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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} USA medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]].
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Presenting a 90 mm smoothbore cannon, it is currently the first tank in the American tree line that uses APFSDS ammunition.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== 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?''
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If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.-->
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'''Armour type:''''
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* Cast homogeneous armour
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (Front side hull, Lower rear hull, Hull roof)
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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 || 95 mm (64-71°), 51 mm (67-86°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 127 mm (43-45°) ''Lower glacis''  || 32-101.6 mm || 19 mm (18°) ''Top'' <br> 25 mm (4-64°) ''Bottom'' || -
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|-
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| Turret || 178 mm (6-78°) ''Turret front'' <br> 178 mm (1-71°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 76-178 mm (24-52°) || 51 mm (4-39°) || 51 mm ''Front'' <br> 38 mm ''Rear''
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|-
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! Armour !! Front !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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|-
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| Cupola || 100 mm ''Cupola front'' <br> 105 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 70 mm || 50 mm || 38 mm
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|-
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|}
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'''Notes:'''
  
''If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.''
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* Suspension wheels and tracks are 20 mm thick.
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* Belly armour is 19 mm thick.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability as well as the maximum speed forward and backwards.''
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 868|rbMinHp= 495|<!--AoAweight=(optional) -->}}
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.''
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{{main|T208E9 (90 mm)}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="6" | [[T208E9 (90 mm)|90 mm T208E9]]
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|-
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! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
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|-
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| colspan="3" | 50 || -10°/+20° || ±180° || N/A
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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'' || 34.27 || 47.44 || 57.60 || 63.69 || 67.76
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|-
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| ''Realistic'' || 21.42 || 25.20 || 30.60 || 33.70 || 36.00
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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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| 11.05 || 9.78 || __.__ || 8.50
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|-
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|}
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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''''' '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
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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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|-
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| T320 || APFSDS || 300 || 297 || 279 || 260 || 244 || 239
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|-
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| T340E14H || HE  || 20 || 20 || 19 || 18 || 18 || 18
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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="12" | Shell details
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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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! 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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|-
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! 0%
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! 50%
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! 100%
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|-
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| T320 || APFSDS || 1570 || 3.6 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 76° || 77° || 78°
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|-
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| T340E14H || HE || 1143 || 8.2 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 1,010 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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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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| T339E14 || 1143 || 8.2 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50
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|-
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|}
  
=== Additional armament ===
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===== Ammo racks =====
''Some tanks are armed with several guns in one or more turrets. Evaluate the additional weaponry and give advice on its use. Describe the ammunition available for additional weaponry. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage. If there is no additional weaponry remove this subsection.''
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[[File:Ammoracks_T95E1.png|right|thumbnail|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] for the T95E1.]]
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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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" |Visual<br /> discrepancy
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|-
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|| '''50''' || 43&nbsp;''(+7)'' || 29&nbsp;''(+21)'' || 15&nbsp;''(+35)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+49)'' || style="text-align:left" | no  
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|-
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|}
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Turret empty: 29&nbsp;''(+21)''
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M73 (7.62 mm)}}
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''Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.''
 
''Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.''
  
== Usage in the battles ==
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== Usage in 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).''
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The T95E1's playstyle consists of mostly setting up ambushes and/or on the frontlines. The APFSDS shell has more than enough power to destroy most tanks that it will face; however, on a uptier against [[T-64A (1971)|T-64's]] and [[KPz-70]]'s, you will need to play more cautiously, thus the ambushing tactics come into play. You must be extremely aware of what is around you and be quicker than your enemy on the gun because the lack of stabilizers will make your shot on the move very difficult.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarize and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Do not use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - they have a substitution in the form of softer "inadequate", "effective".''
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'''Pros:'''  
 
'''Pros:'''  
  
* First tank to have APFSDS along with [[AMX-10RC]]
 
 
* Stock APFSDS able to penetrate most enemies frontally
 
* Stock APFSDS able to penetrate most enemies frontally
 
* Excellent post-penetration spalling from APFSDS
 
* Excellent post-penetration spalling from APFSDS
* Front impenetrable against all but the most well-aimed AP shots
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* Sloped front armour is impenetrable against all but the most well-aimed AP shots
 
