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M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII
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M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII

USAUSA·Medium TankMedium Tank·MT assault

The Thunderbolt VII tank under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Creighton Abrams, the commander of the 37th Tank Battalion (subsequently a General and U.S. Army Chief of Staff). The vehicle was effectively the M4A3E8 Sherman tank with additional armor mounted in the field.

Health
840
DPM
1,917
View range
370m
Speed
42km/h
Camo
39Poor
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-27
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
1,681
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
1,336
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
909
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA

Armor thicknessMeasured

Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.

Armor
9.5mm
123.5mm

Hull

All 12 plates

Turret

All 9 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/5
Weaponry
DPM
1,917
Damage
115
Penetration
128 mm
… at 500m
110 mm
Reload time
3.60 s
Rate of fire
16.67/min
Aim time
2.10 s
Dispersion
0.380 m
… moving
0.190
… tank traverse
0.190
… turret traverse
0.100
… after firing
3.5
Damage vs. modules
105
Caliber
76.0 mm
Shell velocity
792 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
71
Potential damage
8,165
Shell cost
96 cr
Mobility
Top speed
42 km/h
Reverse speed
18 km/h
Power/weight
13.51 hp/t
Tank traverse
38.0 °/s
Turret traverse
38.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
42.0 km/h
… medium
42.0 km/h
… soft
36.0 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
38.0 °/s
… medium
34.2 °/s
… soft
22.8 °/s
Gun elevation
25 °
Gun depression
10 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
0.90
… medium
1.00
… soft
1.50
Everything Else
Hull armor
124 / 38 / 38
Turret armor
64 / 64 / 64
Health
840
Engine health
234
… repaired
123
Track health
120
… repaired
90
… repair time
6.86 s
Ammo rack health
180
… repaired
120
Fuel tank health
150
… repaired
50
Total weight
37,000 kg
Stationary camo
9.95 / 2.98%
Moving camo
7.45 / 2.23%
View range
370 m
Fire chance
20%
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • Commander
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • Radio Operator
  • Loader
A-03 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
1154
Above Average
Avg WNX
1037
aboveAverage
Win rate
49.2%
Below Average
DPG
665
Frags
0.66
Spots
0.97
Survival
23.6%
Dmg taken
749
Hit rate
64.7%
Spot assist
223
Track assist
18
Defense
0.34
Avg XP
616

Aggregated from 1,418 tracked NA players · 5,910 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%909
85%1,336
95%1,681

Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-04 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII on NA

  1. #1CharlesDiaper106 battles1,598
  2. #2Capota125 battles1,535
  3. #3That_1_Shot_115107 battles1,485
  4. #4way2krasea104 battles1,459
  5. #5CoisteBodhar102 battles1,444
  6. #6eggychicken118 battles1,441
  7. #7HeXz164 battles1,416
  8. #8conan_1010110 battles1,408
  9. #9Sanisk116 battles1,390
  10. #10NARWL_Legend_Soviet117 battles1,378
A-05 · VIDEO INTEL

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A-07 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

No tracked balance changes

When this tank gets buffed or nerfed in a patch, the change shows up here.

The full USA tech tree