Hello, dear readers! As you already understood, in this article we will talk about the legendary medium tank of the USSR - the T-54! In the photo you see a tank that stands in Orenburg in the park named after. Frunze. To be honest, when you look at him in person, you are filled with pride for our country, because he really is very cool
A little history.
The T-54 was adopted by the Soviet Army in 1946 and has been in mass production, constantly being modernized, since 1947. Since 1958, a modification called the T-55 has been produced, adapted for combat operations in conditions of the use of nuclear weapons. In 1961-1967, it was mainly replaced in production by the T-62 tank, created on its basis, but production of the T-55 continued until 1979. The tank became known for its highest reliability and simplicity, highly appreciated by many experts.
General performance characteristics and idea of the tank.
I do not even know where to start! In my opinion, this is an ideal medium tank, which has speed, an accurate weapon and excellent mobility! An impenetrable turret and quite decent frontal hull armor. Penetration of cumulative ammunition as much as 350mm! This is enough to hit almost everyone in our game, which we will do every 6.7 seconds. Wonderful, isn't it? My battles on it are always very dynamic and interesting, playing on it is really fun, especially with gold, when you don’t have to particularly target vulnerable spots. In the hands of an experienced player, T54 is just a bending machine that simply smashes everyone, everywhere
Reservation.
Well, just great! The 120mm frontal armor of the hull at a good angle is not susceptible to guns with a penetration of 175mm and lower, and if you “dance” left and right, you can catch a ricochet from the guns of heavy tanks of level 10, which in my practice happened more than once or twice. The sides, like all CTs, are quite weak, 45mm, which can be penetrated by everyone without exception, and the artillery even likes to send us “suitcases” with a lot of damage. The forehead of the tower, the top one, of course, cannot be penetrated without gold by almost anyone except the PT, and then only if there is no rebound.
Ride quality.
Everything is great here too! The tank reaches its 50-55 km/h speed quite quickly even on poor soils, such as earth or sand. Maneuverability even at full speed is pleasing: sharp throws to the sides are given without problems, and this is especially important on open maps! Where heavy tanks usually drive very boringly, for example on water, the T54 even shows excellent results there, 20-25 km/h. In general, I would rate the cross-country ability as one of the best in the game, although I haven’t fought in all the tanks, I can clearly see this in battles.
Armament.
T54 is one of the few tanks that has two top guns. The first (D-54), leading directly to T62a, is much worse than the second (D-10T2S), a dead end. Let's take a closer look at the first weapon and compare it with the second:
Caliber - 100mm for both;
The rate of fire is 7.32 for the first and 7.69 for the second. Very small + for D-10T2S collection.
Armor penetration - 219(201)/350/50. Yes, here the second loses, but, in fact, this difference in 18mm penetration at levels 9-10 does not play a special role.
Damage is the same 320/320/420.
Scatter – and this is where the fun comes in! The spread of the first is 0.39 per 100 meters! That's just terrible. STs must have accurate guns, unlike heavy guns, for which this is not so critical. The second gun has a dispersion of 0.35 per 100 meters, which is a pretty good indicator. Here it’s just a bold + in favor of the D-10T2S!
It’s time to aim – and here, too, the first gun loses. We can roughly assume that it takes a full second longer. This will not work. And one more + in favor of the D-10T2S.
To sum it up, you should explore the alternative gun first and ride with it! And ignore these 60 thousand experience, the pleasure from the game will be much greater with the D-10T2S!
Equipment and crew.
I have the following equipment installed: Stabilizer, rammer and optics. This is exactly the set I advise you to install! You can only think about replacing the stabilizer with drives or a box, but in my experiments, a stabilizer will be most effective.
As always, I advise you to upgrade your crew skills based on your experience. By the way, at the time of writing, my victory statistics on T54 is 58%.
Commander - light bulb, repair, brotherhood and eagle eye.
Gunner - repair, smooth rotation of the turret, brotherhood, sniper.
Mechanical drive - repair, smooth ride, brotherhood, king of off-road.
