Tier III Light Tank Germany

Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t)

Pz. 38 (t)

Tank ID 3345

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Developed by the ČKD company for the Czechoslovakian Army in 1938. During the German occupation, the vehicle saw service in the Wehrmacht and was used in the Polish and French Campaigns, as well as on the Eastern Front. The tank saw combat on the front line until the middle of 1942. Approximately 1,400 vehicles in eight modifications (Ausf. A/B/C/D/E/F/S/G) were manufactured.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

425

Weight

9.3 t

Forward speed

42 km/h

Reverse speed

18 km/h

View range

310 m

Signal range

290 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	25	15	15
Turret	25	15	15

Engine: Praga TNPS · 120 hp

Radio: FuG 37

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

3,7 cm Kw.K. 38 (t) L/47

Calibre 37 mm

Reload time 2.3 s

Aiming time 1.7 s

Dispersion 0.41

Rate of fire 26.09 /min

Ammo capacity 180

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 30 / 40 / 50

Penetration 32 / 42 / 53 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 30 / 40 / 50

Penetration 56 / 74 / 93 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 34 / 45 / 56

Penetration 14 / 18 / 23 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

574

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

834

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

1,078

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 348

Avg. spotted 1.29

Avg. kills 1.33

Avg. defence 1.57

Exp. win rate 57.73 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

51.33 %

Avg. WN8

1,307

Battles

18,704

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 39 of 64 at Tier III

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	3,532	142	69.72 %
2	Fizzlepizz62 eu	2,537	133	62.41 %
3	Jogele eu	2,226	7,077	51.66 %
4	Tono13 eu	2,036	410	72.44 %
5	Opa_Andy eu	2,000	382	53.66 %
6	Eumelmad eu	1,779	83	60.24 %
7	Paul_Black_xXx eu	1,631	615	55.61 %
8	methinator eu	1,581	90	55.56 %
9	nashorn1 eu	1,568	355	56.34 %
10	Lutze214 eu	1,409	101	56.44 %