Convert. Medium Tank T3

Convert. Medium Tank T3 stats at a glance

The Convert. Medium Tank T3 has 360 hit points , 12.7mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 48 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 40 damage per shot with 48mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 932.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.0:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the T3 Convert. can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.4:1. The T3 Convert. has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

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Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the T3 Convert. can theoretically output up to 932 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How T3 Convert. compares to its peers

There are 13 tier 3 medium tanks in WoT, including the T3 Convert.. Its 360 HP places it in the top 75% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 379). Frontal hull armor of 12.7mm ranks in the top 100% for the class (peer average: 30mm). Top forward speed of 48 km/h is faster than 75% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 40 damage per shot, higher than 8% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 48mm puts it in the top 58% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• T3 Convert. vs T3E2 Medium — tier 3 medium tank from USA
• T3 Convert. vs M2 Medium — tier 3 medium tank from USA
• T3 Convert. vs D2 — tier 3 medium tank from France
• See full tier 3 medium tank tier list — all 13 vehicles ranked

Related tier 3 medium tanks

• Rheinmetall Begleitwagen — Germany, premium
• D2 — France
• Großtraktor - Krupp — Germany, premium
• M15/42 — Italy
• M2 Medium Tank — USA
• Vickers Medium Mk. III — UK
• Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A — Germany
• Pz.Kpfw. S35 739 (f) — Germany, premium
• All USA 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

On March 25, 1931, the U.S. Armaments Department and the U.S. Wheel Track Layer Corporation led by John W. Christie signed a contract to develop five wheeled caterpillar tanks. In three months, that number increased to seven. The production vehicle was based on the Convertible Medium Tank M1931 prototype that failed testing in early 1931 on Aberdeen Proving Ground and was later sold to the U.K. Three of the seven vehicles were named Convertible Medium Tank T3 and were used by the infantry, and the remaining four, named Combat Car T1, went to the cavalry. The tanks saw service until 1937. Only ...

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