T32 - Revision history

U44629479: Edits

2023-12-29T07:09:37Z

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U86824756: I replaced all instances of M82 with T41. The T32 does not have M82 so I assume they were referring to T41 (a shell of same type) I replaced when they talked about the APCR being good against King Tiger, with it being good against the Maus turret cheeks.

2023-12-29T06:56:59Z

I replaced all instances of M82 with T41. The T32 does not have M82 so I assume they were referring to T41 (a shell of same type) I replaced when they talked about the APCR being good against King Tiger, with it being good against the Maus turret cheeks.

U9202753: Specs-Card ArtImage Added. Old thumbnail moved to Media: Images.

2023-07-05T00:27:51Z

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2023-06-18T03:09:11Z

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U9202753: /* Survivability and armour */

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‎Survivability and armour

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 The T32 has an impressive 298.4 mm cast homogeneous armour thickness in the gun mantlet and turret cheeks, making it almost impossible to be pierced by traditional full calibre rounds (AP, APC, APCBC), only high velocity, kinetic (APCR, APDS) and chemical rounds (HEAT, HEATFS) can penetrate it. The downside is the bottom of the gun mantlet that is a shot trap. The commander cupola is also well armoured, with 152.4 mm of thickness, it can only be pierced by high-velocity and chemical rounds.
-The top frontal hull has a slopped 127 mm armour thickness at 54° and the bottom frontal hull with a slopped 95.5 mm armour at 59°, both effective against full caliber rounds and weak against kinetic and HEAT rounds. Otherwise, its hull machine gun is a critical weak spot and bottom hull has two weak spots next to both left and right tracks, with a variable angle that varies from 30° to 44° all those can be pierced by full calibre rounds.
+The top frontal hull has a slopped 127 mm armour thickness at 54° and the bottom frontal hull with a slopped 95.5 mm armour at 59°, both effective against full calibre rounds and weak against kinetic and HEAT rounds. Otherwise, its hull machine gun is a critical weak spot and bottom hull has two weak spots next to both left and right tracks, with a variable angle that varies from 30° to 44° all those can be pierced by full calibre rounds.
 '''Armour type:'''
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 * '''T43'''; AP - Stock shell, which means it's free to use, but highly recommended to replace with the T41 APCBC once available.
-* '''T41'''; APCBC - This shell is superior to the above shell in very way, able to penetrate ~10-15mm more armour at all angles and distances as well as an explosive filler to increase post-penetration damage. Post-penetration effects are fantastic, only oversized fighting compartments can survive a successful penetration (e.g. Tortoise, Tiger) if the ammo racks have conveniently been emptied prior. 137 gram of TNT equivalent knocks the Soviet [[D-10T (100 mm)|100 mm D-10T]] out of the park.
+* '''T41'''; APCBC - This shell is superior to the above shell in very way, able to penetrate ~10-15 mm more armour at all angles and distances as well as an explosive filler to increase post-penetration damage. Post-penetration effects are fantastic, only oversized fighting compartments can survive a successful penetration (e.g. Tortoise, Tiger) if the ammo racks have conveniently been emptied prior. 137 gram of TNT equivalent knocks the Soviet [[D-10T (100 mm)|100 mm D-10T]] out of the park.
 * '''T44'''; APCR - Plus ~50 mm penetration on all ranges, looks good on paper, but a further check reveals a great disadvantage. With greater armour angles the penetration quickly drops, bone breaking as angled plates become very common in era IV and V. Additionally, the post-penetration effects are small, so it's best to focus fire on important crewmen and modules to disable the tank momentarily, with direct hits on ammo racks having a good chance (but not guaranteed) to cause an explosion like the T43 AP shot. Best use one might find for this ammo is against tanks with flat armour like the turret cheeks of the [[Maus]] at long range, especially over 1000 m where the T41 APCBC shell will be unable to penetrate in comparison.
 * '''T42'''; HE - Penetration power is nothing to boast about, 1 mm more than the [[KwK43 (88 mm)|long 88]] of the [[Tiger II (Family)|King Tigers]], but 2 mm less than of the [[M46|90 mm cannons]] used by Patton's. Damage against common [[:Category:Anti-aircraft vehicles|SPAA]] is satisfactory, but the long reload and good fuse sensitivity make the T41 APCBC shell the better choice. The roof-mounted [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|M2HB Browning]] heavy machine gun is the better weapon of choice against light vehicles.
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 * Packs 23&nbsp;''(+31)'' shells to have the turret and left flank racks empty.
