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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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''The T-10M is a Rank VI Soviet heavy tank with a battle rating of 8.3.''
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[[File:GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet heavy tank {{Battle-rating|1}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.51 "Cold Steel"]].
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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'''Armour type:'''
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret roof)
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* Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Armour !! Front !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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|-
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| Hull || 120 mm (57°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 120 mm (49°) ''Lower glacis'' <br> 40,60 mm (78-79°) ''Driver's port'' || 120 mm (50°) ''Top'' <br> 80 mm (0-64°) ''Middle'' <br> 30 mm (60°) ''Bottom'' || 50 mm (53°) ''Top'' <br/> 60 mm (21°) ''Bottom'' || 30 mm
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|-
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| Turret || 120-250 mm (26-60°) ''Turret front'' <br> 100 + 250 mm (0-75°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 130-190 mm (3-55°) || 102 mm (21-47°) || 30 mm
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|-
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! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
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|-
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| Cupola || 40 mm || 40 mm
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|}
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'''Notes:'''
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* Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick while tracks are 30 mm thick.
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* Turret side armour is not equally thick, ranging from 130 mm to 190 mm in some areas.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
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|-
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! Weight (tons)
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!colspan="1" | Add-on Armour<br>weight (tons)
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!colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
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|-
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|rowspan="2" | 50.0 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 53 (AB)
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|-
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|50 (RB/SB)
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
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|-
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!colspan="1" | Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
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|-
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|''Arcade''
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|968
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|___
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|663
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|750
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
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|-
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!colspan="1" | Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
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|-
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|''Arcade''
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|19.36
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|__.__
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|13.26
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|15.00
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|M-62-T2S (122 mm)}}
  
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=== Additional armament ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="6" | [[M-62-T2S (122 mm)|122 mm M-62-T2S]]
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|-
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! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
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|-
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| colspan="3" | 30 || -4°/+15° || ±180° || Two-plane
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|-
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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|-
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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| ''Arcade'' || 13.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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| ''Realistic'' || 10.1 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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|-
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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| 20.00 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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|}
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===== Ammunition =====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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|-
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! 10m
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! 100m
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! 500m
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! 1000m
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! 1500m
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! 2000m
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|-
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| BR-472 || APCBC || 282 || 276 || 262 || 246 || 230 || 215
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|-
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| OF-472 || HE || 35 || 35 || 35 || 35 || 35 || 35
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|-
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| 3BM-11 || APDS || 361 || 360 || 358 || 353 || 338 || 320
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|-
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| 3BK-9 || HEATFS || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
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|-
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! 0%
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! 50%
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! 100%
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|-
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| BR-472 || APCBC || 950 || 25 || 1.2 || 15 || 204 || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
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|-
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| OF-472 || HE || 865 || 27 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 3,000 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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|-
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| 3BM-11 || APDS || 1620 || 7.4 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 75° || 78° || 80°
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|-
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| 3BK-9 || HEATFS || 920 || 18 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 2,890 || +0° || 65° || 72° || 75°
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|-
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|}
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===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
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[[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumbnail|x250px|Ammo racks of the {{PAGENAME}}.]]
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full<br /> ammo
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Ammo<br/>Part
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |7th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |8th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |9th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |10th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |11th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |12th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual<br /> discrepancy
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|| '''30''' || style="text-align:right" | ''Projectiles''<br />''Propellants'' || 27&nbsp;''(+3)''<br />27&nbsp;''(+3)'' || 24&nbsp;''(+6)''<br />24&nbsp;''(+6)'' || 20&nbsp;''(+10)''<br />20&nbsp;''(+10)'' || 17&nbsp;''(+13)''<br />17&nbsp;''(+13)'' || 14&nbsp;''(+16)''<br />14&nbsp;''(+16)'' || 11&nbsp;''(+19)''<br />11&nbsp;''(+19)'' || 10&nbsp;''(+20)''<br />10&nbsp;''(+20)'' || 9&nbsp;''(+21)''<br />9&nbsp;''(+21)'' || 7&nbsp;''(+23)''<br />7&nbsp;''(+23)'' || 5&nbsp;''(+25)''<br />5&nbsp;''(+25)'' || 3&nbsp;''(+27)''<br />3&nbsp;''(+27)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+29)''<br />1&nbsp;''(+29)''|| style="text-align:left" | No
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|}
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|KPVT (14.5 mm)}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="7" | [[Browning M2 (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm M2HB]]
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|-
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! colspan="7" | ''Pintle mount''
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|-
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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|-
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| colspan="4" | 250 (50) || 600 || -5°/+60° || ±180°
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|-
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! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial mount''
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|-
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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|-
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| colspan="4" | 200 (50) || 600 || N/A || N/A
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|-
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== Usage in the battles ==
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* Decent top speed for a heavy tank.
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* Decent top speed for a heavy tank
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* Good reverse speed, as with many late Russian heavy tanks.
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* Good reverse speed, as with many late Russian heavy tanks
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* Can fire a wider range of ammunition than the IS-series heavy tanks (notably HEAT-FS).
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* Can fire a wider range of ammunition than the IS-series heavy tanks (notably HEAT-FS)
 
