Marder 38T
Tier IV Tank Destroyer Germany

Marder 38T

Tank ID 11281

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Developed on the basis of the Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) tank. Either a Pak 40 or Pak 36(r) gun was mounted in a cabin with an open top and back. The vehicle entered service at the end of 1942. This tank destroyer was mass-produced until the middle of 1944 and was used until the end of the war.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

415

Weight

10.8 t

Forward speed

47 km/h

Reverse speed

18 km/h

View range

320 m

Signal range

265 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 50 15 15
Turret

Engine: Praga EPA AC · 150 hp

Radio: FuG 2

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

7,62 cm Pak 36 (r)

Calibre 76 mm
Reload time 4.3 s
Aiming time 1.9 s
Dispersion 0.42
Rate of fire 13.95 /min
Ammo capacity 65

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 86 / 115 / 144

Penetration 72 / 96 / 120 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 86 / 115 / 144

Penetration 125 / 166 / 208 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 124 / 165 / 206

Penetration 29 / 38 / 48 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
814
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
1,184
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
1,529

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 493
Avg. spotted 0.78
Avg. kills 1.29
Avg. defence 1.59
Exp. win rate 56.02 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

53.45 %

Avg. WN8

1,283

Battles

12,732

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 25 of 57 at Tier IV

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 5,698 90 74.44 %
2 RedHagen eu 3,469 133 60.90 %
3 Goldun eu 3,277 96 61.46 %
4 Tono13 eu 3,190 135 68.89 %
5 herhor67 eu 2,680 180 57.78 %
6 SAMCRO81 eu 2,606 214 62.62 %
7 swiss1809 na 2,280 532 58.83 %
8 Deathdooming eu 2,053 93 53.76 %
9 Alfazet eu 2,003 168 54.17 %
10 jimsternl eu 1,943 66 54.55 %

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