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M551(76)

2024-04-14T07:53:01Z

U77951502: /* Pros and cons */

{{About
| about = premium American light tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = the other version
| link = M551
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{{Specs-Card
|code=us_m551_76
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Air Superiority"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season XIV, "Airborne General"]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}

As a light tank, the 76 mm Sheridan has very weak armour, which can be penetrated by 12.7 mm high-calibre machine guns on some tanks. Most of the crew is located in the turret, with only one driver sitting in the front of the hull. This makes any shot to the turret extremely deadly.

'''Armour type:''' 


{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 42 mm || 2 mm ''Top'' 40 mm ''Bottom'' || 20 mm || 2 - 14 mm
|-
| Turret || 100- 110 mm ''Turret front'' 130 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 40 - 50 mm || 40 - 50 mm || 20 - 30 mm
|-
| Cupola || 50 mm || 60 mm || 50 mm || 32 mm
|-
|}

'''Notes:'''


* The side panels hide extra sloped armour, which is capable of stopping machine gun fire under certain angles.

=== Mobility ===
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}

The 76 mm Sheridan is an extremely fast tank for its battle rating, capable of reaching speeds of up to 70 km/h in both realistic and arcade battles. High speed and turret traverse make it more similar to higher BR MBTs in terms of mobility.

{{tankMobility|abMinHp=465|rbMinHp=265}}

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
=== Main armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}

{{main|M32 (76 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M32 (76 mm)|76 mm M32]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 23 || rowspan="2" | -8°/+19° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 38.1 || 52.7 || 64.0 || 70.8 || 75.3 || rowspan="2" | 7.67 || rowspan="2" | 6.79 || rowspan="2" | 6.25 || rowspan="2" | 5.90
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 23.8 || 28.0 || 34.0 || 37.6 || 40.0
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====
{{:M32 (76 mm)/Ammunition|M339 shot, M352 shell, M361, M331A2 shot}}

==== [[Ammo racks]] ====


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! 4th rack empty
! 5th rack empty
! 6th rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
|-
| '''23''' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __
|-
|}

=== Machine guns ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|3}}

{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M73 (7.62 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm M2HB]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Pintle || 1,000 (200) || 575 || -10°/+28° || ±60°
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M73 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M73]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Coaxial || 3,000 (250) || 500 || - || -
|-
|}

== Usage in battles ==

As the Sheridan's armour is barely capable of stopping machine gun fire, your best option would be to constantly be on the move. High speed and the great stabiliser allow the M551 to easily flank and capture points.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* High mobility
* The 76 mm cannon is fully stabilised
* Quick turret traverse rate
* Optic zoom is effective for long-distance and sniping shots

'''Cons:'''

* The armour of both the hull and turret offers little protection against any damage, including HE and high-calibre machine guns
* The M331A2 shot has a poor post-penetration effect
* Low ammunition count makes trips to capture points a necessity for longer battles
* Poor vertical gun traverse

== History ==

=== [[wt:en/news/8700-development-battle-pass-vehicles-m55176-en|Devblog]] ===
The history of the M551 Sheridan light tank started in 1959, when at the request of the US Army, work began on a promising tank to replace the M41 Walker Bulldog and M56 SPG. During the final stages of testing, problems emerged with the 152 mm M81 cannon launcher due to an unreasonable amount of recoil and a gun breech prone to cracking. To address these issues with the M551 which had already been put into production, Allison developed a variant with a 105 mm howitzer by March of 1967, and then with a 76 mm M32 gun which had been used on the M41 Walker Bulldog. However, none of the prototypes received approval from the army’s leadership.

