M41A1 - Revision history

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-Following the experience of using light tanks in World War II, the US wanted a more airmobile light tank armed with a high-velocity 76 mm cannon to allow the vehicle to better fend for itself. The design became designated as the ''M41'' with the nickname "Walker Bulldog", named after General Walton Walker who died during the Korean War. Further improvements led to the '''M41A1''' variant with hydraulic turret traverse system and more ammo stowage. Despite being considered an improvement over the preceding M24 Chaffee, the M41 was still too heavy for airmobile operations, especially for an air-drop. The M41 would still see use in the US and its allies, but would become replaced by the [[M551]].
+Following the experience of using light tanks in World War II, the US wanted a more airmobile light tank armed with a high-velocity 76 mm cannon to allow the vehicle to better fend for itself. The design became designated as the ''M41'' with the nickname "Walker Bulldog", named after General Walton Walker who died during the Korean War. Further improvements led to the '''M41A1''' variant with a hydraulic turret traverse system and more ammo stowage. Despite being considered an improvement over the preceding M24 Chaffee, the M41 was still too heavy for airmobile operations, especially for an air-drop. The M41 would still see use with the US and its allies but would be replaced by the [[M551]].
-Introduced alongside the entire American ground tech tree in [[Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]], the M41A1 is a light tank that gives a very powerful punching 76 mm M32 gun, especially with its APDS ammunition. The good mobility, low profile and high firepower makes the M41A1 ideal as a scout and flanker for the team. The M41A1 has a relatively low top speed so it may not be the fastest vehicle get to a destination. However, it has a high acceleration which means that the M41 can get to its top speed pretty quickly for speedy advances or retreats.
+Introduced alongside the initial American ground tech tree in [[Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]], the M41A1 is a light tank that gives a very powerful punching 76 mm M32 gun, especially with its APDS ammunition. The good mobility, low profile, and high firepower makes the M41A1 ideal as a scout and flanker for the team. The M41A1 has a relatively low top speed so it may not be the fastest vehicle to get to a destination. However, it has a high acceleration which means that the M41 can get to its top speed pretty quickly for speedy advances or retreats.
 == General info ==
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 == Usage in battles ==
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 Like the tanks that come before it, the Bulldog should be used as a rapid-deployment support vehicle in conjunction with heavier vehicles like the [[T32|T32]]. It is best used to run rapid insertion and flanking operations while allowing the heavier tanks to absorb the brunt of the enemy attack. The Walker Bulldog works well with [[M26|M26 Medium tanks]] as the M26 has a harder hitting gun to support the light tank's advance, but the M41A1 maintains a much better climb rate for hills and a much faster acceleration. The Bulldog's top speed does cap off-road, requiring good knowledge of the map to make the most of the terrain.
 Always remember that the Bulldog lacks any effective armour. In a frontal attack, it will be easily penetrated by almost anything the enemy throws at it. Try to use the terrain to hide the tank and relocate after shots. Also, attempt to engage targets who are busy or already engaged with teammates. The Bulldog's 76 mm gun has great penetration, but due to the solid shot armour-piercing rounds it has it is necessary to make each shot count by hitting either ammo racks or fuel tanks/engines to disable and or destroy an enemy vehicle. Equipping HVAP rounds, later on, makes it easier to destroy vehicles with better side armour such as the [[IS-3]] which has a fairly strong side profile. Finally, avoid using the APCR rounds unless the APDS module has not yet been unlocked.

