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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. It 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 10 Christmas Toys for tankers. It could also be purchased on the Gaijin market after the event was over.
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[[File:GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. 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.
  
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The {{Specs|pseudonym}} 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 155 mm gun mounted on the same hull and turret as the T29 and T34 heavy tanks.
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The {{Specs|pseudonym}} 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 ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
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'''Armour type:'''
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (hull roof, sides & rear - engine bay, hull bottom)
 
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* Cast homogeneous armour (hull front, sides & roof - fighting compartment, turret, gun mantlet, cupola)
 
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{| class="wikitable"
 
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
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| Hull || 102 mm (55°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 70.25 mm (61°) ''Lower glacis - centre'' <br> 70.25 mm (40°) ''Lower glacis - sides'' <br> 102.5 mm (5°) ''MG housing''<br> 88 mm (sphere) ''MG port'' || 76.2 mm ''Front half'' <br> 51 mm ''Rear half'' || 51 mm (5°) ''Top'' <br> 51 mm (60°) ''Bottom'' || 38.1 mm (57°-81°) ''Front'' <br> 38.1 mm ''Rear''
 
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| Turret || 203 mm ''Gun mantlet'' <br> 158.7 mm ''Gun mantlet frame'' || 158.7 mm || 102 mm ''Vertical part'' <br> 50 mm (71°) ''Turret ring area'' || 38.1 mm (79°)
 
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| Cupola || colspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 152.45 mm (45°) || 38.1 mm (79°)
 
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'''Notes:'''
 
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* Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick while tracks are 30 mm thick.
 
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* Mudguards are 4 mm thick.
 
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* Frontally, the MG housing (around the MG port) as well as the lower glacis are weak spots on the {{PAGENAME}}.
 
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* The bottom of the hull is only 25.4 mm thick, making it vulnerable to powerful HE shells shot under the belly.
 
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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The {{PAGENAME}}'s mobility is good for the role it fulfils. Its acceleration and maximum speed are good for a heavy tank.
 
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While the reverse speed is average, it isn't a handicap. And the {{PAGENAME}} can brake quickly in spite of its weight.
 
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Neutral steering allows you to turn your hull towards flanking enemies relatively quickly on the spot.
 
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The offroad mobility is good: the {{PAGENAME}} can reach 15 km/h when climbing uphill from idling and 21 km/h when fording. Due to its weight, the tank's mobility is unhindered by obstacles.
 
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=== Modifications and economy ===
 
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{{Specs-Economy}}
 
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
 
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}
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{{main|T7 (155 mm)}}
 
{{main|T7 (155 mm)}}
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="5" | [[T7 (155 mm)|155 mm T7]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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! colspan="6" | [[T7 (155 mm)|155 mm T7]]
 
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
 
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! ''Arcade''
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| colspan="3" | 34 || -10°/+15° || ±180° || N/A
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| rowspan="2" | 34 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+15° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 14.6 || 20.2 || 24.5 || 27.1 || 28.8 || rowspan="2" | 38.9 || rowspan="2" | 34.4 || rowspan="2" | 31.7 || rowspan="2" | 29.9
 
 
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! ''Realistic''
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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| 10.7 || 12.6 || 15.3 || 16.9 || 18.0
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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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| ''Arcade'' || 22.85 || 31.62 || 38.40 || __.__ || 45.18
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| ''Realistic'' || 14.28 || 16.80 || 20.4 || 22.60 || 24.00
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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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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| 38.9 || __.__ || __.__ || 29.9
 
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==== Ammunition ====
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===== Ammunition =====
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The available choice of ammunition focuses on heavily armoured targets:
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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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* '''M112B1''': APBC; an armour-piercing ballistic capped shell with high explosive mass and good penetration power that will knock out any tank in one hit.
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* '''T29E1''': APCBC; an armour-piercing capped shell with a ballistic cap offering an increased penetration compared to the M112B1.
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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* '''M107''': HE; a powerful high-explosive shell useful to destroy all enemy vehicles and even open and lightly armoured vehicles indirectly with the blast.
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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* '''M110''': Smoke; useful to blind enemy vehicles that are too remote for you to disable so that you can progress towards objectives.
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
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{{:T7 (155 mm)/Ammunition|M112B1, M107, M110, T29E1}}
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! 10m
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! 100m
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==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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! 500m
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! 1000m
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! 1500m
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! 2000m
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| M112B1 || APBC || 197 || 195 || 185 || 174 || 163 || 153
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| M107 || HE || 54 || 54 || 54 || 54 || 54 || 54
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| T29E1 || APCBC || 197 || 195 || 185 || 174 || 163 || 153
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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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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! 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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! 50%
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! 100%
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| M112B1 || APBC || 670 || 45 || 1.2 || 20 || 653 || ° || 48° || 63° || 71°
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| M107 || HE || 717 || 43 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 6.86 || ° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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| T29E1 || APCBC || 670 || 45 || 1.2 || 20 || 653 || ° || 48° || 63° || 71°
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="7" | Smoke characteristic
 
