Grant

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Grant

UK | Medium Tank | Tier IV

Battle Tier

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Overview
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138,500   Cost

49098 HP Hit Points

28.12/28.610.01/33.5 t Weight Limit

Crew

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

Mobility

400410 hp Engine Power

39/16 km/h Speed Limit

4042 deg/s Traverse

14.2240.96 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio

YesYes Pivot

Armor

// mm Hull Armor

50.8/0/050.8/0/0 mm Turret Armor

Armament

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56/2800/56 56/2800/56 Shell Cost

110/110/175110/110/175 HP Damage

90/102/3892/109/38 mm Penetration

| |}} | |}} 17.14 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 3.5 s 50% Crew: 4.34 s 75% Crew: 3.79 s 100% Crew: 3.36 s Rammer: 3.02 s Vents: 3.29 s Both: 2.96 s Both and BiA: 2.89 s Both and Max Crew %: 2.77 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. | |}} | |}} 20 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 3 s 50% Crew: 3.72 s 75% Crew: 3.24 s 100% Crew: 2.88 s Rammer: 2.59 s Vents: 2.82 s Both: 2.53 s Both and BiA: 2.48 s Both and Max Crew %: 2.38 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. Rate of Fire

| |}} | |}} 1885.4 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (110 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1885.4 50% Crew: 1522.4 75% Crew: 1743.5 100% Crew: 1966.8 100% Crew Vents: 2010.8 Rammer: 2185.7 Both: 2234.1 Both and BiA: 2284.7 Both and Max Crew %: 2382.6 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1995.4 50% Crew: 1632.4 75% Crew: 1853.5 100% Crew: 2076.8 100% Crew Rammer: 2295.7 Vents: 2120.8 Both: 2344.1 Both and BiA: 2394.7 Both and Max Crew %: 2492.6 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (110 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1885.4 50% Crew: 1522.4 75% Crew: 1743.5 100% Crew: 1966.8 100% Crew Vents: 2010.8 Rammer: 2185.7 Both: 2234.1 Both and BiA: 2284.7 Both and Max Crew %: 2382.6 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1995.4 50% Crew: 1632.4 75% Crew: 1853.5 100% Crew: 2076.8 100% Crew Rammer: 2295.7 Vents: 2120.8 Both: 2344.1 Both and BiA: 2394.7 Both and Max Crew %: 2492.6 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (175 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2999.5 50% Crew: 2422 75% Crew: 2773.75 100% Crew: 3129 100% Crew Vents: 3199 Rammer: 3477.25 Both: 3554.25 Both and BiA: 3634.75 Both and Max Crew %: 3790.5 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 3174.5 50% Crew: 2597 75% Crew: 2948.75 100% Crew: 3304 100% Crew Rammer: 3652.25 Vents: 3374 Both: 3729.25 Both and BiA: 3809.75 Both and Max Crew %: 3965.5 See here, here, or here for more information. | |}} | |}} 2200 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (110 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2200 50% Crew: 1775.4 75% Crew: 2033.9 100% Crew: 2294.6 100% Crew Vents: 2346.3 Rammer: 2549.8 Both: 2607 Both and BiA: 2665.3 Both and Max Crew %: 2779.7 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2310 50% Crew: 1885.4 75% Crew: 2143.9 100% Crew: 2404.6 100% Crew Rammer: 2659.8 Vents: 2456.3 Both: 2717 Both and BiA: 2775.3 Both and Max Crew %: 2889.7 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (110 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2200 50% Crew: 1775.4 75% Crew: 2033.9 100% Crew: 2294.6 100% Crew Vents: 2346.3 Rammer: 2549.8 Both: 2607 Both and BiA: 2665.3 Both and Max Crew %: 2779.7 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2310 50% Crew: 1885.4 75% Crew: 2143.9 100% Crew: 2404.6 100% Crew Rammer: 2659.8 Vents: 2456.3 Both: 2717 Both and BiA: 2775.3 Both and Max Crew %: 2889.7 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (175 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 3500 50% Crew: 2824.5 75% Crew: 3235.75 100% Crew: 3650.5 100% Crew Vents: 3732.75 Rammer: 4056.5 Both: 4147.5 Both and BiA: 4240.25 Both and Max Crew %: 4422.25 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 3675 50% Crew: 2999.5 75% Crew: 3410.75 100% Crew: 3825.5 100% Crew Rammer: 4231.5 Vents: 3907.75 Both: 4322.5 Both and BiA: 4415.25 Both and Max Crew %: 4597.25 See here, here, or here for more information. Damage Per Minute

