T49

T49

USA | Light Tank | Tier IX

Battle Tier

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Overview
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3,550,000   Cost

1300360 HP Hit Points

24.16/24.411.7/25.7 t Weight Limit

Crew

1. Commander (Radio Operator)
2. Gunner
3. Driver
4. Loader

Mobility

800840 hp Engine Power

65/24 km/h Speed Limit

3844 deg/s Traverse

33.1171.79 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio

YesYes Pivot

Armor

// mm Hull Armor

25.4/25.4/25.438.1/15.9/15.9 mm Turret Armor

Armament

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390/4000/255 750/770/5200 Shell Cost

240/240/320910/700/910 HP Damage

212/250/4576/152/85 mm Penetration

| |}} | |}} 9.38 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 6.4 s 50% Crew: 7.93 s 75% Crew: 6.92 s 100% Crew: 6.14 s Rammer: 5.53 s Vents: 6 s Both: 5.4 s Both and BiA: 5.29 s Both and Max Crew %: 5.07 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. | |}} | |}} 2.61 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 23 s 50% Crew: 28.49 s 75% Crew: 24.88 s 100% Crew: 22.05 s Rammer: 19.85 s Vents: 21.56 s Both: 19.41 s Both and BiA: 18.99 s Both and Max Crew %: 18.2 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. Rate of Fire

| |}} | |}} 2251.2 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (240 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2251.2 50% Crew: 1816.8 75% Crew: 2080.8 100% Crew: 2347.2 100% Crew Vents: 2400 Rammer: 2608.8 Both: 2666.4 Both and BiA: 2726.4 Both and Max Crew %: 2844 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2491.2 50% Crew: 2056.8 75% Crew: 2320.8 100% Crew: 2587.2 100% Crew Rammer: 2848.8 Vents: 2640 Both: 2906.4 Both and BiA: 2966.4 Both and Max Crew %: 3084 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (240 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2251.2 50% Crew: 1816.8 75% Crew: 2080.8 100% Crew: 2347.2 100% Crew Vents: 2400 Rammer: 2608.8 Both: 2666.4 Both and BiA: 2726.4 Both and Max Crew %: 2844 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2491.2 50% Crew: 2056.8 75% Crew: 2320.8 100% Crew: 2587.2 100% Crew Rammer: 2848.8 Vents: 2640 Both: 2906.4 Both and BiA: 2966.4 Both and Max Crew %: 3084 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (320 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 3001.6 50% Crew: 2422.4 75% Crew: 2774.4 100% Crew: 3129.6 100% Crew Vents: 3200 Rammer: 3478.4 Both: 3555.2 Both and BiA: 3635.2 Both and Max Crew %: 3792 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 3321.6 50% Crew: 2742.4 75% Crew: 3094.4 100% Crew: 3449.6 100% Crew Rammer: 3798.4 Vents: 3520 Both: 3875.2 Both and BiA: 3955.2 Both and Max Crew %: 4112 See here, here, or here for more information. | |}} | |}} 2375.1 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (910 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2375.1 50% Crew: 1920.1 75% Crew: 2193.1 100% Crew: 2475.2 100% Crew Vents: 2529.8 Rammer: 2748.2 Both: 2811.9 Both and BiA: 2875.6 Both and Max Crew %: 3003 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 3285.1 50% Crew: 2830.1 75% Crew: 3103.1 100% Crew: 3385.2 100% Crew Rammer: 3658.2 Vents: 3439.8 Both: 3721.9 Both and BiA: 3785.6 Both and Max Crew %: 3913 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (700 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1827 50% Crew: 1477 75% Crew: 1687 100% Crew: 1904 100% Crew Vents: 1946 Rammer: 2114 Both: 2163 Both and BiA: 2212 Both and Max Crew %: 2310 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2527 50% Crew: 2177 75% Crew: 2387 100% Crew: 2604 100% Crew Rammer: 2814 Vents: 2646 Both: 2863 Both and BiA: 2912 Both and Max Crew %: 3010 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (910 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2375.1 50% Crew: 1920.1 75% Crew: 2193.1 100% Crew: 2475.2 100% Crew Vents: 2529.8 Rammer: 2748.2 Both: 2811.9 Both and BiA: 2875.6 Both and Max Crew %: 3003 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 3285.1 50% Crew: 2830.1 75% Crew: 3103.1 100% Crew: 3385.2 100% Crew Rammer: 3658.2 Vents: 3439.8 Both: 3721.9 Both and BiA: 3785.6 Both and Max Crew %: 3913 See here, here, or here for more information. Damage Per Minute

| |}} 0.4 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.496 m With 75% Crew: 0.433 m With 100% Crew: 0.384 m With BiA: 0.375 m With BiA and Vents: 0.367 m Maximum possible: 0.352 m For more details, see Crew | |}} 0.57 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.706 m With 75% Crew: 0.617 m With 100% Crew: 0.547 m With BiA: 0.534 m With BiA and Vents: 0.523 m Maximum possible: 0.501 m For more details, see Crew Accuracy

| |}} 2.3 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 2.849 s With 75% Crew: 2.488 s With 100% Crew: 2.205 s With GLD: 2.005 s With BiA: 2.157 s With BiA and Vents: 2.11 s With both and GLD: 1.918 s Maximum possible: 1.839 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment | |}} 3.6 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 4.46 s With 75% Crew: 3.894 s With 100% Crew: 3.452 s With GLD: 3.138 s With BiA: 3.376 s With BiA and Vents: 3.302 s With both and GLD: 3.002 s Maximum possible: 2.878 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment Aim time

