Tier VI Medium Tank Great Britain

Staghound Mk. III

Staghound

Tank ID 20305

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

This armored vehicle was developed in the U.S.A. in 1941–1942 and was produced by General Motors. From October 1942 to December 1943, a total of 2,844 vehicles were produced. It entered service only in the British Army and its dominions, and was not used by the U.S. Army. Several modifications existed for different purposes. In 1944, the Staghound Mk. III was developed, which became the most heavily-armed armored vehicle on wheels in World War II. These armored vehicles were used in battles by Canadian units. After the war, 14 Staghound Mk. IIIs ended up in Denmark. A number of vehicles were also used by the Lebanese Army.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

860

Weight

13.0 t

Forward speed

60 km/h

Reverse speed

30 km/h

View range

350 m

Signal range

550 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	22	13	10
Turret	45	32	32

Engine: 2x GMC 270 · 300 hp

Radio: WS No. 19 Mk. III

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

QF 6-pdr Mk. VA

Calibre 57 mm

Reload time 2.5 s

Aiming time 2.0 s

Dispersion 0.36

Rate of fire 24.00 /min

Ammo capacity 80

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 68 / 90 / 113

Penetration 91 / 121 / 151 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 68 / 90 / 113

Penetration 135 / 180 / 225 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 94 / 125 / 156

Penetration 23 / 30 / 38 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,230

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,789

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

2,310

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 745

Avg. spotted 1.89

Avg. kills 0.95

Avg. defence 0.96

Exp. win rate 52.92 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

55.92 %

Avg. WN8

2,189

Battles

3,870

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 19 of 91 at Tier VI

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	Rasierer32 eu	5,496	68	73.53 %
2	skill4ltu eu	4,703	73	68.49 %
3	swiss1809 na	4,144	61	63.93 %
4	Yzne eu	4,027	70	68.57 %
5	SupremeMaster eu	4,014	69	69.57 %
6	OIDA_Da_AUTkatzlschwoaf eu	3,970	93	76.34 %
7	Xilense eu	3,901	93	78.49 %
8	Stesio10 eu	3,764	63	63.49 %
9	Eumelmad eu	3,059	86	50.00 %
10	deorum eu	2,758	118	58.47 %