T110E5
T110E5
| USA | Heavy Tank | Tier X |
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| Cost | 6,100,000  | ||||||||||||
| Hit Points | 2,2002,200 HP | ||||||||||||
| Weight Limit | 53.8/60.153.8/60.1 t | ||||||||||||
| Crew | |||||||||||||
| Commander (Radio Operator) Gunner Driver Loader | |||||||||||||
| Mobility | |||||||||||||
| Engine Power | 875875 hp | ||||||||||||
| Speed Limit | 37 km/h | ||||||||||||
| Traverse | 3030 deg/s | ||||||||||||
| Power/Wt Ratio | 16.2616.26 hp/t | ||||||||||||
| Pivot | YesYes | ||||||||||||
| Armor | |||||||||||||
| Hull Armor | 254/76/38 mm | ||||||||||||
| Turret Armor | 203/127/70203/127/70 mm | ||||||||||||
| Armament | |||||||||||||
| Damage | 300-500300-500 HP | ||||||||||||
| Penetration | 202-336202-336 mm | ||||||||||||
| Rate of Fire | 6100% crew: 6.26 rpm + Vents: 6.4 rpm + BiA : 6.54 rpm + Food: 6.82 rpm 6100% crew: 6.26 rpm r/m+ Vents: 6.4 rpm + BiA : 6.54 rpm + Food: 6.82 rpm | ||||||||||||
| Accuracy | 0.35100% crew: 0.34 m + Vents: 0.33 m + BiA : 0.32 m + Food: 0.31 m 0.35100% crew: 0.34 m m+ Vents: 0.33 m + BiA : 0.32 m + Food: 0.31 m | ||||||||||||
| Aim time | 2100% crew: 1.92 s + Vents: 1.88 s + BiA : 1.83 s + Food: 1.76 s 2100% crew: 1.92 s s+ Vents: 1.88 s + BiA : 1.83 s + Food: 1.76 s | ||||||||||||
| Turret Traverse | 32100% crew: 33.37 deg/s + Vents: 34.13 deg/s + BiA : 34.88 deg/s + Food: 36.39 deg/s 32100% crew: 33.37 deg/s deg/s+ Vents: 34.13 deg/s + BiA : 34.88 deg/s + Food: 36.39 deg/s | ||||||||||||
| Gun Arc | 360° | ||||||||||||
| Elevation Arc | -8°/+15°-8°/+15° | ||||||||||||
| Ammo Capacity | 4242 rounds | ||||||||||||
| General | |||||||||||||
| Chance of Fire | 2020 % | ||||||||||||
| View Range | 400100% crew: 400 m + Vents: 408.57 m + BiA : 417.14 m + Food: 434.29 m 400100% crew: 400 m m+ Vents: 408.57 m + BiA : 417.14 m + Food: 434.29 m | ||||||||||||
| Signal Range | 745100% crew: 776.93 m + Vents: 794.49 m + BiA : 812.05 m + Food: 847.17 m 745100% crew: 776.93 m m+ Vents: 794.49 m + BiA : 812.05 m + Food: 847.17 m | ||||||||||||
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The T110E5 is an American tier 10 heavy tank.
Development started in the early 50s. Restrictions were placed on the vehicle sizing as the tank was supposed to pass through the narrow tunnels of the Bernese Alps. It never progressed beyond the blueprint stage.
It replaced the T30 as the tier 10 heavy tank in patch 0.7.2. This tank has extremely high penetration and a decent reload time for its gun, but the reload time is slightly counterbalanced by its lower damage compared to its German and Russian counterparts. The T110 also has a bit of a problem with artillery, often being hit rather easily because of its gigantic turret, but if you use the speed of this tank, which rivals the quick IS-7, then you should be able to avoid most incoming SPG fire. Having the best AP penetration for any heavy tank, bar none, the T110E5 can prove to be nasty, especially if it has backup. And backup it will need, as this tank has much less all-round hull armor than its tier 10 counterparts, other than the AMX 50B. It also has the best on the move accuracy of any tier 10 heavy tank, allowing you to reliably hit your targets while moving at high speeds.
As with the M103, the frontal armor has an odd shape; however, it is nearly mandatory to aim for the lower area of the frontal hull, as the upper plate is extremely hard to penetrate. As with the majority of American tanks, the T110 suffers from having a rather large cupola, but unlike its ancestors, its cupola can be rather hard to reliably penetrate, especially at long ranges, since this monster happens to still have a very heavily armored turret. In summary, this tank should be on the 2nd line, supporting heavier tanks like the E-100 and Maus, but it is more than capable of leading a push itself.
