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Tiran 4

Tiran 4

AB	RB	SB
8.0	8.0	8.0

Class:

Medium tank

Research:82 000

Purchase:240 000

Description

The Tiran 4 is a rank V Israeli medium tank with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Danger Zone".

The representation of captured Arab T-54 in Israeli service, Tiran 4 provides the same firepower and mobility of a T-54 while still suffering from the same cramped interior space, downgraded anti-aircraft machine gun, unprotected ammo racks, and slow turret traverse speed.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull100 / 80 / 45

Turret200 / 160 / 65

Crew4 people

Visibility83 %

Since the Tiran 4 is mostly identical to the original T-54s other than its machine guns, the overall appearance is basically the same as well. While the armour is sufficient to stop most full-calibre kinetic shells, it might not be enough to survive HEAT, APDS, or even APFSDS at higher tiers. Another problem is the unprotected ammo rack located on the right side of the hull, any penetrating shots that hit the remaining ammo will certainly blow the tank sky-high.

Armour type:

Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull)
Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)

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
Cupola	100 mm (35-40°)			40 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

Due to the lack of resources during the wars, Israeli didn't replace the powerplants and retained the same V-54 engine for its reliability; while this doesn't make Tiran 4 a fast tank, it is still able to keep up with teammates.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Game Mode	Forward	Reverse	Weight (tons)	Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	56	9	35.5	806	992	22.7	27.94
Realistic	51	8	35.5	460	520	12.96	14.65

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 023 → 5 177

RB4 478 → 5 763

SB6 354 → 8 177

Total cost of modifications68 700

116 600

Talisman cost1 900

Crew training68 000

Experts240 000

Aces990

Research Aces620 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

120 / 190 / 220 %

184 / 184 / 184 %

Modifications

Mobility

Protection

Firepower

Tracks Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 900 190
Suspension Research: 4 000 Cost: 6 500 210	Brake System Research: 4 000 Cost: 6 500 210
Filters Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 900 190
Transmission Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 500 240	Engine Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 500 240

Improved Parts

Research:

2 300

Cost:

5 900

190

Improved FPE

Research:

2 600

Cost:

6 500

210

Crew Replenishment

Research:

3 600

Cost:

5 900

190

Horizontal Drive Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 900 190	100mm_APHE_ammo_pack Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 900 190
Adjustment of Fire Research: 4 000 Cost: 6 500 210
Elevation Mechanism Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 900 190	100mm_APCBC_ammo_pack Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 900 190	100mm_ussr_Smoke_ammo_pack Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 900 190
Artillery Support Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 500 240	100mm_APDS_ammo_pack Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 500 240	100mm_HEAT_ammo_pack Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 500 240

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°

Main article: D-10T (100 mm)

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	9.5	13.2	16.0	17.7	18.8	11.05	9.78	9.01	8.50
Realistic	34	-4°/+17°	±180°	N/A	6.0	7.0	8.5	9.4	10.0	11.05	9.78	9.01	8.50

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	Type of warhead	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
BR-412	APHE	218	212	190	164	143	124
BR-412B	APHEBC	218	215	201	184	169	155
BR-412D	APCBC	239	236	220	202	186	170
3BM-8	APDS	299	298	291	272	253	249
3BK-5	HEATFS	380	380	380	380	380	380
OF-412	HE	19	19	19	19	19	19

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	0%	50%	100%
BR-412	APHE	895	15.9	1.2	19	100.1	47°	60°	65°
BR-412B	APHEBC	895	15.9	1.2	19	100.1	48°	63°	71°
BR-412D	APCBC	887	15.9	1.2	19	93.94	48°	63°	71°
3BM-8	APDS	1,415	4.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	75°	78°	80°
3BK-5	HEATFS	900	12.38	0.05	0.1	1,440	65°	72°	77°
OF-412	HE	900	15.6	0	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	20	5	25	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the T-54 (1951) (identical)

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

7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition3 000 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate500 shots/min

7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun

Ammunition1 000 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate500 shots/min

Main article: M1919A4 (7.62 mm)

7.62 mm M1919A4
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	3,000 (250)	500	N/A	N/A
Pintle	1,000 (250)	500	-10°/+60°	±180°

Due to the logistical reasons, all Warsaw Pact small-calibre firearms were replaced by US-made M1919A4s, which are only good for gunning down exposed crews; the chances of shooting down any aircraft are minimal.

