Lago M38

Lago M38 is a tier 3 light tank from Sweden in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

Lago M38 stats at a glance

The Lago M38 has 372 hit points , 34mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 45 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.4:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Lago M38 can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.3:1. The Lago M38 has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Lago M38 compares to its peers

There are 37 tier 3 light tanks in WoT, including the Lago M38. Its 372 HP places it in the top 11% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 342). Frontal hull armor of 34mm ranks in the top 33% for the class (peer average: 31mm). Top forward speed of 45 km/h is faster than 25% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Lago M38 vs 10TP — tier 3 light tank from Poland
• Lago M38 vs A7E3 — tier 3 light tank from UK
• Lago M38 vs AMX 38 — tier 3 light tank from France
• Lago M38 vs BT-5 — tier 3 light tank from USSR
• See full tier 3 light tank tier list — all 37 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

After canceling production on the Strv m/31, the Swedish company AB Landsverk started developing a new tank for export. Based on designs for the promising L-60 project, the vehicle's dimensions were increased and its weight grew to 15 tons. The first plans for the vehicle appeared in 1936, and featured both the Austrian Böhler M35 47 mm anti-tank gun and the Schwarzlose M. 07/12 machine gun. The frontal armor was around 34 mm thick. Initially, the vehicle was designated as LAGO and intended for the Austrian army. Later, there were plans for it to be sent to Hungary with the same armament. Howe...

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