Tier VIII Light Tank Germany

HWK 30

Tank ID 47377

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

The vehicle was proposed as a further development of the Ru 251 and primarily intended for export, particularly to Mexico. This variant inherited the same armor and armament from its predecessor, but featured an elongated hull and an additional support roller. The vehicle existed only in blueprints.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,150

Weight

28.0 t

Forward speed

70 km/h

Reverse speed

24 km/h

View range

410 m

Signal range

745 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	25	20	8
Turret	20	20	20

Engine: MB 837 Ea 600M · 800 hp

Radio: AN/GRC-8

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

90 mm Rheinmetall DM1M

Calibre 90 mm

Reload time 7.2 s

Aiming time 2.1 s

Dispersion 0.36

Rate of fire 8.33 /min

Ammo capacity 50

Shell types

APCR · composite rigid Damage 180 / 240 / 300

Penetration 140 / 187 / 234 mm

HEAT · shaped charge Damage 180 / 240 / 300

Penetration 188 / 250 / 313 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 240 / 320 / 400

Penetration 77 / 102 / 128 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,351

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,966

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

2,539

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 819

Avg. spotted 2.72

Avg. kills 0.61

Avg. defence 0.60

Exp. win rate 50.44 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

55.01 %

Avg. WN8

2,651

Battles

20,700

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 102 of 228 at Tier VIII

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	EvilQuintessence eu	8,404	68	69.12 %
2	mailand eu	6,447	115	54.78 %
3	Ursid eu	6,041	129	64.34 %
4	skill4ltu eu	5,814	203	74.38 %
5	Emperor_Jogi eu	5,791	78	70.51 %
6	Alfazet eu	5,579	263	57.41 %
7	Panzerfighter_ eu	5,396	134	73.88 %
8	Yzne eu	4,544	218	61.93 %
9	FeNIKsII eu	4,496	65	70.77 %
10	Rasierer32 eu	4,484	105	56.19 %