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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]].
  
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The T95 medium tank development program (not to be confused with the [[T95]]) started from a requirement to replace the aging M48 Patton. Two proposals were looked at, that being the T95 equipped with a 90 mm gun and the T96 with a 105 mm gun. The T95 program started with the base T95, which was equipped with a two-plane stabilizer and OPTAC fire control system, and the T95E1 was a further development of this with the two-plane stabilizer removed but with a simplified fire control system installed. The T95 program as a whole ended up being cancelled a few years later after multiple variants due to technological shortcomings, including poor accuracy of the smoothbore gun, problematic X-shaped transmission and overall marginal to nonexistent improvements over the M48 it was meant to supersede, although it was not without merits as the T95E7 turret evolved into the M60's 'long-nose/needle nose' turret upgrade.
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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.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was introduced in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]. Equipped with a 90 mm smoothbore cannon capable of firing APFSDS, this tank is the first tank in the American tree that uses the ammunition type. Without some of the new tools found on other vehicles such as a stabilizer, laser rangefinder or thermal vision, one might assume the T95E1 is inferior to its competition. However, the T95E1 carries its own weight with a stable transmission, fairly high shell ballistics and a highly inclined turret that can deflect shots at range. Mobility is standard as is its armour protection, and overall the tank's greatest asset is that it is well-rounded to a fault and can handle most terrain and ranges with little issue, without the turret speed penalties contemporaries have to deal with such as the [[T-55A]].
 
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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'''Armour type:''''
 
'''Armour type:''''
  
 
* Cast homogeneous armour
 
* Cast homogeneous armour
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (Top side hull, Top rear hull, Rear hull roof)
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (Front side hull, Lower rear hull, Hull roof)
  
 
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
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| Hull || 95 mm (64-71°), 51 mm (67-86°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 127 mm (43-45°) ''Lower glacis''  || 101.6 mm ''Top - Front'' <br> 50.8-72.6 mm ''Top - Crew compartment'' <br> 32 mm ''Top - Engine compartment'' <br> 19 mm (65°) ''Bottom - Front & Crew compartment'' <br> 13 mm (65°) ''Bottom - Engine compartment'' || 19 mm (18°) ''Top'' <br> 25 mm (4-64°) ''Bottom'' || 95 mm (19°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 51 mm (11°) ''Driver compartment'' <br> 25 mm (3°) ''Engine compartment''
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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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| 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''
 
| 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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! Armour !! Front !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
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| Cupola || 100 mm ''Cupola front'' <br> 105 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 70 mm || 50 mm || 38 mm
 
| Cupola || 100 mm ''Cupola front'' <br> 105 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 70 mm || 50 mm || 38 mm
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'''Notes:'''
 
'''Notes:'''
  
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* Suspension wheels, torsion bars and tracks are 20 mm thick.
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* Suspension wheels and tracks are 20 mm thick.
 
* Belly armour is 19 mm thick.
 
* Belly armour is 19 mm thick.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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=== Modifications and economy ===
 
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|T208E9 (90 mm)}}
 
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! ''Arcade''
 
! ''Arcade''
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| rowspan="2" | 50 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 34.3 || 47.4 || 57.6 || 63.7 || 67.8 || rowspan="2" | 11.05 || rowspan="2" | 9.78 || rowspan="2" | 9.01 || rowspan="2" | 8.50
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| rowspan="2" | 50 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 34.27 || 47.44 || 57.60 || 63.69 || 67.76 || rowspan="2" | 11.05 || rowspan="2" | 9.78 || rowspan="2" | 9.01 || rowspan="2" | 8.50
 
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! ''Realistic''
 
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| 21.4 || 25.2 || 30.6 || 33.8 || 36.0
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| 21.42 || 25.20 || 30.60 || 33.70 || 36.00
 
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==== Ammunition ====
 
==== Ammunition ====
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{{:T208E9 (90 mm)/Ammunition|T320, T340E14H, T339E14}}
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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| T320 || APFSDS || 300 || 297 || 279 || 260 || 244 || 239
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| T340E14H || HE || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
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! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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| T320 || APFSDS || 1,570 || 3.60 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 76° || 77° || 80°
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| T340E14H || HE || 1,143 || 8.20 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 1,010 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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! Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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! Screen radius<br>(m)
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! Screen deploy time<br>(s)
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! Screen hold time<br>(s)
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! Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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| T339E14 || 1,143 || 8.2 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50
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==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 
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Turret empty: 29&nbsp;''(+21)''
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* Racks 3 and 4 are first stage ammo racks. They total 22 shells and get filled first when loading up the tank.
 
