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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Chinese medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
 
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Chinese medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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The M4A1 (75) W armour are indentical to that of [[M4A1 (76) W]], turret and hull wise. Taking out a M4A1 (75) W is not a difficult task to do for most cannons it will face. It can take a few hits from Pz IIIs that are equipped with [[KwK39 (50 mm)]], Shermans equipped with [[M3 (75 mm)]] and T-34 and KV-1's equipped with the [[L-11 (76 mm)]] that will have a difficulty for reliable penetration on the M4A1 (75) W's armour. Meanwhile most guns above 3.7 battle rating will with ease penetrate the armour. But even up-gunned tanks can have a hard time penetrating it with the sloped armor the M4A1 models are shaped with.
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The armour layout of the M4A1 (75) W is identical to that of [[M4A1 (76) W]], turret- and hull-wise. Taking out a M4A1 (75) W is not a difficult task to do for most cannons it will face. It can take a few hits from Pz IIIs that are equipped with [[KwK39 (50 mm)]], Shermans equipped with [[M3 (75 mm)]] and T-34 and KV-1's equipped with the [[L-11 (76 mm)]] that will have a difficulty for reliable penetration on the M4A1 (75) W's armour. Meanwhile most guns above 3.7 battle rating will penetrate the armour with ease. However, even up-gunned tanks can have a hard time penetrating it with the sloped armour the M4A1 models are shaped with.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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== Armaments ==
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The M4A1 (75) W has got a decent speed of 38 km/h (42km/h AB), with a relative bad acceleration that makes it an easy prey for enemy vehicles when it have just started its movement. The reverse speed of 4 km/h (5km/h AB) would make it important to not peek too much outside of cover. Even though it have a relative bad acceleration, it can still move its hull relative fast to throw off incoming shells. The narrow tracks on the tank gives it a hard time to get a good grip on soft soil when in movement, making movement more efficient when on solid ground or road when wanting to move it around.
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=== Main armament ===
 
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{{main|M3 (75 mm)}}
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! rowspan="2" | Game Mode
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! colspan="3" | Mobility characteristics
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! colspan="2" | Engine power (horsepower)
 +
! colspan="2" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
 
|-
 
|-
−
! colspan="6" | [[M3 (75 mm)|75 mm M3]]
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! Max Speed
 +
! {{Annotation|Weight|Vehicle Weight (Tons)}}
 +
! {{Annotation|AoA Weight|Add-on Armour Weight (Tons)}}
 +
! Stock
 +
! Upgraded
 +
! Stock
 +
! Upgraded
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style="width:5em" rowspan="1" colspan="3" |Capacity
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! Arcade
−
! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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| 42 || rowspan="2" | 32.7 || rowspan="2" | N/A || 713 || 878 || 21.80 || 26.85
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
 
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="3" | 71
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! {{Annotation|Realistic|Simulator uses Realistic stats}}
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| -10/25°
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| 38 || 407 || 460 || 12.45 || 14.07
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| || Vertical
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|}
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== Armaments ==
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=== Main armament ===
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{{main|M3 (75 mm)}}
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{| width="100%" class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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! colspan="5" | [[M3 (75 mm)|75 mm M3]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
|-
 
|-
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
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! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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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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| ''Arcade'' || 28.9°/s || 40.0°/s || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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! ''Arcade''
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| rowspan="2" | 71 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+25° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Vertical || 22.8 || 40.0 || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | 6.5 || rowspan="2" | __.__ || rowspan="2" | __.__ || rowspan="2" | 5.0
 
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|-
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| ''Realistic'' || 18.1°/s || 21.3°/s || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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! ''Realistic''
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|-
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| 14.3 || 21.3 || __._ || __._ || 24.0
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
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|-
 
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! style="width:4em" colspan="1" |Stock
 
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! style="width:4em" colspan="1" |Prior + Full crew
 
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! style="width:4em" colspan="1" |Prior + Expert qualif.
 
