Pz.Kpfw. M 15

Pz.Kpfw. M 15 stats at a glance

The Pz.Kpfw. M 15 has 376 hit points , 45mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 40 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 40 damage per shot with 42mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1000.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.8:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.7:1. 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. M 15 can theoretically output up to 1000 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Pz. M 15 compares to its peers

There are 37 tier 3 light tanks in WoT, including the Pz. M 15. Its 376 HP places it in the top 0% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 342). Frontal hull armor of 45mm ranks in the top 11% for the class (peer average: 30mm). Top forward speed of 40 km/h is faster than 14% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 40 damage per shot, higher than 11% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 42mm puts it in the top 92% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Pz. M 15 vs M3 Stuart — tier 3 light tank from USA
• Pz. M 15 vs MTLS-1G14 — tier 3 light tank from USA
• Pz. M 15 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

In September 1943, the German Army took control of the Italian Ansaldo company. At that time, the plant was producing the Carro Armato P26/40 and Carro Armato M15/42. The latter were designated Pz.Kpfw. M15/42 by Germany and became the most popular type of Italian combat vehicle in German service. During the repair of damaged vehicles in one of the units of the German Army, a hybrid of the Pz.Kpfw. M15/42 and Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) was created by mounting the turret of one tank on the chassis of the other. The resulting vehicle was used in Yugoslavia, where it was captured by Yugoslavian troops in th...

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