T-10A

This page is about the Soviet heavy tank T-10A. For the other version, see T-10M.

T-10A

T-10A

USSR

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.7	7.7	7.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Heavy tank

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Description

The T-10A is an improved modification of the seventh variant of the IS heavy tank family. It was a Soviet heavy tank designed as a complementary counterpart to the initial T-10 variant until a more substantial upgrade could be assembled. It was developed in the early 1950s as part of the Soviet Union's efforts to modernize its armoured forces. Compared to the IS-3, it had better armour protection, a more powerful engine, improved firepower, and the T-10A itself added a vertical stabilizer. The layout of the turret was also changed, making it much simpler to reload the ammunition for the main gun. Despite this, the upgrades were deemed insufficient, prompting the development of subsequent iterations, most notably the T-10B and T-10M, which were considered significant improvements over the T-10A and a step in the right direction for the future of the Soviet Army.

Introduced in Update "New Power" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season I. It's the earliest Soviet heavy tank to feature a simple one-plane stabilizer, which makes it much easier to fire on the move and, as a result, is better for more dynamic gameplay. However, it should be noted that the T-10A's armour is not dependable at its battle rating and struggles against high-explosive anti-tank fin-stabilised (HEATFS) and armour-piercing discarding sabot (APDS) rounds. Despite this, the T-10A compensates with its powerful 122 mm D-25TS tank gun, which has a considerably lower reload time than the older 122 mm D-25T tank gun found in previous Soviet IS heavy tank variants.

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

ESS

Creation of a smoke screen in the direction of movement of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull120 / 80 / 60

Turret250 / 157 / 90

Crew4 people

Visibility93 %

The armour protection of the hull, as it is a T-10 hull, is very good except against powerful APDS, APFSDS, HEATFS and ATGMs. In a downtier the armour will work well against the majority of vehicles, however chemical rounds such as HEAT shells and ATGMs will have no issues penetrating the hull as well as APFSDS shells. Moving to the turret, it is poorly armoured even against APDS beside the gun breech. The turret may stop APCBC and some APDS shells but should not be relied on to stop HEAT and ATGM nor APFSDS.

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	120 mm (57°) Front glacis 120 mm (49°) Lower glacis 40-60 mm (78-79°) Driver's port	120 mm (50°) Top 80 mm (0-64°) Middle 30 mm (60°) Bottom	50 mm (53°) Top 60 mm (21°) Bottom	30 mm
Turret	120-250 mm (26-60°) Turret front 100 + 250 mm (0-75°) Gun mantlet	130-190 mm (3-55°)	102 mm (21-47°)	30 mm
Cupola	40 mm	40 mm	40 mm	30 mm

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB45 / 9 km/h

RB and SB42 / 8 km/h

Number of gears8 forward

2 back

Weight50.0 t

Engine power

AB1 336 hp

RB and SB700 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB26.7 hp/t

RB and SB14.0 hp/t

In terms of mobility, the T10A lacks speed as well as agility. But it can been seen as quite fast for a heavy tank, the horsepower generated by the engine makes this a beast when moving obstacles and even dead tanks. The mass can be seen as a pro and a con. Due to heavy mass, it has more traction and will not be flipped by explosions or pushed so easily by tanks. However, the mass reduced drastically the top speed as well as the acceleration.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	45	9	50	1,085	1,336	21.7	26.72
Realistic	42	8		619	700	12.38	14

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB3 897

RB3 893

SB6 328

Crew training10 000

Experts550 000

Aces1 300

Research Aces1 600 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 150 / 210 / 250 %

2 × 208 / 208 / 208 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment ESS	Horizontal Drive Adjustment of Fire 122mm_APHE_ammo_pack Elevation Mechanism 122mm_APCBC_ammo_pack Smoke grenade

Armaments

Main armament

122 mm D-25TS cannon

Vertical stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in one plane while moving

