T-54 (Sweden) - Revision history

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''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.'' -->
-Finland operated 43 T-54s and 73 T-55s, acquired from the Soviet Union shortly after their introduction with the Red Army. The existing '''T-54/55''' tanks were delivered between 1959 and 1972. At some point in their service, they were modernized, first to the T-55M standard and then to the T-55AM variant. An additional 10 T-55AMs were bought from Poland and their chassis were used with the Marksman SPAAG turret to create the ITPSV 90. A total of 230 T-54/55s were in service by 2001 in different variants, 74 were in service by early 2003 and the rest remained in storage. During the 1960s, some T-54/55 turrets were used as coastal fortifications as the 100 56TK light coastal gun. The last variant of the T-54/55 (a mine roller known as KMT-5) was retired in 2022.
+Finland operated 43 T-54s and 73 T-55s, acquired from the Soviet Union shortly after their introduction with the Red Army. The existing '''T-54/55''' tanks were delivered between 1959 and 1972. At some point in their service, they were modernized, first to the T-55M standard and then to the T-55 AM variant. An additional 10 T-55AMs were bought from Poland and their chassis was used with the Marksman SPAAG turret to create the ITPSV 90. A total of 230 T-54/55s were in service by 2001 in different variants, 74 were in service by early 2003 and the rest remained in storage. During the 1960s, some T-54/55 turrets were used as coastal fortifications as the 100 56TK light coastal gun. The last variant of the T-54/55 (a mine roller known as KMT-5) was retired in 2022.
-Introduced in introduced in [[Update "Fire and Ice"]], the '''{{Specs|name}}''' is an excellent brawler and frontline tank, compared to other early MBTs. With a good frontal armour, firepower and mediocre mobility, it excels in close combat against other MBTs. While the armour is very good and it will consistently stop conventional rounds, HEAT warheads can penetrate the tank with ease. The interior is also very crammed and the tank is vulnerable to one shots, specially by APHE shells. The tank is fitted with a 100mm D-10T cannon, that has access to a fairly powerful APDS shell, as well as a very capable APHE shell, while the APHE shell is not the best in close combat, it can be used to guarantee a kill in flanking manoeuvres, when the enemy tanks side is exposed.
+Introduced in introduced in [[Update "Fire and Ice"]], the '''{{Specs|name}}'''  is an excellent brawler and frontline tank, compared to other early MBTs. With good frontal armour, firepower and mediocre mobility, it excels in close combat against other MBTs. While the armour is very good and will consistently stop conventional rounds, HEAT warheads can penetrate the tank with ease. The interior is also very cramped and the tank is vulnerable to one shot, especially by APHE shells. The tank is fitted with a 100mm D-10T cannon, that has access to a fairly powerful APDS shell, as well as a very capable APHE shell, while the APHE shell is not the best in close combat, it can be used to guarantee a kill in flanking manoeuvres, when the enemy tanks side is exposed.
 == General info ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
 * [[wikipedia:T-54/T-55_operators_and_variants|[Wikipedia] - T-54/55 Operators and Variants]]
 {{Sweden medium tanks}}

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''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}} Swedish medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Fire and Ice"]].
+Finland operated 43 T-54s and 73 T-55s, acquired from the Soviet Union shortly after their introduction with the Red Army. The existing '''T-54/55''' tanks were delivered between 1959 and 1972. At some point in their service, they were modernized, first to the T-55M standard and then to the T-55AM variant. An additional 10 T-55AMs were bought from Poland and their chassis were used with the Marksman SPAAG turret to create the ITPSV 90. A total of 230 T-54/55s were in service by 2001 in different variants, 74 were in service by early 2003 and the rest remained in storage. During the 1960s, some T-54/55 turrets were used as coastal fortifications as the 100 56TK light coastal gun. The last variant of the T-54/55 (a mine roller known as KMT-5) was retired in 2022.
 == General info ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
-''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
+* [[wikipedia:T-54/T-55_operators_and_variants|[Wikipedia] - T-54/55 Operators and Variants]]
 {{Sweden medium tanks}}

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 As a relatively heavily armoured tank and part of the Soviet doctrine, the mobility of the T-54 leaves much to be desired. Not only is top speed the lacklustre, but turn rate is not great and reverse speed is mediocre. Overall, the mobility is not the best and should not be relied on to be used to play as a fast paced vehicle. However, the power-to-weight ratio on the T-54 is impressive and is able to climb and move through rough territory with ease as well as push and pull tanks.