-The cannon takes two-piece ammunition, which explains why it takes so long for the cannon to load despite its 90 mm caliber. The propellant stowage covers the entire floor of the fighting compartment three times over. The projectiles themselves are kept in four racks, two lining both sides of the hull's fighting compartment, and two smaller ones on the port side of the turret in front of the loader.
+The cannon takes two-piece ammunition, which explains why it takes so long for the cannon to load despite its 90 mm calibre. The propellant stowage covers the entire floor of the fighting compartment three times over. The projectiles themselves are kept in four racks, two lining both sides of the hull's fighting compartment, and two smaller ones on the port side of the turret in front of the loader.
 === Machine guns ===
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 ;Snipe:
-Sniping is frequently used by the T32 when encountering enemies in a large, open map such as Kursk and Mozdok. The T44 APCR is a good option when the target is too far and very fast since the  APCBC travels slower than APCR. Locating target is much harder than engaging at close range, since most of the enemies will also be sniping from afar, especially when sharpshooting against [[:Category:Germany ground vehicles|German tanks]]. Fortunately, almost no T32's frontal weak spot will be a viable target when sniping, since the weak spots are much more protected at longer range. It is suggested, if having to play on wide open terrain found on Tunisia, Kursk and Mozdok, to take full ammo load and 50/50 of APCR and APHE.
+Sniping is frequently used by the T32 when encountering enemies in a large, open map such as Kursk and Mozdok. The T44 APCR is a good option when the target is too far and very fast since the APCBC travels slower than APCR. Locating target is much harder than engaging at close range, since most of the enemies will also be sniping from afar, especially when sharpshooting against [[:Category:Germany ground vehicles|German tanks]]. Fortunately, almost no T32's frontal weak spot will be a viable target when sniping, since the weak spots are much more protected at longer range. It is suggested, if having to play on wide open terrain found on Tunisia, Kursk and Mozdok, to take full ammo load and 50/50 of APCR and APHE.
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 Supporting the allies to attack the enemies is a backup plan used to increase the allied forces firepower when attacking the enemies, such as providing covering fire for smaller tank such as [[T-44|T-44]] or to increase the combat effort alongside the other heavy tank like [[Tiger II (Family)|Tiger II]].
-;Ambush'
+;Ambush
 Ambush is preferable when enemies are unaware of the presence of a concealing T32. It should be commenced at a strategic choke point where the enemies will likely to mobilize their armour from there. Be aware that ambush is only used when the enemies are already identified by allies and heading to the choke point. Otherwise, sitting still and waiting for nothing can burden the team. Keep in mind that 90 mm T15E2 is L/73 length gun (aka very long), so make sure the gun barrel is hidden from the enemy if planning to catch them by surprise.
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 == Media ==
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 File:ArtImage T32.png|<small>T32 in [[Advance to the Rhine]]</small>
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 Even if a T32 is hull-down, doesn't mean it's invulnerable. If an armour-piercing shot deflects at the lower mantlet and penetrates through top hull armour, It will instantly knock out the tank, since the deflected shot goes right through the main ammo load and blows it off. Also, a very powerful HE shot from guns with over 120 mm calibre can cause severe damage to the T32's armour.
-It's armed with the [[T15E2 (90 mm)|90 mm T15E2 gun]], and very effective against most enemies appearing in its Battle Rating range, mainly with late-World War II German and Soviet tanks. The stock ammunition T43 Armoured Piercing shell has good penetration but lack of explosive warhead is not enough to knock out most tanks in a single shot. A concentrated shot has to be very well aimed to seriously damage any enemy. Like most of U.S. tanks, the T32 performs better when armed with newly researched shell, the M82 Armour-Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap. Thus, the ammunition upgrades are very advisable to research first. The M82 shell has the roughly equal penetrating power with the T43 shell but contains 140 grams of explosive warhead inside, deadly enough to destroy any kind of tank in a single successful penetrating shot. Other shell includes T44 Armour-Piercing Composite Rigid, with impressively better penetration but unarmed with explosives. Despite having no explosive at all, APCR is good enough to cook off enemy tank's ammo load or take out critical module parts with an accurate shot. There's also T42 High Explosive shell, which is useful for destroying [[:Category:Anti-aircraft vehicles|Self-Propelled Anti-Air vehicles]], but rather ineffective against armoured vehicles.