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Pros:

Powerful 100 mm gun with a variety of ammunition
Sufficient speed and mobility at its rank
Sufficient protection

Cons:

Having only a M1919A4 as pintle machine gun
Slow turret traverse speed
Unprotected ammo rack

History

As part of the Cold War and long-lasting Jewish-Arab conflicts, the Soviet Union sold many T-54 and T-55 to Syria and Egypt as part of their military sales. While the reliability of these tanks was proven throughout the conflicts, during the 1967 Six-Day War and the sequential Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israel captured at least 300 T-54/55/62 series tanks during these two wars to resupply their heavily devastated armoured corps, dubbed "Tiran" (lit. "Tyrant") in Israeli service. Captured tanks were dubbed Tiran 1/2/3 for T-54/55/62 respectively, while Tirans which received some logistic modification were designated Tiran 4/5/6 instead. Israel used some of these tanks with their original Egyptian markings to cause harassment behind enemy lines along the Suez Canal.^[1]

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

External links

References

↑ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/10/Israeli-division-of-captured-Soviet-tanks/7901524030400/

*Israeli Ordnance Corps (חיל החימוש)*
Medium Tanks	M-51 · M-51 (W)
MBTs
Magach	Magach 1 · Magach 2 · Magach 3 · Magach 3 (ERA) · ▃Magach 3 (ERA) · Magach 5
	Magach 6 · Magach 6A · Magach 6B · Magach 6C · Magach 6R · Magach 6M · Gal Batash
Sho't	Sho't · Sho't Kal Alef · Sho't Kal Gimel · Sho't Kal Dalet · ▄Sho't Kal Dalet
Tiran	Tiran 4 · Tiran 4S
Merkava	▃Merkava Mk.1 · Merkava Mk.1B · Merkava Mk.2B · ▃Merkava Mk.2B · Merkava Mk.2D
	Merkava Mk.3B · Merkava Mk.3C · ▃Merkava Mk.3D · Merkava Mk.4B · Merkava Mk.4M
Tank destroyers	Zachlam Tager
See Also	Chrysler Defense · Department of Tank Design · Morozov Design Bureau

Israel medium tanks
M-51	M-51 · M-51 (W)
Magach	Magach 1 · Magach 2 · Magach 3 · Magach 3 (ERA) · Magach 5 · Magach 6
	Magach 6A · Magach 6B · Magach 6B Gal · Gal Batash · Magach 6C · Magach 6M · Magach 6R · Magach Hydra · Magach 7C
Tiran	Tiran 4 · Tiran 4S · Tiran 6
Sho't	Sho't · Sho't Kal Alef · Sho't Kal Gimel · Sho't Kal Dalet
Merkava	Merkava Mk.1B · Merkava Mk.2B · Merkava Mk.2D · Merkava Mk.3B · Merkava Mk.3C · Ra'am Sagol
	Merkava Mk.4B · Merkava Mk.4M · Merkava Mk.4 LIC

[1] ttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/10/Israeli-division-of-captured-Soviet-tanks/7901524030400/

