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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''T-10A''' is an improved modification of the seventh variant of the IS heavy tank family. It was a Soviet heavy tank designed as a complementary counterpart to the initial T-10 variant until a more substantial upgrade could be assembled. It was developed in the early 1950s as part of the Soviet Union's efforts to modernize its armoured forces. Compared to the [[IS-3]], it had better armour protection, a more powerful engine, improved firepower, and the T-10A itself added a vertical stabilizer. The layout of the turret was also changed, making it much simpler to reload the ammunition for the main gun. Despite this, the upgrades were deemed insufficient, prompting the development of subsequent iterations, most notably the T-10B and [[T-10M]], which were considered significant improvements over the T-10A and a step in the right direction for the future of the Soviet Army.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "New Power"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season I]].
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Introduced in [[Update "New Power"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season I]], it's the earliest Soviet heavy tank to feature a simple one-plane stabilizer, which makes it much easier to fire on the move and, as a result, is better for more dynamic gameplay. However, it should be noted that the T-10A's armour is not dependable at its battle rating and struggles against high-explosive anti-tank fin-stabilised (HEATFS) and armour-piercing discarding sabot (APDS) rounds. Despite this, the T-10A compensates with its powerful 122 mm D-25TS tank gun, which has a considerably lower reload time than the older 122 mm D-25T tank gun found in previous Soviet IS heavy tank variants.
 
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
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=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
 
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==== Ammunition ====
 
==== Ammunition ====
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{{:D-25TS (122 mm)/Ammunition|BR-471, BR-471B, BR-471D, OF-471}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
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|-
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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|-
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| BR-471 || APHE || 205 || 201 || 183 || 162 || 144 || 128
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|-
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| BR-471B || APHEBC || 205 || 203 || 191 || 178 || 166 || 155
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|-
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| BR-471D || APCBC || 230 || 227 || 215 || 200 || 186 || 173
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|-
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| OF-471 || HE || 37 || 37 || 37 || 37 || 37 || 37
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="10" | Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
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! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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|-
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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|-
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| BR-471 || APHE || 795 || 25 || 1.2 || 19 || 246.4 || 47° || 60° || 65°
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|-
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| BR-471B || APHEBC || 795 || 25 || 1.2 || 19 || 246.4 || 48° || 63° || 71°
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|-
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| BR-471D || APCBC || 800 || 25 || 1.2 || 19 || 192.5 || 48° || 63° || 71°
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| OF-471 || HE || 800 || 25 || 0 || 0.1 || 3,600 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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|}
  
 
==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 
==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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Even though you have thick armour, HEATFS and APDS will go right through it so be careful. The T-10A's gun is powerful but for targets such as the M-103, you will have a hard time killing due to its effective armour. Your reload time is also very long, you can expect around an 18-second reload which is way less than a IS-3 or IS-4 but still long. When taking a enemy position or cap, try bringing at least 2 allies to help and support you. Since it is a Soviet tank you have a low gun depression of -3°, so avoid positions that need gun depression like hills or rough terrain. One special feature that sets the T-10A from other heavy Soviet tanks is a stabilizer which makes a huge difference in combat, however this works only at lower speeds. You also have a 12.7 mm DShK machine gun to take out lightly- armoured targets, planes, or helicopters.
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Even though you have thick armour, HEAT-FS and APDS will go right through it so be careful. The T-10A's gun is powerful but for targets such as the M-103, you will have a hard time killing due to its effective armour. Your reload time is also very long, you can expect around an 18-second reload which is way less than a IS-3 or IS-4 but still long. When taking a enemy position or cap, try bringing at least 2 allies to help and support you. Since it is a Soviet tank you have a low gun depression of 3°, so avoid positions that need gun depression like hills or rough terrain. One special feature that sets the T-10A from other heavy Soviet tanks is a stabilizer which makes a huge difference in combat, however this works only at lower speeds. You also have a 12.7 mm DShK machine gun to take out lightly- armoured targets, planes, or helicopters.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* Good turret armour and effective pike nose hull armour, can bounce most kinetic rounds
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* Good turret armour and effective pike nose hull armour, can bounce most kinetic rounds  
 
