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T-34-85 (S-53) (China)

2020-04-29T17:30:20Z

U65213152: Add some things. Mayby i will add some things in future. Please correct grammar mistakes

{{Specs-Card|code=cn_t_34_85_d_5t}}

== Description ==


The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Chinese medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
The armor on the T-34/85(S-53) is quite good when downtiert, but useless in Rank IV+Matches. The 45mm of RHA on the UFP have about 75-80mm of effective thickness.

Sometimes it bounce some shots, but at this BR you can't relie on that.

The armor on the turret is about 90mm, but due to the angeles it goes up to over 100mm on some points. This is still not enough in Rank-IV matches.

[[File:T-34-85 ZiS S53.png|thumb|Armor values on the UFP.The turret front is armored with 90mm RHA.

Take note that the drivers hatch is 75mm thick.]]

=== Mobility ===


{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 775|rbMinHp= 442|AoAweight= 0.2}}

== Armaments ==
=== Main armament ===
The T-34/85(S-53) is equipped with the fantastic ZiS-S-53 cannon, with penetrates about 145mm on close range with the stock BR465K round. This might not be enough to fight Tiger IIs frontaly, but it works perfectly with other tanks, which are less armored or you can engage them from the side.

The gun depression is like on many other soviet(based) vehicles quite poor, with only 5° there are no hulldown manouvers possible.

To the ammunition:

The stock round is the BR365K which has 148mm of penetration on close range. The APHE round has a very good oneshot-potential with 48g of A-IX-2(73,92g of TNT equivalent).

The second round, the BR365A ,,only" has about 135mm penetration on point blank. But instead of having 48g it has 164g TNT of explosives inside the shell. This increases the post-penetration effect dramaticly.

APCR is also aviable, but keep in mind that it hates sloped armor and it has very poor post-penetretion damage.

This BR365-P penetrates about 195mm of RHA on close range.

The HE-shell is called O-365K. With 660g of TNT inside it performs pretty good against trucks&halftrucks.

{| class="wikitable"
!Distance(Metres)
!0
!100
!500
!1000
!1500
!2000
!Ricochet angels/ 0%
!50%
!100%
|-
|BR365K
|148
|143
|126
|106
|90
|77
|47°
|60°
|65°
|-
|BR365A
|135
|133
|125
|115
|106
|97
|48°
|63°
|71°
|-
|BR365P
|195
|187
|154
|120
|94
|74
|66°
|70°
|72°
|-
|O-365K
|10
|10
|10
|10
|10
|10
|79°
|80°
|81°
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!Ammunition
!Type of shell
!TNT-Equivalent
!Explosive mass
|-
|BR365K
|APHE
|73,92g
|48g A-IX-2
|-
|BR365A
|APCBC-HE
|164gr
|164g TNT
|-
|B365P
|APCR
| -------------
| --------------
|-
|O-365K
|HE-FRAG
|660
|660g TNT
|}

=== Machine guns ===
This T-34/85 is equipped with the 7.62x54R DT MG, thats good enough to deal with AA trucks.

Take note that it looses fast penetration over distance.

== Usage in battles ==
You are fast, but not the fastest. That means, with upgraded Engine&Transmission(and Filter) it is possible to rech the cap first if there are no light tanks.

On the road you easily outrun most other mediums. You are as fast as a Panther D, but off-road the T-34 has a advantage with 16hp/ton instead of 14hp/ton.

Keep in mind that 16hp/ton are good, but not perfect. Your acceleration is not the best of all medium tanks.

Still, the T-34/85 S-53 is more mobile than his counterparts, like the M4A3 or the Pz4s.

Try to don't get shot; your sloped armor might bounces a few shots but dont rely on that.

If possible, hide the hull and only show the turret towards your enemys.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Excellent gun with adequate penetration, destructive damage and good reload rate
* 56 km/h top speed and great manoeuvrability allows it to reposition easily
* 5-man crew increases survivalility
* Access to BR-365P APCR to effectively penetrate tough tanks up cloes (M4A3E2s, Tigers & Panthers)
* Has two types of AP for players to choose: BR-365K with higher pen but less TNT, and BR-365A with less pen but plenty of TNT
* Similar playstyle with the previous T-34s which is beginner-friendly
* Fast turret traverse to easily deal with targets from multiple directions
* Sloped hull and round frontal turret might bounce small caliber shells

'''Cons:'''

* Armour is extremely thin, providing very limited protection against common guns (American 76mm, British 17pdr, German 75mm & 88mm, etc)
* Crews are closely packed, a well-aimed shot tend to kill them all
* 5 degrees gun depression is below average
* Large turret profile makes it easier to get spotted & shot

== Media ==
https://youtu.be/PQ2rWmYDmp8 This review is for the soviet T-34/85. Due to both tanks are identical it doesn't matter

== See also ==
[[T-34-85]]

[[T-34-85 (D-5T)]]

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''encyclopedia page on the tank;''
* ''other literature.''

