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As a light tank, the 76 mm Sheridan has very weak armour, which can be penetrated by 12.7 mm high-calibre machine guns on some tanks. Most of the crew is located in the turret, with only one driver sitting in the front of the hull. This makes any shot to the turret extremely deadly.
  
 
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The 76 mm Sheridan is an extremely fast tank for its battle rating, capable of reaching speeds of up to 70 km/h in both realistic and arcade battles. High speed and turret traverse make it more similar to higher BR MBTs in terms of mobility.  
  
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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As the Sheridan's armour is barely capable of stopping machine gun fire, your best option would be to constantly be on the move. High speed and the great stabiliser allow the M551 to easily flank and capture points.
  
 
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High mobility, around the same top speed and performance of the regular M551.
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* High mobility
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* The 76 mm cannon is fully stabilised
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* Quick turret traverse rate
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* Optic zoom is effective for long-distance and sniping shots
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High turret traverse rate of 27.1/s, mostly on-par with even top-tier MBTs, and faster than many tanks it will encounter.
 
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Unlike the regular version of the M551, the 76mm M551 does not have NVD or the UAV modifications available.
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* The armour of both the hull and turret offers little protection against any damage, including HE and high-calibre machine guns
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* The M331A2 shot has a poor post-penetration effect
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* Low ammunition count makes trips to capture points a necessity for longer battles
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* Poor vertical gun traverse
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M331A2, despite having decent penetration ratings, has a poor post-penetration effect.
 
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Latest revision as of 22:35, 24 May 2024

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This page is about the premium American light tank M551(76). For the other version, see M551.
M551(76)
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M551(76)
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IV Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
6.3 7.0 7.0
Class:
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Description

The M551(76) is a premium gift rank IV American light tank with a battle rating of 6.3 (AB) and 7.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Air Superiority" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season XIV, "Airborne General".

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades
Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle
Armourfront / side / back
Hull31 / 25 / 19
Turret25 / 25 / 25
Crew4 people
Visibility88 %

As a light tank, the 76 mm Sheridan has very weak armour, which can be penetrated by 12.7 mm high-calibre machine guns on some tanks. Most of the crew is located in the turret, with only one driver sitting in the front of the hull. This makes any shot to the turret extremely deadly.

Armour type:

Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 42 mm 2 mm Top
40 mm Bottom 		20 mm 2 - 14 mm
Turret 100- 110 mm Turret front
130 mm Gun mantlet 		40 - 50 mm 40 - 50 mm 20 - 30 mm
Cupola 50 mm 60 mm 50 mm 32 mm

Notes:

  • The side panels hide extra sloped armour, which is capable of stopping machine gun fire under certain angles.

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB77 / 17 km/h
RB and SB70 / 15 km/h
Number of gears8 forward
4 back
Weight15.2 t
Engine power
AB572 hp
RB and SB300 hp
Power-to-weight ratio
AB37.6 hp/t
RB and SB19.7 hp/t

The 76 mm Sheridan is an extremely fast tank for its battle rating, capable of reaching speeds of up to 70 km/h in both realistic and arcade battles. High speed and turret traverse make it more similar to higher BR MBTs in terms of mobility.

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 77 17 15.2 465 572 30.59 37.63
Realistic 70 15 265 300 17.43 19.74

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB1 848 Sl icon.png
RB2 121 Sl icon.png
SB2 914 Sl icon.png
Crew training10 000 Sl icon.png
Experts320 000 Sl icon.png
Aces800 Ge icon.png
Research Aces1 050 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 110 / 150 / 190 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 172 / 172 / 172 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Mobility Protection Firepower
Mods new tank traks.png
Tracks
Mods new tank suspension.png
Suspension
Mods new tank break.png
Brake System
Mods new tank filter.png
Filters
Mods new tank transmission.png
Transmission
Mods new tank engine.png
Engine
Mods tank tool kit.png
Improved Parts
Mods extinguisher.png
Improved FPE
Mods tank reinforcement us.png
Crew Replenishment
Mods smoke screen.png
Smoke grenade
Mods new tank horizontal aiming.png
Horizontal Drive
Mods tank ammo.png
76mm_us_M361_Smoke_ammo_pack
Mods tank cannon.png
Adjustment of Fire
Mods airstrike.png
Airstrike
Mods new tank vertical aiming.png
Elevation Mechanism
Mods tank ammo.png
76mm_usa_M32_APDS_ammo_pack
Mods art support.png
Artillery Support
Mods scouting.png
Improved optics

