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T54E1 — Tier IX American medium tank

T54E1

IX
Cost
  • 3 600 000
  • 170 000
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1650
HP
3 / 12
296.3m
View range
11 / 12
Firepower
Shell
2843
DPM
5 / 12
230
Penetration
7 / 12
310
Damage
9 / 12
150
Devices/crew damage
2 / 12
930
Burst damage
2 / 3
1067
Velocity
7 / 12
3.91%
Penetration loss over distance
6 / 12
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2385
DPM
5 / 11
270
Penetration
6 / 11
260
Damage
8 / 11
150
Devices/crew damage
2 / 11
780
Burst damage
2 / 3
1334
Velocity
2 / 11
3.70%
Penetration loss over distance
1 / 4
—
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
— / —
105.0
Caliber
2 / 12
9.17
Rate of fire
1 / 12
—
Reload time
— / —
14.63
Magazine reload time
1 / 2
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
3×1
Magazine size
1 / 3
2.50
Time before next shell is ready
1 / 3
Gun handling
1.15
Base aim time
2 / 12
0.319
Dispersion
8 / 12
Dispersion factors
0.200
When moving
11 / 12
0.200
When rotating
11 / 12
0.100
When rotating turret
7 / 12
4.000
After shot
5 / 12
Gun angles
8°
Depression
6 / 12
13°
Elevation
11 / 12
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 12
44.67
Turret traverse speed
8 / 12
Mobility
54.43
Weight
2 / 12
Speed
45
Forward
12 / 12
20
Backward
3 / 12
Effective Power / Weight ratio
15.25
On hard terrain
12 / 12
13.98
On medium terrain
12 / 12
11.18
On soft terrain
11 / 12
Traverse speed
60.29
On hard terrain
5 / 12
55.26
On medium terrain
2 / 12
44.21
On soft terrain
1 / 12
6.73m×3.22m×2.00m
Size
8 / 12
Concealment
20.30%
While still
10 / 12
15.90%
While moving
10 / 12
6.43%
Upon firing while still
10 / 12
5.55%
Upon firing while moving
10 / 12
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 282m
234.9m
While still
245.1m
While moving
267.1m
Upon firing while still
269.1m
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

A medium tank with an oscillating turret and automatic loading. Developed on the basis of the M48 tank in the mid-50s. Two prototypes were built. However, during trials automatic loading proved faulty and the development was discontinued in 1957.