier 3 light tank from USA
• Pz. III E vs MTLS-1G14 — tier 3 light tank from USA
• Pz. III E vs Locust — tier 3 light tank from USA
• See full tier 3 light tank tier list — all 37 vehicles ranked

Related tier 3 light tanks

• 10TP — Poland
• A7E3 — UK, premium
• AMX 38 — France
• BT-5 — USSR
• BT-7 artillery — USSR, premium
• BT-SV — USSR, premium
• Type 97 Chi-Ha — Japan
• Cruiser Mk. III — UK
• All Germany tanks · Tier 3 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 order for designing a 15-ton tracked vehicle with a gun armament was placed in 1935. Despite the weight of the Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E, the first large-scale vehicle, reached 19.5 tons, its configuration was deemed successful, and the number of vehicles eventually grew to 96. Further modifications became even more popular, and the Pz.Kpfw. III became the most mass-produced vehicle of the Wehrmacht.

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