+It's armed with the [[T15E2 (90 mm)|90 mm T15E2 gun]], and very effective against most enemies appearing in its Battle Rating range, mainly with late-World War II German and Soviet tanks. The stock ammunition T43 Armoured Piercing shell has good penetration but lack of explosive warhead is not enough to knock out most tanks in a single shot. A concentrated shot has to be very well aimed to seriously damage any enemy. Like most of U.S. tanks, the T32 performs better when armed with newly researched shell, the T41 Armour-Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap. Thus, the ammunition upgrades are very advisable to research first. The T41 shell has the roughly equal penetrating power with the T43 shell but contains 140 grams of explosive warhead inside, deadly enough to destroy any kind of tank in a single successful penetrating shot. Other shell includes T44 Armour-Piercing Composite Rigid, with impressively better penetration but unarmed with explosives. Despite having no explosive at all, APCR is good enough to cook off enemy tank's ammo load or take out critical module parts with an accurate shot. There's also T42 High Explosive shell, which is useful for destroying [[:Category:Anti-aircraft vehicles|Self-Propelled Anti-Air vehicles]], but rather ineffective against armoured vehicles.
 == General info ==
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 * '''T43'''; AP - Stock shell, which means it's free to use, but highly recommended to replace with the T41 APCBC once available.
 * '''T41'''; APCBC - This shell is superior to the above shell in very way, able to penetrate ~10-15mm more armour at all angles and distances as well as an explosive filler to increase post-penetration damage. Post-penetration effects are fantastic, only oversized fighting compartments can survive a successful penetration (e.g. Tortoise, Tiger) if the ammo racks have conveniently been emptied prior. 137 gram of TNT equivalent knocks the Soviet [[D-10T (100 mm)|100 mm D-10T]] out of the park.
-* '''T44'''; APCR - Plus ~50 mm penetration on all ranges, looks good on paper, but a further check reveals a great disadvantage. With greater armour angles the penetration quickly drops, bone breaking as angled plates become very common in era IV and V. Additionally, the post-penetration effects are small, so it's best to focus fire on important crewmen and modules to disable the tank momentarily, with direct hits on ammo racks having a good chance (but not guaranteed) to cause an explosion like the T43 AP shot. Best use one might find for this ammo is against tanks with flat armour like the [[Tiger II (H)]] front turret armour at long range, especially over 1000 m where the T41 APCBC shell will struggle to penetrate in comparison.
+* '''T44'''; APCR - Plus ~50 mm penetration on all ranges, looks good on paper, but a further check reveals a great disadvantage. With greater armour angles the penetration quickly drops, bone breaking as angled plates become very common in era IV and V. Additionally, the post-penetration effects are small, so it's best to focus fire on important crewmen and modules to disable the tank momentarily, with direct hits on ammo racks having a good chance (but not guaranteed) to cause an explosion like the T43 AP shot. Best use one might find for this ammo is against tanks with flat armour like the turret cheeks of the [[Maus]] at long range, especially over 1000 m where the T41 APCBC shell will be unable to penetrate in comparison.
 * '''T42'''; HE - Penetration power is nothing to boast about, 1 mm more than the [[KwK43 (88 mm)|long 88]] of the [[Tiger II (Family)|King Tigers]], but 2 mm less than of the [[M46|90 mm cannons]] used by Patton's. Damage against common [[:Category:Anti-aircraft vehicles|SPAA]] is satisfactory, but the long reload and good fuse sensitivity make the T41 APCBC shell the better choice. The roof-mounted [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|M2HB Browning]] heavy machine gun is the better weapon of choice against light vehicles.
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 * Player and enemy team tank's nationality are not mixed
-The T32 can safely mobilize itself due to the dissipation of name indicator above the vehicle, especially with its low profile. In Realistic Battle, the T32 can do almost anything on its own, especially with flanking enemies to deliver a striking blow to the enemy formations, since the sub-par penetration of the M82 APCBC is negated by the enemies' side armour weakness (be aware with [[IS-4M]] as it has 160 mm of side armour, expect to use both APCBC and APCR). The T32 excels at flanking than other roles due to characteristics of its gun performance, mobility, and protection.
+The T32 can safely mobilize itself due to the dissipation of name indicator above the vehicle, especially with its low profile. In Realistic Battle, the T32 can do almost anything on its own, especially with flanking enemies to deliver a striking blow to the enemy formations, since the sub-par penetration of the T41 APCBC is negated by the enemies' side armour weakness (be aware with [[IS-4M]] as it has 160 mm of side armour, expect to use both APCBC and APCR). The T32 excels at flanking than other roles due to characteristics of its gun performance, mobility, and protection.
 '''Simulator battles'''
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 * Player and enemy team tank's nationality are not mixed
