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T28
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Rank
AB
6.7
RB
6.3
SB
6.7
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Tank destroyer
Main role
7,480
GE
Purchase
Premium vehicle
Status
General information

In 1943, the US Army recognised the need for an assault tank capable of defeating enemy fortifications, particularly the German Siegfried Line, while having sufficient armour to resist any returning fire. As such, development of the Super Heavy Tank T28 began that same year. The T28 featured extremely thick all-around armour, with frontal armour of 305 mm, and was equipped with a powerful 105 mm T5E1 anti-tank gun. Since speed was not a priority, the T28 had a top speed of just 13 km/h. To cope with its massive weight and ground pressure, the T28 was equipped with a second set of tracks which could be removed for rail transport. By the time two prototypes entered testing in 1945, the Siegfried Line had already been broken. This, along with the realisation that such a heavy vehicle was impractical in combat, led to the cancellation of the project in 1947. The sole remaining prototype is currently preserved at the US Army Armor and Cavalry Collection at Fort Benning, Georgia.

As a side note, the name "Heavy Tank T28" was changed to “105 mm Gun Motor Carriage T95” in March 1945 because its unique turretless design did not fit with the then definition of a “tank”. However, the tank was again redesignated “Super Heavy Tank T28” in June 1946 as the vehicle was too heavily armoured compared to conventional SPGs, effectively making the T28/T95 a one-of-a-kind vehicle. In War Thunder, the name "T28" is used to refer to the “transport” version of the tank without the extra tracks.

The T28 was introduced in Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory". Due to the lack of the extra sets of tracks on the T95, the T28 suffers from excessive ground pressure, resulting in extremely poor overall mobility. Despite the tank being 26 tons lighter, the T28 remains very slow and therefore very vulnerable to close-air support. The absence of reinforced side armour means that the T28 is much more vulnerable to attack from the sides. However, the T28 still retains the powerful gun and thick frontal armour from the T95, allowing it to push towards targets, provided that the flanks are properly covered.

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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 305 / 50 / 50 mm
Turret 305 / 63 / 50 mm
Visibility 110 %
Crew 4 persons
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 1314 km/h
Backward 4 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 8.45.420.19.2 hp/t
Engine power 5003221,193547 hp
Weight 59.4 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
1.9x–3.5x
Armaments
105 mm T5E1 cannon
Ammunition 62 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
20 → 15.4 s
Vertical guidance -5 / 19°
Horizontal guidance -10 / 11°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 7612.28.8108.517.412.6 °/s
Vertical 2.82.28.55.543.212.27.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
APCBC256253238221205190
HE272725232120
APCBC253250236219204190
APCR292287266242220200
12.7 mm M2HB machine gun
Ammunition 1,000 rounds
Belt capacity 100 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 575 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 70°
Horizontal guidance -140 / 140°
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
AB 2,794 SL
RB 3,069 SL
SB 4,234 SL
Crew training 10,000 SL
Experts 340,000 SL
Aces 890 GE
Research Aces 1,180,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
2 x (135 / 205 / 250) % SL
2 x 184 % RP
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All modifications are unlocked

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