Edelweiss

Edelweiss is a tier 8 medium tank from Japan in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

Edelweiss stats at a glance

The Edelweiss has 1120 hit points , 120mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 60 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.0:1. This pronounced angling makes the Edelweiss significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.0:1. The Edelweiss has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Edelweiss compares to its peers

There are 90 tier 8 medium tanks in WoT, including the Edelweiss. Its 1120 HP places it in the top 47% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1109). Frontal hull armor of 120mm ranks in the top 10% for the class (peer average: 85mm). Top forward speed of 60 km/h is faster than 85% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Edelweiss vs 122 TM — tier 8 medium tank from China
• Edelweiss vs 59-Patton — tier 8 medium tank from China
• Edelweiss vs AAT60 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Edelweiss vs Alembic — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 8 medium tank tier list — all 90 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

An experimental medium tank developed by engineer Theimer under the direction of General Belgen Gunther. The vehicle was shaped by knowledge gained in the First European War. At the beginning of the Second European War, the tank was used by Squad 7 of the Gallian Militia's 3rd Regiment. It never entered mass production.

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