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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}}''' was a Soviet light tank, developed in late 1930s as a replacement for the amphibious T-38 scout tank. The team around designer Nicholas Astrov started designing the tank at Moscow Factory No. 37 in 1938 and two prototypes designated T-38A and T-38B were produced. The former was manufactured from 1940 as the T-40 light amphibious tank. The T-60 was considered a stop-gap tank after the German attack on Soviet Union, until the factories could produce enough T-34s and KV tanks. The T-60 used the chassis from the T-40 but gave up the ability to float for thicker armour protection. The T-60 was initially to be armed with a 12.7 mm DShK machine gun, but the army demanded stronger armament so a 20 mm TNSh cannon was chosen instead. The TNSh was a tank version of the aircraft ShVAK cannon and as such had very low penetration characteristics, being able to penetrate only 15 mm of armour at 500 m. Such gun characteristics were not enough to engage newer German up-armoured tanks, so the T-60 was moved into the role of an infantry support tank. The T-60 served as a base for an upgunned and uparmoured version which would later become the [[T-70]] tank. The T-60 served through the entire war and Romania modified 34 captured T-60s into their domestic TACAM T-60 tank destroyer.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a Soviet light tank, developed in the late 1930s as a replacement for the amphibious T-38 scout tank. The team around designer Nicholas Astrov started designing the tank at Moscow Factory No. 37 in 1938, and two prototypes designated T-38A and T-38B were produced. The former was manufactured from 1940 as the T-40 light amphibious tank. The T-60 was considered a stop-gap tank after the German attack on the Soviet Union, until factories could produce enough T-34s and KV tanks. The T-60 used the chassis from the T-40 but gave up its ability to float for thicker armour. The T-60 was initially to be armed with a 12.7 mm DShK machine gun, but the army demanded stronger armament, so a 20 mm TNSh cannon was chosen instead. The TNSh was a tank version of the aircraft ShVAK cannon and, as such, had very low penetration characteristics, being able to penetrate only 15 mm of armour at 500 m. Such gun characteristics were not enough to engage newer, up-armoured German tanks, so the T-60 was moved into the role of an infantry support tank. The T-60 served as a base for an upgunned and uparmoured version which would later become the [[T-70]] tank. The T-60 served through the entire war, and Romania modified 34 captured T-60s into their domestic TACAM T-60 tank destroyer.
-The T-60 was introduced during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41. The T-60 features a long reload of 26 seconds once a belt is expended, paired with a quite mobile chassis with strong sloped frontal armour. The gun however, suffers from very poor ballistic properties and struggles to penetrate most opponents frontally, so flanking is advised while utilizing the T-60.
+The T-60 was introduced during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41. Thanks to the combination of a mobile chassis and strong, sloped frontal armour, the T-60 is well suited for combat according to almost any tactic. The gun, however, suffers from very poor ballistic properties and struggles to penetrate most opponents frontally, so flanking is advised while utilising the T-60. Additionally, it features a very long reload once each relatively small magazine is expended.
 == General info ==

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 '''Pros:'''
-* 70° sloped frontal armour, at range it holds up well against cannons, autocannons and HVAP at 300m range. When the front is angled, the T-60 is decently resistant to cannons with less than 50mm of penetration.
+* Sloped frontal armour
 * Fast-firing gun, that can even harm aircraft due to calibre and rate of fire
 * Good manoeuvrability
-* High ammunition count (45/belt, 754 total)
+* Belts have a high ammunition count per belt
 * Can act as a decent front line SPAA
-* Very low profile
+* Low profile
 * Often not regarded as a high priority target
 '''Cons:'''
-* Poor overall armor with only 15mm sloped frontal armor, 15mm side and 25-35m <u>flat</u> turret on the turret. The T-60 will have extremely high chances of being penetrated at close range where the sloping becomes negated.
+* Poor armour
 * Very cramped interior
 * Only 2 crew so you can't afford losing anyone
-* Extremely long reload time (26 seconds stock, 20 aced)
+* Long reload time
-* Low horsepower compared to similar sized vehicles
+* Very slow at climbing hills
-* Bad speed retention
+* Retains speed bad
-* Terrible penetration values. Even the [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|12.7mm M2 Browning]] has similar penetration values.
+* Poor penetration values
-* Poor post-penetration damage per bullet
+* Poor post-penetration damage
 == History ==