Ammunition30 rounds

First-order7 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

19.5 → 15.0 s

Vertical guidance-3° / 17°

122 mm D-25TS					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	30	-3°/+17°	±180°	Vertical	11.3	15.7	19.0	21.1	22.4	19.50	17.25	15.90	15.00
Realistic					8.3	9.8	11.9	13.2	14.0

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
BR-471	APHE	205	201	182	161	143	127
BR-471B	APHEBC	205	203	192	178	166	155
BR-471D	APCBC	230	227	215	200	186	173
OF-471	HE	37	37	37	37	37	37

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-471	APHE	795	25	1.2	19	246.4	47°	60°	65°
BR-471B	APHEBC	795	25	1.2	19	246.4	48°	63°	71°
BR-471D	APCBC	800	25	1.2	19	192.5	48°	63°	71°
OF-471	HE	795	25	0	0.1	3,600	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the T-10A

Full ammo	Ammo part	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty
30	Projectiles Propellants	27 (+3) 27 (+3)	24 (+6) 24 (+6)	20 (+10) 20 (+10)	17 (+13) 17 (+13)	14 (+16) 14 (+16)	11 (+19) 11 (+19)
7th rack empty	8th rack empty	9th rack empty	10th rack empty	11th rack empty	12th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
10 (+20) 10 (+20)	9 (+21) 9 (+21)	7 (+23) 7 (+23)	5 (+25) 5 (+25)	3 (+27) 3 (+27)	1 (+29) 1 (+29)	No

Machine guns

12.7 mm DShK machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition500 rounds

Belt capacity50 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate600 shots/min

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-5° / 85°

12.7 mm DShK
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	500 (50)	600	N/A	N/A
Pintle	250 (50)	600	-5°/+85°	±180°

Usage in battles

Even though you have thick armour, HEATFS and APDS will go right through it so be careful. The T-10A's gun is powerful but for targets such as the M-103, you will have a hard time killing due to its effective armour. Your reload time is also very long, you can expect around an 18-second reload which is way less than a IS-3 or IS-4 but still long. When taking a enemy position or cap, try bringing at least 2 allies to help and support you. Since it is a Soviet tank you have a low gun depression of -3°, so avoid positions that need gun depression like hills or rough terrain. One special feature that sets the T-10A from other heavy Soviet tanks is a stabilizer which makes a huge difference in combat, however this works only at lower speeds. You also have a 12.7 mm DShK machine gun to take out lightly- armoured targets, planes, or helicopters.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good turret armour and effective pike nose hull armour, can bounce most kinetic rounds
• Good side armour which can occasionally protect you from heavy tank shells
• Decent mobility for such a heavily armoured vehicle
• Has a powerful 122 mm gun that can knock a majority of opponents with a single shot
• Has night vision device
• Has a vertical stabiliser allowing for even more effective "shoot and scoot" tactics familiar to IS commanders
• 12.7 mm DShK coaxial and commander's weapons make short work of light vehicles, allowing conservation of main gun rounds

Cons:

• Armour is not thick enough to reliably defend against HEATFS and APDS projectiles
• Cannot angle due to flat cheeks and ammo stored directly behind
• Low power-to-weight ratio in RB
• Bad reverse speed
• Long reload time
• No NVD for gunner view
• Limited ammo reserves and clip sizes for secondary weapons means you may be reloading at inconvenient times
• Lacks access to modern projectiles like HEATFS and APFSDS, making it a headache to fight against enemy with decent sloped armour

History

The T-10A is an early variant of the T-10 heavy tank. It included a single-plane stabilizer which allowed the gun to be fired accurately while moving. It was developed in 1956, and was later succeeded by the T-10B, and finally the T-10M.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the T-10A from live.warthunder.com.

Images

• 

  T-10A devblog image

Videos

The Shooting Range #254 - Pages of History section at 03:03 discusses the T-10.

SOVIET SUFFERING: T-10A Review - Sako Sniper

The Heavy Problem - T-10A - JustinPlaysYT

See also

Vehicles equipped with the same chassis

• T-10M

External links

• [Wikipedia] T-10 tank

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