Pz.Kpfw. M 15

Pz.Kpfw. M 15 is a tier 3 light tank from Germany in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

Pz.Kpfw. M 15 stats at a glance

The Pz.Kpfw. M 15 has 376 hit points , 45mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 40 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.8:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.7:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Pz. M 15 compares to its peers

There are 37 tier 3 light tanks in WoT, including the Pz. M 15. Its 376 HP places it in the top 0% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 342). Frontal hull armor of 45mm ranks in the top 11% for the class (peer average: 30mm). Top forward speed of 40 km/h is faster than 14% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Pz. M 15 vs 10TP — tier 3 light tank from Poland
• Pz. M 15 vs A7E3 — tier 3 light tank from UK
• Pz. M 15 vs AMX 38 — tier 3 light tank from France
• Pz. M 15 vs BT-5 — tier 3 light tank from USSR
• See full tier 3 light tank tier list — all 37 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

In September 1943, the German Army took control of the Italian Ansaldo company. At that time, the plant was producing the Carro Armato P26/40 and Carro Armato M15/42. The latter were designated Pz.Kpfw. M15/42 by Germany and became the most popular type of Italian combat vehicle in German service. During the repair of damaged vehicles in one of the units of the German Army, a hybrid of the Pz.Kpfw. M15/42 and Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) was created by mounting the turret of one tank on the chassis of the other. The resulting vehicle was used in Yugoslavia, where it was captured by Yugoslavian troops in th...

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