The T110E5 marks the end of the American heavy tank line.
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T110E5 front left view
T110E5 front right view
T110E5 rear left view
T110E5 rear right view
T110E5 front right
T110E5 front left
T110E5 rear left
T110E5 rear right
T110E5, Arctic map
T110E5, map Port
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Very good turret traverse
- Very agile
- Good damage
- Very good rate of fire
- Excellent accuracy when on the move
- Very good frontal armor
Cons:
- Side armor is very bad
- Rear armor is terrible
- Loader is easily hit
- Large cupola
Performance
The T110E5 is one of the most agile and mobile tier 10 heavy tanks only surpassed by the AMX 50B and the FV215B. Matched with respectable frontal armor and an excellent gun, the combination of mobility, protection and firepower makes the T110E5 possibly the most versatile tank in the game. As is with its predecessor, the E5 is best used as a second line support tank as its weak spots become very easy to hit once up close, however it is more than capable of holding its ground in a brawl in the hands of a skilled player that understands and utilizes angling and distraction techniques.
Historical Info
Design and Development
The original project of T110 was rejected by the military because of its excessive size (it wouldn’t fit in the standard tunnel) and a poorly allocated commander tower, placed on the left. The company suggested another variant – the tower was placed at the center of the body, but, to solve the issue with fitting in the transmission, the driver-mechanic’s place was placed in the combat compartment. The latter was also ill received by the military and the driver’s was returned to the original place. When endorsing the project with the Detroit tank arsenal, the drive layout was decided to be remade into rear-wheeled. Now it was necessary to remove the commander tower altogether to keep the size in check. In addition, according to the order, instead of the AV-1790 engine, they had to use an air-cooled AOI-1490 with the power of 700 HP and the same XTG-500 transmission. The 120-mm T123E1 gun was placed on solid setting. Now there appeared problems with the power unit: it was out of reach. It was decided to make the engine “roll out” on the rails through a large manhole in the body’s rear. But a manhole like that drastically lowered the body’s rigidity.
After all these troubles, Chrysler came up with the fourth variant of the tank. Now the AOI1490 engine and XTG-510 transmission were placed in the rear compartment of the tank, in a classic manner. The length of the body increased, but it would solve most of the problems with the power unit. The 120-mm gun was placed solidly in the mask, providing horizontal firing angles of 15 degrees to the sides and inclination angles of +20 degrees and -10 degrees. Constructing the cannon’s mask proved problematic. It has to be 230mm thick and weigh just under two tons. The body’s forehead sheet and the cabin defense was equal to a 127-mm sheet angled at 60 degrees. The support weapons included a 7,62mm machinegun, that was paired with the cannon and a 12,7-mm machinegun located in the commander tower. The telescopic sight T156 were used for shooting. M16A1 periscopic sight was used as a back-up. The tank commander was able to use the T53 “OPTAR” rangefinder, installed on the top of the cabin. “OPTAR” was an optical rangefinder, used to evaluate the range covered by light impulses. Needless to say that this device, preceding the laser technology, wasn’t very effective and suffered from light dazzles.
The driver’s place was placed in the left side – near the gun. With such driver and gunner placement, the forehead armor had to be made with a lesser angle, so it was required to make it much thicker. This was the main downside of utilizing an immovable cabin instead of a tower.
The next logical step – replacing the cabin with a tower, that was possible while staying in the planned 50-ton limits of the machine. As the result, a classically composed tank was made, in which were utilized many of the already existing units, that was able to be built fairly quickly and cheaply. This tank became the fifth Chrysler’s project. The 120-mm gun was solidly fastened to the tower mask, having the standard 2,15-m epaulet like in the M103 heavy tank. The main difference from the standard composition became the placement of the gunner and the commander to the left of the gun. The team was reduced to four people – one of the loaders was excluded, replaced by a mechanical loader. The “OPTAR” T53 rangefinder was installed on the left side of the tower and could be used by both the gunner and the commander of the tank. Compared to the tower-less variant, the new T110 was providing better firing ability and quicker target hitting. The project had made it to the final stange – it was constructed and shown to the specialists of the Detroit arsenal in the form of a full-sized tank model. However, by that time, the modification project of T43-T43E2 heavy tank was successfully accepted, and that, together with the decision to concentrate the attention on lighter tanks, lead to the end of all works on T110.
Heavy Tank T110E5
Internal layout of the T110E5
Sources
R.P. Hunnicutt - A History of the American Heavy Tank: Firepower, 1988 Presidio Press, ISBN 0891413049
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