* 14.5mm machine guns are effective at deterring strafing aircraft and can shred lightly-armored vehicles.
 
* 14.5mm machine guns are effective at deterring strafing aircraft and can shred lightly-armored vehicles.
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* Good frontal armor; can take a hit or two thanks to the "pike".
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* Good frontal armor; can take a hit or two thanks to the "pike"
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Has ammo in the back of the turret; a shell strike there can end your game if you get flanked.
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* Has ammo in the back of the turret; a shell strike there can end your game if you get flanked
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* Can and will be prioritized by the enemy team.
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* Can and will be prioritized by the enemy team
 
* Due to the "pike" of the frontal armor, angling is not a good idea, especially against enemies with HEAT or Sabot rounds.
 
* Due to the "pike" of the frontal armor, angling is not a good idea, especially against enemies with HEAT or Sabot rounds.
  
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== History ==
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=== Development ===
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The desire for the successor of the [[IS-3]] heavy tank with a more lenient weight and cost requirement brought forth a start in development in 1948. The tank, labeled the ''IS-8'', used many characteristics from the previous experimental heavy tanks, with the engine of the [[IS-4M|IS-4]] and IS-6, road wheels and tracks of the IS-4, the turret traverse mechanism and suspension system from the IS-7. The IS-8 also used an improved 122 mm gun from the IS-2 and IS-3 models. The armour on the IS-8 and IS-3 were quite similar in format, but was thickened on the IS-8 for improved protection. The hull was extended to make room for an engine cooling system, necessitating another road wheel set on the suspension. The IS-8 was deemed ready for production between late 1950 to early 1951, with production to begin at the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (ChTZ), with reports that some IS-8 were also produced at a tank plant in Omsk as well.<ref name="ZalogaIS">Zaloga Steven. ''IS-2 Heavy Tank 1944-73'' Great Britain: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 1994</ref>
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Stalin's death in 1953 brought forth a political situation of De-Stalinization to eradicate the influence of the late Soviet leader. Due to this, the IS-8 heavy tanks that take its first two letters from the name of Joseph (Iosef) Stalin was renamed to the '''T-10'''. Production of the tank continued, but with implemented improvements. The ''T-10A'' model introduced a newer 122 mm D-25TS gun with a vertical stabilization system and a bore evacuator, with a rammer implemented inside the tank to ease with the loading process by helping the loaders push the rounds into the breech. The T-10's sole telescopic sight was replaced with two new sights, one periscopic and one telescopic. There was also a night-vision device and gyrocompass installed for the gunner. The next upgrade was the ''T-10B'' in the mid-1950s, which introduced a two-axis stabilization for the gun and new fire control sight inside with little changes outside. The final revision was with the '''T-10M''' in 1957, with the most notable difference being the new M-62-TS gun, which was longer than its previous iterations and presents a very unique multi-slotted muzzle brake and bore evacuator along with having a stabilization system. DShK heavy machine guns were also replaced with the newer KPVT machine guns, which benefited by being similar in ballistic characteristics with the M-62-TS gun to double as a range-finder. Another change in the T-10M was the improved 750 hp engine. The last reported change to the T-10 design was in the 1960s when the tanks went through a rebuild with a new transmission and main clutch.<ref name="ZalogaIS"/>
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By the time the T-10's production ended in 1962, a total of 8,000 of all types of T-10 heavy tanks had been manufactured, making the T-10 the most numerous Soviet heavy tank produced.<ref name="ZalogaIS"/>
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===Usage===
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The T-10s were organized in heavy tank regiments in the same way as the IS-3s. When first introduced, the Soviet heavy tank regiments were a composite unit organized in 1947 that were made of between 44-46 heavy tanks bolstered by 21 heavy assault guns. In between 1958 and 1959, the heavy tank regiments were reorganized to consist of only heavy tanks, 100 IS-3 or T-10 tanks that made the formation quite powerful. These regiments would help make up heavy tank divisions, which would consist of two heavy tank regiments and one medium tank regiment. These heavy tank divisions, intended to drive an offensive operation, were stationed along the borders of Soviet Union against the Western forces.<ref name="ZalogaIS"/>
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The T-10, like the IS-3, were a concern to the Western forces whose only response were the heavy [[M103|M103]] and [[Conqueror|Conqueror]] heavy tanks. The T-10 never saw combat against a Western force, but was deemed invulnerable in frontal engagements against medium tanks of the time like the [[M48A1|M48 Pattons]], even when they used HEAT rounds. However, in a contest against the heavy tanks, the M103 and Conqueror presented better fire-control systems and range-finders that would benefit a well-trained and emplaced crew against an offensive force. The contest between the two sides with their heavy tanks reached a disparity with the introduction of newer tanks like the [[M60|M60]] and [[Chieftain Mk 3|Chieftain]], both which have guns able to penetrate straight through the T-10's front armour at standard ranges.<ref name="ZalogaIS"/>
  
