Lion

Lion is a tier 10 medium tank from Italy in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

Lion stats at a glance

The Lion has 1480 hit points , 70mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 60 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.3:1. This pronounced angling makes the Lion significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 4.0:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Lion compares to its peers

There are 51 tier 10 medium tanks in WoT, including the Lion. Its 1480 HP places it in the top 92% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1556). Frontal hull armor of 70mm ranks in the top 78% for the class (peer average: 100mm). Top forward speed of 60 km/h is faster than 70% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Lion vs 121 — tier 10 medium tank from China
• Lion vs 121B — tier 10 medium tank from China
• Lion vs AMX 30 B — tier 10 medium tank from France
• Lion vs Ares 90 — tier 10 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 10 medium tank tier list — all 51 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

After the war, Italy set a course for the manufacture of licensed products, and successfully mastered the production of the Leopard 1 and M60 Patton. At the same time, the development of their own combat vehicles continued, although their designs were largely based on foreign creations. The country's debut model was designated the Lion. Despite its similarities with the Leopard 1 and Leopard 1A3, the vehicles differed significantly, especially in the turret. The first trials of the tank were conducted in 1977, but the vehicle never saw mass production. After the release of the more advanced Le...

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