Armaments

Main armament

76 mm M32 cannon
Two-plane stabilizer
Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving
Ammunition23 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
7.6 → 5.9 s
Vertical guidance-8° / 19°
Main article: M32 (76 mm)
76 mm M32 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 23 -8°/+19° ±180° Two-plane 38.1 52.7 64.0 70.8 75.3 7.67 6.79 6.25 5.90
Realistic 23.8 28.0 34.0 37.6 40.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
M339 shot APBC 177 173 159 143 129 116
M352 shell HE 15 15 14 12 12 12
M331A2 shot APDS 300 296 278 256 237 219
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
M339 shot APBC 975 6.6 - - - 47° 60° 65°
M352 shell HE 732 6.8 0.2 0.1 867.22 79° 80° 81°
M331A2 shot APDS 1,257 2.81 - - - 75° 78° 80°
Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
mass (kg) 		Screen radius
(m) 		Screen deploy
time (s) 		Screen hold
time (s) 		Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
M361 713 7.1 13 5 20 50

Ammo racks

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
23 __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __

Machine guns

12.7 mm M2HB machine gun
Ammunition1 000 rounds
Belt capacity200 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
10.4 → 8.0 s
Fire rate575 shots/min
Vertical guidance-10° / 28°
Horizontal guidance-60° / 60°
7.62 mm M73 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition3 000 rounds
Belt capacity250 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
10.4 → 8.0 s
Fire rate500 shots/min
Main articles: M2HB (12.7 mm), M73 (7.62 mm)
12.7 mm M2HB
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Pintle 1,000 (200) 575 -10°/+28° ±60°
7.62 mm M73
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 3,000 (250) 500 - -

Usage in battles

As the Sheridan's armour is barely capable of stopping machine gun fire, your best option would be to constantly be on the move. High speed and the great stabiliser allow the M551 to easily flank and capture points.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • High mobility
  • The 76 mm cannon is fully stabilised
  • Quick turret traverse rate
  • Optic zoom is effective for long-distance and sniping shots

Cons:

  • The armour of both the hull and turret offers little protection against any damage, including HE and high-calibre machine guns
  • The M331A2 shot has a poor post-penetration effect
  • Low ammunition count makes trips to capture points a necessity for longer battles
  • Poor vertical gun traverse

History

Devblog

The history of the M551 Sheridan light tank started in 1959, when at the request of the US Army, work began on a promising tank to replace the M41 Walker Bulldog and M56 SPG. During the final stages of testing, problems emerged with the 152 mm M81 cannon launcher due to an unreasonable amount of recoil and a gun breech prone to cracking. To address these issues with the M551 which had already been put into production, Allison developed a variant with a 105 mm howitzer by March of 1967, and then with a 76 mm M32 gun which had been used on the M41 Walker Bulldog. However, none of the prototypes received approval from the army’s leadership.

Media

Skins
Videos
The Shooting Range #395 - Metal Beasts section at 00:25 discusses the M551(76).
Battle Pass: Airborne General discusses the M551(76) at 2:28 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links


USA light tanks
LVT  LVT(A)(1) · ○LVT(A)(1) · LVT(A)(4)
M2  M2A2 · M2A4 · M2A4 (1st Arm.Div.)
M3/M5 Stuart  M3 Stuart · M3A1 Stuart · M3A1 (USMC) · M5A1 · M5A1 TD · ▃Stuart VI (5th CAD)
M22 Locust  M22
M24 Chaffee  M24 · M24 (TL)
M18 Hellcat  M18 GMC · M18 "Black Cat" · Super Hellcat
M41 Walker Bulldog  M41A1
M551 Sheridan  M551 · M551(76)
M3 Bradley  M3 Bradley · M3A3 Bradley
Wheeled  M8 LAC · T18E2 · M1128 · M1128 Wolfpack
Other  M8A1 GMC · T92 · T114 · HSTV-L · CCVL · XM8 · XM800T · AGS

USA premium ground vehicles
Light tanks  LVT(A)(4) · M2A4 (1st Arm.Div.) · M3A1 (USMC) · ▃Stuart VI (5th CAD) · M8 LAC · M8A1 GMC
  M18 "Black Cat" · Super Hellcat · T18E2 · M551(76) · T114 · M1128 Wolfpack
Medium tanks  ▃Grant I · M4A5 · Calliope · T20 · M26 T99 · M26E1 · M46 "Tiger" · T54E1 · T54E2 · ▃Magach 3 (ERA) · M728 CEV
  XM1 (GM) · XM1 (Chrysler) · M1 KVT · M1A1 Click-Bait
Heavy tanks  T14 · Cobra King · M6A2E1 · T29 · T30
Tank destroyers  T28 · T55E1

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