Head to head

M8A1 vs Somua SAu 40

Two vehicles side by side — expected values from the XVM reference, measured values from the stored profiles.

First tank
M8A1
M8A1
Tier IV Tank Destroyer USA
vs
Second tank
Somua SAu 40
Somua SAu 40
Tier IV Tank Destroyer France

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Overall picture

M8A1 leads in 6 of 7 comparable metrics.

Only mutually independent values are counted: win rate, average WN8 and the five expected values. Battle count measures popularity rather than strength, and the MoE thresholds are arithmetically the same figure as average damage — both stay out.

Strength profile

Five axes side by side

Each axis is scaled to the range of the tiers involved: the outer edge is the best value of the tier, the centre the weakest. The shape therefore shows where a vehicle stands among its peers — not merely which of the two numbers is larger.

Damage Kills Spotting Defence Win rate
M8A1 Somua SAu 40

Measured stats

Measured, not estimated

53.26 %

Win rate

3.4 % difference

51.43 %
1,162

Avg. WN8

27.7 % difference

840
23,181

Battles

77.0 % difference

5,337

Expected values per battle

XVM reference

478

Avg. damage

3.3 % difference

462
1.19

Avg. kills

5.0 % difference

1.25
1.19

Avg. spotted

53.0 % difference

0.56
1.58

Avg. defence

25.8 % difference

1.17
56.64 %

Exp. win rate

1.7 % difference

55.67 %

Marks of Excellence

Lower is better

The bar shows the combined damage required for each mark of excellence. All six bars share one scale — the shorter one marks the vehicle on which the mark is easier to earn.

1 Mark
M8A1 789
Somua SAu 40 763
2 Marks
M8A1 1,148
Somua SAu 40 1,110
3 Marks
M8A1 1,482
Somua SAu 40 1,434

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

Standing within the tier

Percentile among all vehicles of the same tier

Both vehicles are measured against their own tier, not against each other. That keeps a cross-tier comparison readable: the percentage states which share of the vehicle’s own tier scores worse.

M8A1 Tier IV
Win rate Rank 28 of 57

Better than 52 % of the tier

Avg. WN8 Rank 30 of 55

Better than 46 % of the tier

Somua SAu 40 Tier IV
Win rate Rank 35 of 57

Better than 39 % of the tier

Avg. WN8 Rank 46 of 55

Better than 17 % of the tier

Best players in this duel

The three best stored profiles per vehicle

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

M8A1
Somua SAu 40

The advantage is highlighted in the colour of its side — for the MoE thresholds that is the lower value. Expected values are reference figures for the WN8 calculation, not vehicle statistics: they state what an average player achieves in this tank.

M8A1 data sheet Somua SAu 40 data sheet