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-Following the experience of using light tanks in World War II, the US wanted a more airmobile light tank armed with a high-velocity 76 mm cannon to allow the vehicle to better fend for itself. The design became designated as the ''M41'' with the nickname "Walker Bulldog", named after General Walton Walker who died during the Korean War. Further improvements led to the '''M4A1A1''' variant with hydraulic turret traverse system and more ammo stowage. Despite being considered an improvement over the preceding M24 Chaffee, the M41 was still too heavy for airmobile operations, especially for an air-drop. The M41 would still see use in the US and its allies, but would become replaced by the [[M551]].
+Following the experience of using light tanks in World War II, the US wanted a more airmobile light tank armed with a high-velocity 76 mm cannon to allow the vehicle to better fend for itself. The design became designated as the ''M41'' with the nickname "Walker Bulldog", named after General Walton Walker who died during the Korean War. Further improvements led to the '''M41A1''' variant with hydraulic turret traverse system and more ammo stowage. Despite being considered an improvement over the preceding M24 Chaffee, the M41 was still too heavy for airmobile operations, especially for an air-drop. The M41 would still see use in the US and its allies, but would become replaced by the [[M551]].
 Introduced alongside the entire American ground tech tree in [[Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]], the M41A1 is a light tank that gives a very powerful punching 76 mm M32 gun, especially with its APDS ammunition. The good mobility, low profile and high firepower makes the M41A1 ideal as a scout and flanker for the team. The M41A1 has a relatively low top speed so it may not be the fastest vehicle get to a destination. However, it has a high acceleration which means that the M41 can get to its top speed pretty quickly for speedy advances or retreats.

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 * Large size for a light tank
 * Lacks a stabilizer
 == History ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced at the same time as the American ground tree in [[Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]]. A large improvement over its predecessor, the [[M24|M24 Chaffee]], it features a gun that can more adequately fight the tanks at its tier with an APDS round and has very good mobility and low profile to move quickly against the enemy.
 == General info ==

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 * Rack 3 is a first stage ammo rack. It totals 11 shells and gets filled first when loading up the tank.
 * This rack is also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 3 - 1 - 2.
-* If you pack 15&nbsp;''(+40)'' shells, it will keep most of the hull empty of ammo.
+* If you pack 15&nbsp;''(+50)'' shells, it will keep most of the hull empty of ammo.
 * Full reload speed will be realized as long as shells are available in the ready rack 3. If the ready rack is empty, a penalty to reload speed will occur.
 * Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1-3 into rack 3. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready rack.

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 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 65 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 34.27 || 47.44 || 57.60 || 63.69 || 67.76 || rowspan="2" | 7.67 || rowspan="2" | 6.79 || rowspan="2" | 6.25 || rowspan="2" | 5.90
+| rowspan="2" | 65 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || 22.8 || 31.6 || 38.4 || 42.5 || 45.2 || rowspan="2" | 7.67 || rowspan="2" | 6.79 || rowspan="2" | 6.25 || rowspan="2" | 5.90
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 ! ''Realistic''
-| 21.42 || 25.20 || 30.60 || 33.84 || 36.00
+| 14.3 || 16.8 || 20.4 || 22.6 || 24.0
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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-| Pintle || 2,200 (200) || 577 || -10°/+70° || ±60°
+| Pintle || 2,200 (200) || 575 || -10°/+70° || ±60°
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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-| Coaxial || 5,000 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A
+| Coaxial || 5,000 (250) || 500 || - || -
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Extremely agile and responsive tank with quick neutral steering and reverse
+* Extremely agile and responsive tank with quick acceleration, neutral steering, and reverse
 * Good top speed of 72 km/h (average speed is more around 35-40 km/h)
 * Fast turret traverse and reload rate
-* Respectable firepower when loaded with APDS, can penetrate tough targets such as Panther's upper frontal glacis
+* Respectable firepower:
-* APDS has high muzzle velocity, easy to hit targets at longer ranges
+** AP is highly lethal to most tanks of all-tiers post pen
 * Good suspension; can drive away from steep downhills and jumps
 * .50 cal AA machine gun with good coverage
-* AP is highly lethal to most tanks of all-tiers post pen
+* Has access to night vision devices (NVD) for the driver (while in third-person view or driver view)
 * Has access to duplicate commander fire control and sights, allowing the commander to fire the gun even when the gunner is knocked out
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 * No APHE shells that can be quite handy at times
 * Lackluster post-pen damage with APDS
 * Large size for a light tank
 * Lacks a stabilizer
 == History ==