* Good side armour which can occasionally protect you from heavy tank shells
 
* Good side armour which can occasionally protect you from heavy tank shells
 
* Decent mobility for such a heavily armoured vehicle
 
* Decent mobility for such a heavily armoured vehicle
 
* Has a powerful 122 mm gun that can knock a majority of opponents with a single shot
 
* Has a powerful 122 mm gun that can knock a majority of opponents with a single shot
 
* Has night vision device
 
* Has night vision device
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* Has a vertical stabiliser allowing for even more effective "shoot and scoot" tactics familiar to IS commanders
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* Has a vertical stabiliser allowing for even more effective 'shoot and scoot' tactics familiar to IS commanders
 
* 12.7 mm DShK coaxial and commander's weapons make short work of light vehicles, allowing conservation of main gun rounds
 
* 12.7 mm DShK coaxial and commander's weapons make short work of light vehicles, allowing conservation of main gun rounds
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Armour is not thick enough to reliably defend against HEATFS and APDS projectiles
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* Armour is not thick enough to reliably defend against HEATFS.
 
* Cannot angle due to flat cheeks and ammo stored directly behind
 
* Cannot angle due to flat cheeks and ammo stored directly behind
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* Low power-to-weight ratio in RB
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* 14 hp/t ratio (in RB) which is not enough at its BR
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* Bad reverse speed
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* Bad reverse speed (though average for Soviet tanks)
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* Long reload time
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* Long reload time, though slightly faster compared to previous IS tanks
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* Limited ammo reserves and clip sizes for secondary weapons means you may be reloading at inconvenient times
 
* No NVD for gunner view
 
* No NVD for gunner view
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* Limited ammo reserves and clip sizes for secondary weapons means you may be reloading at inconvenient times
 
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* Lacks access to modern projectiles like HEATFS and APFSDS, making it a headache to fight against enemy with decent sloped armour
 
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==

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T-10A

Description

The T-10A is a premium gift rank Soviet heavy tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced during Update "New Power" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season I.

General info

Survivability and armour

The armour protection of the hull, as it is a T-10 hull, is very good except against powerful APDS, APFSDS, HEATFS and ATGMs. In a downtier the armour will work well against the majority of vehicles, however chemical rounds such as HEAT shells and ATGMs will have no issues penetrating the hull as well as APFSDS shells. Moving to the turret, it is poorly armoured even against APDS beside the gun breech. The turret may stop APCBC and some APDS shells but should not be relied on to stop HEAT and ATGM nor APFSDS.

Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 120 mm (57°) Front glacis
120 mm (49°) Lower glacis
40-60 mm (78-79°) Driver's port 		120 mm (50°) Top
80 mm (0-64°) Middle
30 mm (60°) Bottom 		50 mm (53°) Top
60 mm (21°) Bottom 		30 mm
Turret 120-250 mm (26-60°) Turret front
100 + 250 mm (0-75°) Gun mantlet 		130-190 mm (3-55°) 102 mm (21-47°) 30 mm
Cupola 40 mm 40 mm 40 mm 30 mm

Mobility

In terms of mobility, the T10A lacks speed as well as agility. But it can been seen as quite fast for a heavy tank, the horsepower generated by the engine makes this a beast when moving obstacles and even dead tanks. The mass can be seen as a pro and a con. Due to heavy mass, it has more traction and will not be flipped by explosions or pushed so easily by tanks. However, the mass reduced drastically the top speed as well as the acceleration.