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! Full<br>ammo
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! Ammunition
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! Ammo<br>part
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! Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! 1st<br>rack empty
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! Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! 2nd<br>rack empty
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! ''Screen radius <br /> in m''
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! 3rd<br>rack empty
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! ''Screen time <br /> in s''
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! 4th<br>rack empty
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! ''Screen hold time <br /> in s:''
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! Visual<br>discrepancy
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! ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
 
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| '''34''' || ''Projectiles''<br>''Propellants'' || 30&nbsp;''(+4)''<br> 21&nbsp;''(+13)'' || 8&nbsp;''(+26)'' <br> 7&nbsp;''(+27)'' || 3&nbsp;''(+31)''<br> 3&nbsp;''(+31)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+33)''<br> 1&nbsp;''(+33)'' || No
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| M110 || 717 || 45 || 25 || 5 || 30 || 50
 
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* The {{PAGENAME}} uses two-piece ammunition, composed of projectiles (yellow) and propellant bags (orange). Both have separate racks.
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=== Machine guns ===
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* Racks 3 and 4 are first stage ammo racks. They total 7 shells for projectiles and 6 shells for propellant bags.
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* These racks get filled first when loading up the tank and are also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 4 - 3 - 1 - 2.
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{{main|Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)}}
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* 2 x 12.7 mm Browning M2HB machine guns (??? RPG = ??? total)
  
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=== Machine guns ===
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These Brownings can be extremely useful for gauging distance measurements or shooting down enemy aircraft.
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{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}
 
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These heavy machine guns can be extremely useful for gauging distance measurements (coaxial), engaging lightly armoured vehicles or shooting down enemy aircraft (pintle).
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== Usage in battles ==
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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.
  
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===Modules===
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! Tier
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! colspan="2" |Mobility
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! Protection
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! colspan="2" |Firepower
 
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| I
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| Tracks||
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| Parts
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| Horizontal Drive||
 
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! Mount
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| II
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! Capacity (Belt)
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| Suspension||Brake System
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! Fire rate
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| FPE
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! Vertical
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| Adjustment of Fire||
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! Horizontal
 
 
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| Coaxial || 1,200 (200) || 577 || N/A || N/A
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| III
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| Filters||
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| Crew Replenishment
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| Elevation Mechanism||M110
 
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| Pintle || 1,000 (200) || 577 || -10°/+50° || ±120°
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| IV
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| Transmission||Engine
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| T29E1||
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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Despite its labeling as a heavy tank, the {{PAGENAME}} is better used as a tank destroyer and being more of a supportive role than a breakthrough role that most heavy tanks were designed to do. With its long reload for the 155 mm makes its gameplay a bit similar to the [[KV-2]] than tanks like [[T29]] or [[T34]]. The T30 can handle itself on its own if in a one on one encounter but will be at a disadvantage if it is facing more than one due to the long reload time. So to fully utilize that heavy gun, it might be best to be a supportive role tank for the medium tanks or the MBTs that have a faster reload but not the same destructive power as the T30's 155 mm has.
 
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The T30 share similarities with the armour as the [[T29]] and [[T34]], having a thick heavily armoured turret has its advantages. Since its most heavily armoured part is the front turret it can be a key factor on how to make plans where to best utilize the tank, keep in mind even if having the turret only exposed it's not a 100% guaranteed safety from shells like APDS that will with ease be able to penetrate turret. But shells like HEATFS will mostly not do same amount of damage but can take out the gunner or in worst case scenario the gun's breech.
 