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* These racks are also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2.
 
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=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M73 (7.62 mm)}}
 
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 
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| Pintle || 1,800 (200) || 577 || -5°/+40° || ±180°
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| Pintle || 1,700 (200) || 577 || -5°/+40° || ±180°
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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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 [[Leopard A1A1]]'s, [[T-62M-1]]'s, and generally any 8.7 to 9.0 MBT, 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 shooting on the move very difficult.
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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.
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| Horizontal Drive
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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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| III
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| Filters
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| Crew Replenishment
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| Elevation Mechanism
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| NVD
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| IV
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| Transmission
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| Engine
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| Artillery Support
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| T339E14
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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* 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
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* Sloped frontal armour can bounce multiple shots with ease, but upper glacis and turret front bounce shots to each other
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* Sloped frontal armor can bounce multiple shots with ease, but upper glacis and turret front bounce shots to each other
 
* 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
 
* High velocity firing makes long-range fighting easier, especially in the large maps
 
* 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
 
* Has a Smoothbore gun, with excellent recoil mount that decreases the recoil
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* Acceptable top speed of 56 km/h
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* Acceptable top speed of 56 kph
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* The smoke shell (T339E14) has high velocity which helps you save allies at a long distance
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* The smoke shell (T339E14) has high velocity which helps you save allies at a long distance.
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* 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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* Rear hull armour can be penetrated with .50 cals and therefore, engine and transmission are prone to damage
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* Engine deck prevents the turret depression
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* Rear hull armor can be penetrated with .50 cals and therefore, engine and transmission are prone to damage
 
* Large ammo racks to the sides of driver, front hull penetration could lead to easy ammo detonation.
 
* Large ammo racks to the sides of driver, front hull penetration could lead to easy ammo detonation.
 
* Like with most Abrams series tanks, the engine deck is slightly raised, meaning that you will not be able to depress the gun over the rear of the tank.
 
* Like with most Abrams series tanks, the engine deck is slightly raised, meaning that you will not be able to depress the gun over the rear of the tank.
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* Lacking night vision device for the gunner
 
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[wt:en/news/4752-t95e1-the-contender-en|[Devblog] T95E1: The Contender]]
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Revision as of 02:56, 31 July 2020

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T95E1
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Description

GarageImage T95E1.jpg


The Medium Tank T95E1 is a rank VI American 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 		-
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 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 50 -10°/+20° ±180° N/A 34.27 47.44 57.60 63.69 67.76 11.05 9.78 9.01 8.50
Realistic 21.42 25.20 30.60 33.70 36.00

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
T320 APFSDS 300 297 279 260 244 239
T340E14H HE 14 14 14 14 14 14
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
T320 APFSDS 1,570 3.60 N/A N/A N/A 76° 77° 80°
T340E14H HE 1,143 8.20 0.1 0.5 1,010 79° 80° 81°
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)
T339E14 1,143 8.2 13 5 20 50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of 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) 1 (+49) no

Turret empty: 29 (+21)

Machine guns

Main articles: M2HB (12.7 mm), M73 (7.62 mm)
12.7 mm M2HB
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Pintle 1,700 (200) 577 -5°/+40° ±180°
7.62 mm M73
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 4,750 (250) 500 N/A N/A

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.

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive
II Suspension Brake System FPE Adjustment of Fire
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism NVD
IV Transmission Engine Artillery Support T339E14

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Stock APFSDS able to penetrate most enemies frontally
  • Excellent post-penetration spalling from APFSDS
  • Sloped frontal armor can bounce multiple shots with ease, but upper glacis and turret front bounce shots to each other
  • 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
  • Acceptable top speed of 56 kph
  • 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
  • Engine deck prevents the turret depression
  • Rear hull armor can be penetrated with .50 cals and therefore, engine and transmission are prone to damage
  • Large ammo racks to the sides of driver, front hull penetration could lead to easy ammo detonation.
  • Like with most Abrams series tanks, the engine deck is slightly raised, meaning that you will not be able to depress the gun over the rear of the tank.

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

See also

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  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
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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

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