Tiran 4S

This page is about the Israeli medium tank Tiran 4S. For the other version, see Tiran 4.

Tiran 4S

Tiran 4S

Description

The Tiran 4S is a rank Israeli medium tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Wind of Change".

It is a captured T-54 (1951) from the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli Wars. The Tiran 4S offers the major change of switching to the American M68 cannon which is shared by other Israeli tanks. Beside that, the changes are minimal: from the outside, an added jerry can and rear stowage boxes, and the commander-controlled machine gun being swapped to a 7.62 mm M1919A4.

It plays similarly to the Soviet T-54 (1951) and Chinese type 59, and is therefore not vulnerable to the shot-traps of earlier models. However, the new gun grants unique gunplay options with options for APDS, HESH, HEAT and Smoke shells. It will offer a fresh experience compared to the Soviet and Chinese T-54s.

General info

Survivability and armour

Being a near perfect copy of the T-54 (1951), the Tiran 4S offers very good protection. It is able to survive all solid shot rounds, but offers no protection against HEAT-based options, leaving it weak in that aspect, especially at its battle rating where this type of ammunition is the norm.

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret, cupola)
• Cast homogeneous armour (gun mantlet)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	100 mm (60°) Upper glacis 100 mm (63°) Lower glacis	80 mm Top 20 mm + 20 mm (31°) Bottom	45 mm (16°) Upper plate 30 mm (72°) Lower glacis	100 mm (30°) Front glacis 30 mm Crew compartment 10-20 mm Engine compartment
Turret	200 mm (spherical) Turret front 100 mm (cylindrical) Gun mantlet	160 mm (spherical)	65 mm (spherical)	30 mm
Cupola	100 mm (conical)			40 mm

Notes:

• Tracks and suspension wheels are 20 mm thick.
• Belly armour is 20 mm thick.
• Jerry cans, storage boxes, and mudguards are 4 mm thick.

Mobility

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Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade				806			__.__
Realistic				460			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

105 mm M68					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					5.9	7.0	8.5	9.4	10.0

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
M392A2	APDS	303	302	296	277	257	252
M156	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
M152	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400

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%
M392A2	APDS	1,478	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	75°	78°	80°
M156	HESH	732	14.85	0.1	4	4,310	73°	77°	80°
M152	HEATFS	1,173	10.5	0.05	0.1	1,270	65°	72°	77°

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)
M416	730	11.4	20	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	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

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

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Tiran 4S from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

The Shooting Range #303 - Metal Beasts section at 00:26 discusses the Tiran 4S.

See also

• T-54/55 (Family)

External links

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