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| − | As a light tank, the 76 mm Sheridan has very weak | + | As a light tank, the 76 mm Sheridan has very weak armour, which can be penetrated by 12.7 mm high-calibre machine guns on some tanks. Most of the crew is located in the turret, with only one driver sitting in the front of the hull. This makes any shot to the turret extremely deadly. |
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| − | * The side panels hide extra sloped | + | * The side panels hide extra sloped armour, which is capable of stopping machine gun fire under certain angles. |
=== Mobility === | === Mobility === | ||
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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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| − | As the | + | As the Sheridan's armour is barely capable of stopping machine gun fire, your best option would be to constantly be on the move. High speed and the great stabiliser allow the M551 to easily flank and capture points. |
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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* The 76 mm cannon is fully stabilised | * The 76 mm cannon is fully stabilised | ||
* Quick turret traverse rate | * Quick turret traverse rate | ||
| − | * Optic zoom is effective for long-distance and | + | * Optic zoom is effective for long-distance and sniping shots |
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
| − | * The armour of both the hull and turret offers little protection against any damage, including HE and high | + | * The armour of both the hull and turret offers little protection against any damage, including HE and high-calibre machine guns |
* The M331A2 shot has a poor post-penetration effect | * The M331A2 shot has a poor post-penetration effect | ||
| − | * Low ammunition count makes trips to capture points a necessity for longer battles | + | * Low ammunition count makes trips to capture points a necessity for longer battles |
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 24 March 2024
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Contents
Description
The M551(76) is a premium gift rank IV American light tank with a battle rating of 6.3 (AB) and 7.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Air Superiority" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season XIV, "Airborne General".
General info
Survivability and armour
Smoke grenades
Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle
Armourfront / side / back
Hull31 / 25 / 19
Turret25 / 25 / 25
Crew4 people
Visibility88 %
As a light tank, the 76 mm Sheridan has very weak armour, which can be penetrated by 12.7 mm high-calibre machine guns on some tanks. Most of the crew is located in the turret, with only one driver sitting in the front of the hull. This makes any shot to the turret extremely deadly.
Armour type:
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 42 mm | 2 mm Top 40 mm Bottom |
20 mm | 2 - 14 mm |
| Turret | 100- 110 mm Turret front 130 mm Gun mantlet |
40 - 50 mm | 40 - 50 mm | 20 - 30 mm |
| Cupola | 50 mm | 60 mm | 50 mm | 32 mm |
Notes:
- The side panels hide extra sloped armour, which is capable of stopping machine gun fire under certain angles.
Mobility
Speedforward / back
AB77 / 17 km/h
RB and SB70 / 15 km/h
Number of gears8 forward
4 back
Weight15.2 t
Engine power
AB572 hp
RB and SB300 hp
Power-to-weight ratio
AB37.6 hp/t
RB and SB19.7 hp/t
The 76 mm Sheridan is an extremely fast tank for its battle rating, capable of reaching speeds of up to 70 km/h in both realistic and arcade battles. High speed and turret traverse make it more similar to higher BR MBTs in terms of mobility.