Gunner - non-contact BC, repair, brotherhood, radio interception.
Tank on the battlefield.
Let's remember the main tasks of medium tanks: protect the artillery from enemy light, outflank opponents and quickly move to where our allies need help. T54 copes with all this perfectly! It is also important not to forget that 2-3 medium tanks can kill even the heaviest beast, but only together! We shouldn’t imagine that we are heavy—we won’t live like that for long. A medium tank should use its capabilities for tactical purposes, and not try to “press with weight.” The T-54 does not have the same number of lives, armor, penetration and damage as a heavy tank of the same level. Medium tanks must operate in a group, attacking opponents from the flank, using artillery support; find and destroy enemy artillery, and in the end knock out the enemy’s main/defensive positions with an attack from the rear. And this is all done by t54
Conclusion.
As a result, we have a fairly fast tank with good frontal protection, an accurate weapon, capable of moving quickly and punishing opponents! I consider it an ideal medium tank, because it is quite low, has a fast-firing gun and is able to be one of the first to occupy key positions. I haven't had so much fun playing CT for a long time. Everyone should try it in action! That's all for me, thanks for your attention! Happy fighting and shiny medals!
The article was prepared by ThePrizrak99 (soon the nickname will change to ShadowOfAngel)
T-54 is a tier 9 USSR medium tank in World of Tanks. It has strong turret armor and high dynamic characteristics, but the side armor is rather weak. There are two top weapons to choose from.
Leveling up
The stock chassis has a large load capacity, so all modules and equipment can be installed on it. After purchase, you can immediately install the R-113 radio and the 100 mm LB-1 gun, if they were researched earlier.
- Researching the T-54 requires 142,000 experience. Previous tank - T-44;
- Researching the T-54 requires 150,500 experience. Previous tank - Object 416;
- The first thing we study is the top T-54 turret mod. 1949. It has enhanced armor and adds 100 HP to durability;
- We will examine the top 100 mm D-10T2S gun, which is distinguished by its high accuracy and rate of fire (opens the way to Object 140);
- Then we study the chassis of the T-54 mod. 1949 and we get improved cross-country ability and turning speed;
- Next we will examine the V-14 engine. It will add an additional 80 hp to the power;
- Lastly, we are studying the alternative 100 mm D-54 gun. Its disadvantages include: worse aiming, accuracy and rate of fire (opens the way to the T-62A);
- To obtain elite status, you must study Object 140 and T-62A for 206,000 and 200,000 experience, respectively.
Specifications
Top equipment
Basic
Balance weight: 72.0
Price: 3.450.000 kr
Durability: 1650 HP
Overview: 390 m.
Communication: 730 m.
Armament
Ammunition: 50 pcs.
Damage: 320/320/420 HP
Penetration: 201/330/50 mm.
Cooldown: 7.8 sec.
Accuracy: 0.35
Aim time: 2.3
GN speed: 44 °/s
HV angles: -5…+20°
Mobility
Weight/max: 35.24/39.8 t.
Power: 700 hp
Speed: 56/20 km/h.
Agility: 48 °/s
Booking
Case: 120/80/45 mm.
Tower: 200/160/65 mm.
Advantages
- Strong turret armor
- Rapid fire gun
- High top speed
- Good agility
Flaws
- Weak hull armor
- Low alpha damage
- Poor gun declination angle
Armament
If you take a closer look at the parameters of the top guns, you can see a slight difference when studying the T-62A and the Object 140.
The T-62A, which has higher accuracy and better stabilization, is studied through the 100 mm D-54 gun, more suitable for medium and long range shooting.
Object 140 is more suitable for medium and close combat and is studied through the D-10T2S gun.
Crew skills and abilities
Equipment and equipment
Application
His goal is to move along the flanks and dismantle single, heavily armored targets, moving deeper into the defense and destroying artillery, and then finishing off those who remain.
At the beginning of the battle, it is useful to occupy key positions and highlight passing opponents.