| |}} 0.47 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.582 m With 75% Crew: 0.508 m With 100% Crew: 0.451 m With BiA: 0.441 m With BiA and Vents: 0.431 m Maximum possible: 0.413 m For more details, see Crew | |}} 0.41 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.508 m With 75% Crew: 0.443 m With 100% Crew: 0.393 m With BiA: 0.384 m With BiA and Vents: 0.376 m Maximum possible: 0.361 m For more details, see Crew Accuracy

| |}} 1.8 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 2.23 s With 75% Crew: 1.947 s With 100% Crew: 1.726 s With GLD: 1.569 s With BiA: 1.688 s With BiA and Vents: 1.651 s With both and GLD: 1.501 s Maximum possible: 1.439 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment | |}} 2.1 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 2.601 s With 75% Crew: 2.271 s With 100% Crew: 2.014 s With GLD: 1.831 s With BiA: 1.969 s With BiA and Vents: 1.926 s With both and GLD: 1.751 s Maximum possible: 1.679 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment Aim time

4242 deg/s Turret Traverse

30° Gun Arc

-9°/+20°-9°/+20° Elevation Arc

100100 rounds Ammo Capacity

General

2015 % Chance of Fire

325 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 255.3 m With 75% Crew: 290.2 m With 100% Crew: 325 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 341.4 m With Coated Optics: 357.5 m With Binocular Telescope: 406.25 m Maximum possible: 465.3 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment 325 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 255.3 m With 75% Crew: 290.2 m With 100% Crew: 325 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 341.4 m With Coated Optics: 357.5 m With Binocular Telescope: 406.25 m Maximum possible: 465.3 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment View Range

| |}} 350 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 275 m With 75% Crew: 312.5 m With 100% Crew: 350 m With 100% Signal Boost: 420 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 385 m Maximum possible: 503.6 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment | |}} 450 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 353.6 m With 75% Crew: 401.8 m With 100% Crew: 450 m With 100% Signal Boost: 540 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 495 m Maximum possible: 647.5 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment Signal Range

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Grant

IV

138500

The Grant is a British tier 4 medium tank.

This variant of the M3 Lee was manufactured in the United States specifically to be supplied to the U.K., where it was designated the General Grant (Grant I).

The Grant marks the end of its British medium line.

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	QF 6-pdr Mk. III	105/170/30	75/75/100	26.09	0.42	2.2		400	27000
IV	75 mm Gun M3	92/109/38	110/110/175	20	0.41	2.1		405	30000
IV	75 mm Gun M2	90/102/38	110/110/175	17.14	0.47	1.8		355	23000

Engines

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
V	General Motors 6046	410	15		2318	13500
IV	Wright (Continental) R975 EC2	400	20		516	11500

Suspensions

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
III	Grant I	28.6	40	0		5000	1870
IV	Grant II	33.5	42	0		5000	4650

Radios

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VII	WS No. 19 Mk. II	450		40	21000
VI	WS No. 19 Mk. I	400		40	15000
V	WS No. 9	375		40	3600
III	WS No. 11	350		40	600

Compatible Equipment

            

Compatible Consumables

                     

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Good gun selection and great rate of fire
• Superior survivability over M3 Lee: superstructure turret is smaller, and its front is stronger.
• Top engine has very high durability
• Top engine only gives 10 extra hp, so it can be skipped.
• 75mm gun M3 can overwhelm even some tier fives

Cons:

• Forced to fight at range, due to to limited gun traverse and large profile. Armour is mediocre at close ranges.
• Accuracy is below average, though still works in its tier.
• High silhouette, which makes hiding behind rocks difficult. Worse camo than T-28.
• Top engine is nearly five times heavier, worsening its power/wt ratio if equipped
• Premium rounds for 75mm guns give little boost in performance and are simply a waste of credits.

Performance

This tank fights best at the edge of render range, preferably on flat ground with a spotter. This allows it to actually survive without being taken out quickly, due to its large silhouette. While the accuracy is poor, the rate of fire more than compensates for this. Cheap ammo also encourages this type of gameplay. However, in a contradictory fashion, it can also excel at close range urban combat, which negates it's abhorrent accuracy. In the cities, you also don't need to be as concerned with your large profile, especially if the terrain is flat. Here, in the cities, your strange gun mounting actually can help, as you can position just your gun around a left corner. But likewise, turning a corner on your right will result in the entire tank being exposed before the gun can be brought to bear.

