T-28

T-28 stats at a glance

The T-28 has 456 hit points , 30mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 45 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 110 damage per shot with 87mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1692. The vehicle can equip 4 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.5:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.3:1. The T-28 has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (4)

With the top-tier gun, the T-28 can theoretically output up to 1692 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 T-28 compares to its peers

There are 21 tier 4 medium tanks in WoT, including the T-28. Its 456 HP places it in the top 45% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 427). Frontal hull armor of 30mm ranks in the top 100% for the class (peer average: 48mm). Top forward speed of 45 km/h is faster than 50% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 110 damage per shot, higher than 35% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 87mm puts it in the top 55% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• T-28 vs M3 Lee — tier 4 medium tank from USA
• T-28 vs T6 — tier 4 medium tank from USA
• T-28 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 USSR 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

The T-28 tank was developed by the Experimental Machine Design Bureau of the Voroshilov plant. The vehicle saw service on August 11, 1933. A total of 503 tanks were manufactured at the Leningrad Kirov Plant between 1933 and 1940. During mass production, the T-28 tank underwent a number of changes in design and modifications. The vehicles were used in the war with Finland in the winter of 1939–1940 and at the beginning of WWII.

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