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 '''Pros:'''
-* Sloped frontal armour
+* 70° sloped frontal armour, at range it holds up well against cannons, autocannons and HVAP at 300m range. When the front is angled, the T-60 is decently resistant to cannons with less than 50mm of penetration.
 * Fast-firing gun, that can even harm aircraft due to calibre and rate of fire
 * Good manoeuvrability
-* Belts have a high ammunition count per belt
+* High ammunition count (45/belt, 754 total)
 * Can act as a decent front line SPAA
-* Low profile
+* Very low profile
 * Often not regarded as a high priority target
 '''Cons:'''
-* Poor armour
+* Poor overall armor with only 15mm sloped frontal armor, 15mm side and 25-35m <u>flat</u> turret on the turret. The T-60 will have extremely high chances of being penetrated at close range where the sloping becomes negated.
 * Very cramped interior
 * Only 2 crew so you can't afford losing anyone
-* Long reload time
+* Extremely long reload time (26 seconds stock, 20 aced)
-* Very slow at climbing hills
+* Low horsepower compared to similar sized vehicles
-* Retains speed bad
+* Bad speed retention
-* Poor penetration values
+* Terrible penetration values. Even the [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|12.7mm M2 Browning]] has similar penetration values.
-* Poor post-penetration damage
+* Poor post-penetration damage per bullet
 == History ==

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 * '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI|Fragmentation incendiary}} - The default belt is the most effective against aircraft because of the presence of 1/2 FI shells, which can make quick work of any aerial threats. Its performance against ground vehicles is however lessened by that.
 * '''API:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}- This belt fixes the default belt's problem against ground vehicles, and allows you to have AP-I shells only. However, this reduces performance against aircraft.
-* '''API HV:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI|Fragmentation incendiary}}- This belt could be considered the best out of the three, as it has improved AP-I shells with a couple more millimeters of penetration. Additionally, the 1/3  FI shell presence helps with air defense quite a bit, but doesn't worsen your damage against ground vehicles as much as the default belt does.
+* '''API HV:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI|Fragmentation incendiary}}- This belt could be considered the best out of the three, as it has improved AP-I shells with a couple more millimetres of penetration. Additionally, the 1/3  FI shell presence helps with air defense quite a bit, but doesn't worsen your damage against ground vehicles as much as the default belt does.
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 In 1938, a task to create an amphibious and non-amphibious scout tank was given to Nicholas Astrov's design team at Moscow Factory No. 37. The result was the T-30A and T-30B prototypes, with the A model being amphibious. The T-30A went on to become the T-40 amphibious scout tank, while the T-30B went on to become the '''T-60''' scout tank. Production started on July 1941, one month after the German invasion in Operation Barbarossa.
-Originally with a 12.7 mm machine gun, the T-60 was up-gunned with a 20 mm TNSh cannon, which was derived from an aircraft cannon. The gun could penetrate 15 mm of armour at a 500 meters range, which proved very inadequate against the Germans [[Pz.III F|Panzer IIIs]] and [[Pz.IV F1|Panzer IVs]], which had a maximum of 50 mm of armour on the front. Not only that, the scout tank had poor mobility on cross-country terrain and had a maximum armour of only 20 mm thick. Despite that, the T-60 was easily produced and 6,292 of these tanks were produced between 1941 and 1942.
+Originally with a 12.7 mm machine gun, the T-60 was up-gunned with a 20 mm TNSh cannon, which was derived from an aircraft cannon. The gun could penetrate 15 mm of armour at a 500 m range, which proved very inadequate against the Germans [[Pz.III F|Panzer IIIs]] and [[Pz.IV F1|Panzer IVs]], which had a maximum of 50 mm of armour on the front. Not only that, the scout tank had poor mobility on cross-country terrain and had a maximum armour of only 20 mm thick. Despite that, the T-60 was easily produced and 6,292 of these tanks were produced between 1941 and 1942.
 ===Usage===
-The low gun performance urged for an attempt to upgrade the tank with a 37 mm ZIS-19 cannon or the standard 45mm tank gun. Both of these projects were proven impossible. The T-60 served as a light tank up until the better [[T-70]] light tank was chosen as the new standard Soviet light tank in 1942, which had better armour and gun.
+The low gun performance urged for an attempt to upgrade the tank with a 37 mm ZIS-19 cannon or the standard 45 mm tank gun. Both of these projects were proven impossible. The T-60 served as a light tank up until the better [[T-70]] light tank was chosen as the new standard Soviet light tank in 1942, which had better armour and gun.
 The T-60 went on in armour developmental projects for the Soviet forces, such as the designing of the T-90 anti-aircraft vehicle. But perhaps the most unique project that it played in was the ''Antonov A-40'', which was the Soviet's attempt on a "flying tank". The A-40 was a glider design that has wings attached to a lightened T-60 (removing its armament, ammunition, some accessories, and most of the fuel). On September 2, 1942, in a test, the prototype was towed by a [[TB-3M-17-32|TB-3 Bomber]] into the air. When released, the A-40 reportedly glided smoothly on its descent, despite the drag it put on the TB-3 plane. The A-40 landed safely and was able to drive back to the testing site after detaching the wings. The project was then abandoned due to the lack of enough aircraft with the power to tow the A-40 at 160 kilometres per hour speed.

