T30

T30

T30

USA

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.7	6.7	6.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Heavy tank

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Description

The Heavy Tank T30 is a rank IV American heavy tank with a battle rating of 6.7 (AB/RB/SB). This vehicle was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic" in the 2018 "Festive Quest" that took place between 21 December 2018 to 14 January 2019. It was obtainable via completing ten tanker's coupons. It is also obtainable on the Gaijin market after the event is over.

The T30 was a World War II American tank project developed to counter new German tanks, such as Tiger I, Tiger II, and tank destroyers, such as the Jagdtiger, or Soviet heavy tanks, such as IS-1 or IS-2. The T30 was designed at the same time as the T29 Heavy Tank. However, it had a 155mm gun mounted on the same hull and turret as the T29 and T34's heavy tanks.

General info

Survivability and armour

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Mobility

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Armaments

Main armament

155 mm T7
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
34			-10°/+15°	±180°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	22.85	31.62	38.40	__.__	45.18
Realistic	14.28	16.80	20.4	22.60	24.00
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
38.9	__.__	__.__	29.9

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
M112B1	APBC	197	195	185	174	163	153
M107	HE	54	54	54	54	54	54
T29E1	APCBC	197	195	185	174	163	153

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%
M112B1	APBC	670	45	1.2	20	653	°	48°	63°	71°
M107	HE	717	43	0.1	0.1	6.86	°	79°	80°	81°
T29E1	APCBC	670	45	1.2	20	653	°	48°	63°	71°

Smoke characteristic
Ammunition	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Screen radius in m	Screen time in s	Screen hold time in s:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):
M110	717	45	25	5	30	50

Machine guns

The T30 is outfitted with:

• 2 x 12.7 mm Browning M2HB machine guns (??? RPG = ??? total)

These Brownings can be extremely useful for gauging distance measurements or shooting down enemy aircraft.

Usage in battles

Despite its labeling as a heavy tank, the T30 plays more like a tank destroyer than anything else. This is as a direct result from the 155's excellent ability to over-match most enemy armor it faces. Due to the reload rate of the tank, it is best to play a similar play-style to the KV-2s.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Massive 155mm Gun which can hold it's own in a good match-up
• Effective armour which can withstand quite the battering if used correctly
• Can be an excellent breakthrough tank due to decent acceleration and speed for a tank of that size (65.8 ton)
• Crew of 6 so can still be a tough opponent even with some crew knocked out
• 155mm AP can overmatch 100mm plate on most Soviet tanks, especially T-54 and IS-6

Cons:

• 40 seconds long reload on the gun which can lead to some problems (Being encircled or having to pull back for support)
• Large target and silhouette which can lead to becoming a priority target for the enemy tanks and planes
• Depression is not the best but still not terrible
• One less .50 cal machine gun than on the T29 or T34
• The armor around the gun is often penetrated, which results in breech damage.

History

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Media

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See also

Other tanks sharing the design

• T29 - 105 mm gun
• T34 - 120 mm gun

External links

• [Devblog] T30 Premium heavy tank

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