On a tank like the T-54 you can operate either alone or in a group. Medium tanks should not attack head-on, but with proper skill the T-54 can single-handedly “disassemble” any medium tank.
Thanks to its effectively armored turret, it feels confident in mid- and long-range combat.
Historical reference
The prototype was created at the end of 1944. After testing in 1945–1947. was adopted into service mod. 1947. After the production of 713 cars, it was decided to abandon mass production. In 1949, production of a new model began.
20-08-2016, 01:20
Hello to all World of Tanks fans, the site is here! Friends, now we will talk about one of the most coveted vehicles, the legendary Soviet tier 9 medium tank, which, according to many, is considered an imba - here is the T-54 guide.
TTX T-54
Let's start with the obvious, because we have at our disposal a safety margin that is standard by the standards of ST classmates and a very decent basic overview of 390 meters, which can easily be increased to maximum values.
Now let’s look at the T-54’s armor characteristics and here we already have something to be proud of. The fact is that this unit has a strong turret, which has a very ricochet shape, and by taking the right position, you can get many non-penetrations and ricochets.
The hull of our T-54 World of Tanks is softer, but the VLD is also located at a good angle, which allows for good tanking in some situations. As for the NLD, sides and stern, it is better to hide these parts of the “body”. Although, at a good angle and side you can tank.
Regarding mobility parameters, this is our next advantage. The Soviet T-54 WoT tank has a good maximum speed, which it confidently picks up and maintains thanks to the excellent power-to-weight ratio of the engine, and everything is fine with maneuverability.
gun
If we consider the issue of weapons, then everything is very interesting. The fact is that we have two weapons to choose from that have very similar characteristics. But as you can see from the screenshots, the first T-54 gun, which you will have to go through in any case, although it has better armor penetration (quite slightly), it is inferior in accuracy and DPM.
However, in order for our unit to fully reveal itself, it is better to pump in a second cannon. Its main disadvantage, as you may have guessed, is the armor penetration parameter, so for a comfortable game it is advisable to carry more than 50% of the gold ammunition on the T-54 WoT.
Speaking of firepower, this barrel has a small one-time damage, but thanks to its good rate of fire, the T-54 World of Tanks tank is capable of delivering about 2500 units of damage per minute without additional equipment and perks.
With accuracy, things are no worse. We have a small spread, which becomes even better when properly upgraded, fast aiming and good stabilization, which allows you to shoot at a target even right away.
But there is one more minus, the T-54 tank of the USSR has uncomfortable vertical aiming angles, the barrel goes down only 5 degrees and you have to put up with this.
Advantages and disadvantages
From all that has been said above, we can conclude that we really have a very strong tank in front of us, endowed with a lot of advantages, but like all the equipment in our game, this unit is also not without weaknesses, and to make it easier for you to navigate, we will analyze them separately.
Pros:
Serious armor, especially the turrets;
Excellent mobility indicators;
Decent review;
High damage per minute;
Good parameters of accuracy, convergence and stabilization.
Minuses:
Weak armor penetration;
Uncomfortable vertical aiming angles;
Small one-time damage.
Equipment for T-54
Looking at the weaknesses of this unit, we have no choice but to take care of increasing its advantages and this is wonderful. Thus, on the T-54 we install the following equipment:
1. – will make our damage per minute even more serious.
2. – will significantly increase the accuracy of the gun and allow you to shoot more effectively right away.
3. – improves the crew’s performance by 5%, improving DPM, visibility, aiming, etc.
There is a good alternative to the third option -. This device is great for mobile medium tanks; it is especially relevant if you have not yet upgraded your crew.
Crew training
Choosing the right skills for each crew member is very important, because leveling up requires a lot of time, and the bonuses you receive greatly affect your comfort in battle. In view of this, for our four T-54 tankers, perks are learned in the following sequence:
Commander - , , , .
Gunner – , , , .
Driver mechanic - , , , .
Loader (radio operator) – , , , .
