T18E2
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Description
The T18E2 "Boarhound" is a gift rank II American light tank
with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm" in the 2018 "Chronicles of World War II" that took place between the 14th of April till the 10th of May of the same year. It was obtainable by earning 6 "Chronicle awards" in ground vehicles.
The T18E2 is an American heavy armoured car built on an 8 x 8 suspension and features a 57 mm M1 cannon.
General info
Survivability and armour
The T18E2 is a heavy armored car that favors protection over the high mobility common to the class. The T18E2's hull is solidly protected from heavy machine guns and artillery shrapnel, but most opponents at this battle rating can penetrate it without trouble. Despite sufficient armor to protect the crew, the transmission located under the floor armor is very susceptible to damage from artillery.
The vehicle carries a full complement of 5 crew members. A driver and MG gunner sit together in the forward driving compartment, while the Gunner, Loader, and Commander sit in close proximity in the rather small turret in the fighting compartment. Altogether, a well placed APHE round can be enough to knock out all of the crew members in the vehicle but may survive multiple solid shots of AP or APCR rounds, especially from the side.. However, the crew is positioned deceptively high off the ground above an armored floor, and so shots to the very lower glacis frequently only damage the transmission.
Armor type:
- Cast Homogeneous armor (turret, hull front and sides)
- Rolled Homogeneous armor (hull rear and hull roof)
- Structural Steel (fender, various boxes along the hull, and vents on engine compartment)
- Wheels
Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
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Hull | 51 mm (0-40°) Lower glacis & upper hull 32 mm + 51 mm (0-61°) Machine Gun Port 38 mm (10-16°) Driver's Port 32 mm (49-81°) Upper Glacis 25 mm (72-75°) Small hatch on upper glacis |
32 mm (0°) Side 25 mm (0°) Hatches |
25 mm (0-16°) Main 13 mm (16-58°) Upper & Lower |
19 mm Driving compartment 13 mm (83-90°) Fighting/engine compartment 5 mm (84°) Vents |
Turret | 51 mm + 38 mm (0-49°) Gun Mantlet 38 mm (4-30°) Turret front |
38 mm (0-39°) | 38 mm (0-33°) Rear 25 mm (10°) Hatch |
19 mm Roof 13 mm Hatches |
Notes:
- Floor armor is only 10 mm thick, though the suspension mounting found between each pair of wheels is reinforced with 13 mm of armor underneath the vehicle.
- Turret ring armor is 25 mm thick.
- Structural steel boxes and drums of 5 mm thick dot the exterior of the car, which can add some precious little armor thickness.
- Wheels are 10 mm thick.
Mobility
Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
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Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
Arcade | 89 | 37 | 24 | 387 | 477 | 16.13 | 19.88 |
Realistic | 80 | 33 | 221 | 250 | 9.21 | 10.42 |
In RB/SB mode, the T18E2 is a very sluggish vehicle, especially compared to other armoured cars. Despite its listed top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph), most drivers will only see up to 65 km/h (40 mph) on paved roads and 39 km/h (24 mph) cross country depending on terrain. Even so, with its low power to weight ratio of 10.41 hp/ton (in comparison to 14.44 hp/ton of the M3 Lee), it takes driving relatively straight for a long while for it to reach these speeds. Best stick to paved roads when you can if you need to be somewhere quick and avoid muddy terrain altogether like that found at White Rock Fortress, where mud can drag your speed down to as low as 8 km/h (5 mph), leaving you vulnerable if trying to cross potential fire zones quickly.
The T18E2 also possesses a very high top reverse speed of -36 km/h (-20 mph), though again because of its low acceleration, will take some time to possibly reach this. However, in comparison to other tanks, the reverse acceleration and eventual speed is still acceptable for quick retreats. This can even mitigate the disadvantage that the vehicle requires a large turn radius to turn around.
Armaments
Main armament
57 mm M1 | |||||
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Capacity | Vertical guidance |
Horizontal guidance |
Stabilizer | ||
64 | -10°/+20° | ±180° | Vertical | ||
Turret rotation speed (°/s) | |||||
Mode | Stock | Upgraded | Prior + Full crew | Prior + Expert qualif. | Prior + Ace qualif. |
Arcade | 23.01 | 23.72 | 28.80 | 31.85 | 33.88 |
Realistic | 10.71 | 12.60 | 15.30 | 16.92 | 18.00 |
Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||
Stock | Prior + Full crew | Prior + Expert qualif. | Prior + Ace qualif. | ||
5.20 | 4.60 | 4.24 | 4.00 |
Ammunition
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack | |||||
10m | 100m | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 2000m | ||
M70 | AP | 117 | 114 | 97 | 80 | 65 | 54 |
M86 | APCBC | 103 | 99 | 84 | 68 | 56 | 45 |
Shell details | ||||||||||
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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% | ||||||||
M70 | AP | 900 | 2.85 | N/A | N/A | N/A | -1° | 47° | 60° | 65° |
M86 | APCBC | 822 | 2.71 | 1.2 | 20 | 41.16 | +4° | 48° | 63° | 71° |
Ammo racks
Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
5th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | 52 (12+) | 40 (24+) | 24 (+40) | 12 (+52) | 1 (+63) | No |
Notes:
- Recommended load is 24 (+40) to keep the hull empty of ammo.
- 1st and 2nd ammo racks are ready racks, and takes priority in being filled at the beginning of the battle, then fills 5, 4, then 3.
- Full reload speed will be realized as long as ammo exists in either ready rack. If both ready racks are empty, a penalty to reload speed will occur.
- Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will load ammo from racks 3-5 into 2 then 1, as long as there is ammo in racks 3-5. Firing will interrupt the loading of the ready racks.
Machine guns
7.62 mm M1919A4 | ||||||
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Coaxial mount | ||||||
Capacity (Belt capacity) | Fire rate (shots/minute) |
Vertical guidance |
Horizontal guidance | |||
3,000 (250) | 500 | N/A | N/A |
Usage in battles
Though this is an armoured car, this is best played as a tank destroyer, as the gun is arguably the best feature on this tank. Even with your sluggish speeds, you should be able to keep up with most medium tanks and provide support to them, letting them soak up damage while you dish out it back with your great gun.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Quick firing 57mm cannon that can fire as quick as 4 seconds with a highly trained crew
- High penetration APHE shell can make short work of foes it can face
- Large ready-rack of 24 shells
- Can scout targets in AB/RB
- Good speeds can be reached on paved roads
- Armor will protect it from heavy machine guns from nearly any angle
- Carries a bomb launcher, able to shoot up to 14 smoke grenades
- Possesses a vertical gun stabilizer to increase accuracy at low speeds
- Turret rotation speed is adequate, but could be better
Cons:
- Transmission is easily knocked out by artillery shrapnel
- Slows down substantially when crossing muddy terrain or deep snow
- Very sluggish acceleration, will take a while to reach high speeds
- Large turning radius, can be problematic in narrow streets or environments
- Any calibre bigger then 14.5mm will likely tear through the car at close range
- Requires a wide radius to turn around
- Only possess AP and APHE, no HE available
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