leKpz Borkenkäfer
Borkenkäfer
Tank ID 41233
Vehicle description
Wargaming Tankopedia
In the 1970s, the Germans began developing a universal chassis for Bundeswehr light tanks. One of the projects with the new chassis was a light tank that was unofficially called the Borkenkäfer ("bark beetle"). The vehicle had a fairly powerful gun (up to 105 mm) and excellent mobility parameters. A fire control system with a dual-channel reticle and two rangefinders ensured high firing accuracy in any weather. Due to the complexity of the FCS, the program was reduced into the PUMA (Panzer unter minimalen Aufwand—tank for minimal costs) project, and then closed. Although the chassis was built, the vehicle only existed in blueprints.
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Technical profile
Standard configuration
Hit points
1,900
Weight
20.0 t
Forward speed
75 km/h
Reverse speed
25 km/h
View range
420 m
Signal range
800 m
Armour
| Front | Sides | Rear | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 50 | 20 | 15 |
| Turret | 30 | 20 | 20 |
Engine: MAN D2840 LXE · 900 hp
Radio: SEM 25BK
Armament
Standard gun and ammunition
105 mm Rh 105-20
Shell types
Penetration 183 / 244 / 305 mm
Penetration 214 / 285 / 356 mm
Penetration 90 / 120 / 150 mm
Marks of Excellence
Damage thresholds
Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)
No expected values available for this tank.
WN8 Expected Values
XVM reference
XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)
No WN8 data available.
Community stats
Measured, not estimated
Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.
Win rate
55.19 %
Avg. WN8
–
no WN8 reference for this vehicle
Battles
10,638
As of Aug 31, 2026
Rank 14 of 19 at Tier XI
Best players on this tank
By WN8
From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.
No player with enough battles on this tank stored yet.