Equipment for T-54
As for the choice of consumables, in this case you can fully adhere to the standards. Keeping in mind the gold addiction of this machine, if you want to lose less money, take , , . However, by installing equipment in the form , , , on the T-54, you will more than once be saved from being sent to the hangar or allow yourself to be dragged into battle. By the way, the fire extinguisher can be replaced with one, we rarely burn, and boosting the characteristics is never superfluous.
Tactics for playing the T-54
There is no doubt that we have in our hands a very strong and creative tank, which can be used in completely different ways on the battlefield and, more often than not, everything will depend on the situation. However, to play effectively, you must learn to use all the advantages of your machine.
Thus, on the T-54, combat tactics are very diverse, but thanks to the high DPM, we are able to cope excellently with the support role. By covering allied heavy tanks from behind, or even tanking damage yourself, you can deal tons of damage and help push through directions.
The Soviet medium tank T-54 WoT does no worse with medium tanks. With a coordinated game, you can very quickly break through the flank, sending enemy after enemy into the hangar, using the same DPM and advantage in armor.
But remember, you should always take care of your safety margin and in order for you to have a greater chance of repelling enemy attacks, you cannot thoughtlessly push forward. Sometimes it’s better to stay on the T-54 World of Tanks, take an advantageous position where it will be more difficult for enemy artillery to reach you, hide your hull and play from the turret.
At the end of the battle, when there are few opponents left on the map, among which there are clumsy vehicles or heavily damaged tanks, you can play more relaxed, using the advantage in mobility and dynamics, spin the enemy and send him to the hangar.
In other words, there can be a lot of situations, you are required to monitor the mini-map, not expose yourself too much and try to act according to the situation, using the maximum of your capabilities. To make it easier for you to navigate, watch the T-54 medium tank video from our channel.
To successfully fight with the T 54, you need to know its characteristics and features that can be useful in battle. Here is a detailed guide to this wonderful combat vehicle.
We are glad to welcome all fans and connoisseurs of the popular game World of Tanks, and today we want to talk about one of the most desirable vehicles for players - the legendary Tier 9 tank T-54.
Brief description of characteristics
So, you have at your disposal a standard safety margin and a quite decent basic visibility of 390 meters, and these indicators can be increased to the maximum possible values without much difficulty.
As for the armor characteristics, the T-54 has something to be proud of: this tank has a strong ricochet-shaped turret, therefore, by taking a strategically correct position, the player can get many non-penetrations.
The body of this vehicle is somewhat softer, but the VLD is located at a good angle, which allows for good maneuvering in some situations. As for the stern, sides and NLD, it is still better to hide these parts of the “body” from impact.
Mobility
What can be said about mobility parameters? Perhaps the only thing is that this is an obvious advantage of the Soviet tank over other vehicles, since the T-54 is capable of gaining and maintaining the maximum permissible speed thanks to the excellent specific power of the engine. As for maneuverability, the tank is also completely fine with this.
Advantages and disadvantages of a combat vehicle
As you probably already understood from all of the above, we have before us a truly powerful machine, endowed with a sufficient number of advantages. And yet this technique is not without weaknesses that cannot be ignored. So here they are:
- uncomfortable elevation angles (the barrel goes down only 5 degrees);
- weak armor penetration;
- relatively small one-time damage.
Looking at the disadvantages of the Soviet tank, there is nothing left to do but take care of increasing its advantages. To do this, you can install additional weights that will allow:
- make the damage inflicted on the enemy per minute more serious;
- significantly increase the accuracy of the gun, which, in turn, will contribute to more effective shooting;
- improve crew performance by 5%, while simultaneously improving visibility, DPM, aiming, etc.
It is especially worth considering that correctly selected skills for each individual crew member are extremely important, because otherwise, leveling up will take much more time, and missing bonuses can negatively affect your comfort in battle.
Well, in conclusion - about the “pleasant”, that is, about the advantages of the T-54:
- excellent mobility indicators;
- quite a decent review;
- serious armor, especially at the tower;
- high damage inflicted on the enemy per minute;
- excellent parameters of convergence, accuracy and stabilization.
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