Compared to the M3 Lee this tank is far superior. Notably it is far more survivable as the superstructure turret has been redesigned. The armour has been thickened to 80mm effective thickness after sloping, and the profile has been improved as this tank is without a tumourous commander's cupola (yet, it sports improved view range). Additionally, the British 6-pound gun has higher penetration and powerful APCR rounds, able to pen tier 5s and 6s tanks much more reliably than the American low-velocity 75mm guns, meaning that this tank has a chance of success once it has been spotted and engaged. However, the 6-pounder has lower dpm than 75mm M3 gun (1800 compare to 2200) and is further inhibited by the fact that it reloads before it aims. Its low alpha damage also makes its premium rounds a very expensive thing to play with.

Early Research

• The top radio carries over from other british tanks for the grant. Mount it immediately if you have it. If not mount the radio you can currently mount on the tank.
• Next, research the 6-pdr gun. This gun is considered the best gun for the Grant,as it has the best pentration values with APCR and the best dpm.
• Research the tracks to be able to mount anything else on the grant or use equipment and for better traverse speed.
• If you do not wish to elite the Grant and/or mount equipment on it, it is recommended to just research the 90 mm M3 gun to be able to research and grind the Sherman III from there on and skip the tracks.
• If you do, just go from the tracks to research all other modules, but don't mount the top engine. It will not do you good.

Gallery

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Historical Info

Though not at war, the U.S. was willing to produce, sell and ship armored vehicles to Britain. The British had requested that their Matilda and Crusader tank designs be made by American factories, but this request was declined. With much of their equipment left on the beaches near Dunkirk, the equipment needs of the British were acute. Though not entirely satisfied with the design, they ordered the M3 in large numbers. British experts had viewed the mock-up in 1940 and identified features which they considered flaws — the high profile, the hull mounted main gun, the lack of a radio in the turret (though the tank did have a radio down in the hull), the riveted armor plating (whose rivets tended to pop off inside the interior in a deadly ricochet when the tank was hit by a non-penetrating round), the smooth track design, insufficient armor plating and lack of splash-proofing of the joints.[7] The British desired modifications for the tank they were purchasing, including the turret being cast rather than riveted. A bustle was to be made at the back of the turret to house the Wireless Set No. 19 radio. The tank was to be given thicker armor plate than the original U.S. design, and the machine gun cupola was to be replaced with a simple hatch. With these modifications accepted the British ordered 1,250 M3s. The order was subsequently increased with the expectation that when the M4 Sherman was available it could replace part of the order. Contracts were arranged with three U.S. companies. The total cost of the order was approximately 240 million US dollars. This equaled the sum of all British funds in the US. It took the Lend-Lease act to solve the United Kingdom's shortfall.

The prototype was completed in March 1941 and production models followed with the first British specification tanks produced in July. Both U.S. and British tanks had thicker armor than first planned.[8] The British design required one fewer crew member than the US version due to the radio in the turret. The U.S. eventually eliminated the full-time radio operator, assigning the task to the driver. After extensive losses in Africa and Greece the British realized that to meet their needs for tanks both the Lee and the Grant types would need to be accepted. Some of the tanks had their turret guns replaced with the 2 pounder, and the hull gun with the 6 pounder.

The U.S. military used the "M" (Model) letter to designate nearly all of their equipment. When the British Army received their new M3 medium tanks from the US, confusion immediately set in,[9] as the M3 medium tank and the M3 light tank were identically named. The British Army began naming their American tanks after American military figures, although the U.S. Army never used those terms until after the war.[10] M3 tanks with the cast turret and radio setup received the name "General Grant", while the original M3s were called "General Lee", or more usually just "Grant" and "Lee". The M3 brought much-needed firepower to British forces in the North African desert campaign.

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Historical Gallery

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  Grant tank passing a Pz.Kpfw. I wreck in North Africa on 6 June 1942

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  General Bernard Montgomery beside a Grant tank near Tripoli, Libya on 27 January 1943

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  Montgomery's Grant II command tank in Italy on 27 September 1944

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  British M3 Grant (left) and Lee (right) in the Western Desert, 1942, showing differences between the larger British turret and the original design.

Historical Accuracy Errata

The following are consensus errors or inconsistencies which have been identified with the configuration of the vehicle in question and conflict with information available on the public record. The causes for these divergences in the game are normally not disclosed and may be rooted in game balance.

Historical turret-mounted 37mm M5/M6 gun is missing. The turret with the gun is visible on the in-game model, but due to the lack of multi-turret controls in World of Tanks the gun is unusable and merely serves as a hitbox.

• The 6-pdr gun configuration is fictitious.
• Uses the same General Motors 6046 diesel engine as the M10 Wolverine. However, their horsepower and weight values are inconsistent. The British equivalent of the engine actually has the historical values.

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Sources and External Links

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_Lee#British_variants

UK

Medium Tanks

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