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! style="width:4em" colspan="1" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
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|-
 
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| 6.5s || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
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===== Ammunition =====
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==== Ammunition ====
 
{| width="100%" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
 
{| width="100%" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
 
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
|-
 
|-
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
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|-
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
|-
 
|-
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! 10m
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| M48 shell || HE || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10
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! 100m
 
−
! 500m
 
−
! 1000m
 
−
! 1500m
 
−
! 2000m
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| M72 shot || AP || 91mm
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| M61 shot || APCBC || 104 || 101 || 90 || 78 || 68 || 59
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| 88mm
 
−
| 78mm
 
−
| 67mm
 
−
| 57mm
 
−
| 49mm
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| M61 shot || APCBC || 104mm
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| M72 shot || AP || 91 || 88 || 78 || 67 || 57 || 49
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| 101mm
 
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| 90mm
 
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| 78mm
 
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| 68mm
 
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| 59mm
 
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|-
 
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| M48 shell || HE ||  10mm
 
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|  10mm
 
−
|  10mm
 
−
|  10mm
 
−
|  10mm
 
−
| 10mm
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
 
{| width="100%" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
 
{| width="100%" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="10" | Shell details
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
 
|-
 
|-
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | Normalisation at 30°<br>from horizontal
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
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|-
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 
|-
 
|-
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! 0%
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| M48 shell || HE || 463 || 6.3 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 666 || +0.0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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! 50%
 
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! 100%
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| M72 shot || 619m/s
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| M61 shot || APCBC || 618 || 6.79 || 1.2 || 14.0 || 63.7 || +4.0° || 48° || 63° || 71°
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| 6.3kg
 
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| N/A || N/A || N/A || °
 
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| 47°
 
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| 60°
 
−
| 65°
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| M61 shot || 618m/s
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| M72 shot || AP || 619 || 6.3 || N/A || N/A || N/A || -1.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| 6.79kg
 
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| 1.2m
 
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| 14mm
 
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| 63.7g
 
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| ° || 48° || 63° || 71°
 
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|-  
 
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| M48 shell ||  463m/s
 
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|  6.3kg
 
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|  0.4m
 
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|  0.5mm
 
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|  666g
 
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| ° || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="7" | Smoke characteristic
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! colspan="7" | Smoke shell characteristics
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Ammunition
 
! Ammunition
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! Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! Velocity<br>(m/s)
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! Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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! ''Screen radius <br /> in m''
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! Screen radius<br>(m)
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! ''Screen time <br /> in s''
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! Screen deploy time<br>(s)
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! ''Screen hold time <br /> in s:''
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! Screen hold time<br>(s)
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! ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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|-
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| M89 || 259 || 3.0 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50
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|-
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|}
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==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! Full<br>ammo
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! 1st<br>rack empty
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! 2nd<br>rack empty
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! 3rd<br>rack empty
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! 4th<br>rack empty
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! 5th<br>rack empty
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! 6th<br>rack empty
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! Visual<br>discrepancy
 
|-
 
|-
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| M89 || 259 || 3 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50
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| '''71''' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __
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|-
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|}
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==== [[Optics]] ====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="3" | {{PAGENAME}} Optics
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|-
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!
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! Default magnification
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! Maximum magnification
 +
|-
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! Main Gun optics
 +
| X4.4 || X5.0
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|-
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! Comparable optics
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| colspan="2" | ___
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}
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{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="5" | [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm M2HB]]
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|-
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! Mount
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! Capacity<br>(Belt capacity)
 +
! Fire rate<br>(shots/minute)
 +
! Vertical<br>guidance
 +
! Horizontal<br>guidance
 +
|-
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| Pintle || 600 (200) || 576 || -10°/+30° || ±60°
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="5" | [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M1919A4]]
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|-
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! Mount
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! Capacity<br>(Belt capacity)
 +
! Fire rate<br>(shots/minute)
 +
! Vertical<br>guidance
 +
! Horizontal<br>guidance
 +
|-
 +
| Coaxial || 3,000 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A
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|-
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|}
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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Similar to the other 75mm Sherman's at battle rating 3.7, it got a decent gun to take out most enemy opponent even when uptiered, The tank can handle itself by itself against enemies, but it's never a problem to work with your team in it, cover your allies when they are moving forward. The M4A1 (75) W has advantages over the Soviet T-34, Japanese Chi-Nu and German Pz III/IV by having a early stabilizer that makes short stop and shooting faster, but facing US or British M4's can be a problematic since they share similar armour and gun. While rival M4 tanks would not be a threat to a seasoned player, they can prove a nuisance to beginners.
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The M4A1 (75) W has got an effective frontal armour for most common enemies you will face between battle ratings 2.7 to 3.7 in a downtier, but the armour is relative weak against some battle rating 3.7 to most 4.7 enemies that can be faced in an uptier. Enemies that should be prioritized in deadliness are mainly tank destroyers like the M10, Achilles, Jagdpanzer's and SU-85 since their guns will slice the M4A1's armour like butter and demolish the tank, while the tank destroyers can be difficult to take out with the M4A1's 75 mm cannon from the front. Other enemies to also seek out as priority targets are KV-1/2, Panzer IV's with a long 75mm, Panzer III's with long 50mm and M4A1 (76) W as their armaments can be devastating to the M4A1 (75) W's armour.
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When facing these dangerous enemies, it is best to move around them and flank their sides, especially since these vehicles like the Jagdpanzer IV's have thick enough sloped armour that makes the 75mm M3 inefficient against the front plate. The M4A1's slow acceleration can make this a difficult task to do in Realistic Battle, but it will be easier in Arcade with the enhanced engine power, so it's easier to flank enemies.
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=== Modules ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Tier
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! colspan="2" | Mobility
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! Protection
 +
! colspan="2" | Firepower
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|-
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| I
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| Tracks
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|
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| Parts
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| Horizontal Drive
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|
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|-
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| II
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| Suspension
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| Brake System
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| FPE
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| Adjustment of Fire
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| M61 shot
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|-
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| III
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| Filters
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|
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| Crew Replenishment
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| Elevation Mechanism
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|
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|-
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| IV
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| Transmission
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| Engine
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|
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| Artillery Support
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| M89
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''  
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'''Pros:'''
  
