T-34-85 - Revision history

U92800958: reeditting

2023-10-27T23:25:05Z

reeditting

U92800958: Changes to turret face/mantlet composition

2023-10-27T23:24:13Z

Changes to turret face/mantlet composition

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-01-28T21:29:23Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U44629479: /* See also */ Added vehicles

2023-01-25T12:41:07Z

‎See also: Added vehicles

U44629479: /* Media */ Removed dead video

2023-01-11T11:36:31Z

‎Media: Removed dead video

U38088265: /* In-game description */ Reformatted

2022-10-20T21:12:06Z

‎In-game description: Reformatted

U9202753: Two new Specs-Card thumbnail added

2022-10-16T12:22:10Z

Two new Specs-Card thumbnail added

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Updated

2022-09-28T11:27:58Z

‎Ammunition: Updated

U44629479: Edits

2022-05-15T14:49:50Z

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U44629479: Edits

2021-08-22T20:47:45Z

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 |-
 | Turret || 90 mm (1-69°) ''Turret front'' <br>90 + 40 mm (8-38°) ''Gun mantlet''
-+ mm (37-62°, 52°)  200mm (0°) Mantlet face around the gun
++ mm (37-62°, 52°)
 | 90 mm (1619°) ''Front 1/4th''
 mm (19-22°) ''Middle 1/2'' <br> 52 mm (13-19°) ''Rear 1/4th''

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 '''Armour type:'''
-* Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret roof)
+* Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret roof, Mantlet face around the gun)
 * Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Cupola, Driver's hatch, Machine gun port)
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 | Hull || 45 mm (60°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 45 mm (60°) ''Lower glacis'' <br> 75 mm (60°) ''Driver's hatch'' <br> 65 mm (30°) ''Machine gun port'' || 45 mm (39-40°) ''Top'' <br> 45 mm ''Bottom'' || 45 mm (47-49°) ''Top'' <br> 45 mm (46°) ''Bottom'' || 20 mm
 |-
-| Turret || 90 mm (1-69°) ''Turret front'' <br> 90 + 40 mm (8-61°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 75 mm (19-22°) ''Front 2/3rd'' <br> 52 mm (13-19°) ''Rear 1/3rd'' || 52 mm (9°) || 20 mm
+| Turret || 90 mm (1-69°) ''Turret front'' <br>90 + 40 mm (8-38°) ''Gun mantlet''
 |-
 | Cupola || 90 mm || 90 mm || 90 mm || 20 mm
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=ussr_t_34_85_zis_53 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Other T-34-85 variants
 * [[T-34-85 (D-5T)]]
 * [[T-34-85 No.215]]

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 The HE shell is called O-365K. With 660 g of TNT inside it performs pretty well against trucks and halftracks.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:ZIS-S-53 (85 mm)/Ammunition|BR-365K, BR-365A, BR-365P, O-365K}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 * [[Т-34-85 (S-53) (China)]]
 * [[Т-34-85 Gai]]
 == External links ==

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 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|oa26g25qqP4|'''Best medium tanks''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 5:46 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|yHuUGzezChI|'''Best after-party picks''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 6:43 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|PQ2rWmYDmp8|'''{{PAGENAME}} Tank Review''' - ''NUSensei''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|oa26g25qqP4|'''Best medium tanks''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 5:46 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|yHuUGzezChI|'''Best after-party picks''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 6:43 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}}
 == See also ==

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 During late 1944, the Soviets were already searching for a successor to the T-34s that use most of the newest tank technology found in recent years. The result was the [[T-44]] medium tank, which did not enter service in time to see widespread usage and even combat during World War II. The T-44 underwent further development and redesigning to become a tank that would surpass the T-34 in the most produced tank in existence, the [[T-54 (1949)|T-54 tank]].
-=== In-game description ===
+{{break}}
-This model of tanks received the new S-53 cannon with a 54.6 calibre barrel length mounted on a turret with an expanded traverse circle. Its armour-piercing 9.2 kg shell penetrated 111 mm and 102 mm thick armour at ranges of 500 and 1,000 m respectively, while its subcalibre round penetrated 138 mm thick armour at a range of 500 m. Tanks with this cannon used the improved TS-16 telescopic sight. To allow firing from cover, it had an elevation level and a turreted rangefinder. The turret's roof featured two MK-4 observation instruments which provided noticeably improved vision over the PTK-5 panoramic telescope. Another ventilator was also added and the command cupola was moved back. The turret's frontal armour was increased to 90 mm, and the sides to 60 mm.
+{{Navigation-Start|{{Annotation|Archive of the in-game description|An archive of the historical description of the vehicle that was presented in-game prior to Update 1.55 'Royal Armour'}}}}
 The 9RC radio set was installed on all the vehicles, and late production tanks received electric drive for turning the turret and the means to set up smokescreens. Combined manual and electric drives meant that the turret could be fully turned in 12-15 seconds, and its turning motion became steadier. Although the tank's weight was somewhat increased by the installation of its more powerful cannon and stronger armour, thanks to its powerful diesel engine, its mobility did not suffer.
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 Captured tanks of this type were used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS until the end of the war.
-The tank underwent several modernisations after the war, the last of which took place in 1969. In the 50s, it was mass-produced in Poland and Czechoslovakia."
 == Media ==

