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▄M55
III
Rank
AB
4.0
RB
4.0
SB
4.0
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Tank destroyer
Main role
13,000
RP
Research
76,000
SL
Purchase
Belgium
Operator country
General information

During the mid-1950s, the United States supplied a number of M55 self-propelled howitzers to various allied countries. One of the recipients of the M55 was Belgium, which received 50 vehicles. Not much is known about the M55 in Belgian service, other than the fact that they were the last country to operate the vehicle until 1975.

Introduced in Update "Tusk Force" as part of the French ground tree, the Belgian M55's main (and only) strength is its firepower: a massive 203 mm M47 howitzer, firing an incredibly powerful HE shell with approximately 23 kg TNTeq of filler. This shell is capable of destroying any tank in the game when aimed properly. However, one needs to make sure that every shot counts, as the M55 carries only 10 rounds of ammunition and the howitzer has a very long reload time. Missing a shot leaves the vehicle at the mercy of the enemy, who will be more than eager to poke holes in its large, thinly clad hull.



Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 12 / 12 / 12 mm
Turret 12 / 12 / 12 mm
Visibility 205 %
Crew 6 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 5661 km/h
Backward 2324 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 18.416.332.226.2 hp/t
Engine power 8107161,4161,151 hp
Weight 44 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
3.8x–4.0x
Armaments
203 mm M47 cannon
Ammunition 10 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
38.9 → 29.9 s
Vertical guidance -5 / 65°
Horizontal guidance -30 / 30°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 7612.28.8108.517.412.6 °/s
Vertical 5.24.21610.27.5622.914.6 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE656565656565
12.7 mm M2HB machine gun
Ammunition 900 rounds
Belt capacity 100 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 575 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 28°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 6353.6109.779.39076.5156.7113.2 °/s
Vertical 6350.4192.11239072274.5175.7 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
API-T/I/AP/API-T3129211496
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 1,191 → 1,473 SL
RB 1,416 → 1,752 SL
SB 1,794 → 2,219 SL
Crew training 22,000 SL
Experts 76,000 SL
Aces 400 GE
Research Aces 320,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
80 / 120 / 150 % SL
142 % RP
Total cost of modifications 25,000 RP
45,300 SL
Talisman cost 1,100 GE

Research order:
▄M55

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