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== History ==
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===Decline and discontinuation===
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Though the T-10 and the Soviet heavy tank family gave a formidable opponent to the Western forces, their fame and glory became short-lived in the 1960s. The new premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev, began cut backs in the military with a new strategic goal of missiles and nuclear armament rather than with conventional forces. The heavy tanks, considered outdated, was ordered to have their production halted in 1960 by Khrushchev.<ref name="ZalogaIS"/> His orders are not without reason, heavy tanks are difficult to maintain and transport across the huge Soviet Union, which also did not have many bridges that could support a heavy tank. Another reason was the changing anti-tank technology that made tank armour extremely vulnerable, especially against the new anti-tank missiles that are becoming more and more efficient at their task in destroying tanks. Still, the order did not mean the dissolution of heavy tank units as by 1978, there were still up to 2,300 heavy tanks in the Far East. To this day, many heavy tanks are still either in inactive reserves or dug in as pillboxes along the borders of the Soviet Union. The heavy tank's place in the Soviet Union's military was replaced by the main battle tanks (MBT) like the T-64, which presented a much better firepower, armour, and mobility for only a weight of 35 tons, a technological sign on the rising prevalence of the MBT.<ref name="ZalogaIS"/>
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
 
''An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
 
''An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
  
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== Read also ==
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==References==
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''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,''
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<references />
  
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== See also ==
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''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;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
  
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== External links ==
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* [https://warthunder.com/en/devblog/current/801/ [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> Heavy Tank T-10M]
  
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== Sources ==
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{{USSR heavy tanks}}
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Revision as of 16:47, 26 February 2019

Rank VII | Premium | Golden Eagles
Challenger DS Pack
T-10M
ussr_t_10m.png
T-10M
USSR flag.png USSR
VI Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
8.0 8.3 8.3
Class:
Research:135 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
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Description

GarageImage T-10M.jpg


The T-10M is a Rank VI Soviet heavy tank with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB) and 8.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.51 "Cold Steel".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret roof)
  • Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)
Armour Front Sides Rear Roof
Hull 120 mm (57°) Front glacis
120 mm (49°) Lower glacis
40,60 mm (78-79°) Driver's port 		120 mm (50°) Top
80 mm (0-64°) Middle
30 mm (60°) Bottom 		50 mm (53°) Top
60 mm (21°) Bottom 		30 mm
Turret 120-250 mm (26-60°) Turret front
100 + 250 mm (0-75°) Gun mantlet 		130-190 mm (3-55°) 102 mm (21-47°) 30 mm
Armour Sides Roof
Cupola 40 mm 40 mm

Notes:

  • Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick while tracks are 30 mm thick.
  • Turret side armour is not equally thick, ranging from 130 mm to 190 mm in some areas.