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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}}''' was a Soviet light tank, developed in late 1930s as a replacement for the amphibious T-38 scout tank. The team around designer Nicholas Astrov started designing the tank at Moscow Factory No. 37 in 1938 and two prototypes designated T-38A and T-38B were produced. The former was manufactured from 1940 as T-40 light amphibious tank. The T-60 was considered a stop gap tank after the German attack on Soviet Union, until the factories could produce enough T-34 and KV tanks. The T-60 used the chassis from T-40 but gave up the ability to float for thicker armour protection. The T-60 was initially to be armed with 12.7 mm DShK machine gun, but the army demanded stronger armament so a 20 mm TNSh cannon was chosen instead. The TNSh was a tank version of the aircraft Shvak cannon and as such had very low penetration characteristics being able to penetrate only 15 mm of armour on 500 m. Such gun characteristics were not enough to engage newer German up-armoured tanks, so the T-60 was moved into role of an infantry support tank. The T-60 served as a base for upgunned and uparmoured version which would later become T-70 tank. T-60 served throught the entire war and Romania modified 34 of the captured T-60s into their indigenous TACAM T-60 tank destroyer.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a Soviet light tank, developed in late 1930s as a replacement for the amphibious T-38 scout tank. The team around designer Nicholas Astrov started designing the tank at Moscow Factory No. 37 in 1938 and two prototypes designated T-38A and T-38B were produced. The former was manufactured from 1940 as the T-40 light amphibious tank. The T-60 was considered a stop-gap tank after the German attack on Soviet Union, until the factories could produce enough T-34s and KV tanks. The T-60 used the chassis from the T-40 but gave up the ability to float for thicker armour protection. The T-60 was initially to be armed with a 12.7 mm DShK machine gun, but the army demanded stronger armament so a 20 mm TNSh cannon was chosen instead. The TNSh was a tank version of the aircraft ShVAK cannon and as such had very low penetration characteristics, being able to penetrate only 15 mm of armour at 500 m. Such gun characteristics were not enough to engage newer German up-armoured tanks, so the T-60 was moved into the role of an infantry support tank. The T-60 served as a base for an upgunned and uparmoured version which would later become the [[T-70]] tank. The T-60 served through the entire war and Romania modified 34 captured T-60s into their domestic TACAM T-60 tank destroyer.
-The T-60 was introduced during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41. The T-60 is featuring long reload of 26 sec paired with quite mobile chassis with strong sloped frontal armour. The gun however, suffers from very poor ballistic properties and struggles to penetrate most opponents frontally, so flanking is advised while utilizing the T-60.
+The T-60 was introduced during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41. The T-60 features a long reload of 26 seconds once a belt is expended, paired with a quite mobile chassis with strong sloped frontal armour. The gun however, suffers from very poor ballistic properties and struggles to penetrate most opponents frontally, so flanking is advised while utilizing the T-60.
 == General info ==

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI|Fragmentation incendiary}} - This belt consists of 1/2 {{Annotation|AP-I=|Armour-piercing incendiary=}} and 1/2 {{Annotation|FI=|Fragmentation incendiary=}} shells and as such, it is the best suited belt against aircraft. It is still fairly effective against light ground vehicles.
+* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI|Fragmentation incendiary}}
-* '''API:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}} - This belt consists solely of the {{Annotation|AP-I=|Armour-piercing incendiary=}} shells. It is a lot more effective against ground targets than the default belt, however it's performance against aircraft is the worst out of the three.
+* '''API:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
-* '''API HV:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI|Fragmentation incendiary}} Consisting of 2/3 {{Annotation|AP-I=|Armour-piercing incendiary=}} and 1/3 {{Annotation|FI=|Fragmentation incendiary=}} shells, this belt can be considered the go-to choice for this vehicle, as the fragmentation incendiary shells are effective against aircraft and the rest of the belt is the most effective against ground vehicles. Additionally, the {{Annotation|API=|Armour-piercing incendiary=}} shells this belt utilizes have a couple millimeters more penetration than the regular ones, due to their velocity increase. This also comes in handy at a bit of a distance, however this tank is '''not''' an efficient sniper even with this belt.
+* '''API HV:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|FI|Fragmentation incendiary}}
 {{:TNSh (20 mm)/Ammunition|FI, API, API HV}}