 
* Trolly sloped armour
 
* Trolly sloped armour
 
* Effective APCBC shell
 
* Effective APCBC shell
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* Vertical Stabilizer
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* Vertical stabiliser
 
* Fast turret traverse
 
* Fast turret traverse
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* Fast Reload
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* Fast reload
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* Mobile when acceleration got enough speed
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* Mobile when acceleration has enough speed
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* HMG as Anti-Air Defence
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* HMG as Anti-Air defence
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* Wet Stowage
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* Wet ammo stowage reduces chance of being ammo-racked
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*
 
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Narrow Tracks giving it not a adequate grip on the off-road terrain
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* Narrow tracks give it inadequate grip on off-road terrain
 
* Trap shot MG in hull
 
* Trap shot MG in hull
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* 38mm side that even rank I can penetrate
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* 38 mm side that even rank I vehicles can penetrate
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* High profile compared to other Mediums it faces
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* High profile compared to other medium tanks it faces
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* armour not strong against tanks like [[Pz.IV G]] or [[T-34-57]]
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* Armour not strong against tanks like [[Pz.IV G]] or [[T-34-57]]
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== History ==
 
== History ==

Revision as of 07:16, 13 January 2020

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␗M4A1 (75) W
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Description

The ␗Medium Tank M4A1 (75) W Sherman is a rank III Chinese medium tank with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Survivability and armour

The armour layout of the M4A1 (75) W is identical to that of M4A1 (76) W, turret- and hull-wise. Taking out a M4A1 (75) W is not a difficult task to do for most cannons it will face. It can take a few hits from Pz IIIs that are equipped with KwK39 (50 mm), Shermans equipped with M3 (75 mm) and T-34 and KV-1's equipped with the L-11 (76 mm) that will have a difficulty for reliable penetration on the M4A1 (75) W's armour. Meanwhile most guns above 3.7 battle rating will penetrate the armour with ease. However, even up-gunned tanks can have a hard time penetrating it with the sloped armour the M4A1 models are shaped with.

Mobility

The M4A1 (75) W has got a decent speed of 38 km/h (42km/h AB), with a relative bad acceleration that makes it an easy prey for enemy vehicles when it have just started its movement. The reverse speed of 4 km/h (5km/h AB) would make it important to not peek too much outside of cover. Even though it have a relative bad acceleration, it can still move its hull relative fast to throw off incoming shells. The narrow tracks on the tank gives it a hard time to get a good grip on soft soil when in movement, making movement more efficient when on solid ground or road when wanting to move it around.