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=ussr_t_34_85_zis_53
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png|ArtImage2_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
 }}

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 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
+! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
 |-
 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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 | BR-365K || APHE || 148 || 143 || 126 || 106 || 90 || 77
 |-
-| BR-365A || APHEBC || 135 || 133 || 125 || 115 || 106 || 97
+| BR-365A || APHEBC || 135 || 133 || 124 || 114 || 104 || 95
 |-
-| BR-365P || APCR || 195  || 187 || 154 || 120 || 94 || 74
+| BR-365P || APCR || 195 || 187 || 154 || 122 || 96 || 76
 |-
-| O-365K || HE || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10
+| O-365K || HE || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11
 |-
 |}
@@ Line 112: / Line 112: @@
 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
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 | BR-365P || APCR || 1,050 || 4.99 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 66° || 70° || 72°
 |-
-| O-365K || HE || 793 || 9.54 || 0 || 0.1 || 660 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| O-365K || HE || 793 || 9.54 || 0 || 0.1 || 741 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
 |}

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 {{About
 | about = Soviet medium tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
-| usage = other uses
+| usage = other versions
 | link = T-34 (Family)
 }}
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 == Description ==
-<!--''In the description, the first part needs to be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert the screenshot of the vehicle. If the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, they will immediately understand what kind of vehicle it is talking about.''-->
+<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before [[Update 1.41]]. Though similar to the [[T-34-85 (D-5T)]], it has an improved gun and a full crew for combat efficiency.
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 === Survivability and armour ===
 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
-<!--''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat?''
+<!-- ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
 '''Armour type:'''
-*Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret roof)
+* Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret roof)
-*Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Cupola, Driver's hatch, Machine gun port)
+* Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Cupola, Driver's hatch, Machine gun port)
 {| class="wikitable"
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 | Turret || 90 mm (1-69°) ''Turret front'' <br> 90 + 40 mm (8-61°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 75 mm (19-22°) ''Front 2/3rd'' <br> 52 mm (13-19°) ''Rear 1/3rd'' || 52 mm (9°) || 20 mm
 |-
-! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
+| Cupola || 90 mm || 90 mm || 90 mm || 20 mm
 |}
 '''Notes:'''
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 * The gun mantlet has 90 mm in front with additional small and thin 40 mm plates on the sides of the gun.
 * Suspensions wheels are 20 mm thick and tracks are 18 mm thick
 === Mobility ===
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 == History ==
-<!--''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ground vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/historical reference" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/Name-vehicles/historical reference) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to include links to sources at the end of the article.''-->
+<!-- ''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).'' -->
 ===Development===
 The T-34, in its introduction, was a huge shock to the German army when they invaded as they did not have the adequate anti-tank weaponry to defeat the T-34 and its heavier companion [[KV-1 (L-11)|KV-1]] tank. However, by 1943, the Germans began introducing newer tanks or upgrading their current tanks. They upgraded their [[Pz.IV G|Panzer IVs]] with the 75 mm KwK 40 gun, which could penetrate the T-34, and introduced the [[Tiger H1|Tiger I]] and [[Panther D|Panther]] tanks into their forces, which could not only destroy the T-34s easily, but can also take in the 76.2 mm shells the T-34 fires. The inferior firepower the T-34 forced the T-34 forces to close into a very close distance during the Battle of Kursk with the Tigers and Panthers in order to get to the sides and fire at the weaker armour. While the Soviets were victorious against the German offensive, the T-34s suffered high losses with this strategy.
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=ussr_t_34_85_zis_53 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 ;Videos
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 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
-;Vehicles equipped with the same chassis
+;Other T-34-85 variants
 * [[T-34-85 (D-5T)]]
 * [[T-34-85 No.215]]
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 * [[Т-34-85 (S-53) (China)]]
 * [[Т-34-85 Gai]]
 == External links ==