M-51 (W)

M-51 (W)

M-51 (W)

Israel

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.0	6.0	6.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

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Description

The M-51 (W) is a premium gift rank IV Israeli medium tank with a battle rating of 6.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull63 / 38 / 38

Turret76 / 51 / 51

Crew5 people

Visibility122 %

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Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB43 / 6 km/h

RB and SB38 / 5 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

1 back

Weight40.0 t

Engine power

AB878 hp

RB and SB460 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB22.0 hp/t

RB and SB11.5 hp/t

Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	43	6	40	_,___	878	__.__	21.95
Realistic	38	5		_,___	460	__.__	11.5

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 096

RB2 478

SB3 098

Crew training10 000

Experts320 000

Aces800

Research Aces1 050 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 120 / 180 / 210 %

2 × 172 / 172 / 172 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment Smoke grenade	Horizontal Drive 105mm_fr_CN105_Smoke_ammo_pack Adjustment of Fire Elevation Mechanism Artillery Support

Armaments

Main armament

105 mm M-51 cannon

Ammunition56 rounds

First-order8 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

9.7 → 7.5 s

Vertical guidance-8° / 20°

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105 mm M-51					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	56	-8°/+20°	±180°	N/A	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Realistic					__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

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
OCC 105 F1	HEAT	400	400	400	400	400	400
OE 105 F1 Mle.60	HE	25	25	25	25	25	25

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%
OCC 105 F1	HEAT	800	10.95	0.05	0.1	1,020	62°	69°	73°
OE 105 F1 Mle.60	HE	800	12.1	0	0.1	2,000	79°	80°	81°

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)
OFPH 105 F1	600	11.4	20	5	25	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
56	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

12.7 mm M2HB machine gun

Ammunition600 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate575 shots/min

Vertical guidance-10° / 70°

Horizontal guidance-60° / 60°

Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.

7.62 mm M1919A4
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	4750 (250)	500	N/A	N/A
Pintle	600 (200)	500	-8°/+70°	±180°

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

• Insane firepower,
• Great long range cannon
• Decent top speed on most terrains
• Wide FOV in the gunner's sight
• Mounted on the reliable Sherman chassis
• Quick turret traverse
• Gun depression only slightly lower, despite the much larger gun
• 4 turret-mounted smoke grenades

Cons:

• Massive gun wobbling: the gun is not stabilised and bounces a lot
• With its poor armour and massive gun, close quarters is not recommended
• Only has a .30 cal machine gun
• Unimpressive mobility
• Relatively long reload
• Fires only chemical based HEAT and HE shells
• Cramped turret due to the large breech
• Unlike most Shermans, the stabiliser is noticably absent
• The large muzzle break catches a lot of shells, destroying the gun
• Unreliable post-pen damage
• HEAT has lower muzzle velocity than the similar 105 mm on the AMX-30 (1972)

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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