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons) Add-on Armour
weight (tons) 		Max speed (km/h)
50.0 N/A 53 (AB)
50 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 968 ___
Realistic/Simulator 663 750
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 19.36 __.__
Realistic/Simulator 13.26 15.00

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: M-62-T2S (122 mm)
122 mm M-62-T2S
Capacity Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance 		Stabilizer
30 -4°/+15° ±180° Two-plane
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 13.8 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Realistic 10.1 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
20.00 __.__ __.__ __.__
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
BR-472 APCBC 282 276 262 246 230 215
OF-472 HE 35 35 35 35 35 35
3BM-11 APDS 361 360 358 353 338 320
3BK-9 HEATFS 400 400 400 400 400 400
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%
BR-472 APCBC 950 25 1.2 15 204 +4° 48° 63° 71°
OF-472 HE 865 27 0.1 0.5 3,000 +0° 79° 80° 81°
3BM-11 APDS 1620 7.4 N/A N/A N/A +1.5° 75° 78° 80°
3BK-9 HEATFS 920 18 0.0 0.1 2,890 +0° 65° 72° 75°
Ammo racks
Ammo racks of the T-10M.
Full
ammo 		Ammo
Part 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		7th
rack empty 		8th
rack empty 		9th
rack empty 		10th
rack empty 		11th
rack empty 		12th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
30 Projectiles
Propellants 		27 (+3)
27 (+3) 		24 (+6)
24 (+6) 		20 (+10)
20 (+10) 		17 (+13)
17 (+13) 		14 (+16)
14 (+16) 		11 (+19)
11 (+19) 		10 (+20)
10 (+20) 		9 (+21)
9 (+21) 		7 (+23)
7 (+23) 		5 (+25)
5 (+25) 		3 (+27)
3 (+27) 		1 (+29)
1 (+29)		 No

Machine guns

Main article: KPVT (14.5 mm)
12.7 mm M2HB
Pintle mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
250 (50) 600 -5°/+60° ±180°
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
200 (50) 600 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Decent top speed for a heavy tank
  • Good reverse speed, as with many late Russian heavy tanks
  • Can fire a wider range of ammunition than the IS-series heavy tanks (notably HEAT-FS)
  • 14.5mm machine guns are effective at deterring strafing aircraft and can shred lightly-armored vehicles.
  • Good frontal armor; can take a hit or two thanks to the "pike"

Cons:

  • Has ammo in the back of the turret; a shell strike there can end your game if you get flanked
  • Can and will be prioritized by the enemy team
  • Due to the "pike" of the frontal armor, angling is not a good idea, especially against enemies with HEAT or Sabot rounds.

History

Development

The desire for the successor of the IS-3 heavy tank with a more lenient weight and cost requirement brought forth a start in development in 1948. The tank, labeled the IS-8, used many characteristics from the previous experimental heavy tanks, with the engine of the IS-4 and IS-6, road wheels and tracks of the IS-4, the turret traverse mechanism and suspension system from the IS-7. The IS-8 also used an improved 122 mm gun from the IS-2 and IS-3 models. The armour on the IS-8 and IS-3 were quite similar in format, but was thickened on the IS-8 for improved protection. The hull was extended to make room for an engine cooling system, necessitating another road wheel set on the suspension. The IS-8 was deemed ready for production between late 1950 to early 1951, with production to begin at the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (ChTZ), with reports that some IS-8 were also produced at a tank plant in Omsk as well.[1]

