T-70
T-70
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[Client Values; Actual values in
39,300  Cost |
| 39082 HP Hit Points |
| 9.2/9.55.61/12.5 t Weight Limit |
- Commander (Gunner, Radio Operator, Loader)
- Driver
| 140170 hp Engine Power |
| 45/18 km/h Speed Limit |
| 4852 deg/s Traverse |
| 15.2230.3 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
| NoNo Pivot |
| // mm Hull Armor |
| 35/35/3535/35/35 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
14/800/14
35/1200/19 Shell Cost |
| 47/47/6255/55/65 HP Damage |
| 51/88/2375/110/23 mm Penetration |
|
25 r/m ▲
24 r/m Standard Gun ▲ Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
|
1175 ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲
1320 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲ Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
|
0.46 m ▲
0.37 m With 50% Crew: 0.585 m ▲ Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.471 m |
| 2.3 s 2.3 s Aim time |
| 3640 deg/s Turret Traverse |
| 360° Gun Arc |
| -6°/+25°-4°/+19° Elevation Arc |
| 180160 rounds Ammo Capacity |
| 2020 % Chance of Fire |
| 300 m 310 m View Range |
| 325 m 525 m Signal Range |
III
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The T-70 is a Soviet tier 3 light tank.
Developed in October and November 1941 at the Construction Bureau of the Gorky Automobile Plant under the supervision of N. A. Astrov. The vehicle came into service in January 1942, and it was mass-produced until October 1943, with a total of 8231 vehicles manufactured. Some vehicles were used until the end of the war.
The T-70 leads to the SU-76M.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Guns
| Tier | Gun | Penetration (mm) |
Damage (HP) |
Rate of fire (rounds/minute) |
Dispersion (m/100m) |
Aiming time (s) |
Weight (kg) |
Price (  )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV | 45 mm VT-42 | 75/110/23 | 55/55/65 | 24 | 0.37 | 2.3 | 312 | 20540 | |
| III | 37 mm ZiS-19 | 58/92/19 | 40/40/50 | 26.09 | 0.39 | 2.1 | 200 | 4250 | |
| II | 45 mm 20K | 51/88/23 | 47/47/62 | 26.09 | 0.46 | 2.1 | 250 | 2530 |
Engines
| Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| III | GAZ-203 | 140 | 20 | 550 | 3830 | |
| III | M-80 | 170 | 20 | 550 | 4130 |
Suspensions
| Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | T-70 | 9.5 | 48 | B/2 | 2400 | 600 | |
| III | T-70 enhanced | 12.5 | 52 | B/2 | 2400 | 1730 |
Radios
| Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV | 9R | 325 | 80 | 1980 | |
| VIII | 9RM | 525 | 100 | 24240 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Excellent penetration with top gun
- Low profile
- Turret mantlet helps bounce many rounds
- Frontal armor tends to be almost immune to automatic cannons at mid distance
- Quite fast, like other Soviet light tanks
- Good hull traverse speed
Cons:
- Poor gun depression
- Paper side armor
- Critical hit in side usually ends with a dead commander and/or destroyed track
- Engine is damaged quite often
- Low number of crew
- Poor acceleration in soft terrain
Performance
The T-70 -- especially after obtaining the fearsome 45mm VT-42 main gun -- is rather a front line support tank. With your weak side armor you should keep away from fast tanks, which can and will flank you. With your speed you can flank enemies' positions and spread serious damage among them. But be careful about the gun depression! The ones whom had played before with a tank with similar gun depression (like the IS) shouldn't find themselves in a hard situation, unlike the ones who haven't played such a tank.
Playing aggressively is beneficial in Tier III and some Tier IV battles, when you can somewhat rely on your armor, especially the well-sloped frontal hull. Angling it a bit, not revealing a significant portion of your weak side armor, improves the ability to withstand hostile fire. Also, extreme caution should be taken around vehicles equipped with howitzers, as the sides are easily penetrated by HE rounds, and even a non-penetrating hit deals dreadful damage. The horrible gun depression reduces your ability to hide and engage enemies, so choosing your sniping or scouting position carefully is of utmost importance.
Though the armor is very good -- at least frontally -- relying too heavily on it may have dire consequences. In order to utilize the good top gun staying alive should be the priority, as the high-penetration gun may prove to be decisive in later stages of the game.