-{{tankMobility}}
+{{tankMobility|abMinHp=806|rbMinHp=460}}
 === Modifications and economy ===
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 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 34 || rowspan="2" | -4°/+17° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || 9.5 || 13.2 || 16.0 || 17.7 || 18.8 || rowspan="2" | 11.05 || rowspan="2" | 9.78 || rowspan="2" | 9.01 || rowspan="2" | 8.50
+| rowspan="2" | 34 || rowspan="2" | -4°/+17° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || 9.5 || 13.2 || 16.0 || 17.7 || 18.8 || rowspan="2" | 9.75 || rowspan="2" | 8.63 || rowspan="2" | 7.95 || rowspan="2" | 7.50
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 ! ''Realistic''

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 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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-| Hull || 100 mm (60°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 100 mm (54°) ''Lower glacis'' || 80 mm || 45 mm (16°) ''Upper'' <br> 30 mm (72°) ''Lower'' || 30 mm ''Front'' <br> 20 mm ''Back''
+| Hull || 100 mm (60°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 100 mm (54°) ''Lower glacis'' || 80 mm || 45 mm (16°) ''Upper'' <br> 30 mm (72°) ''Lower'' || 30 mm ''Front'' <br> 20 mm ''Back''
 |-
-| Turret ||160 mm (14-39°) ''Turret front'' <br> 200 mm (4-78°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 115 mm (45-50°) ''Upper'' <br> 155 mm (10-30°) ''Lower'' || 65 mm (9-35°) || 30 mm
+| Turret ||160 mm (14-39°) ''Turret front'' <br> 200 mm (4-78°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 115 mm (45-50°) ''Upper'' <br> 155 mm (10-30°) ''Lower'' || 65 mm (9-35°) || 30 mm
 |-
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 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 34 || rowspan="2" | -4°/+17° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A ||9.52||13.18||16.00||17.69||18.82|| rowspan="2" |11.05|| rowspan="2" |9.78|| rowspan="2" |9.01|| rowspan="2" |8.50
+| rowspan="2" | 34 || rowspan="2" | -4°/+17° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || 9.5 || 13.2 || 16.0 || 17.7 || 18.8 || rowspan="2" | 11.05 || rowspan="2" | 9.78 || rowspan="2" | 9.01 || rowspan="2" | 8.50
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''
-|5.95||7.00||8.50||9.40||10.00
+| 5.9 || 7.0 || 8.5 || 9.4 || 10.0
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 ! Visual<br>discrepancy
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-|'''34'''||33 ''(+1)''||28 ''(+6)''||24 ''(+10)''||23 ''(+11)''||21 ''(+13)''||1 ''(+33)''||No
+| '''34''' || 33&nbsp;''(+1)'' || 28&nbsp;''(+6)'' || 24&nbsp;''(+10)'' || 23&nbsp;''(+11)'' || 21&nbsp;''(+13)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+33)'' || No
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 <!-- ''Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.'' -->
 {{main|DShK (12.7 mm)|SGMT (7.62 mm)}}
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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-|Pintle||250 (50)||600||-10°/+60°||±180°
+| Pintle || 250 (50) || 600 || -4°/+82° || ±180°
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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-|Coaxial||3,500 (250)||600||N/A||N/A
+| Coaxial || 3,500 (250) || 600 || - || -
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 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 |-
-| Hull || 100 mm (60°) ''Front glacis''
+| Hull || 100 mm (60°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 100 mm (54°) ''Lower glacis'' || 80 mm || 45 mm (16°) ''Upper'' <br> 30 mm (72°) ''Lower'' || 30 mm ''Front'' <br> 20 mm ''Back''
 |-
-| Turret ||160 mm (14-39°) ''Turret front''
+| Turret ||160 mm (14-39°) ''Turret front'' <br> 200 mm (4-78°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 115 mm (45-50°) ''Upper'' <br> 155 mm (10-30°) ''Lower'' || 65 mm (9-35°) || 30 mm
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 {{main|D-10T (100 mm)}}
-The T-54 has access to the powerful D-10T. As seen in prior vehicles and other vehicles in the tree, the 100 mm is a reliable calibre for all situations with amazing ammunition for all cases. The T-54 (1951) also has access to APDS and HEATFS ammunition for use against everything except Russians. Both are impressive ammunition which require little to no practice in terms of use but they do require more trigger discipline and accurate aiming as they make much less spalling that the BR-412D. Despite not having great penetration which will be sort of required when facing heavily armoured targets like the Tiger II, it is able to decimate every vehicle it sees from all angles due to the explosive power. At 7.7 and above, the threats that will be seen (especially Europeans) have little to no armour, able to be easily penetrated by even the BR-412. However, some of the frontal plates of said vehicles are meant to stop the ammunition at certain distances (AMX-30 can stop BR-412 at past 500 m). Using 3BM-8 and 3BK-5 makes frontal engagements easier and with greater results due to the increased armour penetration. But again, they barely cause spalling and will most likely take more than one shot to fully disable and destroy an enemy tank.
