T-54 (Sweden)

This page is about the medium tank T-54 (Sweden). For other versions, see T-54/55 (Family).

▄T-54

▄Charioteer Mk VII

▄T-55M

▄T-54

▄Charioteer Mk VII

▄T-55M

Sweden

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.0	8.0	8.0

Class:

Medium tank

Research:120 000

Purchase:340 000

Description

The ▄T-54 is a rank V Swedish medium tank with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice".

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull100 / 80 / 45

Turret200 / 160 / 65

Crew4 people

Visibility83 %

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, 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:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	100 mm (60°) Front glacis 100 mm (54°) Lower glacis	80 mm	45 mm (16°) Upper 30 mm (72°) Lower	30 mm Front 20 mm Back
Turret	160 mm (14-39°) Turret front 200 mm (4-78°) Gun mantlet	115 mm (45-50°) Upper 155 mm (10-30°) Lower	65 mm (9-35°)	30 mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB56 / 9 km/h

RB and SB51 / 8 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

1 back

Weight35.5 t

Engine power

AB992 hp

RB and SB520 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB27.9 hp/t

RB and SB14.6 hp/t

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.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	56	9	35.5	_,___	992	__.__	27.94
Realistic	51	8		_,___	520	__.__	14.65

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 271 → 5 778

RB4 757 → 6 436

SB6 745 → 9 125

Total cost of modifications99 000

166 000

Talisman cost2 200

Crew training98 000

Experts340 000

Aces1 300

Research Aces780 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

140 / 200 / 240 %

202 / 202 / 202 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 4 100 Cost: 6 600 195 Suspension Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 220 Brake System Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 220 Filters Research: 5 100 Cost: 8 200 240 Transmission Research: 6 600 Cost: 11 000 310 Engine Research: 6 600 Cost: 11 000 310	Improved Parts Research: 2 700 Cost: 6 600 195 Improved FPE Research: 3 000 Cost: 7 400 220 Crew Replenishment Research: 5 100 Cost: 8 200 240	Horizontal Drive Research: 4 100 Cost: 6 600 195 100mm_APHE_ammo_pack Research: 4 100 Cost: 6 600 195 100mm_APCR_ammo_pack Research: 4 100 Cost: 6 600 195 Adjustment of Fire Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 220 Smoke grenade Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 220 Elevation Mechanism Research: 5 100 Cost: 8 200 240 100mm_APCBC_ammo_pack Research: 5 100 Cost: 8 200 240 100mm_ussr_Smoke_ammo_pack Research: 5 100 Cost: 8 200 240 Artillery Support Research: 6 600 Cost: 11 000 310 100mm_APDS_ammo_pack Research: 6 600 Cost: 11 000 310 100mm_HEAT_ammo_pack Research: 6 600 Cost: 11 000 310

Armaments

Main armament

100 mm D-10T cannon

Ammunition34 rounds

First-order20 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

9.7 → 7.5 s

Vertical guidance-4° / 17°

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.

100 mm D-10T					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	34	-4°/+17°	±180°	N/A	9.52	13.18	16.00	17.69	18.82	11.05	9.78	9.01	8.50
Realistic					5.95	7.00	8.50	9.40	10.00

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-412	APHE	218	212	189	164	142	124
BR-412B	APHEBC	218	215	201	184	169	155
BR-412D	APCBC	239	236	220	202	185	170
BR-412P	APCR	224	216	186	153	127	105
3BM-8	APDS	336	332	317	299	282	265
3BK-5	HEATFS	380	380	380	380	380	380
OF-412	HE	27	27	26	24	23	21

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-412	APHE	895	15.88	1.2	19	100.1	47°	60°	65°
BR-412B	APHEBC	895	15.88	1.2	19	100.1	48°	63°	71°
BR-412D	APCBC	887	15.88	1.2	19	100.1	48°	63°	71°
BR-412P	APCR	1,050	8.53	-	-	-	66°	70°	72°
3BM-8	APDS	1,415	4.13	-	-	-	75°	78°	80°
3BK-5	HEATFS	900	12.38	0.05	0.1	1,240	65°	72°	77°
OF-412	HE	900	15.6	0.2	0.1	1,460	79°	80°	81°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
3D3	880	15.6	16	5	25	50

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
34	33 (+1)	28 (+6)	24 (+10)	23 (+11)	21 (+13)	1 (+33)	No

Machine guns

12.7 mm DShK machine gun

Ammunition250 rounds

Belt capacity50 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate600 shots/min

Vertical guidance-4° / 82°

7.62 mm SGMT machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition3 500 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate600 shots/min

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.

12.7 mm DShK
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	250 (50)	600	-10°/+60°	±180°

7.62 mm SGMT
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	3,500 (250)	600	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Roof-mounted machine gun for anti-air defence
• 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

Cons:

• 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

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the T-54 (Sweden) from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• T-54/55 (Family)

External links

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