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T57 Heavy Tank

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[Client Values; Actual values in
Specifically, the mismatch in crew values caused by commander's 10% crew skill bonus. Outside of a crew of 1 commander only, 100% crew is a fiction. The client values, given for 100% crew, will normally be taken into battle with 110% crew skill members aside from specific functions, causing their actual performance to deviate from the expected client value. These differences are taken into account in tooltip boxes.
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6,100,000  Credits Cost
2250450 HP Hit Points
54.43/5829.97/58 t Weight Limit
Crew
  1. Commander (Radio Operator)
  2. Gunner
  3. Driver
  4. Loader
Mobility
810810 hp Engine Power
35.4/12 km/h Speed Limit
3030 deg/s Traverse
14.8827.03 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio
YesYes Pivot
Armor
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152.4/127/50.8152.4/127/50.8 mm Turret Armor
Armament







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Shell Cost
400/400/515400/400/515 HP Damage
258/340/60258/340/60 mm Penetration



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7.74 r/m 

Magazine-fed Gun

Burst Length: 1 rounds
Magazine Size: 4 rounds
Cycle Time: 2 s
Magazine Reload Times
Nominal: 25 s
50% Crew: 30.97 s
75% Crew: 27.04 s
100% Crew: 23.97 s
With Vents: 23.44 s
With Vents and BiA: 22.93 s

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7.74 r/m 

Magazine-fed Gun

Burst Length: 1 rounds
Magazine Size: 4 rounds
Cycle Time: 2 s
Magazine Reload Times
Nominal: 25 s
50% Crew: 30.97 s
75% Crew: 27.04 s
100% Crew: 23.97 s
With Vents: 23.44 s
With Vents and BiA: 22.93 s

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Rate of Fire






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3096

Magazine-fed Gun

Using Shell Type 1 (400 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal: 3096
50% Crew: 2924
75% Crew: 3036
100% Crew: 3128
With Vents: 3116
With Vents and BiA: 3132

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
Loaded-mag DPM: 3496
50% Crew: 3392
75% Crew: 3460
100% Crew: 3516
With Vents: 3508
With Vents and BiA: 3520

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Magazine-fed Gun

Using Shell Type 2 (400 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal: 3096
50% Crew: 2924
75% Crew: 3036
100% Crew: 3128
With Vents: 3116
With Vents and BiA: 3132

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
Loaded-mag DPM: 3496
50% Crew: 3392
75% Crew: 3460
100% Crew: 3516
With Vents: 3508
With Vents and BiA: 3520

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Magazine-fed Gun

Using Shell Type 3 (515 Damage):
With wholly penetrating hits

Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal: 3986.1
50% Crew: 3764.65
75% Crew: 3908.85
100% Crew: 4027.3
With Vents: 4011.85
With Vents and BiA: 4032.45

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
Loaded-mag DPM: 4501.1
50% Crew: 4367.2
75% Crew: 4454.75
100% Crew: 4526.85
With Vents: 4516.55
With Vents and BiA: 4532

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3096

Magazine-fed Gun

Using Shell Type 1 (400 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal: 3096
50% Crew: 2924
75% Crew: 3036
100% Crew: 3128
With Vents: 3116
With Vents and BiA: 3132

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
Loaded-mag DPM: 3496
50% Crew: 3392
75% Crew: 3460
100% Crew: 3516
With Vents: 3508
With Vents and BiA: 3520

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Magazine-fed Gun

Using Shell Type 2 (400 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal: 3096
50% Crew: 2924
75% Crew: 3036
100% Crew: 3128
With Vents: 3116
With Vents and BiA: 3132

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
Loaded-mag DPM: 3496
50% Crew: 3392
75% Crew: 3460
100% Crew: 3516
With Vents: 3508
With Vents and BiA: 3520

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Magazine-fed Gun

Using Shell Type 3 (515 Damage):
With wholly penetrating hits

Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal: 3986.1
50% Crew: 3764.65
75% Crew: 3908.85
100% Crew: 4027.3
With Vents: 4011.85
With Vents and BiA: 4032.45

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
Loaded-mag DPM: 4501.1
50% Crew: 4367.2
75% Crew: 4454.75
100% Crew: 4526.85
With Vents: 4516.55
With Vents and BiA: 4532

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Damage Per Minute


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0.35 m 

With 50% Crew: 0.434 m
With 75% Crew: 0.379 m
With 100% Crew: 0.336 m
With BiA: 0.328 m
With BiA and Vents: 0.321 m
Maximum possible: 0.308 m

