T32E1

T32E1

T32

M103

T32E1

T32

M103

USA

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.7	7.7	7.7

Class:

Heavy tank

Research:48 000

Purchase:270 000

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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.

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