Tier VI Medium Tank Soviet Union

A-43

Tank ID 12289

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

The project was developed by the Construction Bureau of Kharkov Komintern Locomotive Factory No. 183. The vehicle was designed to replace the T-34. The development was based on the results of examining the most modern German vehicles of that time. The mockup committee studied the materials and proposed a number of improvements. However, after the beginning of war, all work on the vehicle was discontinued.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

860

Weight

27.0 t

Forward speed

55 km/h

Reverse speed

20 km/h

View range

350 m

Signal range

525 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	60	45	40
Turret	60	45	45

Engine: V-2-34 (A-43) · 580 hp

Radio: 9RM

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

76 mm F-34

Calibre 76 mm

Reload time 3.3 s

Aiming time 2.0 s

Dispersion 0.38

Rate of fire 18.18 /min

Ammo capacity 120

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 86 / 115 / 144

Penetration 104 / 138 / 173 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 86 / 115 / 144

Penetration 129 / 172 / 215 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 124 / 165 / 206

Penetration 29 / 39 / 49 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,127

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,639

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

2,117

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

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 683

Avg. spotted 1.82

Avg. kills 1.00

Avg. defence 1.11

Exp. win rate 54.21 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

55.27 %

Avg. WN8

1,861

Battles

11,854

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 28 of 91 at Tier VI

Best players on this tank

By WN8

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

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	m00h eu	5,389	170	68.82 %
2	Xilense eu	5,337	58	68.97 %
3	Alfazet eu	5,047	72	55.56 %
4	Yzne eu	4,300	103	64.08 %
5	_PicklesWartooth_ eu	3,933	61	75.41 %
6	BigPrank eu	3,832	55	63.64 %
7	Jul_Le eu	3,808	116	74.14 %
8	SupremeMaster eu	3,798	112	55.36 %
9	swiss1809 na	3,662	103	68.93 %
10	skill4ltu eu	3,573	151	66.89 %