-The T32 can safely mobilize itself due to the dissipation of name indicator above the vehicle, especially with its low profile. In Simulator Battle, the battle tactic is almost similar to Realistic Mode. T32 can do almost anything on its own, especially with flanking enemies to deliver a striking blow to the enemy formations. Since the sub-par penetration of the M82 APCBC is negated by the enemies' side armour weakness (be aware with [[IS-4M]], as it has 160 mm of side armour, expect to use both APCBC and APCR). The T32 excels at flanking than other roles due to characteristics of its gun performance, mobility, and protection.
+The T32 can safely mobilize itself due to the dissipation of name indicator above the vehicle, especially with its low profile. In Simulator Battle, the battle tactic is almost similar to Realistic Mode. T32 can do almost anything on its own, especially with flanking enemies to deliver a striking blow to the enemy formations. Since the sub-par penetration of the T41 APCBC is negated by the enemies' side armour weakness (be aware with [[IS-4M]], as it has 160 mm of side armour, expect to use both APCBC and APCR). The T32 excels at flanking than other roles due to characteristics of its gun performance, mobility, and protection.
 Other considerations in Simulator mode is the different gun sight placement and 3rd person perspective. The gun sight is tough to control, located on the left side of mantlet. The 3rd person perspective, now in the commander's cupola area, helps the T32 by restricting the enemy's field of vision (although the player is as well) and allow the T32 to move stealthily more easily.
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 ;Flank
-Flanking is the most effective role for the T32. Its characteristics and performances are highly orientated for flanking purpose. At given destructive penetrating power of the M82 Shell from close range, the T32 can critically damage, if not outright knocking out everything from the side. Be aware when initiating the operation, since someone might be trying to flank the flanker. Flanking is also a part of the assault role, albeit with a more focused objective on manoeuvring on the enemies' side. At this rate, the enemies will likely to scatter around to evade, so eliminating any available threat is required to continue the tactic. The armour will greatly aid in this tactic, as return fire is commonly a hasty act, yet be wary of the tank's weak spots! On open terrain keep manoeuvring during reload to throw of aim, alternatively on distances above 400 m drive slightly angled forwards and backwards.
+Flanking is the most effective role for the T32. Its characteristics and performances are highly orientated for flanking purpose. At given destructive penetrating power of the T41 Shell from close range, the T32 can critically damage, if not outright knocking out everything from the side. Be aware when initiating the operation, since someone might be trying to flank the flanker. Flanking is also a part of the assault role, albeit with a more focused objective on manoeuvring on the enemies' side. At this rate, the enemies will likely to scatter around to evade, so eliminating any available threat is required to continue the tactic. The armour will greatly aid in this tactic, as return fire is commonly a hasty act, yet be wary of the tank's weak spots! On open terrain keep manoeuvring during reload to throw of aim, alternatively on distances above 400 m drive slightly angled forwards and backwards.
 ;Snipe:
-Sniping is frequently used by the T32 when encountering enemies in a large, open map such as Kursk and Mozdok. The T44 APCR is a good option when the target is too far and very fast since the M82 APCBC travels slower than APCR. Locating target is much harder than engaging at close range, since most of the enemies will also be sniping from afar, especially when sharpshooting against [[:Category:Germany ground vehicles|German tanks]]. Fortunately, almost no T32's frontal weak spot will be a viable target when sniping, since the weak spots are much more protected at longer range. It is suggested, if having to play on wide open terrain found on Tunisia, Kursk and Mozdok, to take full ammo load and 50/50 of APCR and APHE.
+Sniping is frequently used by the T32 when encountering enemies in a large, open map such as Kursk and Mozdok. The T44 APCR is a good option when the target is too far and very fast since the  APCBC travels slower than APCR. Locating target is much harder than engaging at close range, since most of the enemies will also be sniping from afar, especially when sharpshooting against [[:Category:Germany ground vehicles|German tanks]]. Fortunately, almost no T32's frontal weak spot will be a viable target when sniping, since the weak spots are much more protected at longer range. It is suggested, if having to play on wide open terrain found on Tunisia, Kursk and Mozdok, to take full ammo load and 50/50 of APCR and APHE.
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 * Sloped front armour has effective ~200 mm thick
 * Accurate high-velocity T15E2 cannon
-* Splendid destructive power of the M82 APCBC
+* Splendid destructive power of the T41 APCBC
 * Low profile
 * Reasonably agile for a heavy tank