The T-70's crew setup -- Commander (Gunner, Radio Operator, Loader), Driver -- is crew-compatible with only one Soviet premium tank, the T-45; the T-70's crew can operate the T-45 without penalty.
Early Research
- The 37mm ZiS-19 gun carries over from the T-60, its improved accuracy allows you to snipe early on. If you've played the SU-76 tank destroyer you will find the engine and radio are already unlocked as well
- The T-46 unlocks the 45 mm VT-42 main gun, it offers a significant increase in firepower at the expense of two degrees of gun depression. Installing Improved Hardening will allow you to postpone researching the top suspension if desired, but the top turret must be researched
- If you don't already have it research the 9RM radio, which is used by many Soviet tanks in the higher tiers
- The same with the top engine, research it if necessary for better acceleration
- Research the suspension if you haven't already. If you went the Improved Hardening route then decide if you want to swap it for something else
- Research the Su-76M to elite the T-70, and don't forget to turn on Accelerate Crew Training
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
Historical Info
Development history
The T-70 was armed with a 45mm L/46 gun Model 38 with 45 rounds carried, and a coaxial 7.62mm DT machine gun. The tank was operated by a driver and a commander who loaded and fired the gun. Armor thickness on the turret front was 60mm, hull front and sides: 45mm, rear and turret sides: 35mm, roof and bottom: 10mm.
By 1942 light tanks were considered inadequate by the Red Army, unable to keep up with the T-34 medium tank and unable to penetrate the armor of most German tanks, but they could be produced by small factories which were unable to handle the large components of medium and heavy tanks. The T-70 was an attempt to remedy some of the shortcomings of the T-60, which had very poor cross-country mobility, thin armor, and an inadequate 20mm gun. It also replaced the very short production run of the T-50 light infantry tank, which was more sophisticated, but also much too complicated and expensive to produce. The T-70 was designed by Nicholas Astrov's design team at Factory No. 38 in Kirov. The first batch of T-70's were built with a GAZ-202 automotive engine on each side of the hull, one driving each track. This arrangement was seen to be a serious problem, even before the first tanks were issued. It was quickly redesigned as the T-70M (although it continued to be referred to as just T-70), with the engines in-line on the right side of the tank and a normal transmission and differential. The conical turret was replaced by one more easily welded out of plate armor, and moved to the left side of the hull. Curiously, even after the T-70's production line was redesigned, Su-76 self-propelled guns started to be built with the same unsatisfactory unsynchronized two-engine layout, and all of them were later recalled for factory rebuilding as Su-76M's.
T-70's were put into production in March 1942 at Zavod No. 37, and along with T-60 production at GAZ and Zavod No. 38. They completely replaced T-60 production in September 1942, although that tank remained in use until the end of the war. Production ended in October 1943, with 8226 vehicles completed. In April 1942 the conical turrets on early-production machines were replaced with new welded turrets. The end of the T-70's production run was built with two 85-hp GAZ-203 engines, a Mark 4 commander's periscope replacing a vision slit, and other improvements. The T-70 remained in service until 1948.
Limitations
The one-man turret of the Soviet light tanks made coordinating a tank platoon nearly impossible, because the commanders were kept busy acquiring targets, loading and firing the main gun and machine gun, and commanding their drivers. The infantry tank role was already considered obsolete. The Su-76 self-propelled gun was better suited for infantry support, its 76.2mm gun capable of firing a larger high explosive shell. Industrial resources could be redirected from light tanks to building Su-76's. In an attempt to compensate the T-80 light tank was designed, a more robust version of the T-70 with a two-man turret. But there was enough lend-lease equipment available to fulfill the reconnaissance role of the light tanks, and armored cars were better suited for light scouting and liaison. All light tank production was cancelled in October 1943, after only about 120 T-80's were built. No further light tanks would be built during the war.
In November 1943 Red Army tank units were reorganized: light tanks were replaced by the T-34 and new T-34-85, which started production the following month. Light tanks continued to be used in self-propelled artillery and some other units. The Soviets did start development work on an amphibious light tank in 1945, resulting in the post-war PT-76, introduced in 1954.
