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[Client Values; Actual values in
2,510,000  Cost |
| 1400280 HP Hit Points |
| 20.92/2113.7/24 t Weight Limit |
- Commander (Radio Operator, Loader)
- Driver
- Gunner (Loader)
| 490550 hp Engine Power |
| 55/20 km/h Speed Limit |
| 3640 deg/s Traverse |
| 23.4240.15 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
| YesYes Pivot |
| // mm Hull Armor |
| 66/30/2066/30/20 mm Turret Armor |
AP/HEAT/HE
APCR/APCR/HE Shells |
280/4000/195
705/4000/430 Shell Cost |
| 240/240/320360/360/460 HP Damage |
| 179/240/45217/253/53 mm Penetration |
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8 r/m ▲
5.22 r/m Standard Gun ▲ Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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1920 ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲
1879.2 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲ Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
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0.37 m ▲
0.38 m With 50% Crew: 0.458 m ▲ Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.471 m |
| 2 s 2.1 s Aim time |
| 3434 deg/s Turret Traverse |
| 360° Gun Arc |
| -6°/+20°-6°/+20° Elevation Arc |
| 6040 rounds Ammo Capacity |
| 1212 % Chance of Fire |
| 390 m 390 m View Range |
| 615 m 850 m Signal Range |
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The UDES 14 Alt 5 is a Swedish tier 8 medium tank.
A UDES 14 tank project developed by Bofors. This project was to feature a gun autoloader and hydraulic suspension, as well as the option of manual gun loading. Existed only in blueprints.
The UDES 14 Alt 5 leads to the UDES 16.
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 (  )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII | 9 cm Bofors strvkan L/43 | 179/240/45 | 240/240/320 | 8 | 0.37 | 2 | 600 | 85000 | |
| VIII | 9 cm Bofors strvkan L/53 | 196/250/45 | 240/240/320 | 8.33 | 0.36 | 1.9 | 815 | 107500 | |
| VIII | 10,5 cm strvkan L/45 | 217/253/53 | 360/360/460 | 5.22 | 0.38 | 2.1 | 1670 | 128000 |
Engines
| Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII | Saab-Scania DS14 Alt 5A | 490 | 12 | 1230 | 36000 | |
| VIII | Saab-Scania DS14 Alt 5B | 550 | 12 | 1230 | 43300 |
Suspensions
| Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII | UDES 14 Alt 5A | 21 | 36 | 0 | 6500 | 18000 | |
| VIII | UDES 14 Alt 5B | 24 | 40 | 0 | 6500 | 34500 |
Radios
| Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IX | Ra 400 | 710 | 45 | 44200 | |
| X | Ra 421 | 850 | 27 | 57200 | |
| IX | Ra 146 | 615 | 12 | 33600 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Hydropneumatic suspensions - can achieve better gun depression and elevation while stationary or at low speed
- Good alpha damage, penetration and shell velocity
- Upper glacis is extremely sloped and can ricochet some poorly aimed shots
- Good top speed and acceleration
- Fairly small and short, good camouflage values
Cons:
- Bad reload speed, DPM is low
- Thin armor all over, very vulnerable to HE damage
- Very bad on the move gun handling
- Average accuracy at range
- The first Swedish medium with hydropneumatic suspensions, can take time to master its gimmick
Performance
This tank is best played as a medium range support vehicle. The lack of meaningful hull armour and bad traverse speeds both on the hull and turret means you cannot brawl and deflect shots (outside of deflecting some 105mm and lower shells) however the lack of turret armour also means you cannot be a hull down area control medium in the same way the Centurion or the Pershing can. Do not be fooled by the incredible gun depression this tank has - the best way to use it is to peek over, fire off a shot and retreat to cover, not to sit out and allow enemies to get shots into you. Your camouflage value should be your best friend in this regard, because as soon as you are spotted you will take damage.
The punchy gun and lack of armour do give some advantages though - your p/w ratio is excellent for a medium and allows quick relocating to put the gun to use. 360 alpha isn’t the highest for a medium at this tier, however you fire significantly quicker than most mediums with higher alpha and so don’t have to sacrifice too much DPM. The APCR shells are incredibly useful for sniping out light tanks and your hydropneumatic suspension allows you to tip the hull forward to depress the gun to -12 degrees, allowing for some positions that other tanks couldn’t even imagine.
The gun with the suspension is what makes this tank. Being able to utilise creative positions with the amazing gun depression, abusing it with camouflage to spot with the decent view range and getting early shots off with the high alpha is what this tank is all about. The mediocre accuracy means that long range sniping isn’t the most efficient way of using the gun (although you can still pull it off) so using the good camo with bushes and the gun depression to appear in unexpected places is what this tank is good for. Remember that nearly everything that hits you damages you, and because of the way the armour is sloped you present a lovely thin flat target for artillery to get some juicy damage farming from, so plan accordingly.
Stock, this tank is not great. The stock engine makes your traverse and agility even worse and while the stock gun has decent DPM and gun handling, the penetration and alpha damage do not suit a vehicle that cannot allow itself to be spotted, and upgrading the gun (and even putting equipment on) requires a suspension upgrade. The mid gun is adequate for a tier VIII medium, having higher penetration than the T-44 and Pershing but still lacks alpha damage. Luckily, the two stock guns have good HEAT ammunition which can be used to compensate somewhat, which makes the grind a little easier.
Early Research
- The suspension is NECESSARY to get first to mount anything, even a gun rammer.
- Getting the middle gun is a good idea next, as it gives you acceptable performance for a medium, comparable to the older medium penetration values at Tier VIII
- Next you can choose to get either the engine upgrade first to make the traverse speed bearable (although even with the stock engine the p/w is still pretty good) or get the 105mm gun, which greatly enhances the tank performance
- Lastly get the top radio, which is shared with the high tier Swedish tank destroyers
External Reviews and Opinions
Gallery
History for this tank not found
Historical Gallery
Sources and External Links
| Light Tanks | IStrv fm/21 • IIStrv m/38 • IIL-60 • IIIStrv m/40L • IIILago M38 |
| Medium Tanks | IVLago • VStrv m/42 • VIStrv m/42-57 Alt A.2 • VIStrv 74 • VIILeo • VIIIStrv 81 • VIIIPrimo Victoria • VIIILansen C • VIIIUDES 14 Alt 5 • IXUDES 16 • XUDES 15/16 |
| Heavy Tanks | VIIIEmil I • VIIIEMIL 1951 • VIIIBofors Tornvagn • IXEmil II • IXStrv K • XKranvagn |
| Tank Destroyers | IIPvlvv fm/42 • IIIIkv 72 • IVSav m/43 • VIkv 103 • VIIkv 65 Alt II • VIIIkv 90 Typ B • VIIIUDES 03 • VIIIStrv S1 • IXStrv 103-0 • XStrv 103B |
| Self-Propelled Artillery |