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 <!-- ''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.'' -->
-[[File:ArtImage T32 weak spots.png|right|thumb|x250px|Green area = easy chance of penetration; yellow area = medium chance of penetration]]
+[[File:T32 weak spots.png|right|thumb|350px|Green area = easy chance of penetration; yellow area = medium chance of penetration]]
 The T32 has an impressive 298.4 mm cast homogeneous armour thickness in the gun mantlet and turret cheeks, making it almost impossible to be pierced by traditional full calibre rounds (AP, APC, APCBC), only high velocity, kinetic (APCR, APDS) and chemical rounds (HEAT, HEATFS) can penetrate it. The downside is the bottom of the gun mantlet that is a shot trap. The commander cupola is also well armoured, with 152.4 mm of thickness, it can only be pierced by high-velocity and chemical rounds.

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 <!-- ''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 T32 has an impressive 298.4 mm cast homogeneous armour thickness in the gun mantlet and turret cheeks, making it almost impossible to be pierced by traditional full calibre rounds (AP, APC, APCBC), only high velocity, kinetic (APCR, APDS) and chemical rounds (HEAT, HEATFS) can penetrate it. The downside is the bottom of the gun mantlet that is a shot trap. The commander cupola is also well armoured, with 152.4 mm of thickness, it can only be pierced by high-velocity and chemical rounds.
 The top frontal hull has a slopped 127 mm armour thickness at 54° and the bottom frontal hull with a slopped 95.5 mm armour at 59°, both effective against full caliber rounds and weak against kinetic and HEAT rounds. Otherwise, its hull machine gun is a critical weak spot and bottom hull has two weak spots next to both left and right tracks, with a variable angle that varies from 30° to 44° all those can be pierced by full calibre rounds.

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 * '''T42'''; HE - Penetration power is nothing to boast about, 1 mm more than the [[KwK43 (88 mm)|long 88]] of the [[Tiger II (Family)|King Tigers]], but 2 mm less than of the [[M46|90 mm cannons]] used by Patton's. Damage against common [[:Category:Anti-aircraft vehicles|SPAA]] is satisfactory, but the long reload and good fuse sensitivity make the T41 APCBC shell the better choice. The roof-mounted [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|M2HB Browning]] heavy machine gun is the better weapon of choice against light vehicles.
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+{{:T15E2 (90 mm)/Ammunition|T43 shot, T42 shell, T41, T44 shot}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 == See also ==

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 The T32 never entered production or service and neither did the T32E1, mostly just because it came after the war had already ended. On the bright side, the T32 program was the first to test the EX-120 transmission. The transmission was proven to be finicky and maintenance heavy but it later led to the CD-850 series of transmissions which would later see production on American tanks.<ref>Hunnicutt, R. P. (1988). ''Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank''. New York, NY: Presidio.</ref>
-=== In-game description ===
+{{break}}
 In 1944-1945 the Ordnance Department initiated the T29 program, which was the high priority construction of several tanks based on the M26. The end result was the next version of the M26 Pershing. The US ground forces needed a new, modified version of the mass-produced M26 outfitted with thicker armour, heavier weaponry, and an enlarged turret.
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 Regardless of the work put into the project, the tank could not be completed by the end of the war, after which the T32 program lost its priority status. The conclusion had already been drawn by 1946 that there was no need to mass produce the model, given that M29s with similar weaponry already existed. There were also more powerful tanks in the pipeline.
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