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Panzer 58 — Tier VIII German medium tank

Panzer 58

VIII
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1450
HP
4 / 38
290.4m
View range
21 / 38
Firepower
Shell
2553
DPM
6 / 38
212
Penetration
7 / 38
240
Damage
16 / 38
122
Devices/crew damage
16 / 38
—
Burst damage
— / —
1000
Velocity
8 / 38
8.96%
Penetration loss over distance
11 / 38
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2127
DPM
7 / 38
259
Penetration
11 / 38
200
Damage
16 / 38
122
Devices/crew damage
16 / 38
—
Burst damage
— / —
1250
Velocity
4 / 38
11.97%
Penetration loss over distance
21 / 29
—
Explosion radius
— / —
3084
DPM
6 / 38
45
Penetration
16 / 38
290
Damage
16 / 38
122
Devices/crew damage
16 / 38
—
Burst damage
— / —
1000
Velocity
4 / 38
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.46
Explosion radius
16 / 38
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
90.0
Caliber
16 / 38
10.64
Rate of fire
15 / 38
5.64
Reload time
12 / 30
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.72
Base aim time
14 / 38
0.308
Dispersion
4 / 38
Dispersion factors
0.140
When moving
16 / 38
0.140
When rotating
17 / 38
0.080
When rotating turret
5 / 38
4.000
After shot
12 / 38
Gun angles
10°
Depression
1 / 38
20°
Elevation
2 / 38
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 38
43.74
Turret traverse speed
23 / 38
Mobility
35.00
Weight
27 / 38
Speed
50
Forward
18 / 38
20
Backward
4 / 38
Effective Power / Weight ratio
20.95
On hard terrain
15 / 38
17.14
On medium terrain
20 / 38
13.47
On soft terrain
14 / 38
Traverse speed
66.82
On hard terrain
3 / 38
54.67
On medium terrain
5 / 38
42.96
On soft terrain
5 / 38
6.29m×2.79m×2.27m
Size
20 / 38
Concealment
27.80%
While still
12 / 38
21.60%
While moving
13 / 38
8.58%
Upon firing while still
12 / 38
7.19%
Upon firing while moving
13 / 38
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 302m
231.9m
While still
247.6m
While moving
280.4m
Upon firing while still
283.9m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

Developed in 1953 in Switzerland, the first prototype of this tank featured a 90 mm gun. A second prototype with a British 20-pounder gun was built later. In the end, a series of 10 vehicles, featuring 105 mm guns, were produced and remained in service until 1964. After this, the vehicles were used as a basis for the Panzer 61. The only Panzer 58 that survives today features a 20-pounder gun and is currently located in the tank museum in Thun, Bern.