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Pz.Kpfw. 38 (K)
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Pz.Kpfw. 38 (K)

GermanyGermany·Medium TankMedium Tank

An option for modernizing the Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) tank, proposed in November 1944 by the Krupp company. The project's goal was to increase firepower by mounting a simplified turret of the Pz.Kpfw. IV tank with a 7.5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 gun. The project was terminated during the design phase.

Health
650
DPM
1,818
View range
340m
Speed
55km/h
Camo
70Good
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-25
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
1,843
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
1,507
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
1,051
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
10mm
50mm

Hull

All 12 plates

Turret

All 8 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Weaponry
DPM
1,818
Damage
100
Penetration
115 mm
… at 500m
98 mm
Reload time
3.30 s
Rate of fire
18.18/min
Aim time
2.00 s
Dispersion
0.370 m
… moving
0.250
… tank traverse
0.250
… turret traverse
0.100
… after firing
3.0
Damage vs. modules
100
Caliber
75.0 mm
Shell velocity
815 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
60
Potential damage
6,000
Shell cost
75 cr
Mobility
Top speed
55 km/h
Reverse speed
16 km/h
Power/weight
21.88 hp/t
Tank traverse
35.0 °/s
Turret traverse
35.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
55.0 km/h
… medium
55.0 km/h
… soft
44.9 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
35.0 °/s
… medium
25.9 °/s
… soft
17.9 °/s
Gun elevation
15 °
Gun depression
10 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
1.00
… medium
1.35
… soft
1.95
Everything Else
Hull armor
40 / 20 / 20
Turret armor
50 / 30 / 30
Health
650
Engine health
70
… repaired
40
Track health
100
… repaired
75
… repair time
6.86 s
Ammo rack health
170
… repaired
120
Fuel tank health
150
… repaired
50
Total weight
16,000 kg
Stationary camo
13.85 / 5.76%
Moving camo
10.40 / 4.33%
View range
340 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
1985
Very Good
Avg WNX
2327
great
Win rate
52.8%
Average
DPG
872
Frags
1.21
Spots
1.39
Survival
28.8%
Dmg taken
569
Hit rate
70.3%
Spot assist
182
Track assist
24
Defense
0.87
Avg XP
732

Aggregated from 747 tracked NA players · 4,676 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%1,051
85%1,507
95%1,843

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 Pz.Kpfw. 38 (K) on NA

  1. #1MACHETE__460 battles2,018
  2. #2Hatyune115 battles1,690
  3. #3Lostruhk117 battles1,685
  4. #4hbittar132 battles1,681
  5. #5IcedTeaWithNoIce146 battles1,648
  6. #6Silver6284210 battles1,648
  7. #7Cloudlikerrrr113 battles1,641
  8. #8_______________RNG_BASED177 battles1,612
  9. #9troopermarine232 battles1,563
  10. #10Ur_BetrayaL112 battles1,556
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.

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