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 77 | 17 | 15.2 | 465 | 572 | 30.59 | 37.63 |
| Realistic | 70 | 15 | 265 | 300 | 17.43 | 19.74 | |
Modifications and economy
Repair cost
AB1 848 
RB2 121
SB2 914
Crew training10 000
Experts320 000
Aces800 
Research Aces1 050 000 
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
2 × 110 / 150 / 190 % 2 × 172 / 172 / 172 % | Mobility | Protection | Firepower | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Armaments
Main armament
Two-plane stabilizer
Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving
Ammunition23 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
7.6 → 5.9 s
Vertical guidance-8° / 19°
| 76 mm M32 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 23 | -8°/+19° | ±180° | Two-plane | 38.1 | 52.7 | 64.0 | 70.8 | 75.3 | 7.67 | 6.79 | 6.25 | 5.90 |
| Realistic | 23.8 | 28.0 | 34.0 | 37.6 | 40.0 | ||||||||
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 | ||
| M339 shot | APBC | 177 | 173 | 159 | 143 | 129 | 116 |
| M352 shell | HE | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| M331A2 shot | APDS | 300 | 296 | 278 | 256 | 237 | 219 |
| 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% | ||||||||||
| M339 shot | APBC | 975 | 6.6 | - | - | - | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
| M352 shell | HE | 732 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 867.22 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
| M331A2 shot | APDS | 1,257 | 2.81 | - | - | - | 75° | 78° | 80° | |||
| 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) |
| M361 | 713 | 7.1 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ |
Machine guns
Ammunition1 000 rounds
Belt capacity200 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
10.4 → 8.0 s
Fire rate575 shots/min
Vertical guidance-10° / 28°
Horizontal guidance-60° / 60°
7.62 mm M73 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition3 000 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 | 1,000 (200) | 575 | -10°/+28° | ±60° |
| 7.62 mm M73 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
| Coaxial | 3,000 (250) | 500 | - | - |
Usage in battles
As the Sheridan's armour is barely capable of stopping machine gun fire, your best option would be to constantly be on the move. High speed and the great stabiliser allow the M551 to easily flank and capture points.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- High mobility
- The 76 mm cannon is fully stabilised
- Quick turret traverse rate
- Optic zoom is effective for long-distance and sniping shots
Cons:
- The armour of both the hull and turret offers little protection against any damage, including HE and high-calibre machine guns
- The M331A2 shot has a poor post-penetration effect
- Low ammunition count makes trips to capture points a necessity for longer battles
History
Devblog
The history of the M551 Sheridan light tank started in 1959, when at the request of the US Army, work began on a promising tank to replace the M41 Walker Bulldog and M56 SPG. During the final stages of testing, problems emerged with the 152 mm M81 cannon launcher due to an unreasonable amount of recoil and a gun breech prone to cracking. To address these issues with the M551 which had already been put into production, Allison developed a variant with a 105 mm howitzer by March of 1967, and then with a 76 mm M32 gun which had been used on the M41 Walker Bulldog. However, none of the prototypes received approval from the army’s leadership.
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
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
| USA light tanks | |
|---|---|
| LVT | LVT(A)(1) · ○LVT(A)(1) · LVT(A)(4) |
| M2 | M2A2 · M2A4 · M2A4 (1st Arm.Div.) |
| M3/M5 Stuart | M3 Stuart · M3A1 Stuart · M3A1 (USMC) · M5A1 · M5A1 TD · ▃Stuart VI (5th CAD) |
| M22 Locust | M22 |
| M24 Chaffee | M24 · M24 (TL) |
| M18 Hellcat | M18 GMC · M18 "Black Cat" · Super Hellcat |
| M41 Walker Bulldog | M41A1 |
| M551 Sheridan | M551 · M551(76) |
| M3 Bradley | M3 Bradley · M3A3 Bradley |
| Wheeled | M8 LAC · T18E2 · M1128 · M1128 Wolfpack |
| Other | M8A1 GMC · T92 · T114 · HSTV-L · CCVL · XM8 · XM800T · AGS |
| USA premium ground vehicles | |
|---|---|
| Light tanks | LVT(A)(4) · M2A4 (1st Arm.Div.) · M3A1 (USMC) · ▃Stuart VI (5th CAD) · M8 LAC · M8A1 GMC |
| M18 "Black Cat" · Super Hellcat · T18E2 · M551(76) · T114 · M1128 Wolfpack | |
| Medium tanks | ▃Grant I · M4A5 · Calliope · T20 · M26 T99 · M26E1 · M46 "Tiger" · T54E1 · T54E2 · ▃Magach 3 (ERA) · M728 CEV |
| XM1 (GM) · XM1 (Chrysler) · M1 KVT · M1A1 Click-Bait | |
| Heavy tanks | T14 · Cobra King · M6A2E1 · T29 · T30 |
| Tank destroyers | T28 · T55E1 |