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0.35 m 

With 50% Crew: 0.434 m
With 75% Crew: 0.379 m
With 100% Crew: 0.336 m
With BiA: 0.328 m
With BiA and Vents: 0.321 m
Maximum possible: 0.308 m

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2.9 s 

With 50% Crew: 3.592 s
With 75% Crew: 3.137 s
With 100% Crew: 2.781 s
With GLD: 2.528 s
With BiA: 2.719 s
With BiA and Vents: 2.66 s
With both and GLD: 2.418 s
Maximum possible: 2.318 s

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2.9 s 

With 50% Crew: 3.592 s
With 75% Crew: 3.137 s
With 100% Crew: 2.781 s
With GLD: 2.528 s
With BiA: 2.719 s
With BiA and Vents: 2.66 s
With both and GLD: 2.418 s
Maximum possible: 2.318 s

For more details, see Crew or Equipment
Aim time
3636 deg/s Turret Traverse
360° Gun Arc
-8°/+12°-8°/+12° Elevation Arc
3636 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

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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
View Range


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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

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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
Values are Stock - click for Top
T57 Heavy Tank

Additional Statistics
(Top Configuration)

Camouflage

  • Stationary: 5.1%
  • When Moving: 2.3%
  • When Firing: 0.6%


Terrain Resistance

  • On Hard Ground: 1.15
  • On Medium Ground: 1.25
  • On Soft Ground: 2.3


Dispersion Change Values

  • Turret Contribution
  • Rotation: 0.17
  • Shot Recoil: 3.36
  • Suspension Contribution
  • Acceleration: 0.24
  • Turning: 0.24


With 100% Crew

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The T57 Heavy Tank is an American tier 10 heavy tank.

A project for a heavy tank with an oscillating turret and automatic loader, developed from 1951. Experimental turrets for 120 mm and 155 mm guns were manufactured by 1957. However, the project was deemed unsuccessful and development was discontinued.

The T57 Heavy Tank is a tier X heavy tank in the American tech tree and unlike the T110E5, the T57 is armed with a 4 round auto loader. Apart from that and the slow aim time, the T57's gun is nearly the same as the T110E5's one. Its armor isn't as good as that of the T110E5, but it can bounce shots if angled correctly. The reload on this tank is really outstanding, only needing about 22 seconds to load the magazine and a 2 second delay between shots, giving the gun amazing burst and DPM potential. Use the quick clip reload to your advantage and help your team deal massive damage to the enemy and this tank will be a force to be reckoned with.


The T57 Heavy Tank marks the end of its American heavy line.

Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables

Modules

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Guns

Tier Gun Penetration
(mm)
Damage
(HP)
Rate of fire
(rounds/minute)
Dispersion
(m/100m)
Aiming time
(s)
Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

X 120 mm Gun T179 258/340/60 400/400/515 7.74 0.35 2.9 2849 310000

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Engines

Tier Engine Engine Power
(hp)
Chance of Fire on Impact
(%)
Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

X Continental AV-1790-5C 810 20 1159 99000

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Suspensions

Tier Suspension Load Limit
(т)
Traverse Speed
(gr/sec)
Rmin Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

X T97 58 30 0 11000 82500

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Radios

Tier Radio Signal Range
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

X AN/VRC-3 745 160 51600

Compatible Equipment

Low Noise Exhaust System Class 1 Vertical Stabilizer Class 1 Heavy Spall Liner Camouflage Net Class 2 Coated Optics Class 1 Stabilizing Equipment System Experimental Optics Wear-Resistant Gun Laying Drive Improved Configuration Venting System Enhanced Gun Laying Drive Class 1 Improved Hardening Class 1 Additional Grousers Class 1 Modified Configuration Class 1 Improved Rotation Mechanism Class 1 Improved Aiming Class 1 Improved Ventilation Class 1 Binocular Telescope Class 1 Turbocharger Class 1 

Compatible Consumables

Stabilizer Greasing Automatic Fire Extinguisher Natural Cover Optical Calibration Case of Cola Aim Tuning Experienced Firefighters 100-octane Gasoline 105-octane Gasoline Manual Fire Extinguisher Pre-Battle Maintenance Vent Purge Large First Aid Kit Large Repair Kit Duty Comes First Shell Organizer Focus on Target Increased Focus Small First Aid Kit Small Repair Kit Gearbox Intricacy Steady Hand Combat Course 


Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:


  • Highest DPM for a Tier 10 heavy tank, clip reload speed is excellent
  • Very good burst damage and fast shell cycling (6 seconds to empty a full clip)
  • Good base accuracy and decent shell velocity
  • Good gun depression
  • Good base viewrange


Cons:


  • Poor armor, especially the sides and rear
  • Poor reverse speed
  • Poor aim time and gun handling
  • Very poor gun elevation
  • Prone to frequent module damage and crew injury


Performance

With all the right crew skills, modules and consumables, your T57 will reload the clip in about 22 seconds, which is quite impressive. The time to load between the 4 rounds held in the clip is a mere 2 seconds. The armor, while it is not stellar, is still somewhat capable and will bounce if you angle well. Gun depression is better than most autoloaders, which will help you in hulldown positions.