* Very good stock horizontal turret traverse
 
* Very good stock horizontal turret traverse
 
* Good gun depression of -10°, allows for some hull-down tactics
 
* Good gun depression of -10°, allows for some hull-down tactics
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* High velocity firing makes long-range fighting easier, especially in the large maps.
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* Has a Smoothbore gun, with excellent recoil mount that decreases the recoil.
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* The smoke shell (T339E14) has high velocity which helps you save allies at a long distance.
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
* Terrible hull traverse at low speeds
 
 
* Poor acceleration and low top speed cross-country
 
* Poor acceleration and low top speed cross-country
* A prominent weak spot in the form of commanders cupola
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* Low reverse speed relative to other American medium tanks
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* A prominent weak spot in the form of commander's cupola
 
* No ammunition choices other than APFSDS or HE
 
* No ammunition choices other than APFSDS or HE
 
* No stabiliser - unable to accurately fire on the move
 
* No stabiliser - unable to accurately fire on the move
 
* Front armour vulnerable against sabot and HEAT rounds
 
* Front armour vulnerable against sabot and HEAT rounds
 
* Limited accuracy of smoothbore cannon at long range
 
* Limited accuracy of smoothbore cannon at long range
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* Large ammo racks to the sides of driver, front hull penetration could lead to easy ammo detonation.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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In the early 1950s, the US began looking for a replacement for the M48 series.  In September 1954, the T95 was selected for development; construction of pilot models began in 1957.  The T95E1 differed from the T95 in the inclusion of a recoil system mount and the omission of a two-plane stabilizer, and was completed in early 1958.
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The T95 program was shut down in July 1960 when it became clear that both the engine power and smoothbore cannon's accuracy were unsatisfactory and would provide no significant improvements over the M48 already in service.  However, further development of the turret design contributed significantly to the turret used later on the M60A1.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
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[https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?q=#t95e1 '''Skins''' and '''camouflages''' for the T95E1 from live.warthunder.com.]
  
== Read also ==
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== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,''
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''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;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
  
''ETC.''
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== External links ==
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== Sources ==
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* [[wt:en/news/4752-t95e1-the-contender-en|[Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> T95E1: The Contender]]
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{{USA medium tanks}}
* ''other literature.''
 

Revision as of 06:45, 7 April 2020

Rank VI USA | Premium | Golden Eagles
A-10A Thunderbolt (Early)
T95E1
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T95E1
AB RB SB
8.3 8.3 8.3
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Description

GarageImage T95E1.jpg


The Medium Tank T95E1 is a rank VI USA medium tank with a battle rating of 8.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica".

Presenting a 90 mm smoothbore cannon, it is currently the first tank in the American tree line that uses APFSDS ammunition.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:'

  • Cast homogeneous armour
  • Rolled homogeneous armour (Front side hull, Lower rear hull, Hull roof)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 95 mm (64-71°), 51 mm (67-86°) Front glacis
127 mm (43-45°) Lower glacis
32-101.6 mm 19 mm (18°) Top
25 mm (4-64°) Bottom
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Turret 178 mm (6-78°) Turret front
178 mm (1-71°) Gun mantlet
76-178 mm (24-52°) 51 mm (4-39°) 51 mm Front
38 mm Rear
Armour Front Sides Rear Roof
Cupola 100 mm Cupola front
105 mm Gun mantlet
70 mm 50 mm 38 mm

Notes:

  • Suspension wheels and tracks are 20 mm thick.
  • Belly armour is 19 mm thick.