Stalin's death in 1953 brought forth a political situation of De-Stalinization to eradicate the influence of the late Soviet leader. Due to this, the IS-8 heavy tanks that take its first two letters from the name of Joseph (Iosef) Stalin was renamed to the T-10. Production of the tank continued, but with implemented improvements. The T-10A model introduced a newer 122 mm D-25TS gun with a vertical stabilization system and a bore evacuator, with a rammer implemented inside the tank to ease with the loading process by helping the loaders push the rounds into the breech. The T-10's sole telescopic sight was replaced with two new sights, one periscopic and one telescopic. There was also a night-vision device and gyrocompass installed for the gunner. The next upgrade was the T-10B in the mid-1950s, which introduced a two-axis stabilization for the gun and new fire control sight inside with little changes outside. The final revision was with the T-10M in 1957, with the most notable difference being the new M-62-TS gun, which was longer than its previous iterations and presents a very unique multi-slotted muzzle brake and bore evacuator along with having a stabilization system. DShK heavy machine guns were also replaced with the newer KPVT machine guns, which benefited by being similar in ballistic characteristics with the M-62-TS gun to double as a range-finder. Another change in the T-10M was the improved 750 hp engine. The last reported change to the T-10 design was in the 1960s when the tanks went through a rebuild with a new transmission and main clutch.[1]

By the time the T-10's production ended in 1962, a total of 8,000 of all types of T-10 heavy tanks had been manufactured, making the T-10 the most numerous Soviet heavy tank produced.[1]

Usage

The T-10s were organized in heavy tank regiments in the same way as the IS-3s. When first introduced, the Soviet heavy tank regiments were a composite unit organized in 1947 that were made of between 44-46 heavy tanks bolstered by 21 heavy assault guns. In between 1958 and 1959, the heavy tank regiments were reorganized to consist of only heavy tanks, 100 IS-3 or T-10 tanks that made the formation quite powerful. These regiments would help make up heavy tank divisions, which would consist of two heavy tank regiments and one medium tank regiment. These heavy tank divisions, intended to drive an offensive operation, were stationed along the borders of Soviet Union against the Western forces.[1]

The T-10, like the IS-3, were a concern to the Western forces whose only response were the heavy M103 and Conqueror heavy tanks. The T-10 never saw combat against a Western force, but was deemed invulnerable in frontal engagements against medium tanks of the time like the M48 Pattons, even when they used HEAT rounds. However, in a contest against the heavy tanks, the M103 and Conqueror presented better fire-control systems and range-finders that would benefit a well-trained and emplaced crew against an offensive force. The contest between the two sides with their heavy tanks reached a disparity with the introduction of newer tanks like the M60 and Chieftain, both which have guns able to penetrate straight through the T-10's front armour at standard ranges.[1]

Decline and discontinuation

Though the T-10 and the Soviet heavy tank family gave a formidable opponent to the Western forces, their fame and glory became short-lived in the 1960s. The new premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev, began cut backs in the military with a new strategic goal of missiles and nuclear armament rather than with conventional forces. The heavy tanks, considered outdated, was ordered to have their production halted in 1960 by Khrushchev.[1] His orders are not without reason, heavy tanks are difficult to maintain and transport across the huge Soviet Union, which also did not have many bridges that could support a heavy tank. Another reason was the changing anti-tank technology that made tank armour extremely vulnerable, especially against the new anti-tank missiles that are becoming more and more efficient at their task in destroying tanks. Still, the order did not mean the dissolution of heavy tank units as by 1978, there were still up to 2,300 heavy tanks in the Far East. To this day, many heavy tanks are still either in inactive reserves or dug in as pillboxes along the borders of the Soviet Union. The heavy tank's place in the Soviet Union's military was replaced by the main battle tanks (MBT) like the T-64, which presented a much better firepower, armour, and mobility for only a weight of 35 tons, a technological sign on the rising prevalence of the MBT.[1]

Media

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Zaloga Steven. IS-2 Heavy Tank 1944-73 Great Britain: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 1994

See also

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  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
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External links


USSR heavy tanks
KV-1  KV-1 (L-11) · KV-1 (ZiS-5) · KV-1E · KV-1S
KV-2  KV-2 (1939) · KV-2 (1940) · KV-2 (ZiS-6)
Other KVs  KV-85 · KV-122 · KV-220
IS-1/2  IS-1 · IS-2 · IS-2 (1944) · IS-2 No.321 · IS-2 "Revenge" · Object 248
Other IS tanks  IS-3 · IS-4M · IS-6 · IS-7
T-10  T-10A · T-10M
Multi-turreted  T-35 · SMK
Other  Object 279
Lend-Lease  ▂MK-II "Matilda"

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