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| − | In the latter stages of World War 2 in Europe, the M26 Pershing began to see service. Its gun was seen as efficient enough to destroy enemy tanks, but its armor was seen as insufficient. In 1945 work began on a heavy version of the M26. The prototype was called the T32. It featured an M26 Pershing chassis which had been elongated to add a road wheel (7 total now on each side) to reduce the ground pressure. The frontal armor of the hull was also thicker than the Pershing's | + | In the latter stages of World War 2 in Europe, the [[M26|M26 Pershing]] began to see service. Its gun was seen as efficient enough to destroy enemy tanks, but its armor was seen as insufficient. In 1945, work began on a heavy version of the M26. The prototype was called the [[T32]]. It featured an M26 Pershing chassis which had been elongated to add a road wheel (7 total now on each side) to reduce the ground pressure. The frontal armor of the hull was also thicker than the Pershing's and it was angled better. The turret was heavily armored, much more so than the Pershing's, but it was a similar design visually. The turret housed a primary armament of a [[T15E2 (90 mm)|90 mm T15E2 gun]], similar to the [[T15E1 (90 mm)|T15E1 gun]] of the [[T26E1-1|M26E1-1 Super Pershing]]. This gun was much longer than the gun of the M26 Pershing, and as such had much higher armor penetration characteristics. There was an upgrade of the T32, called the T32E1. The T32E1 featured a reduction in weak points in the frontal armor. For example, the hull machine gun was removed. The design came too late to see combat in World War 2, and when the war ended, the project was cancelled before it got to the production phase. |
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Revision as of 17:52, 27 April 2020
Contents
Description
The Heavy Tank T32E1 is a Rank V American heavy tank
with a battle rating of 7.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea".
Being the next stage of it's development cycle, the T32E1 is essentially the same as the T32 except the designers replaced the cast homogeneous plates of the front hull in favor of simpler rolled homogeneous ones, deleting the hull machine gun port in the process. This not only removes an obvious weakness from the design, but it also strengthened the front hull plate from penetrations.
General info
Survivability and armour
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 127 mm (58°) Upper glacis 127mm (18°) + 95.3 (58°) mm Seam 95.3 mm (40-59°) Lower glacis |
76.2 mm | 50.8 mm | 66.6 mm Crew compartment 25.4 mm Engine compartment |
| Turret | 298.4 mm (8-21°) Turret front 298.4 mm (0-80°) Gun mantlet |
152.4 - 196 mm (3-42°) | 152.4 mm (0-72°) | 25.4 mm |
| Armour | Sides | Roof | ||
| Cupola | 152 mm | 25 mm |
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 | 38 | 15 | 54 | 994 | 1,469 | 18.41 | 27.2 |
| Realistic | 36 | 14 | 681 | 770 | 12.61 | 14.26 | |
Armaments
Main armament
| 90 mm T15E2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | Vertical guidance |
Horizontal guidance |
Stabilizer | ||
| 54 | -10°/+20° | ±180° | N/A | ||
| Turret rotation speed (°/s) | |||||
| Mode | Stock | Upgraded | Prior + Full crew | Prior + Expert qualif. | Prior + Ace qualif. |
| Arcade | 19.4 | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ |
| Realistic | 14.28 | 16.80 | 20.4 | 22.60 | 24.00 |
| Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||
| Stock | Prior + Full crew | Prior + Expert qualif. | Prior + Ace qualif. | ||
| 18.85 | 16.68 | 15.37 | 14.50 | ||
Ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack | |||||
| 10m | 100m | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 2000m | ||
| T43 shot | AP | 210 | 207 | 193 | 176 | 161 | 147 |
| T42 shell | HE | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| T41 | APCBC | 221 | 218 | 203 | 186 | 170 | 155 |
| T44 shot | APCR | 270 | 266 | 250 | 231 | 214 | 195 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity in m/s |
Projectile Mass in kg |
Fuse delay
in m: |
Fuse sensitivity
in mm: |
Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent): |
Normalization At 30° from horizontal: |
Ricochet: | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||
| T43 shot | AP | 975 | 10.9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | -1° | 47° | 60° | 65° |
| T42 shell | HE | 975 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 925 | +0° | 79° | 80° | 81° |
| T41 | APCBC | 975 | 10.94 | 1.2 | 20 | 137.2 | +4° | 48° | 63° | 71° |
| T44 shot | APCR | 1,143 | 7.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | +1.5° | 66° | 70° | 72° |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | XX (+XX) | XX (+XX) | XX (+XX) | No |
Machine guns
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Usage in battles
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Modules
| Tier | Mobility | Protection | Firepower | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Tracks | Parts | Horizontal Drive | T41 | |
| II | Suspension | Brake System | FPE | Adjustment of Fire | |
| III | Filters | Crew Replenishment | Elevation Mechanism | T44 shot | |
| IV | Transmission | Engine | |||
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Removal of the hull MG port = one less weak spot to worry about
- Same hard-hitting 90mm gun as on the original T32
- Great turret armour; all but invincible when hull-down
- Good hull armour; can take a hit or two, especially if angled correctly
- T41 AP shell has outstanding post-penetration damage
- Reasonably mobile for a heavy tank
- Great gun depression; good for hull-down tactics
Cons:
- Ammo rack in the middle of the tank; a shell strike and penetration there can result in instantaneous destruction
- Long reload time of 15-18 seconds
- Small but noticeable shot trap where the mantlet meets the hull; enemies may try to shoot there
- Stock AP round doesn't have explosive filler, making killing enemy tanks somewhat difficult
History
In the latter stages of World War 2 in Europe, the M26 Pershing began to see service. Its gun was seen as efficient enough to destroy enemy tanks, but its armor was seen as insufficient. In 1945, work began on a heavy version of the M26. The prototype was called the T32. It featured an M26 Pershing chassis which had been elongated to add a road wheel (7 total now on each side) to reduce the ground pressure. The frontal armor of the hull was also thicker than the Pershing's and it was angled better. The turret was heavily armored, much more so than the Pershing's, but it was a similar design visually. The turret housed a primary armament of a 90 mm T15E2 gun, similar to the T15E1 gun of the M26E1-1 Super Pershing. This gun was much longer than the gun of the M26 Pershing, and as such had much higher armor penetration characteristics. There was an upgrade of the T32, called the T32E1. The T32E1 featured a reduction in weak points in the frontal armor. For example, the hull machine gun was removed. The design came too late to see combat in World War 2, and when the war ended, the project was cancelled before it got to the production phase.
Media
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See also
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- reference to the series of the vehicles;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
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- topic on the official game forum;
- encyclopedia page on the tank;
- other literature.
| USA heavy tanks | |
|---|---|
| M4 Jumbo | M4A3E2 · Cobra King · M4A3E2 (76) W |
| M6 | M6A1 · T1E1 · T1E1 (90) · M6A2E1 |
| T26 | T26E1-1 · T26E5 |
| T29/30/34 | T29 · T30 · T34 |
| T32 | T32 · T32E1 |
| M103 | M103 |
| Others | T14 |