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Contrary to most American heavy tanks in its series like the T29 and T34, The 155 mm APCBC shells the T30 uses have abysmal penetration for a heavy tank at its BR, and will often struggle to penetrate most foes. However these shells have extremely high post-penetration damage so using it isn't entirely off the table. Due to its 155mm cannon, the T30 gains access to the extremely powerful M107 HE shell also found on howitzers like the VIDAR, and M109. This shell compensates for the tank's abysmal penetration from its APCBC shell via an absurd amount of explosive filler and overpressure potential. Combined with the good armour-layout, this lets you attack more-armored tanks from the front with relative ease.
 
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Enemy tanks to be aware of are mostly MBTs like [[Leopard 1]], [[M60]], [[Vickers MBT]], [[T-54 (1951)]], [[STB-1]], [[OF-40]], [[Strv 101]].  But that is not the only threat there is also ATGM Vehicles and large calibre tanks that can have enough Power to disable the T30's turret when hull down and out flank the slow T30's position.
 
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* Great armour layout
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* The T30 is virtually identical to the T29. So that kind of armor at 6.7 is great.
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* The M107 HE shell is one of the most powerful high-explosive shells in the game. Great at taking out heavily armoured tanks if the explosion occurs on the turret cheeks, over the turret, or under the hull, thanks to the overpressure damage mechanic
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* Huge 155mm gun that packs a devastating punch.
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* Both of the APCBC shells have an amazing amount damage potential. Any shot that enters an enemy's crew compartment will almost certainly lead to a knock-out
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* The 155mm gun has fantastic overmatching capabilities.
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* Because of the slow shell velocity, this is one of the few tanks in the game that's really good at hitting targets behind cover
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* The Hi-Ex shell is great at taking out heavily armored tanks if the explosion occurs over the turret, or under the hull.
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* Despite the massive breech, the tank still retains 10 degrees of gun depression
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* Because of the slow shell velocity, this is one of the few tanks that's really good at hitting targets behind cover.
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* Has a set of optics that give magnification levels of 4.0x - 8.0x. Excellent for both close and long range target acquisition
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* Despite the massive breach, the tank still has 10 degrees of gun depression.
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* Has two .50 cal machine guns that can easily damage lightly armoured vehicles, tracks, and gun barrels
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* Has two .50 cal machine guns that can rip apart lightly armored vehicles.
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* Fast reverse speed for a heavy tank at -14 km/h
 
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Very long reload time. Even an ace crew using the 6-rounds first stage ammo rack will take around 30 seconds to reload the gun
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* Has one of the most horrifyingly bad reloads in the game. Even an ACE crew will only reload the gun every 29.9 seconds. 
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* Despite the great armour, the gun's terrible reload rate renders you helpless if 2 or more enemy tanks attack you at the same time
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* Despite the massive gun, the top APCBC shell only has 199mm of pen at point blank.
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* Despite being armed with a 155 mm gun, even the top APCBC shell has abysmal penetration against angled armour like the Panther's front plate
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* Really bad shell velocity. Makes hitting moving targets at ranges exceeding 500 meters a challenge.
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* The top APCBC shell only has 199 mm of penetration at point blank range
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* Has one less .50 cal machine gun than the T29 and T34.
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* The advantage of having incredible optics is negated by the bad shell velocity and accuracy of the 155 mm shells. Hitting a moving target is difficult, and hitting anything past 1,000 m is basically impossible
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* The stock APBC shell is worthless. Never bother taking any into battle.
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* Despite the 6-man crew, the sheer size of 155 mm shells and cases means that any enemy APHE shell that enters the T30's hull or turret will likely end in an ammo explosion
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* The first stage ammo rack means there is almost always ammo in the turret.
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* Carrying games is difficult due to the horrendous rate of fire, the {{PAGENAME}} is heavily reliant and friendly vehicle support
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* Is simply a worse T29.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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In 1944, the Army requested 4 prototypes for heavy tanks, two armed with a 105 mm gun and two armed with a 155 mm gun. The intention was to create vehicles that could face enemy heavy tanks on even terms, or even advantageous terms. The vehicles armed with the 105 mm gun were designated [[T29]], and the two armed with a 155 mm gun were designated [[T30]].
 
In 1944, the Army requested 4 prototypes for heavy tanks, two armed with a 105 mm gun and two armed with a 155 mm gun. The intention was to create vehicles that could face enemy heavy tanks on even terms, or even advantageous terms. The vehicles armed with the 105 mm gun were designated [[T29]], and the two armed with a 155 mm gun were designated [[T30]].
  
