Tier IV Light Tank Germany

Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) n.A.

Pz. 38 nA

Tank ID 8209

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Developed by the BMM company as a new light reconnaissance tank on the chassis of the Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) from July 1940. The vehicle used welding technology instead of rivets. The new engine and improved transmission allowed for a top speed of 64 km/h. Development was discontinued in favor of the VK 1303. Five prototypes were manufactured.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

495

Weight

10.9 t

Forward speed

64 km/h

Reverse speed

20 km/h

View range

330 m

Signal range

290 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	30	25	20
Turret	50	30	25

Engine: Praga EPA/3 · 200 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 145

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 %

622

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

904

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

1,168

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 377

Avg. spotted 2.37

Avg. kills 0.98

Avg. defence 1.39

Exp. win rate 56.95 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

55.36 %

Avg. WN8

1,193

Battles

20,328

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 15 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	lNSPlRATlON_ eu	5,585	147	96.60 %
2	TANK_B_KYCTAX_ZAXBATYUK eu	5,142	2,536	85.41 %
3	m00h eu	4,540	180	70.56 %
4	stronk_noob eu	4,173	110	67.27 %
5	Cdr_Smudge eu	3,455	51	86.27 %
6	ScrubIord na	2,954	267	63.30 %
7	grego34 na	2,572	51	45.10 %
8	BobbyHH_2021 eu	2,242	56	60.71 %
9	escaton eu	1,710	687	55.31 %
10	Opa_Andy eu	1,543	220	52.73 %