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TCM-20
IV
Rank
AB
4.3
RB
4.3
SB
4.3
Battle rating
Israel
Game nation
SPAA
Main role
46,000
RP
Research
155,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The TCM-20 was an Israeli SPAA built on the chassis of the M3 half-track. After World War II, the Israel Defence Forces used various weaponry imported from the USA, including M3 half-tracks equipped with the M45 machine gun mount. However, the firepower of the .50 cal M2 Browning machine guns used in them was no longer satisfactory for the military. In 1969, to increase the firepower of these vehicles, Israeli forces modified the machine gun mount, replacing the machine guns with two Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20 mm cannons repurposed from decommissioned IAF aircraft. Production continued throughout the 1970s, with a total of 370 to 500 units produced. Besides the M3 half-track, the gun mounts were also installed on the Soviet BTR-152.

Introduced in Update "Fire and Ice" alongside the initial Israeli ground tree, the TCM-20 is a compact SPAA with good manoeuvrability, and armed with fast-firing 20 mm cannons which allows it to effectively deal with both late piston-engine and early jet aircraft at low altitudes. Furthermore, the presence of armour-piercing belts makes the TCM-20 an effective hunter of lightly armoured vehicles. However, the TCM-20 itself has rather light armour.



Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 6 / 6 / 6 mm
Turret 12 / 6 / 6 mm
Visibility 74 %
Crew 4 persons
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 7682 km/h
Backward 1719 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.813.125.921 hp/t
Engine power 148131259210 hp
Weight 10 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
1.9x–3.5x
Armaments
2 x 20 mm HS.404 cannon
Ammunition 720 rounds
Belt capacity 60 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
3.9 → 3 s
Fire rate 700 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 90°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 50.442.887.863.47261.2125.490.6 °/s
Vertical 46.937.514391.56753.6204.3130.8 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
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7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 1,000 rounds
Belt capacity 250 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 500 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
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Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 2,824 → 3,634 SL
RB 2,285 → 2,941 SL
SB 3,295 → 4,241 SL
Crew training 45,000 SL
Experts 440,000 SL
Aces 630 GE
Research Aces 155,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
120 / 140 / 210 % SL
160 % RP
Total cost of modifications 40,400 RP
78,400 SL
Talisman cost 1,400 GE

Research order:

Mobility
Protection
Firepower
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