T82

T82 (Stock)

Totals

30000 Price

160 Hit Points

12.59 / 14 kgWeight

Crew

1. Commander

Armor

13/7/13Hull Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

7/0/7Turret Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

Maneuver

245 h.p.Engine Power

48 km/hSpeed Limit

30 deg/secTraverse Speed

Firepower

175 Standard Shell Damage

38 mmStandard Shell Penetration

4.4 Time for Complete Loading

44 deg/secTurret Traverse Speed

Communication

370 mView Range

265 mSignal Range

M3 StuartT18

T82

T40M8A1

III

30000

Development of the T82 started in December 1943. The vehicle was put on trials in August 1944. It never saw mass production, nor entered service.

Compared with the T18, the T82 has good speed and excellent view range, but no armor. With this tank you have the choice of three guns: the deceptively excellent 57mm Gun M1 L/50, which is good for sniping with a high RoF and DPM. The 105mm is a howitzer with massive damage and a bit higher penetration than on 75mm with low accuracy and long reload time. T82 should be played from far still even with the howitzers, because you lack armor you are better off being in the secondary lines.

• M6
• T41A1
• T56
• T56

M6

Stock

T41A1 M8A1 T40

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	IV	75 mm Howitzer M1A1	138	38/91.4	175/110	13.64	0.53	1.7

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	III	Guiberson T-1020-4	331	245	12

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	II	T82T55E2	3000	14	30

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	II	SCR 200	0	265

T41A1

Attack

T56 T56

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	V	57 mm Gun M1 L/50	400	110/180/29	75/75/95	21.43	0.39	2

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	III	Continental W-670	256	262	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	II	T82T55E2	3000	14	30

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	IV	SCR 210	0	325

T56

Speed

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	V	57 mm Gun M1 L/50	400	110/180/29	75/75/95	21.43	0.39	2

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	IV	Continental R-975-C1	500	350	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	III	T82T55E4	3000	15.8	32

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	IX	SCR 506	0	615

T56

Attack

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	V	105 mm AT Howitzer M3	2100	53/101.6	410/350	5	0.55	2.3

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	IV	Continental R-975-C1	500	350	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	III	T82T55E4	3000	15.8	32

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	IX	SCR 506	0	615

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Good acceleration and top speed
• Good gun elevation
• Excellent view range
• Excellent signal range
• Very powerful close range 105mm Howitzer, able to one shot even some tier 5 tanks

Cons:

• Poor accuracy with 75mm and 105mm
• Insignificant armor
• Relatively large target
• Slow tank traverse (turning) speed
• Relatively inaccurate with the 57mm compared to the Valentine AT and the SU-76

Performance

The T82 is an extremely different approach to combat compared to its earlier parent the T18 in terms of armor and firepower. Where the T18 was sluggish to turn and had thick armor for its tier, the T82 is extremely fast both speed and turning with only 13mm of armor for protection. However, don't let the lack of armor dismay you, this tank can be a blast to use even in a stock configuration. The tank starts out with the 75mm gun, which if you used on the T18, will still pack a relatively good punch until upgraded. The two other choices will be the 105mm howitzer or the 57mm gun. The 105mm can one shot tanks up to tier 5 like the M4 Sherman or T-34 or put a good hurting on heavies. However, the 105mm is slow to reload, slow to aim, inaccurate, and fires a very slow moving projectile, so either good timing or close in shots are a must (which, with your lack of armor, better be the first and last shot needed, or you may not survive the return fire). On the other side, the 57mm gun provides a different play style. The 57mm gun is extremely accurate, fast firing, and is well suited for long range support. Its penetration is so well that it will be able to realiably penetrate and damage any tank it should face, including the KV-1 from the front. Both guns have different play style and are entirely up to you to decide, and both guns are considered overpowered for tier 3, making the T82 arguably the best tier 3 TD.

As an interesting trait, the gun sits high to the point where it almost forms the top of the tank's silhouette, making any form of cover that you can shoot over very effective in protecting the vast majority of your tank if used correctly. This could come in handy where you are trying to protect a lane of approach, since you cannot rely on bouncing any round at all and trying to dodge all of the enemy fire would render your ability to return fire hampered if not eliminated due to the hull mounted gun.

Early Research

• The SCR 210 radio carries over from the T18 and the SCR 506 carries over from the M3 Stuart. In addition, the Continental R-975-C1 engine carries over from both.
• Researching the upgraded suspension first is a good place to start since it's cheap.
• Next take your pick between the two guns, the 105mm Howitzer or 57mm gun.
• Go from there.

Historical Info

Development of the T82 started in December 1943. The vehicle was put on trials in August 1944, but was never mass-produced, nor saw service. The T82 was a SPG built by the Heil Company to a specific Ordnance Department requirement for a light vehicle for Pacific theatre of operations. This vehicle was equipped with the M3 105mm howitzer which could fire a 30 pound projectile about 5 miles. The T82 was based on the M5A1 Stuart chassis and could carry 58 rounds of 105mm ammunition.

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Sources and External Links

Sources

Chamberlain, P. and C. Ellis, 2000, British and American Tanks of World War II: The Complete Illustrated History of British, American and Commonwealth Tanks 1939-1945, Cassel Reprint, London, 224p, ISBN:9780304355297.

Forty, G., 2007, The World Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles - An Illustrated History Of The World's Most Important Tanks and AFVs From The Beginning Of The 20th Century To The Present Day, Anness Press, London, ISBN:9780754817413.

Zaloga, S.J., 2005, US Anti-tank Artillery 1941–45, New Vanguard Series 107, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 48p, ISBN:9781841766904.

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