Game Mode Mobility characteristics Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Max Speed Weight AoA Weight Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 42 32.7 N/A 713 878 21.80 26.85
Realistic 38 407 460 12.45 14.07

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: M3 (75 mm)
75 mm M3 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 71 -10°/+25° ±180° Vertical 22.8 40.0 __._ __._ __._ 6.5 __.__ __.__ 5.0
Realistic 14.3 21.3 __._ __._ 24.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
M48 shell HE 10 10 10 10 10 10
M61 shot APCBC 104 101 90 78 68 59
M72 shot AP 91 88 78 67 57 49
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Normalisation at 30°
from horizontal 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
M48 shell HE 463 6.3 0.4 0.5 666 +0.0° 79° 80° 81°
M61 shot APCBC 618 6.79 1.2 14.0 63.7 +4.0° 48° 63° 71°
M72 shot AP 619 6.3 N/A N/A N/A -1.0° 47° 60° 65°
Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Screen radius
(m) 		Screen deploy time
(s) 		Screen hold time
(s) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
M89 259 3.0 13 5 20 50

Ammo racks

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
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Optics

M4A1 (75) W (China) Optics
Default magnification Maximum magnification
Main Gun optics X4.4 X5.0
Comparable optics ___

Machine guns

Main articles: M2HB (12.7 mm), M1919A4 (7.62 mm)
12.7 mm M2HB
Mount Capacity
(Belt capacity) 		Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
Pintle 600 (200) 576 -10°/+30° ±60°
7.62 mm M1919A4
Mount Capacity
(Belt capacity) 		Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
Coaxial 3,000 (250) 500 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

Similar to the other 75mm Sherman's at battle rating 3.7, it got a decent gun to take out most enemy opponent even when uptiered, The tank can handle itself by itself against enemies, but it's never a problem to work with your team in it, cover your allies when they are moving forward. The M4A1 (75) W has advantages over the Soviet T-34, Japanese Chi-Nu and German Pz III/IV by having a early stabilizer that makes short stop and shooting faster, but facing US or British M4's can be a problematic since they share similar armour and gun. While rival M4 tanks would not be a threat to a seasoned player, they can prove a nuisance to beginners.

The M4A1 (75) W has got an effective frontal armour for most common enemies you will face between battle ratings 2.7 to 3.7 in a downtier, but the armour is relative weak against some battle rating 3.7 to most 4.7 enemies that can be faced in an uptier. Enemies that should be prioritized in deadliness are mainly tank destroyers like the M10, Achilles, Jagdpanzer's and SU-85 since their guns will slice the M4A1's armour like butter and demolish the tank, while the tank destroyers can be difficult to take out with the M4A1's 75 mm cannon from the front. Other enemies to also seek out as priority targets are KV-1/2, Panzer IV's with a long 75mm, Panzer III's with long 50mm and M4A1 (76) W as their armaments can be devastating to the M4A1 (75) W's armour.

When facing these dangerous enemies, it is best to move around them and flank their sides, especially since these vehicles like the Jagdpanzer IV's have thick enough sloped armour that makes the 75mm M3 inefficient against the front plate. The M4A1's slow acceleration can make this a difficult task to do in Realistic Battle, but it will be easier in Arcade with the enhanced engine power, so it's easier to flank enemies.

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive
II Suspension Brake System FPE Adjustment of Fire M61 shot
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism
IV Transmission Engine Artillery Support M89

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Trolly sloped armour
  • Effective APCBC shell
  • Vertical stabiliser
  • Fast turret traverse
  • Fast reload
  • Mobile when acceleration has enough speed
  • HMG as Anti-Air defence
  • Wet ammo stowage reduces chance of being ammo-racked

Cons:

  • Narrow tracks give it inadequate grip on off-road terrain
  • Trap shot MG in hull
  • 38 mm side that even rank I vehicles can penetrate
  • High profile compared to other medium tanks it faces
  • Armour not strong against tanks like Pz.IV G or T-34-57

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China medium tanks
ZTZ59  Type 59 · ZTZ59A · ZTZ59D1
ZTZ69  Type 69 · Type 69-IIa · T-69 II G
ZTZ88/96  ZTZ88A · ZTZ88B
  ZTZ96 · ZTZ96A · ZTZ96A (P)
ZTZ99  ZTZ99-II · ZTZ99-III
ZTZ99A  ZTZ99A · WZ1001(E) LCT
Export series  MBT2000 · VT-4A1
ROC  CM11
Other  Т-34-85 Gai · Object 122MT "MC"
Japan  ␗Chi-Ha · ␗Chi-Ha Kai
USA  ␗M4A4 · ␗M4A4 (1st PTG) · ␗M4A1 (75) W · ␗M48A1 · ␗M60A3 TTS
USSR  ␗T-34 (1943) · ␗Т-34-85 (S-53) · T-34-85 No.215 · Т-62 №545

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