{{China medium tanks}}

File:T-34-85 ZiS S53.png

2020-04-29T15:56:11Z

U65213152:

Here you see the armor values of the UFP.
The turret is armored with 90mm RHA
Take note, that the driver's hatch is 75mm thick.

T-34-85 (S-53) (China)

2020-04-28T22:40:03Z

U65213152: 2nd change. 3rd change comes in 24h

{{Specs-Card|code=cn_t_34_85_d_5t}}

== Description ==


The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Chinese medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
The armor on the T-34/85(S-53) is quite good when downtiert, but useless in Rank IV+Matches. The 45mm of RHA on the UFP have about 75-80mm of effective thickness.

Sometimes it bounce some shots, but at this BR you can't relie on that.

The armor on the turret is about 90mm, but due to the angeles it goes up to over 100mm on some points. This is still not enough in Rank-IV matches.

=== Mobility ===


{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 775|rbMinHp= 442|AoAweight= 0.2}}

== Armaments ==
=== Main armament ===
The T-34/85(S-53) is equipped with the fantastic ZiS-S-53 cannon, with penetrates about 145mm on close range. This might not be enough to fight Tiger IIs frontaly, but it works perfectly with other tanks, which are less armored or you engage them from the side.

The post-penetration damage is fantastic, 95% of the time you oneshot the enemy tank after penetration

The gun depression is like on many other soviet(based) vehicles quite poor, with only 5°C there are no hulldown manouvers possible.

=== Machine guns ===
This T-34/85 is equipped with the 7.62x54R DT MG, thats good enough to deal with AA trucks.

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Excellent gun with adequate penetration, destructive damage and good reload rate
* 56 km/h top speed and great manoeuvrability allows it to reposition easily
* 5-man crew increases survivalility
* Access to BR-365P APCR to effectively penetrate tough tanks up cloes (M4A3E2s, Tigers & Panthers)
* Has two types of AP for players to choose: BR-365K with higher pen but less TNT, and BR-365A with less pen but plenty of TNT
* Similar playstyle with the previous T-34s which is beginner-friendly
* Fast turret traverse to easily deal with targets from multiple directions
* Sloped hull and round frontal turret might bounce small caliber shells

'''Cons:'''

* Armour is extremely thin, providing very limited protection against common guns (American 76mm, British 17pdr, German 75mm & 88mm, etc)
* Crews are closely packed, a well-aimed shot tend to kill them all
* 5 degrees gun depression is below average
* Large turret profile makes it easier to get spotted & shot

== History ==
''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''

== Media ==
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''encyclopedia page on the tank;''
* ''other literature.''

{{China medium tanks}}

T-34-85 (S-53) (China)

2020-04-28T22:37:32Z

U65213152: Add some additional facts. In a couple days i will finishe it. It's not completed now.

{{Specs-Card|code=cn_t_34_85_d_5t}}

== Description ==


The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Chinese medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
The armor on the T-34/85(S-53) is quite good when downtiert, but useless in Rank IV+Matches. The 45mm of RHA on the UFP have about 75-80mm of effective thickness.

Sometimes it bounce some shots, but at this BR you can't relie on that.

The armor on the turret is about 90mm, but due to the angeles it goes up to over 100mm on some points. This is still not enough in Rank-IV matches.

=== Mobility ===


{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 775|rbMinHp= 442|AoAweight= 0.2}}

== Armaments ==
=== Main armament ===
The T-34/85(S-53) is equipt with the fantastic ZiS-S-53 cannon, with penetrates about 145mm on close range. This might not be enough to fight Tiger IIs frontaly, but it works perfectly with other tanks, which are less armored or you engage them from the side.

The post-penetration damage is fantastic, 95% of the time you oneshot the enemy tank.

The gun depression is like on many other soviet(based) vehicles quite poor, with only 5°C there are no hulldown manouvers possible.

=== Machine guns ===
This T-34/85 is equipped with the 7.62x54R DT MG, thats good enough to deal with AA trucks.

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Excellent gun with adequate penetration, destructive damage and good reload rate
* 56 km/h top speed and great manoeuvrability allows it to reposition easily
* 5-man crew increases survivalility
* Access to BR-365P APCR to effectively penetrate tough tanks up cloes (M4A3E2s, Tigers & Panthers)
* Has two types of AP for players to choose: BR-365K with higher pen but less TNT, and BR-365A with less pen but plenty of TNT
* Similar playstyle with the previous T-34s which is beginner-friendly
* Fast turret traverse to easily deal with targets from multiple directions
* Sloped hull and round frontal turret might bounce small caliber shells

'''Cons:'''

* Armour is extremely thin, providing very limited protection against common guns (American 76mm, British 17pdr, German 75mm & 88mm, etc)
* Crews are closely packed, a well-aimed shot tend to kill them all
* 5 degrees gun depression is below average
* Large turret profile makes it easier to get spotted & shot

== History ==
''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''

== Media ==
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''encyclopedia page on the tank;''
* ''other literature.''

{{China medium tanks}}