Head to head

T-34-85 vs M4A3E8 Sherman

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

First tank
T-34-85
T-34-85
Tier VI Medium Tank Soviet Union
vs
Second tank
M4A3E8 Sherman
M4A3E8 Sherman
Tier VI Medium Tank USA

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Overall picture

M4A3E8 Sherman 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
T-34-85 M4A3E8 Sherman

Measured stats

Measured, not estimated

52.07 %

Win rate

4.4 % difference

54.44 %
1,364

Avg. WN8

10.8 % difference

1,529
62,707

Battles

70.8 % difference

18,297

Expected values per battle

XVM reference

706

Avg. damage

2.2 % difference

691
0.95

Avg. kills

3.1 % difference

0.98
1.34

Avg. spotted

5.7 % difference

1.42
0.98

Avg. defence

12.4 % difference

1.12
53.82 %

Exp. win rate

1.6 % difference

54.71 %

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
T-34-85 1,165
M4A3E8 Sherman 1,140
2 Marks
T-34-85 1,695
M4A3E8 Sherman 1,658
3 Marks
T-34-85 2,189
M4A3E8 Sherman 2,141

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.

T-34-85 Tier VI
Win rate Rank 75 of 91

Better than 18 % of the tier

Avg. WN8 Rank 77 of 88

Better than 13 % of the tier

M4A3E8 Sherman Tier VI
Win rate Rank 36 of 91

Better than 61 % of the tier

Avg. WN8 Rank 69 of 88

Better than 22 % 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.

T-34-85
M4A3E8 Sherman

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.

T-34-85 data sheet M4A3E8 Sherman data sheet