4044 deg/s Turret Traverse

360° Gun Arc

-10°/+20°-10°/+20° Elevation Arc

4622 rounds Ammo Capacity

General

2020 % Chance of Fire

400 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 314.3 m With 75% Crew: 357.2 m With 100% Crew: 400 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 420.2 m With Coated Optics: 440 m With Binocular Telescope: 500 m Maximum possible: 572.6 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment 410 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 322.1 m With 75% Crew: 366.1 m With 100% Crew: 410 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 430.7 m With Coated Optics: 451 m With Binocular Telescope: 512.5 m Maximum possible: 586.9 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment View Range

| |}} 410 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 322.1 m With 75% Crew: 366.1 m With 100% Crew: 410 m With 100% Signal Boost: 492 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 451 m Maximum possible: 590 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment | |}} 745 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 585.3 m With 75% Crew: 665.2 m With 100% Crew: 745 m With 100% Signal Boost: 894 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 819.5 m Maximum possible: 1072 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment Signal Range

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M41 Walker Bulldog

T49

XM551 Sheridan

IX

3550000

The T49 is an American tier 9 light tank.

A variant of the M41 light tank with an enlarged turret and 90-mm gun. Trials started on May 5, 1954. The trials were a success, but the tank never saw mass production due to lack of interest from the military authorities.

Imagine the KV-2 with small size and agile speed; this is the result of insane combination of the deadly "derp gun" and mobility. When stock, the T49 is just a Bulldog with higher hit points, lower speed and camo ratings. But when it receives the deadly 152mm gun, the T49 becomes one of the most dangerous enemies you'll face in Tier 9 - 10 ranks, especially if you play lightly armored tanks (such as in the French line). Its deadly gun can deal up to 1000 damage and can do serious module damage to your tank if lands a critical hit. In exchange, it only has mediocre speed for a light tank and very poor accuracy.

The 9.18 90mm changes has now allowed the T49 be a consistent damage dealer with the changes to the 90mm gun allowing it to fight with other light tanks or medium tanks without resorting to expensive HEAT rounds.

The T49 leads to the XM551 Sheridan.

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 ()
X	152 mm Gun-Launcher XM81 (conventional)	76/152/85	910/700/910	2.61	0.57	3.6		510	230000
IX	90 mm Gun T132E3	212/250/45	240/240/320	10	0.4	2.3		653	130000

Engines

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	Continental AOSI-895-5A	800	20		771	58000
IX	Continental AOSI-895-5B	840	20		771	93000

Suspensions

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	T49	24.4	38	0		6000	32600
IX	XM551 test bed	25.7	44	0		6000	63400

Radios

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VI	AN/GRC-3	410		120	21600
X	AN/GRC-7	745		120	54000

Compatible Equipment

                       

Compatible Consumables

                        

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• 152mm can easily damage multiple modules on tanks with large areas of paper armor, capable of doing 1k damage
• One of few tanks in the game that gets non-premium HEAT shells (for 152mm howitzer)
• With the recent game changes the 90mm receives a decent APCR round instead of the HEP round
• Great gun depression
• Good all around mobility, albeit slow top speed for an LT

Cons:

• Mediocre camo ratings and rather large in comparison to other tier 9 light tanks
• Very poor armor, fragile modules
• 152's low accuracy and bad handling means that you have to get dangerously close to your enemy to reliably land shots
• 90mm gun has a rather low ammo count in consideration of its fast reload

Performance

As far as Light Tanks go, the T49 is very unique.

It stands out for the trademark top 152mm howitzer - while not particularly impressive at this tier, when mounted on a mobile tank, a hit and run playstyle emerges. Among its tech tree line the T49 is very unusual, so it takes a fair amount of time to get used to. Prioritize targets that may be penetrated easily, such as the Leopards/Skodas/most Light Tanks, as they will suffer heavy damage upon a penetration as well as a high chance of module damage. The T49 is unusual among Light Tanks that it has two viable guns - the more consistent and high DPM 90mm or the high alpha, very low accuracy 152mm.

If such targets are not available, the 152mm will usually do damage on any hit - be wary of the extraordinarily bad gun handling and aim time however, as they will cause many misses.

Although it is a very aggressive Light, to a degree it still holds some scouting value - 410 VR on the top turret allows very far spotting, although the very large size, paper armor and average camouflage counter this. Scouting is more useful with the 90mm since the 152 has a very big focus on shooting as many targets as possible.

To an extent the XM551 Sheridan has a similar playstyle, but is largely a downgrade tier for tier - in most cases it is better to stick with the T49.

Early Research

The T49 stock grind is now generally painless and upgrades are only minor.

• Engine and radio carries over from the Bulldog
• Turret for general upgrades to stats

Now its a a choice if you want

• The 152mm for the funny but unreliable HE durp gun
• or the tracks for improved soft stats

Suggested Equipment

    

External Reviews and Opinions

Gallery

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Historical Info

T49 was an attempt to upgun M41 Walker-Bulldog in order to stay relevant against more heavily armored tanks such as T-54 which appeared after the introduction of M41. To create T49, M41 was upgraded with a 90mm gun and a larger turret. This tank later served as the test bed for the 152mm M8E1 rifled gun/launcher. This tank was later adapted into the M551 Sheridan.

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Sources and External Links

External Links

• T49 @ WOT Tankopedia

USA

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