Tier III Light Tank Germany

Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. J

Pz. II J

Tank ID 51729

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Reconnaissance tank with reinforced armor. The vehicle was a further development of the Pz.Kpfw. II. In October 1939, a preproduction batch was ordered, and the first prototype was built in July 1940. From 1943 through 1944, seven vehicles were used by the 12th Panzer Division on the Eastern Front. A total of 22 tanks were manufactured.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

465

Weight

17.9 t

Forward speed

31 km/h

Reverse speed

12 km/h

View range

320 m

Signal range

345 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	80	50	50
Turret	80	50	50

Engine: Maybach HL 45 P · 160 hp

Radio: FuG 6

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

2 cm Kw.K. 38

Calibre 20 mm

Reload time 3.0 s

Aiming time 1.4 s

Dispersion 0.57

Rate of fire 142.86 /min

Ammo capacity 700

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 8 / 11 / 14

Penetration 17 / 23 / 29 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 8 / 11 / 14

Penetration 35 / 46 / 58 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

820

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,192

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

1,540

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 497

Avg. spotted 1.34

Avg. kills 1.69

Avg. defence 2.31

Exp. win rate 60.78 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

62.60 %

Avg. WN8

1,562

Battles

10,000

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 1 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	GreenSickness eu	3,018	67	55.22 %
2	Emre35TR eu	2,857	444	63.74 %
3	Fallensteller eu	2,775	87	52.87 %
4	Jeepen eu	2,685	83	71.08 %
5	GeneralulTouareg eu	2,593	607	60.79 %
6	FireRambo eu	2,530	270	64.44 %
7	hall0s_Smurf eu	2,462	119	63.87 %
8	StrongNoob eu	2,322	83	67.47 %
9	skill4ltu eu	1,978	61	70.49 %
10	Schadstoffgesicht eu	1,964	137	74.45 %