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Best and worst tanks by tier and type – worst tier II light tank

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There are seventeen (!) tier II light tanks in WOT, as of patch 9.14:

  • BT-2
  • T-26
  • T-60
  • Pz.Kpfw.35 (t)
  • Pz.Kpfw.I
  • Pz.Kpfw.II
  • M2 Light tank
  • D1
  • FCM 36
  • Hotchkiss H35
  • Renault R35
  • Cruiser Mk.I
  • Cruiser Mk.III
  • M2
  • Cz03 LT vz35
  • Vickers Mk.E Type B
  • Type 95 Ha-Go

I am currently on a reroll to test these vehicles in order to identify the best and worst light tanks. I’ve yet to play them all, but I am quite confident I can say which one is the worst.

But first: These light tanks do not play like the high tier light tanks. They are not scout tanks,and they meet only tier I, II and III. Low tier tanks tend to have almost equal armor and penetration values. The difference between light tanks and medium tanks in the lower tiers is of limited significance.

And even if a tank is bad, you can grind through it in very few battles. If you win and perform well, two or three battles should be enough. So you do not need to stick with tier II for long.

Among the best in this category are the following: BT-2,  M2 light tank, both the cruiser tanks, Cz03 and Type 95. During my battles one tank stood out as especially bad. That is the T-26. It has got no good features when in battle, even if it on paper should be average or even better than average in this class. The gun wouldn’t behave at all and it was really slow. I tried it for quite a number of battles when I discovered how bad it actually performed, to see if I was correct or not. But no. It is terrible, even if I do not know why.

Pros:

  • High ammo capacity – but who need 140 shells?
  • High penetration – but all of these tanks penetrate their opponents…
  • The next tank in the line (T-46) is quite fun, even in tier V and you do not have to play many battles in the T-26

Cons:

  • To slow
  • The gun does not behave. Even fully aimed shots can miss by a mile

I was surprised how bad the tank performed, compared to other tier II lights. The statistics do actually lie, it seems?

Here is how an Ace tanker looks like:

This guy also has some useful tips, so pay attention. (But I disagree with his verdict on the T-26…)
See all best/worst tanks here.