+The T-54 has access to the powerful D-10T. As seen in prior vehicles and other vehicles in the tree, the 100 mm is a reliable calibre for all situations with amazing ammunition for all cases. The T-54 (1951) also has access to APDS and HEATFS ammunition for use against everything except Soviet tanks. Both are impressive ammunition which require little to no practice in terms of use but they do require more trigger discipline and accurate aiming as they make much less spalling that the BR-412D. Despite not having great penetration which will be sort of required when facing heavily armoured targets like the Tiger II, it is able to decimate every vehicle it sees from all angles due to the explosive power. At 7.7 and above, the threats that will be seen (especially Europeans) have little to no armour, able to be easily penetrated by even the BR-412. However, some of the frontal plates of said vehicles are meant to stop the ammunition at certain distances (AMX-30 can stop BR-412 at past 500 m). Using 3BM-8 and 3BK-5 makes frontal engagements easier and with greater results due to the increased armour penetration. But again, they barely cause spalling and will most likely take more than one shot to fully disable and destroy an enemy tank.
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 {{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? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-The armour of the T-54 leaves nothing to be desired. It is one of the strongest frontal plates seen in an early MBT and is able to withstand full calibre solid shots from all nations (Obus de rupture for example, the French solid shot seen in most post war designs such as the [[Lorraine 40t]], [[AMX-50 (Family)|AMX-50]], etc). However, the armour is nonexistent for HEAT and ATGM which are the main ammunition used in 7.7 to 8.7. The tank is practically immune to low calibre autocannon fire with exception of APDS rounds to the sides (seen in [[Warrior]] and [[AMX-30 DCA]]).
+The armour of the T-54 leaves nothing to be desired except for the hull armour. It is one of the strongest frontal plates seen in an early MBT and is able to withstand full calibre solid shots from all nations (Obus de rupture for example, the French solid shot seen in most post war designs such as the [[Lorraine 40t]], [[AMX-50 (Family)|AMX-50]], etc). However, the armour is nonexistent for HEAT and ATGM which are the main ammunition used in 7.7 to 8.7. The tank is practically immune to low calibre autocannon fire with exception of APDS rounds to the sides (seen in [[Warrior]] and [[AMX-30 DCA]]).
 '''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=sw_t_54_1951 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Related development
 * [[T-54/55 (Family)]]

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 {{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? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-''The armour of the T-54 leaves nothing to be desired. It is one of the strongest frontal plates seen in an early MBT and is able to withstand full calibre solid shots from all nations (Obus de rupture for example, the French solid shot seen in most post war designs such as the [[Lorraine 40t]], [[AMX-50 (Family)|AMX-50]], etc). However, the armour is nonexistent for HEAT and ATGM which are the main ammunition used in 7.7 to 8.7. The tank is practically immune to low calibre autocannon fire with exception of APDS rounds to the sides (seen in [[Warrior]] and [[AMX-30 DCA]]).''
+The armour of the T-54 leaves nothing to be desired. It is one of the strongest frontal plates seen in an early MBT and is able to withstand full calibre solid shots from all nations (Obus de rupture for example, the French solid shot seen in most post war designs such as the [[Lorraine 40t]], [[AMX-50 (Family)|AMX-50]], etc). However, the armour is nonexistent for HEAT and ATGM which are the main ammunition used in 7.7 to 8.7. The tank is practically immune to low calibre autocannon fire with exception of APDS rounds to the sides (seen in [[Warrior]] and [[AMX-30 DCA]]).