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Israeli medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]].
-The representation of captured Arabs T-54 in Israeli service, Tiran 4 provides the same firepower and mobility of a T-54 while still suffers from the same cramped interior space, downgraded anti-aircraft machine gun, unprotected ammo racks as well as a slow turret traverse speed.
+The representation of captured Arab T-54 in Israeli service, Tiran 4 provides the same firepower and mobility of a T-54 while still suffering from the same cramped interior space, downgraded anti-aircraft machine gun, unprotected ammo racks, and slow turret traverse speed.
 == General info ==
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 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
 <!-- ''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.'' -->
-Since Tiran 4 is mostly identical to the original T-54s other than its machine guns, the overall appearance is basically the same as well. While it is sufficient to stop most full-caliber kinetic shells, for HEAT, APDS or even APFSDS at higher tiers, the armor might not be enough to survive shots from them; another problem is the unprotected ammo rack located on the right side of the hull, any penetrated hits that hit the remaining ammo will certainly blows the tank sky-high.
+Since the Tiran 4 is mostly identical to the original T-54s other than its machine guns, the overall appearance is basically the same as well. While the armour is sufficient to stop most full-calibre kinetic shells, it might not be enough to survive HEAT, APDS, or even APFSDS at higher tiers. Another problem is the unprotected ammo rack located on the right side of the hull, any penetrating shots that hit the remaining ammo will certainly blow the tank sky-high.
-'''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
-<!-- Example: * Rolled homogeneous armour (Front, Side, Rear, Hull roof)
-* Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Transmission area) -->
+'''Armour type:'''
+* Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull)
+* Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 |-
-|Hull||100 mm (60°) ''Front glacis''
+|Hull||100 mm (60°) ''Front glacis''<br>100 mm (54°) ''Lower glacis''
-mm (54°) ''Lower glacis''
+|80 mm||45 mm (16°) ''Upper''<br>30 mm (72°) ''Lower''
-|80 mm||45 mm (16°) ''Upper''
+|30 mm ''Front''<br>20 mm ''Back''
-mm (72°) ''Lower''
-|30 mm ''Front''
-mm ''Back''
 |-
-|Turret||160 mm (14-39°) ''Turret front''
+|Turret||160 mm (14-39°) ''Turret front''<br>200 mm (4-78°) ''Gun mantlet''
-mm (4-78°) ''Gun mantlet''
+|115 mm (45-50°) ''Upper''<br>155 mm (10-30°) ''Lower''
-|115 mm (45-50°) ''Upper''
-mm (10-30°) ''Lower''
 |65 mm (9-35°)||30 mm
 |-
+|Cupola || colspan="3" | 100 mm (35-40°) || 40 mm
 |}
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 {{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}
 <!-- ''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.'' -->
-Due to the lack of resources during the wars, Israeli didn't replaced the powerplants and retained the same V-54 engine for its relibility; while this couldn't make Tiran 4 a fast tank, this at least ensures its capability to keep up with teammates.
+Due to the lack of resources during the wars, Israeli didn't replace the powerplants and retained the same V-54 engine for its reliability; while this doesn't make Tiran 4 a fast tank, it is still able to keep up with teammates.
 {{tankMobility|abMinHp=806|rbMinHp=460}}
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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
-<!-- [[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]] -->
+[[File:Ammoracks_T-54_(1951).png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the [[T-54 (1951)]] (identical)]]
 <!-- '''Last updated:''' -->
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 ! Visual<br>discrepancy
 |-
-| '''34''' ||33 ''(+1)''||28 ''(+6)''||24 ''(+10)''||23 ''(+11)''||21 ''(+13)''||1 ''(+33)''|| No
+| '''34''' ||33 ''(+1)''||28 ''(+6)''||24 ''(+10)''||23 ''(+11)''||21 ''(+13)''||1 ''(+33)''|| No
 |-
 |}
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 |-
 |}
-Due to the logistic reasons of IDF, all the Warsaw Pact caliber firearms were replaced by US made M1919A4s which is only good for gunning down exposed crews; the chances of shooting down any aircrafts are minimal.
+Due to the logistical reasons, all Warsaw Pact small-calibre firearms were replaced by US-made M1919A4s, which are only good for gunning down exposed crews; the chances of shooting down any aircraft are minimal.
 == Usage in battles ==
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 === Pros and cons ===
-<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' -->'''Pros:'''
+<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' -->
-* Powerful 100 mm gun with variety of ammunition
+'''Pros:'''
-* Sufficient speed and mobility at its tier
-* Sufficient protection
-*
+* Powerful 100 mm gun with a variety of ammunition
+* Sufficient speed and mobility at its rank
+* Sufficient protection
 '''Cons:'''
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 * Slow turret traverse speed
 * Unprotected ammo rack
-*
 == History ==
 <!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
-As part of the Cold War and long-lasting Jewish-Arab conflicts, the Soviet Union sold many T-54 and T-55 for Syria and Egypt as part of their military sales; while the reliability of these tanks were proven throughout the conflicts, but during the 1967 Six-Day War and the sequence Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israeli captured at least 300 T-54/55/62 series tanks during these two wars to resupply their heavily devastated armored corps and dubbed "Tiran" (lit. Tyrant) in Israeli service. Where those captured tanks was dubbed Tiran 1/2/3 for T-54/55/62 respectively, some records showed that Israeli used these tanks with their original markings in Egyptian service and harassed the west coast of the Suez Canal.<ref>https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/10/Israeli-division-of-captured-Soviet-tanks/7901524030400/</ref> For those Tirans which received some logistic modification, the designation became Tiran 4/5/6 instead.
+As part of the Cold War and long-lasting Jewish-Arab conflicts, the Soviet Union sold many T-54 and T-55 to Syria and Egypt as part of their military sales. While the reliability of these tanks was proven throughout the conflicts, during the 1967 Six-Day War and the sequential Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israel captured at least 300 T-54/55/62 series tanks during these two wars to resupply their heavily devastated armoured corps, dubbed "Tiran" (lit. "Tyrant") in Israeli service. Captured tanks were dubbed Tiran 1/2/3 for T-54/55/62 respectively, while Tirans which received some logistic modification were designated Tiran 4/5/6 instead. Israel used some of these tanks with their original Egyptian markings to cause harassment behind enemy lines along the Suez Canal.<ref>https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/10/Israeli-division-of-captured-Soviet-tanks/7901524030400/</ref>
 == Media ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
-''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
+=== References ===
+<references />
-* ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''other literature.''
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Difference between revisions of "Tiran 4"

Revision as of 17:40, 25 June 2022

Contents

Description

General info

Survivability and armour

Mobility

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Ammunition

Ammo racks

Machine guns

Usage in battles

Pros and cons

History

Media

See also

External links

References