T54E1 - Revision history

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‎Pros and cons

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‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U38088265: /* Machine guns */

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‎Machine guns

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U38088265: /* Machine guns */ Updated

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‎Machine guns: Updated

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U44629479: /* Ammo racks */ Updated section

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U38088265: /* Description */

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‎Description

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 * The armour doesn't really protect against HEATFS and APDS, both of which it'll commonly face
 * No stabilizer, making aiming while on the move difficult
 == History ==
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 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 ;Related development
 * [[T54E2]]

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 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+<!-- ''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.''
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 == External links ==

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 {{About
-| about = premium American medium tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
+|about = premium American medium tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
-| usage = Soviet medium tanks
+|usage = the other version
-| link = T-54/55 (Family)
+|link = T54E2
 }}
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 ==== Ammunition ====
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+{{:T140E2 (105 mm)/Ammunition|T182E1, T279, T298E1}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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-| Pintle || 900 (200) || 577 || -10°/+30° || ±60°
+| Pintle || 1,000 (200) || 577 || -10°/+30° || ±60°
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 * [[wt:en/news/5762-development-t54e1-the-gunslinger-en|[Devblog] T54E1: The Gunslinger]]
 {{USA medium tanks}}
 {{USA premium ground vehicles}}

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 | Turret || 90 - 127 mm (0-65°) ''Turret front'' || 64-127 mm (13-23°) || 51 mm (0-80°) || 25-100 mm
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-! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
+| Cupola || 64 mm || 64 mm || 64 mm || 25 mm
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 == Usage in battles ==
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-Since this tank is based on the hull of the M48, it inherits that tank's mediocre armour and top speed. But unlike the M48, this tank features a powerful 105 mm gun, meaning you'll have no problem penetrating the armour of enemy tanks. Unlike tanks with the 105 mm L7/M68 gun, this tank also has a powerful APBC round, which can be used to destroy opponents with weaker armour, like the Leopard I, or when shooting tanks from the side. This round, when it penetrates, is much more damaging than the HEAT-FS round because it creates much more spalling. For opponents with armour the APBC round can't pen, like the frontal armour on most Russian tanks, the HEAT-FS round is the most effective. Thanks to its very fast automatic loader this reloads almost twice as fast as most manually loaded tanks, meaning you'll be able to dish out serious damage in a very short time. It also means you're much better at recovering from a missed shot, since you'll be able to shoot again in just five seconds. You will have to make sure you won't empty the drum magazine of the automatic loader, since it takes more than 20 seconds to reload a single round from one of the other ammunition racks into the autoloader.
+Since this tank is based on the hull of the M48, it inherits that tank's mediocre armour and top speed. But unlike the M48, this tank features a powerful 105 mm gun, meaning you'll have no problem penetrating the armour of enemy tanks. Unlike tanks with the 105 mm L7/M68 gun, this tank also has a powerful APBC round, which can be used to destroy opponents with weaker armour, like the Leopard I, or when shooting tanks from the side. This round, when it penetrates, is much more damaging than the HEATFS round because it creates much more spalling. For opponents with armour the APBC round can't penetrate, like the frontal armour on most Soviet tanks, the HEATFS round is the most effective. Thanks to its very fast automatic loader this reloads almost twice as fast as most manually loaded tanks, meaning you'll be able to dish out serious damage in a very short time. It also means you're much better at recovering from a missed shot, since you'll be able to shoot again in just five seconds. You will have to make sure you won't empty the drum magazine of the automatic loader, since it takes more than 20 seconds to reload a single round from one of the other ammunition racks into the autoloader.
 Knowing this, this tank is best played in a support role, destroying tanks for your teammates, but not actively participating in close-range brawls with enemy tanks. It can be used in a flanking role, but due to its mediocre top speed it's vulnerable to being flanked itself and isn't capable of reaching good ambush positions before the enemy does.
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Very fast reload, thanks to its auto-loader this tank has a 5.0 second reload
+* Very fast reload, thanks to its autoloader this tank has a 5.0 seconds reload
-* High-penetrating HEAT-FS plus a hard-hitting solid shot round
+* High-penetrating HEATFS plus a hard-hitting solid shot round
 * Good acceleration
 * The APDS round is slightly better than the ones found on the M60 and other 105 mm L7/M68 armed tanks
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 * Once the first-stage ammunition stowage has been depleted, the reload time increases drastically. This can be avoided by reloading at a capture point, since rounds replenished on a capture point automatically go into the first stage ammunition rack
 * Mediocre top speed, most contemporary tanks outpace it
-* The armour doesn't really protect against HEAT-FS and APDS, both of which it'll commonly face
+* The armour doesn't really protect against HEATFS and APDS, both of which it'll commonly face
 * No stabilizer, making aiming while on the move difficult
 * No thermal optics
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 The United Shoe Machinery Corporation was given a contract for the production of two T54E1 pilot vehicles. The hulls were given to the United Shoe Machinery Corporation from M48 production lines.
 === [[wt:en/news/5762-development-t54e1-the-gunslinger-en|Devblog]] ===
-No sooner than the M48 Patton began being issued to armored units, American engineers already started working on potential improvements to its design. In particular, engineers focused on upgrading the vehicle's firepower. This in turn, lead to the creation of the T54, a new vehicle based on the M48's chassis.
+No sooner than the M48 Patton began being issued to armoured units, American engineers already started working on potential improvements to its design. In particular, engineers focused on upgrading the vehicle's firepower. This in turn, lead to the creation of the T54, a new vehicle based on the M48's chassis.
 Initially, two versions of prototypes were planned, but a lighter and cheaper third one was proposed in 1952. All three versions of the T54 were armed with a modified version of the T5 105 mm gun, but featured different turrets and gun loading methods. The T54E1 was the second prototype, equipped with an oscillating turret similar to the ones found on contemporary French tanks, and a drum-fed autoloading mechanism with a capacity of 9 rounds.
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-* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=usa&vehicleType=tank&vehicleClass=medium_tank&vehicle=us_t54e1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
+* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=us_t54e1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 ;Videos
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 == 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.''
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->

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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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-| '''36''' || 29&nbsp;''(+7)'' || 19&nbsp;''(+17)'' || 9&nbsp;''(+27)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+35)'' || No
+| '''36''' || 27&nbsp;''(+9)'' || 17&nbsp;''(+19)'' || 10&nbsp;''(+26)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+35)'' || No
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 === Machine guns ===
 {{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}

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 == Description ==
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-The {{Specs|name}}, officially '''105 mm Gun Tank T54E1''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} American medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''', officially '''105 mm Gun Tank T54E1''', is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} American medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]].
 At first glance this tank looks very similar to the M48 and M103, since it's built on an M48 hull, but with a rather different turret. The reason for this is because it is an oscillating turret, like the ones found on contemporary french tanks like the AMX-50. The main feature which sets this tank apart from other Rank V American tanks is the automatic loader. This tank features a drum-type automatic loader, similar to the ones found on french tanks like the AMX-50 and Lorraine 40t.