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The armament of the T30, a 155 mm T7 L/40 gun, was one of the largest guns ever fitted to an armoured fighting vehicle made in the United States. The gun was carried in a tall, long turret with rounded edges. The height of the turret was quite necessary, as the size of the gun and its ammunition required a standing loader. The hull of the T30 was the same as the T29. It was a lengthened version of the [[M26|T26E3 chassis]]. The armour of the T30 was quite thick, and the hull was also well angled, as one of the requirements for the design was protection from the German [[KwK43 (88 mm)|long 88 mm anti-tank gun]]. The T30 carried a crew of six men. These were the driver, commander, bow machine gunner, gunner, and two loaders. One loader moved the crane that placed the shell, and the other used the rammer that put the shell into the breech. The gun could only be loaded at certain angles. The T30 saw an upgrade, called the T30E1, which added an automatic loading system, which moved the gun to the correct position, loaded the shell, and moved the gun back to the firing position. A hatch was added to the rear of the turret to allow the ejection of shell casings after firing.
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The armament of the T30, a 155 mm T7 L/40 gun, was one of the largest guns ever fitted to an armored fighting vehicle made in the United States. The gun was carried in a tall, long turret with rounded edges. The height of the turret was quite necessary, as the size of the gun and its ammunition required a standing loader. The hull of the T30 was the same as the T29. It was a lengthened version of the [[M26|T26E3 chassis]]. The armor of the T30 was quite thick, and the hull was also well angled, as one of the requirements for the design was protection from the German [[KwK43 (88 mm)|long 88 mm anti-tank gun]]. The T30 carried a crew of six men. These were the driver, commander, bow machine gunner, gunner, and two loaders. One loader moved the crane that placed the shell, and the other used the rammer that put the shell into the breech. The gun could only be loaded at certain angles. The T30 saw an upgrade, called the T30E1, which added an automatic loading system, which moved the gun to the correct position, loaded the shell, and moved the gun back to the firing position. A hatch was added to the rear of the turret to allow the ejection of shell casings after firing.
  
 
World War 2 ended before the heavy tank designs ([[T28]], [[T29]], T30, [[T32]], [[T34]]) could enter service, and the development of these vehicles ended, but the development of these heavy tank designs provided experience that proved useful when designing the [[M103|M103 heavy tank]] during the Cold War.
 
World War 2 ended before the heavy tank designs ([[T28]], [[T29]], T30, [[T32]], [[T34]]) could enter service, and the development of these vehicles ended, but the development of these heavy tank designs provided experience that proved useful when designing the [[M103|M103 heavy tank]] during the Cold War.
  
 
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T30
us_t30.png
T30
USA flag.png USA
IV Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
6.7 6.7 6.7
Class:
PREMIUM
Purchase:Bundle or Gift
Show in game
MARKET

Description

GarageImage T30.jpg


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

Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat?

If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.

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 65.8 1046 1,545 15.9 23.48
Realistic 36 14 716 810 10.88 12.31

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: T7 (155 mm)
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

Main article: Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)

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.

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive
II Suspension Brake System FPE Adjustment of Fire
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism M110
IV Transmission Engine T29E1
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • The T30 is virtually identical to the T29. So that kind of armor at 6.7 is great.
  • Huge 155mm gun that packs a devastating punch.
  • The 155mm gun has fantastic overmatching capabilities.
  • The Hi-Ex shell is great at taking out heavily armored tanks if the explosion occurs over the turret, or under the hull.
  • Because of the slow shell velocity, this is one of the few tanks that's really good at hitting targets behind cover.
  • Despite the massive breach, the tank still has 10 degrees of gun depression.
  • Has two .50 cal machine guns that can rip apart lightly armored vehicles.

Cons:

  • Has one of the most horrifyingly bad reloads in the game. Even an ACE crew will only reload the gun every 29.9 seconds.
  • Despite the massive gun, the top APCBC shell only has 199mm of pen at point blank.
  • Really bad shell velocity. Makes hitting moving targets at ranges exceeding 500 meters a challenge.
  • Has one less .50 cal machine gun than the T29 and T34.
  • The stock APBC shell is worthless. Never bother taking any into battle.
  • The first stage ammo rack means there is almost always ammo in the turret.
  • Is simply a worse T29.

