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T30 — Tier IX American tank destroyer

T30

IX
Cost
  • 3 550 000
  • 145 000
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1500
HP
9 / 12
277.2m
View range
1 / 12
Firepower
Shell
2676
DPM
11 / 12
276
Penetration
4 / 12
640
Damage
1 / 12
210
Devices/crew damage
1 / 12
—
Burst damage
— / —
870
Velocity
8 / 12
6.52%
Penetration loss over distance
9 / 12
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2278
DPM
10 / 11
320
Penetration
9 / 11
545
Damage
2 / 11
210
Devices/crew damage
1 / 11
—
Burst damage
— / —
1088
Velocity
6 / 11
12.50%
Penetration loss over distance
5 / 8
—
Explosion radius
— / —
4013
DPM
9 / 12
90
Penetration
2 / 12
960
Damage
1 / 12
210
Devices/crew damage
1 / 12
—
Burst damage
— / —
870
Velocity
8 / 12
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
3.78
Explosion radius
1 / 12
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
155.0
Caliber
1 / 12
4.18
Rate of fire
11 / 12
14.35
Reload time
11 / 12
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
2.72
Base aim time
12 / 12
0.353
Dispersion
9 / 12
Dispersion factors
0.200
When moving
5 / 12
0.200
When rotating
5 / 12
0.200
When rotating turret
12 / 12
4.000
After shot
4 / 12
Gun angles
10°
Depression
1 / 12
15°
Elevation
8 / 12
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 12
19.44
Turret traverse speed
12 / 12
Mobility
64.36
Weight
5 / 12
Speed
35
Forward
9 / 12
10
Backward
10 / 12
Effective Power / Weight ratio
10.50
On hard terrain
10 / 12
9.19
On medium terrain
10 / 12
6.12
On soft terrain
10 / 12
Traverse speed
27.01
On hard terrain
11 / 12
23.64
On medium terrain
11 / 12
15.76
On soft terrain
12 / 12
7.34m×2.51m×2.65m
Size
6 / 12
Concealment
20.10%
While still
10 / 12
13.70%
While moving
10 / 12
7.62%
Upon firing while still
11 / 12
6.18%
Upon firing while moving
11 / 12
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 282m
235.4m
While still
250.2m
While moving
264.3m
Upon firing while still
267.7m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 328–410
  • 246–328
  • 164–246
  • 82–164
  • 0–82
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
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

Experimental heavy tank. The vehicle was an early version of the T29 with enhanced armament. Two prototypes were built in 1945–1947 and underwent trials at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1948. Never entered mass production or saw service.