== Media ==


;Videos
{{Youtube-gallery|MZmyM4QzCZY|'''The Shooting Range #395''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:25 discusses the {{PAGENAME}}.|BsdJAECpIuw|'''Battle Pass: Airborne General''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 2:28 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}}

== 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 ==


* [[wt:en/news/8700-development-battle-pass-vehicles-m55176-en|[Devblog] Battle Pass Vehicles: M551(76)]]

{{USA light tanks}}
{{USA premium ground vehicles}}

M551(76)

2024-03-24T11:06:22Z

U77951502: /* Pros and cons */

{{Specs-Card
|code=us_m551_76
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Air Superiority"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season XIV, "Airborne General"]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}

As a light tank, the 76 mm Sheridan has very weak armor, which can be penetrated by 12 mm high caliber machine guns on some tanks. Most of the crew is located in the turret, with only one driver sitting in the front of the hull. This makes any shot to the turret extremely deadly.

'''Armour type:''' 


{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 42 mm || 2 mm ''Top'' 40 mm ''Bottom'' || 20 mm || 2 - 14 mm
|-
| Turret || 100- 110 mm ''Turret front'' 130 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 40 - 50 mm || 40 - 50 mm || 20 - 30 mm
|-
| Cupola || 50 mm || 60 mm || 50 mm || 32 mm
|-
|}

'''Notes:'''


* The side panels hide extra sloped armor, which is capable of stopping machine gun fire under certain angles.

=== Mobility ===
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}

The 76 mm Sheridan is an extremely fast tank for its battle rating, capable of reaching speeds of up to 70 km/h in both realistic and arcade battles. High speed and turret traverse make it more similar to higher BR MBTs in terms of mobility.

{{tankMobility|abMinHp=465|rbMinHp=265}}

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
=== Main armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}

{{main|M32 (76 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M32 (76 mm)|76 mm M32]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 23 || rowspan="2" | -8°/+19° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 38.1 || 52.7 || 64.0 || 70.8 || 75.3 || rowspan="2" | 7.67 || rowspan="2" | 6.79 || rowspan="2" | 6.25 || rowspan="2" | 5.90
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 23.8 || 28.0 || 34.0 || 37.6 || 40.0
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====
{{:M32 (76 mm)/Ammunition|M339 shot, M352 shell, M361, M331A2 shot}}

==== [[Ammo racks]] ====


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! 4th rack empty
! 5th rack empty
! 6th rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
|-
| '''23''' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __
|-
|}

=== Machine guns ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|3}}

{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M73 (7.62 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm M2HB]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Pintle || 1,000 (200) || 575 || -10°/+28° || ±60°
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M73 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M73]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Coaxial || 3,000 (250) || 500 || - || -
|-
|}

== Usage in battles ==

As the Sheridans armor is barely capable of stopping machine gun fire, your best option would be to constantly be on the move. High speed and the great stabiliser allow the M551 to easily flank and capture points.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* High mobility
* The 76 mm cannon is fully stabilised
* Quick turret traverse rate
* Optic zoom is effective for long-distance and "sniping" shots

'''Cons:'''

* The armour of both the hull and turret offers little protection against any damage, including HE and high caliber machine guns
* The M331A2 shot has a poor post-penetration effect
* Low ammunition count makes trips to capture points a necessity for longer battles.

== History ==

=== [[wt:en/news/8700-development-battle-pass-vehicles-m55176-en|Devblog]] ===
The history of the M551 Sheridan light tank started in 1959, when at the request of the US Army, work began on a promising tank to replace the M41 Walker Bulldog and M56 SPG. During the final stages of testing, problems emerged with the 152 mm M81 cannon launcher due to an unreasonable amount of recoil and a gun breech prone to cracking. To address these issues with the M551 which had already been put into production, Allison developed a variant with a 105 mm howitzer by March of 1967, and then with a 76 mm M32 gun which had been used on the M41 Walker Bulldog. However, none of the prototypes received approval from the army’s leadership.

== 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 ==


* [[wt:en/news/8700-development-battle-pass-vehicles-m55176-en|[Devblog] Battle Pass Vehicles: M551(76)]]

{{USA light tanks}}
{{USA premium ground vehicles}}