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
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Realistic 619 Expression error: Unexpected round operator. __.__

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: D-25TS (122 mm)
122 mm D-25TS Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 30 -3°/+17° ±180° Vertical 11.3 15.7 19.0 21.1 22.4 19.50 17.25 15.90 15.00
Realistic 8.3 9.8 11.9 13.2 14.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
BR-471 APHE 205 201 183 162 144 128
BR-471B APHEBC 205 203 191 178 166 155
BR-471D APCBC 230 227 215 200 186 173
OF-471 HE 37 37 37 37 37 37
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
BR-471 APHE 795 25 1.2 19 246.4 47° 60° 65°
BR-471B APHEBC 795 25 1.2 19 246.4 48° 63° 71°
BR-471D APCBC 800 25 1.2 19 192.5 48° 63° 71°
OF-471 HE 800 25 0 0.1 3,600 79° 80° 81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the T-10A
Full
ammo 		Ammo
part 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty
30 Projectiles
Propellants 		27 (+3)
27 (+3) 		24 (+6)
24 (+6) 		20 (+10)
20 (+10) 		17 (+13)
17 (+13) 		14 (+16)
14 (+16) 		11 (+19)
11 (+19)
7th
rack empty 		8th
rack empty 		9th
rack empty 		10th
rack empty 		11th
rack empty 		12th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
10 (+20)
10 (+20) 		9 (+21)
9 (+21) 		7 (+23)
7 (+23) 		5 (+25)
5 (+25) 		3 (+27)
3 (+27) 		1 (+29)
1 (+29)		 No

Machine guns

Main article: DShK (12.7 mm)
12.7 mm DShK
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 500 (50) 600 N/A N/A
Pintle 250 (50) 600 -5°/+85° ±180°

Usage in battles

Even though you have thick armour, HEAT-FS and APDS will go right through it so be careful. The T-10A's gun is powerful but for targets such as the M-103, you will have a hard time killing due to its effective armour. Your reload time is also very long, you can expect around an 18-second reload which is way less than a IS-3 or IS-4 but still long. When taking a enemy position or cap, try bringing at least 2 allies to help and support you. Since it is a Soviet tank you have a low gun depression of 3°, so avoid positions that need gun depression like hills or rough terrain. One special feature that sets the T-10A from other heavy Soviet tanks is a stabilizer which makes a huge difference in combat, however this works only at lower speeds. You also have a 12.7 mm DShK machine gun to take out lightly- armoured targets, planes, or helicopters.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Good turret armour and effective pike nose hull armour, can bounce most kinetic rounds
  • Good side armour which can occasionally protect you from heavy tank shells
  • Decent mobility for such a heavily armoured vehicle
  • Has a powerful 122 mm gun that can knock a majority of opponents with a single shot
  • Has night vision device
  • Has a vertical stabiliser allowing for even more effective 'shoot and scoot' tactics familiar to IS commanders
  • 12.7 mm DShK coaxial and commander's weapons make short work of light vehicles, allowing conservation of main gun rounds

Cons:

  • Armour is not thick enough to reliably defend against HEATFS.
  • Cannot angle due to flat cheeks and ammo stored directly behind
  • 14 hp/t ratio (in RB) which is not enough at its BR
  • Bad reverse speed (though average for Soviet tanks)
  • Long reload time, though slightly faster compared to previous IS tanks
  • Limited ammo reserves and clip sizes for secondary weapons means you may be reloading at inconvenient times
  • No NVD for gunner view

History

Main article: History of the T-10M

The T-10A is an early variant of the T-10 heavy tank. It included a single-plane stabilizer which allowed the gun to be fired accurately while moving. It was developed in 1956, and was later succeeded by the T-10B, and finally the T-10M.

Media

Skins
Images

  • T-10A devblog image

Videos
The Shooting Range #254 - Pages of History section at 03:03 discusses the T-10.
SOVIET SUFFERING: T-10A Review - Sako Sniper
The Heavy Problem - T-10A - JustinPlaysYT

See also

Vehicles equipped with the same chassis

External links


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