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 The Bulldog is best playing a mobile role; trail the outskirts of the map and take shots at the enemy from a distance and keep relocating. Don't stand still for too long as one or two hits are usually enough to completely disable the tank.
-While playing this tank, the biggest concern should be not to get hit by anything. Given its thin armour, anything that the Bulldog is facing will be able to deal heavy damage. In summary, the Bulldog is a very manoeuvrable tank and with practice is a very potent threat to enemies.
+While playing this tank, the biggest concern should be not to get hit by anything. Given its thin armour, anything that the Bulldog is facing will be able to deal heavy damage. In summary, the Bulldog is a very manoeuvrable tank and with practice is a very potent threat to enemies. In this sense, it plays a similar role to the previous M18 and M24 light tanks but with a much faster turret traverse and access to APDS.
 If up against heavy tanks, such as the [[Tiger II (H)|Tiger II H]], don't bother trying to hit its front chassis armour even with APDS. The chances to penetrate this tank's upper glacis are very low. It is better to try and either ignoring him or aiming for his lower glacis and turret. Should the round penetrate the lower glacis, the transmission is likely to catch on fire. When attacking the turret, aim for the gunner on the left (player's right) of the gun. After that, disengage as the gunner will be replaced faster than the M41A1 can reload. Fighting off heavily armoured targets takes a lot of practice, but the gun's accuracy and good penetration can be used to the M41A1's advantage. Ambushing tanks as such as the Panther V series which many variants have slow slew rates will be highly effective as you can get two-three shots off and disable the gunner when you get a flank.
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Extremely agile tank
+* Extremely agile and responsive tank with quick neutral steering and reverse
-* Good top speed 72 km/h (average speed is more around 35-40 km/h)
+* Good top speed of 72 km/h (average speed is more around 35-40 km/h)
-* Manually controlling the gears will give you a good advantage(1st level: up to gear two and 19 km/h & 2nd level up to gear three and 39 km/h)
+* Fast turret traverse and reload rate
 * Respectable firepower when loaded with APDS, can penetrate tough targets such as Panther's upper frontal glacis
 * APDS has high muzzle velocity, easy to hit targets at longer ranges
 * Good suspension; can drive away from steep downhills and jumps
 * .50 cal AA machine gun with good coverage
 * AP is highly lethal to most tanks of all-tiers post pen
-* Similar silhouette as the M47
+* Has access to night vision devices (NVD) for the driver (while in third person view or driver view)
 * Decent acceleration
-* Access to duplicate commander fire control, allowing the commander to fire the gun even when the gunner is knocked out (this makes the M41A1 is slightly more survivable than its counterparts)
+* Has access to duplicate commander fire control and sights, allowing the commander to fire the gun even when the gunner is knocked out
 '''Cons:'''
-* Low torque, without downhill the tank won't reach higher speeds than 50 km/h
+* Cannot reach speeds 50 km/h unless moving downhill
 * Thin armour is still thick enough to trigger most APHE/APCBC shell fuses
-* NVD is only available for driver (3rd person or driver view)
+* NVD is not available for the gunner or commander
 * Ammo storage in the front, next to the driver
 * No APHE shells that can be quite handy at times
-* APDS shot causes only puncture damage; due to small spall effect after penetration, typically only modules and equipment directly in the path of the shot are damaged
+* Lackluster post-pen damage with APDS
 * No explosive filler on any AP shells
-* Larger than the typical light tank
+* Large size for a light tank
-* The absence of stabilizer makes it extremely difficult to aim while moving and even worse when breaking
+* Lacks a stabilizer
-* Unlike the German LekPz M41, the A1 variant doesn't have HEAT-FS and smoke grenade launcher.
+* Does not have access to HEATFS and smoke grenades unlike its German counterpart
 == History ==
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=us_m41_walker_bulldog Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 == 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.''