STA-1
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Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Good reload time
- Great gun, second best penetration (218 mm) among Tier 8 mediums
- Good amount of hit points
- Good view range (though nothing really special)
- Very nice gun depression
Cons:
- Not as mobile as other tier 8 med tanks
- Above average of size
- Lack of any substantial armor
- Gun lacks a bit of alpha damage
- Prone to module damage, easy to track
Performance
The STA-1 is one of the potentially most devastating Tier 8 medium tanks. It's proper play style is a mix of the Pershing's agile, flanking harasser, hull down peek-a-booing style, and the Centurion I's precise sniping. STA's second gun is more than decent for a T8 med, and its top gun is one of the best, most enjoyable medium guns of T8, on par with the Centurion's cannon. With the 90mm gun Type 61 the tanks turns into a devastating, all-around medium, and one of the best sniper support of the game.
If you're one of the top tanks of the battle, feel free to drive around the battlefield, and help your team with your superior penetration, RoF, and accuracy, wherever you're needed the most. Your 45 km/h top speed is not as good as the T-44's, but it's decent enough, and the excellent manouverability eases this small pain. STA-1 won't feel lost in higher tier battles neither, since its top guns great penetration, and the tank's good camo value makes sniping always a viable option. You'll always need to keep your eyes open though, since the extremely thin all-around armor can get you killed in no time, if the enemy concentrates it's fire on you.
The STA-1 is loved by one part of the community and hated by the other. Use it as ultimate flanker/harasser, and second-line support in T8 battles, or make good use of it as a precise, mobile sniper, while staying hidden in T9-10 ones.
The best way the STA-1 played is to be always on the run. Never stop, shoot once and then drive away.
Early Research
- You can mount top everything on the stock tracks
- Get the Second gun first, the extra penetration is needed severely
- Then get the Turret, and top gun
- Next get the tracks
- Finally the radio
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
Historical Info
Design
The original requirements were:
- In order to effectively use a small number of tanks to cover up a large area, the size and weight of the tank has to be light enough for trains to carry.
- Due to the above target, the weight of the armour has to be limited around 25 tons yet as heavily armoured as possible.
- Main cannon has to be 90 mm.
The weight was one of the main concerns since if the first constraint was met, the tank could also be transported by a specially modified truck through most major highways and tunnels in Japan. The second constraint couldn't be met due to the mock up development team finding out that the armour would be too thin to protect the vehicle. As a result, the armour weight constraint was raised to 35 tons for a while. However, due to a delays in the production of the planned diesel engine, the tank did not have enough power to attain good mobility. As a result the weight of the armour was reduced. The final constraint was due to the light body build of Japanese people at that time, after examining the M36 Jackson, 90 millimeter ammunition was felt to be the upper limit of what an average Japanese tanker could handle effectively. Additionally due to the mountainous landscape of Japan, it was unlikely that long range engagements would occur frequently and it was thought that a 90 millimeter gun would be sufficient.
Development
The initial production rate was low, with only ten tanks produced in 1961 and 1962, increasing to twenty in 1964 and thirty in 1965 and 1966. A total of 250 had been produced by 1970, with production continuing at an increased pace until 1975 when it was terminated. A total of 560 were produced. The tanks were phased out of service in the 1990s with 400 in service in 1990, and 190 in service in 1995. All were decommissioned by 2000, 39 years after their original deployment. During this period, the type 61 received minor upgrades in the form of infra red searchlights and/or smoke dischargers. From 1980, Type 61's began to be supplemented by the more modern Type 74 MBT.
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