T95E1

This page is about the American medium tank T95E1. For the American tank destroyer, see T95.

T95E1

M103

XM803

T95E1

M103

XM803

USA

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.3	8.3	8.3

Class:

Medium tank

Research:135 000

Purchase:380 000

Description

The T95 medium tank development program (not to be confused with the T95) started from a requirement to replace the aging M48 Patton. Two proposals were looked at, that being the T95 equipped with a 90 mm gun and the T96 with a 105 mm gun. The T95 program started with the base T95, which was equipped with a two-plane stabilizer and OPTAC fire control system, and the T95E1 was a further development of this with the two-plane stabilizer removed but with a simplified fire control system installed. The T95 program as a whole ended up being cancelled a few years later after multiple variants due to technological shortcomings, including poor accuracy of the smoothbore gun, problematic X-shaped transmission and overall marginal to nonexistent improvements over the M48 it was meant to supersede, although it was not without merits as the T95E7 turret evolved into the M60's 'long-nose/needle nose' turret upgrade.

The Medium Tank T95E1 was introduced in Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica". Equipped with a 90 mm smoothbore cannon capable of firing APFSDS, this tank is the first tank in the American tree that uses the ammunition type. Without some of the new tools found on other vehicles such as a stabilizer, laser rangefinder or thermal vision, one might assume the T95E1 is inferior to its competition. However, the T95E1 carries its own weight with a stable transmission, fairly high shell ballistics and a highly inclined turret that can deflect shots at range. Mobility is standard as is its armour protection, and overall the tank's greatest asset is that it is well-rounded to a fault and can handle most terrain and ranges with little issue, without the turret speed penalties contemporaries have to deal with such as the T-55A.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull127 / 51 / 19

Turret178 / 76 / 51

Crew4 people

Visibility111 %

Armour type:'

• Cast homogeneous armour
• Rolled homogeneous armour (Top side hull, Top rear hull, Rear hull roof)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	95 mm (64-71°), 51 mm (67-86°) Front glacis 127 mm (43-45°) Lower glacis	101.6 mm Top - Front 50.8-72.6 mm Top - Crew compartment 32 mm Top - Engine compartment 19 mm (65°) Bottom - Front & Crew compartment 13 mm (65°) Bottom - Engine compartment	19 mm (18°) Top 25 mm (4-64°) Bottom	95 mm (19°) Front glacis 51 mm (11°) Driver compartment 25 mm (3°) Engine compartment
Turret	178 mm (6-78°) Turret front 178 mm (1-71°) Gun mantlet	76-178 mm (24-52°)	51 mm (4-39°)	51 mm Front 38 mm Rear
Cupola	100 mm Cupola front 105 mm Gun mantlet	70 mm	50 mm	38 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels, torsion bars and tracks are 20 mm thick.
• Belly armour is 19 mm thick.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB63 / 14 km/h

RB and SB57 / 13 km/h

Number of gears8 forward

2 back

Weight38.5 t

Engine power

AB1 068 hp

RB and SB560 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB27.7 hp/t

RB and SB14.5 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	63	14	38.5	868	1,068	22.55	27.74
Realistic	57	13		495	560	12.86	14.55

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 804 → 6 182

RB5 314 → 6 839

SB7 592 → 9 770

Total cost of modifications110 200

195 000

Talisman cost2 300

Crew training110 000

Experts380 000

Aces1 400

Research Aces830 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

140 / 200 / 240 %

208 / 208 / 208 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 240 Suspension Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 200 Brake System Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 200 Filters Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 290 Transmission Research: 9 800 Cost: 16 000 290 Engine Research: 9 800 Cost: 16 000 290	Improved Parts Research: 2 400 Cost: 13 000 240 Improved FPE Research: 2 000 Cost: 11 000 200 Crew Replenishment Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 290	Horizontal Drive Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 240 Adjustment of Fire Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 200 Elevation Mechanism Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 290 Artillery Support Research: 9 800 Cost: 16 000 290 90mm_us_T339E14_WP_ammo_pack Research: 9 800 Cost: 16 000 290