History

In 1944, the Army requested 4 prototypes for heavy tanks, two armed with a 105 mm gun and two armed with a 155 mm gun. The intention was to create vehicles that could face enemy heavy tanks on even terms, or even advantageous terms. The vehicles armed with the 105 mm gun were designated T29, and the two armed with a 155 mm gun were designated T30.

The armament of the T30, a 155 mm T7 L/40 gun, was one of the largest guns ever fitted to an armored fighting vehicle made in the United States. The gun was carried in a tall, long turret with rounded edges. The height of the turret was quite necessary, as the size of the gun and its ammunition required a standing loader. The hull of the T30 was the same as the T29. It was a lengthened version of the T26E3 chassis. The armor of the T30 was quite thick, and the hull was also well angled, as one of the requirements for the design was protection from the German long 88 mm anti-tank gun. The T30 carried a crew of six men. These were the driver, commander, bow machine gunner, gunner, and two loaders. One loader moved the crane that placed the shell, and the other used the rammer that put the shell into the breech. The gun could only be loaded at certain angles. The T30 saw an upgrade, called the T30E1, which added an automatic loading system, which moved the gun to the correct position, loaded the shell, and moved the gun back to the firing position. A hatch was added to the rear of the turret to allow the ejection of shell casings after firing.

World War 2 ended before the heavy tank designs (T28, T29, T30, T32, T34) could enter service, and the development of these vehicles ended, but the development of these heavy tank designs provided experience that proved useful when designing the M103 heavy tank during the Cold War.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Other tanks sharing the design
  • T29 - 105 mm gun
  • T34 - 120 mm gun

External links


USA heavy tanks
M4 Jumbo  M4A3E2 · Cobra King · M4A3E2 (76) W
M6  T1E1 · M6A1 · M6A2E1
T26  T26E1-1 · T26E5
T29/30/34  T29 · T30 · T34
T32  T32 · T32E1
M103  M103
Others  T14

USA premium ground vehicles
Light tanks  LVT(A)(4) · M2A4 (1st Arm.Div.) · M3A1 (USMC) · ▃Stuart VI (5th CAD) · M8 LAC · M8A1 GMC
  M18 "Black Cat" · Super Hellcat · T18E2 · M551(76) · T114 · M1128 Wolfpack
Medium tanks  ▃Grant I · M4A5 · Calliope · T20 · M26 T99 · M26E1 · M46 "Tiger" · T54E1 · T54E2 · ▃Magach 3 (ERA) · M728 CEV
  XM1 (GM) · XM1 (Chrysler) · M1 KVT · M1A1 Click-Bait
Heavy tanks  T14 · Cobra King · M6A2E1 · T29 · T30
Tank destroyers  T28 · T55E1

Winter events
2022  Winter Quest
Pilot stars  Late 298D · ◄Tornado IDS MFG
Tanker stars  T-80UM2
Sailor stars  USS Newport News
2021  Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.
Pilot stars  C. 202D · ◊MiG-23MF
Tanker stars  A.C.I · AGS
Sailor stars  IJN Hayanami · MPK Pr.201K
2020  Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.
Pilot stars  Ro.57 Quadriarma · MiG-21PFM
Tanker stars  E.B.R. (1954) · Class 3 (P)
Sailor stars  Type K-8 No.13 · USS Baltimore
2019  Operation F.R.O.S.T.
Pilot stars  TIS MA · J6K1
Tanker stars  QF 3.7 Ram · ▃Merkava Mk.2B
Sailor stars  PT-811 · Jaguar
2018  Festive Quest
Pilot stars  M.B.152C1 · Fw 190 C
Tanker stars  SU-85A · T30
Christmas Lights  P-43A-1 · Comet I "Iron Duke IV"
2017  Festive Quest
Pilot christmas toys  P-40C · NC.900
Tanker christmas toys  AEC Mk II · Ersatz M10
Christmas Lights  Fw 189 A-1 · KV-2 (1940)
2016  Winter Holiday
Pilot stages  Ki-21-I hei · Me 262 A-2a
Tanker stages  ▃LVT(A)(4) (ZIS-2) · ▂Type 62
2015  War Thunder Fulfills Your Wishes!
Pilot reward  ▂P-63C-5
Tanker reward  VK 45.01 (P)
2014  Holiday War Thunder Marathon!
Pilot reward  I-301
Tanker reward  M8A1 GMC

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