T-44 lightweight

T-44 lightweight stats at a glance

The T-44 lightweight has 880 hit points , 90mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 68 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 180 damage per shot with 182mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2250.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.2:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the T-44 ltwt. can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.8:1. The T-44 ltwt. has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the T-44 ltwt. can theoretically output up to 2250 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How T-44 ltwt. compares to its peers

There are 26 tier 8 light tanks in WoT, including the T-44 ltwt.. Its 880 HP places it in the top 72% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 885). Frontal hull armor of 90mm ranks in the top 4% for the class (peer average: 33mm). Top forward speed of 68 km/h is faster than 56% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 180 damage per shot, higher than 36% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 182mm puts it in the top 68% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• T-44 ltwt. vs Bulldog — tier 8 light tank from USA
• T-44 ltwt. vs Bulldog FL — tier 8 light tank from USA
• T-44 ltwt. vs T92 — tier 8 light tank from USA
• See full tier 8 light tank tier list — all 26 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 light tanks

• Aufklärungspanzer V — Germany, premium
• Bat.-Châtillon 12 t — France
• Vz. 64 Blesk — Czechoslovakia
• M41 Walker Bulldog FL — USA, premium
• M41 Walker Bulldog — USA
• Panhard EBR 75 (FL 10) — France, premium
• ELC EVEN 90 FL — France, premium
• ELC EVEN 90 — 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

Development started in 1943. The design received an upgrade after the trials of the prototype. A standard T-44A model was built in August 1944 and the trials continued. The T-44A never entered mass-production. However, the next prototype of the vehicle was mass-produced.

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