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 63 14 38.5 868 1,068 22.55 27.74
Realistic 57 13 495 560 12.86 14.55

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: T208E9 (90 mm)
90 mm T208E9
Capacity Vertical
guidance
Horizontal
guidance
Stabilizer
50 -10°/+20° ±180° N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 34.27 47.44 57.60 63.69 67.76
Realistic 21.42 25.20 30.60 33.70 36.00
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
11.05 9.78 __.__ 8.50
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
T320 APFSDS 300 297 279 260 244 239
T340E14H HE 20 20 19 18 18 18
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%
T320 APFSDS 1570 3.6 N/A N/A N/A +1.5° 76° 77° 78°
T340E14H HE 1143 8.2 0.1 0.5 1,010 +0° 79° 80° 81°
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):
T339E14 1143 8.2 13 5 20 50
Ammo racks
Ammo racks for the T95E1.
Full
ammo
1st
rack empty
2nd
rack empty
3rd
rack empty
4th
rack empty
Visual
discrepancy
50 43 (+7) 29 (+21) 15 (+35) (+49) no

Turret empty: 29 (+21)

Machine guns

Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.

Usage in battles

The T95E1's playstyle consists of mostly setting up ambushes and/or on the frontlines. The APFSDS shell has more than enough power to destroy most tanks that it will face; however, on a uptier against T-64's and KPz-70's, you will need to play more cautiously, thus the ambushing tactics come into play. You must be extremely aware of what is around you and be quicker than your enemy on the gun because the lack of stabilizers will make your shot on the move very difficult.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Stock APFSDS able to penetrate most enemies frontally
  • Excellent post-penetration spalling from APFSDS
  • Sloped front armour is impenetrable against all but the most well-aimed AP shots
  • Very good stock horizontal turret traverse
  • Good gun depression of -10°, allows for some hull-down tactics
  • High velocity firing makes long-range fighting easier, especially in the large maps.
  • Has a Smoothbore gun, with excellent recoil mount that decreases the recoil.
  • The smoke shell (T339E14) has high velocity which helps you save allies at a long distance.

Cons:

  • Poor acceleration and low top speed cross-country
  • Low reverse speed relative to other American medium tanks
  • A prominent weak spot in the form of commander's cupola
  • No ammunition choices other than APFSDS or HE
  • No stabiliser - unable to accurately fire on the move
  • Front armour vulnerable against sabot and HEAT rounds
  • Limited accuracy of smoothbore cannon at long range
  • Large ammo racks to the sides of driver, front hull penetration could lead to easy ammo detonation.

History

In the early 1950s, the US began looking for a replacement for the M48 series. In September 1954, the T95 was selected for development; construction of pilot models began in 1957. The T95E1 differed from the T95 in the inclusion of a recoil system mount and the omission of a two-plane stabilizer, and was completed in early 1958.

The T95 program was shut down in July 1960 when it became clear that both the engine power and smoothbore cannon's accuracy were unsatisfactory and would provide no significant improvements over the M48 already in service. However, further development of the turret design contributed significantly to the turret used later on the M60A1.

Media

Skins and camouflages for the T95E1 from live.warthunder.com.

See 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.

External links


USA medium tanks
M2  M2
M3  M3 Lee · ▃Grant I
M4  M4 · Calliope · M4A1 · M4A1 (76) W · M4A2 · M4A2 (76) W · M4A3 (105) · M4A3 (76) W · M4/T26
M26 Pershing  T20 · T25 · M26 · M26 T99 · M26E1
M46/47/48 Patton  M46 · M46 "Tiger" · M47 · M48A1 · T54E1 · T54E2
M60  M60 · M60A1 (AOS) · M60A1 RISE (P) · M60A2 · M60A3 TTS · M728 CEV · 120S
MBT-70  MBT-70 · XM803
M1 Abrams  XM1 (Chrysler) · XM1 (GM)
  M1 Abrams · M1 KVT · IPM1
  M1A1 · M1A1 HC · M1A1 Click-Bait
  M1A2 Abrams · M1A2 SEP · M1A2 SEP V2
Other  T95E1
Australia  M1A1 AIM
Canada  M4A5
Israel  ▃Magach 3 (ERA) · ▃Merkava Mk.1 · ▃Merkava Mk.2B · ▃Merkava Mk.3D
Turkey  M60 AMBT