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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''M2 Medium''' is a Rank I American medium tank with a battle rating of 1.3. It was one of the first American tanks to be released with the American ground tree in [[Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]]. It has the distinction of having the most operational machine guns on a ground vehicle with a grand total of 7 (with 2 more non-operational guns on the turret!).
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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'''Armour type:'''
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*Rolled homogeneous armour
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*Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet)
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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|-
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| Hull || 28.5 mm (53°) ''Front glacis'' <br>  28.5 mm (17-48°) ''Lower glacis'' <br> 28.5 mm (13-16°) ''Driver's port'' || 25.4 mm (16-36°) ''Front'' <br> 25.4 mm ''Everywhere else'' || 25.4 mm (1°) ''Hull top'' <br> 25.4 mm ''Top engine deck'' <br> 9.5 mm (12-52°) ''Bottom engine deck'' || 9.5 mm
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|-
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| Turret || 25.4 mm (10-14°) ''Turret front'' <br> 25.4 mm (9-54°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 25.4 mm (20°) || 25.4 mm (19°) || 9.5 mm
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|-
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|}
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'''Note:'''
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* Driver vision area is a weak spot in front armour, only sloped by about 15°.
  
 
=== 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 Armor<br>weight (tons)
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!colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
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|-
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|rowspan="2" | 19.0 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 60 (AB)
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|-
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|54 (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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|542
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|668
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|310
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|350
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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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|28.53
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|35.16
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|16.32
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|18.42
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|M3 (37 mm)}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="6" | [[M3 (75 mm)|75 mm M3]]
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|-
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! rowspan="1" | Gun <br> Depression
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! rowspan="1" | Gun <br> Elevation
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|-
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| colspan="4" | 97 || -10° || 25°
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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'' || 14.28 || 19.80 || 24.0 || 26.60 || 28.20
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|-
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| ''Realistic'' || 14.28 || 16.80 || 20.4 || 22.60 || 24.00
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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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| 6.50 || 5.75 || 5.30 || 5.00
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|-
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|}
  
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=== Additional armament ===
 
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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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| M72 shot || AP || 110 || 109 || 92 || 76 || 62 || 51
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|-
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| M48 shell || HE || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10
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|-
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| M61 shot || APCBC || 90 || 88 || 81 || 73 || 65 || 59
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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="10" | Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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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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! 0%
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! 50%
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! 100%
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| M72 shot || 619 || 6.3 ||  N/A || N/A || N/A || -1° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| M48 shell || 463 || 6.3 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 666 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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| M61 shot || 618 || 6.8 || 1.2 || 20 || 63.7 || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="7" | Smoke characteristic
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|-
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! Ammunition
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! Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! ''Screen radius <br /> in m''
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! ''Screen time <br /> in s''
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! ''Screen hold time <br /> in s:''
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! ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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|-
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| M89 || 259 || 3 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50
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|-
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|}
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===== [[Ammo Racks|Ammo racks]] =====
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[[File:Ammoracks M4.png|right|thumbnail|[[Ammo Racks|Ammo racks]] of the M4 Sherman|x250px]]
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full<br /> ammo
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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" |Visual<br /> discrepancy
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|| '''97''' || 85&nbsp;''(+12)'' || 73&nbsp;''(+24)'' || 61&nbsp;''(+36)'' || 49&nbsp;''(+48)'' || 37&nbsp;''(+60)'' || 25&nbsp;''(+72)'' || 13&nbsp;''(+84)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+96)'' || style="text-align:center" | Yes
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|}
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=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|Browning (7.62 mm)}}
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1 x 7.62 mm [[Browning (7.62 mm)|M1919A4]] machine gun (coaxial) <br>
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2 x 7.62 mm [[Browning (7.62 mm)|M1919A4]] machine gun (Fixed hull) <br>
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4 x 7.62 mm [[Browning (7.62 mm)|M1919A4]] machine gun (Sponson mounts)
  
 
== Usage in the battles ==
 
== Usage in the battles ==
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Reliable gun with good rate of fire.
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* 37 mm rounds have good penetration.
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* 6 crew members give a more than average crew count.
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* Has 7 machine guns modeled and functional.
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* Very effective against open top vehicles due to machine guns.
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* Can be used as a form of SPAA due to the amount of machine gun coverage. Low flying aircraft can be damaged or shotdown if enough shots hit.
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Tank is cramped, a shot can take out many crew members at once.
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* Turret rotation is very slow.
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* No ammunition with HE filler.
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* Large and tall, making it an easy target.
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* All the ammo are packed into neat little boxes in the bottom of hull, a shot at suspension area could set one off.
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* 7 machine guns is of questionable value against all but the lightest armoured vehicles.
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* Very thin roof armour of 9.5 mm.
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* Past the front, the overall tank surface is poorly sloped and angled.
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* Tall center of gravity, resulting in very unstable turns at high speeds, and at risk of tipping.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==

Revision as of 18:27, 29 September 2018

Rank VI USA | Premium | Golden Eagles
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M2
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Description

The M2 Medium is a Rank I American medium tank with a battle rating of 1.3. It was one of the first American tanks to be released with the American ground tree in Update 1.45 "Steel Generals". It has the distinction of having the most operational machine guns on a ground vehicle with a grand total of 7 (with 2 more non-operational guns on the turret!).

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour
  • Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 28.5 mm (53°) Front glacis
28.5 mm (17-48°) Lower glacis
28.5 mm (13-16°) Driver's port 		25.4 mm (16-36°) Front
25.4 mm Everywhere else 		25.4 mm (1°) Hull top
25.4 mm Top engine deck
9.5 mm (12-52°) Bottom engine deck 		9.5 mm
Turret 25.4 mm (10-14°) Turret front
25.4 mm (9-54°) Gun mantlet 		25.4 mm (20°) 25.4 mm (19°) 9.5 mm

Note:

  • Driver vision area is a weak spot in front armour, only sloped by about 15°.

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons) Add-on Armor
weight (tons) 		Max speed (km/h)
19.0 N/A 60 (AB)
54 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 542 668
Realistic/Simulator 310 350
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 28.53 35.16
Realistic/Simulator 16.32 18.42

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: M3 (37 mm)

Machine guns

Main article: Browning (7.62 mm)

1 x 7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun (coaxial)
2 x 7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun (Fixed hull)
4 x 7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun (Sponson mounts)

Usage in the battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Reliable gun with good rate of fire.
  • 37 mm rounds have good penetration.
  • 6 crew members give a more than average crew count.
  • Has 7 machine guns modeled and functional.
  • Very effective against open top vehicles due to machine guns.
  • Can be used as a form of SPAA due to the amount of machine gun coverage. Low flying aircraft can be damaged or shotdown if enough shots hit.

Cons:

  • Tank is cramped, a shot can take out many crew members at once.
  • Turret rotation is very slow.
  • No ammunition with HE filler.
  • Large and tall, making it an easy target.
  • All the ammo are packed into neat little boxes in the bottom of hull, a shot at suspension area could set one off.
  • 7 machine guns is of questionable value against all but the lightest armoured vehicles.
  • Very thin roof armour of 9.5 mm.
  • Past the front, the overall tank surface is poorly sloped and angled.
  • Tall center of gravity, resulting in very unstable turns at high speeds, and at risk of tipping.

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ground vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/historical reference" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/Name-vehicles/historical reference) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to include links to sources at the end of the article.

Media

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

Read also

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;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

ETC.

Sources

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.
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