STG Guard

STG Guard stats at a glance

The STG Guard has 1080 hit points , 100mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 390 damage per shot with 212mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1802.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.2:1. This pronounced angling makes the Guard significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.5:1. The Guard has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Guard can theoretically output up to 1802 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Guard compares to its peers

There are 101 tier 8 medium tanks in WoT, including the Guard. Its 1080 HP places it in the top 64% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1085). Frontal hull armor of 100mm ranks in the top 38% for the class (peer average: 87mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 22% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 390 damage per shot, higher than 89% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 212mm puts it in the top 54% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Guard vs T25 Pilot 1 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Guard vs TL-1 LPC — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Guard vs T42 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 8 medium tank tier list — all 101 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 medium tanks

• 122 TM — China, premium
• 59-Patton — China, premium
• AAT60 — USA, premium
• Alembic — USA, premium
• CS-53 — Poland
• AMBT — USA, premium
• AMX Chasseur de chars — France, premium
• AltProto AMX 30 — France, premium
• All USSR tanks · Tier 8 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

Developed in the J.V. Stalin Academy of the WPRA Mechanization and Motorization Program. According to various sources, work on the project started after 1949. The vehicle featured a layout with a frontal placement for its transmission and a rear placement for its fighting compartment, which was unusual for the Soviet tank-building school. The project was discontinued at the design development stage.

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