Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J (Story Mode Stealth)

Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J (Story Mode Stealth) stats at a glance

The Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J (Story Mode Stealth) has 432 hit points , 50mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 64 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 120 damage per shot with 110mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2400.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.7:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.2:1. The Pz. III J has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Pz. III J can theoretically output up to 2400 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Pz. III J compares to its peers

There are 21 tier 4 medium tanks in WoT, including the Pz. III J. Its 432 HP places it in the top 80% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 429). Frontal hull armor of 50mm ranks in the top 50% for the class (peer average: 47mm). Top forward speed of 64 km/h is faster than 90% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 120 damage per shot, higher than 95% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 110mm puts it in the top 5% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Pz. III J vs M3 Lee — tier 4 medium tank from USA
• Pz. III J vs T6 — tier 4 medium tank from USA
• Pz. III J vs Medium Tank — tier 4 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 4 medium tank tier list — all 21 vehicles ranked

Related tier 4 medium tanks

• A-32 — USSR, premium
• Type 1 Chi-He — Japan
• Grant — UK
• IT-3 — USSR, premium
• Lago — Sweden
• M3 Lee — USA
• Matilda LVT — UK, premium
• Matilda — UK
• All Germany tanks · Tier 4 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

Production of the J variant started in March 1941. In addition to the enhanced armor, the vehicle received the new 50-mm KwK 38 gun, which was deemed extremely successful; 1,067 other vehicles featured the KwK 39 gun, the improved version with better penetration rate. An attempt to mount a 75-mm gun (the N variant) was recognized as a failure, and the most large-scale vehicles were the J, L, and M variants (with 50-mm guns that had an impeccable track record). A total of 5,691 vehicles were produced, among which 1,969 were equipped with long-barrel guns and 2,391 with short-barrel 50-mm guns.

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