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M2 Medium — Tier III American medium tank

M2 Medium

III
Sell Price
  • 50
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
500
HP
4 / 8
269.7m
View range
1 / 8
Firepower
Shell
954
DPM
2 / 8
56
Penetration
8 / 8
50
Damage
7 / 8
1
Devices/crew damage
8 / 8
100
Burst damage
1 / 2
792
Velocity
5 / 8
32.14%
Penetration loss over distance
7 / 8
—
Explosion radius
— / —
858
DPM
1 / 7
78
Penetration
7 / 7
45
Damage
6 / 7
2
Devices/crew damage
7 / 7
90
Burst damage
1 / 2
990
Velocity
4 / 7
15.38%
Penetration loss over distance
2 / 6
—
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
37.0
Caliber
8 / 8
19.07
Rate of fire
1 / 8
—
Reload time
— / —
5.63
Magazine reload time
1 / 2
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
2×1
Magazine size
1 / 2
0.67
Time before next shell is ready
2 / 2
Gun handling
1.13
Base aim time
2 / 8
0.356
Dispersion
3 / 8
Dispersion factors
0.180
When moving
2 / 8
0.180
When rotating
2 / 8
0.160
When rotating turret
7 / 8
3.000
After shot
3 / 8
Gun angles
20°
Depression
1 / 8
40°
Elevation
1 / 8
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 8
41.60
Turret traverse speed
6 / 8
Mobility
20.84
Weight
1 / 8
Speed
43
Forward
4 / 8
18
Backward
3 / 8
Effective Power / Weight ratio
16.27
On hard terrain
4 / 8
14.77
On medium terrain
4 / 8
12.55
On soft terrain
4 / 8
Traverse speed
42.67
On hard terrain
5 / 8
38.73
On medium terrain
6 / 8
32.91
On soft terrain
5 / 8
4.88m×2.50m×2.25m
Size
6 / 8
Concealment
22.50%
While still
8 / 8
17.60%
While moving
8 / 8
8.85%
Upon firing while still
7 / 8
7.38%
Upon firing while moving
7 / 8
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 253m
207.3m
While still
217.3m
While moving
235.0m
Upon firing while still
238.0m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 64–80
  • 48–64
  • 32–48
  • 16–32
  • 0–16
Spaced armor
  • 64–80
  • 48–64
  • 32–48
  • 16–32
  • 0–16
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

The only medium tank to be adopted by the US Army during the interwar period. The vehicle was equipped with a 37 mm gun and six 7.62 mm machineguns, four of which were mounted on rotating fire units. The two non-rotating machineguns were placed on the front of the hull. Despite unimpressive combat characteristics, the M2A1 became a milestone for American tank development from the time of its inception by virtue of being easily adaptable for mass production. In 1940, 94 vehicles were produced.