 '''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
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 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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-| Hull || 100 mm (60°) ''Front glacis''
+| Hull || 100 mm (60°) ''Front glacis''
-mm (54°) ''Lower glacis''
+mm (54°) ''Lower glacis''
 | ___ mm ''Top'' <br> ___ mm ''Bottom'' || ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
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 {{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}
 <!-- ''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.'' -->
-''As a relatively heavily armoured tank and part of the Soviet doctrine, the mobility of the T-54 leaves much to be desired. Not only is top speed the lacklustre, but turn rate is not great and reverse speed is mediocre. Overall, the mobility is not the best and should not be relied on to be used to play as a fast paced vehicle. However, the power-to-weight ratio on the T-54 is impressive and is able to climb and move through rough territory with ease as well as push and pull tanks.''
+As a relatively heavily armoured tank and part of the Soviet doctrine, the mobility of the T-54 leaves much to be desired. Not only is top speed the lacklustre, but turn rate is not great and reverse speed is mediocre. Overall, the mobility is not the best and should not be relied on to be used to play as a fast paced vehicle. However, the power-to-weight ratio on the T-54 is impressive and is able to climb and move through rough territory with ease as well as push and pull tanks.
 {{tankMobility}}
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 {{main|D-10T (100 mm)}}
-''The T-54 has access to the powerful D-10T. As seen in prior vehicles and other vehicles in the tree, the 100 mm is a reliable calibre for all situations with amazing ammunition for all cases. The T-54 (1951) also has access to APDS and HEATFS ammunition for use against everything. Both are impressive ammunition which require little to no practice in terms of use but they do require more trigger discipline and accurate aiming as they make much less spalling that the BR-412D. Despite not having great penetration which will be sort of required when facing heavily armoured targets like the Tiger II, it is able to decimate every vehicle it sees from all angles due to the explosive power. At 7.7 and above, the threats that will be seen (especially Europeans) have little to no armour, able to be easily penetrated by even the BR-412. However, some of the frontal plates of said vehicles are meant to stop the ammunition at certain distances (AMX-30 can stop BR-412 at past 500 m). Using 3BM-8 and 3BK-5 makes frontal engagements easier and with greater results due to the increased armour penetration. But again, they barely cause spalling and will most likely take more than one shot to fully disable and destroy an enemy tank.''
+The T-54 has access to the powerful D-10T. As seen in prior vehicles and other vehicles in the tree, the 100 mm is a reliable calibre for all situations with amazing ammunition for all cases. The T-54 (1951) also has access to APDS and HEATFS ammunition for use against everything. Both are impressive ammunition which require little to no practice in terms of use but they do require more trigger discipline and accurate aiming as they make much less spalling that the BR-412D. Despite not having great penetration which will be sort of required when facing heavily armoured targets like the Tiger II, it is able to decimate every vehicle it sees from all angles due to the explosive power. At 7.7 and above, the threats that will be seen (especially Europeans) have little to no armour, able to be easily penetrated by even the BR-412. However, some of the frontal plates of said vehicles are meant to stop the ammunition at certain distances (AMX-30 can stop BR-412 at past 500 m). Using 3BM-8 and 3BK-5 makes frontal engagements easier and with greater results due to the increased armour penetration. But again, they barely cause spalling and will most likely take more than one shot to fully disable and destroy an enemy tank.
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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:D-10T (100 mm)/Ammunition|BR-412, BR-412B, BR-412D, BR-412P, 3BM-8, 3BK-5, OF-412, 3D3}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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 === Pros and cons ===
 <!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
 * Roof-mounted machine gun for anti-air defence
-* Armour provide full protection to autocannons frontally, the relatively thick side armour of 80mm can protect from many autocannons side on.
+* Armour provides full protection against autocannons frontally, the relatively thick side armour of 80 mm can protect from many autocannons side on.
 * Engine smoke system can aid survivability

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 * Roof-mounted machine gun for anti-air defence
 * Armour provide full protection to autocannons frontally, the relatively thick side armour of 80mm can protect from many autocannons side on.
 * Engine smoke system can aid survivability
 '''Cons:'''
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 * Stock performance is quite lacklustre
 * Cramped crew layout
 * The armour doesn't hold up against sabot or HEAT ammunition
 == History ==
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 == Media ==
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-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==
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 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
-* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
+;Related development
-* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
+* [[T-54/55 (Family)]]
 == External links ==