Armaments

Main armament

90 mm T208E9 cannon

Ammunition50 rounds

First-order22 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

11.1 → 8.5 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 20°

90 mm T208E9					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	50	-10°/+20°	±180°	N/A	34.3	47.4	57.6	63.7	67.8	11.05	9.78	9.01	8.50
Realistic					21.4	25.2	30.6	33.8	36.0

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
T320	APFSDS	293	288	275	259	241	224
T340E14H	HE	27	26	24	21	19	17

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
T320	APFSDS	1,570	3.6	-	-	-	72°	76°	78°
T340E14H	HE	1,143	8.2	0.2	0.1	1.01	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)
T339E14	1,143	8.2	9	5	20	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the T95E1

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
50	37 (+13)	23 (+27)	9 (+41)	1 (+49)	No

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• Racks 3 and 4 are first stage ammo racks. They total 22 shells and get filled first when loading up the tank.
• These racks are also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2.
• Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1 and 2 into racks 4 then 3. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.

Machine guns

12.7 mm M2HB machine gun

Ammunition1 800 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate575 shots/min

Vertical guidance-5° / 40°

7.62 mm M73 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition4 750 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate500 shots/min

12.7 mm M2HB
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	1,800 (200)	577	-5°/+40°	±180°

7.62 mm M73
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	4,750 (250)	500	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

The T95E1's playstyle consists of mostly setting up ambushes and/or on the frontlines. The APFSDS shell has more than enough power to destroy most tanks that it will face; however, on a uptier against Leopard A1A1's, T-62M-1's, and generally any 8.7 to 9.0 MBT, you will need to play more cautiously, thus the ambushing tactics come into play. You must be extremely aware of what is around you and be quicker than your enemy on the gun because the lack of stabilizers will make shooting on the move very difficult.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Stock APFSDS able to penetrate most enemies frontally
• Excellent post-penetration spalling from APFSDS
• Sloped frontal armour can bounce multiple shots with ease, but upper glacis and turret front bounce shots to each other
• Very good stock horizontal turret traverse
• Good gun depression of -10°, allows for some hull-down tactics
• High velocity firing makes long-range fighting easier, especially in the large maps
• Has a Smoothbore gun, with excellent recoil mount that decreases the recoil
• Acceptable top speed of 56 km/h
• The smoke shell (T339E14) has high velocity which helps you save allies at a long distance

Cons:

• Poor acceleration and low top speed cross-country
• Low reverse speed relative to other American medium tanks
• A prominent weak spot in the form of commander's cupola
• No ammunition choices other than APFSDS or HE
• No stabiliser - unable to accurately fire on the move
• Front armour vulnerable against sabot and HEAT rounds
• Limited accuracy of smoothbore cannon at long range
• Rear hull armour can be penetrated with .50 cals and therefore, engine and transmission are prone to damage
• Large ammo racks to the sides of driver, front hull penetration could lead to easy ammo detonation.
• Like with most Abrams series tanks, the engine deck is slightly raised, meaning that you will not be able to depress the gun over the rear of the tank.
• Lacking night vision device for the gunner

History

In the early 1950s, the US began looking for a replacement for the M48 series. In September 1954, the T95 was selected for development; construction of pilot models began in 1957. The T95E1 differed from the T95 in the inclusion of a recoil system mount and the omission of a two-plane stabilizer, and was completed in early 1958.

The T95 program was shut down in July 1960 when it became clear that both the engine power and smoothbore cannon's accuracy were unsatisfactory and would provide no significant improvements over the M48 already in service. However, further development of the turret design contributed significantly to the turret used later on the M60A1.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the T95E1 from live.warthunder.com.

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.

External links

• [Devblog] T95E1: The Contender

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