When supporting a tougher tank in close-quarters combat, the opportunity to unload 1600 burst damage for free into distracted tanks can be devastating. The T57 is less effective on its own, because it can be rushed while on reload. Never go anywhere alone if there is even a slightest chance that you'll get rushed. However, if you can dictate range or corner fighting, you can trade 3 or even 4 shots for 1, which is quite good. By all means try to preserve your HP into the lategame, because T57 is one of the best finishers in the game - clipping down half-health or multiple one-shot tanks in return for only a fraction of your health can and will swing a tight match in your favor.

When driving this tank, always have in mind that you are a priority target for pretty much everyone, especially artillery. Use cover as much as you can at all times.

Having BIA and vents is recommended, as it not only shortens the aim time and clip reload time (although the 25sec magazine reload speed is still blisteringly fast when compared to its french counterpart) but it also increases the accuracy of the gun (0.34 with BIA/vents separately, 0.32 with both BIA and vents, 0.31 with BIA and vents and cola), helping to make every shot count. In an autoloader making your shots count is critical so if you have the chance to fit your tank and crew with the mentioned augmentations then take it.

All told, the T57 is one of the best and most flexible damage-dealers in the game. If you manage to get yourself into the right positions in the battle, react appropriately and most importantly survive and don't attract too much attention, it is not unusual to dish out 5000, 6000 or more damage in a game.


Early Research

  • None required


Suggested Equipment


Vertical Stabilizer Improved VentilationEnhanced Gun Laying Drive 


Gallery

Historical Info

The T57 was a heavy tank developed in the U.S. in the mid-50's, It was a slightly modified version of the US T43E1 prototype that further evolved into the M103 heavy tank.

Development history

T58 prototype version fitted with a 155 mm gun in oscillating turret

In October 12, 1951, a decision was made to develop a prototype of a heavy tank with an oscillating turret, a new idea at the time invented by the French AMX company, and adopted on a highly successful AMX 13 light tank, and not so successful AMX 50 series of heavy tanks. The new American tank, designated T57 (according to the American post-war terminology - "120-mm gun tank T57“), was based on the chassis of the T43 tank (a prototype that further evolved into the M103) with a brand new oscillating turret that hosted a powerful 120 mm T123E1 gun.

Oscillating turret

The oscillating turret design, lacking a conventional gun-mantlet, is in two separate parts, with an upper and lower part connected by two hinge bolts or pivots, the gun being fixed within the upper section. The horizontal movement of the gun, traversing, is conventional, but the vertical movement, elevation, is achieved through the pivoting of the entire upper section with respect to the lower section. This method of elevation has two main advantages. Firstly it allows for a smaller turret volume, as no internal space is needed for the vertical movement of the gun breech. Secondly, it allows the use of a relatively simple auto-loader fed by multiround magazines, achieving a very high rate of fire for as long as the magazines were loaded. The Automatic loader was located in the back of a massive tower, and consisted of the feeder drum with 8 rounds. The drum was loaded by a hydraulic actuator, and the commander or gunner could pick three different types of ammunition. Spent cartridges were ejected through a special hatch on the roof of the turret.

Design flaws

Main armament of the tank was 120 mm T123E1 gun with the rifled barrel, and placing such a big, powerful and heavy weapon into the oscillating turret was plagued by various problems. Handling the immense recoil of the gun, and stabilizing the heavy turrets were among the issues that were never completely resolved. The tank had the crew of 4, where the loaders' job was to reload the drum after all rounds had been fired. The tank carried a total of 10 additional rounds in the ammo rack, making a total ammo load to 18 rounds. Other issues were limited gun elevation (due to the back of the turret movement being limited by the hull), problems with ammo protection at certain angles (oscillating turret doesn't have mantlet that solves this problems on classic turrets) and the lack of protection against radiation, chemical or biological weapons, which was considered very important back in the fifties and sixties.

Fate

The development was very slow and interest in the tank started to fade. Changing priorities in favor of the development of small, aero transportable tanks led to the cancellation of the project in January 1957, before the prototype reached operational status and could be tested. No photos of the assembled prototype T57 with the 120mm gun have survived.


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