T23

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T23

USA

Medium Tank

Tier VIII

Totals


Cost	2,103,000 credits

Health	1,310

Weight/Load Limit	35.21/36.14t

Crew
5

Mobility

Engine Power	560hp

Speed Limit	56km/h

Traverse Speed	37deg/s

Armor

Hull Armor	76/50/38mm

Turret Armor	89/63/63mm

Armament

Damage	86-144HP

Penetration	96-160mm

Rate of Fire	16.22r/m

Accuracy	0.38m

Aim time	2s

Turret Traverse	43deg/s

Gun Traverse Arc	gunTraverseArc

Gun Vertical Limits	gunVerticalLimits

Ammo Capacity	ammo

General

Chance of Fire	25%

View Range	430m

Signal Range	450m

Parent	parent

Child	child

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The T23 is the tier 8 American medium tank. Fast and maneuverable, this tank handles similarly to the T20, but can reach higher top speeds and turn more quickly. Like all American medium tanks, its main weakness is its lack of armor. In addition, the 90mm gun begins to lose its punch against the heavier opponents the T23 faces, when compared to the T20, giving it sub-par firepower for its tier. However, the 90mm still has good penetration, rate-of-fire, and accuracy, so the T23's increased mobility can still put it to good use. Mobility is the T23's best strength, and operates wonderfully in a medium tank wolf-pack. Research leads to the M26 Pershing.

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Tr	Nm	Dam	Pen	RoF	Acr	Aim		Pr	Wt
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Tr	Nm	Arm	T.Tr	VR		Pr	Wt
07VII	T23T80	0089 89/63/63(mm)	0043 43(d/s)	0480 480(m)		00021 800 21 800	7 000 7 000(kg)
08VIII	T23D51080	0089 89/63/63(mm)	0048 48(d/s)	0480 480(m)		00046 000 46 000	7 800 7 800(kg)

Tr	Nm	Pw	CoF		Pr	Wt
07VII	Ford GAN	0560 560(h.p.)	025 25%		00037 200 37 200	0569 569(kg)
08VIII	Continental AV-1790-1	0704 704(h.p.)	020 20%		00045 000 45 000	0569 569(kg)

Tr	Nm	LL	Tv		Pr	Wt
07VII	VVSS T51	36.14 36.14(t)	037 37(d/s)		00016 300 16 300	7 700 7 700(kg)
08VIII	VVSS T80	39.50 39.50(t)	040 40(d/s)		00030 250 30 250	7 700 7 700(kg)

Tr	Nm	SR		Pr	Wt
06VI	SCR 508	0450 450(m)		00021 600 21 600	0100 100(kg)
10X	SCR 528	0850 850(m)		00051 400 51 400	0080 80(kg)

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American Tanks

Light Tanks	T1 Cunningham • M2 Light Tank • T1E6 • T2 Light Tank • T7 Combat Car • M22 Locust • M3 Stuart • MTLS-1G14 • M5 Stuart • M24 Chaffee • T21 • T71
Medium Tanks	T2 Medium Tank • M2 Medium Tank • M3 Lee • M4 Sherman • M4A2E4 Sherman • M7 • Ram II • M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo • M4A3E8 Sherman • T20 • M26 Pershing • T23 • T26E4 Super Pershing • T69 • M46 Patton • T54E1 • M48A1 Patton • M60
Heavy Tanks	T1 Heavy Tank • T14 • M6 • T29 • M6A2E1 • T32 • T34 • M103 • T57 Heavy Tank • T110E5
Tank Destroyers	T18 • T82 • M8A1 • T40 • M10 Wolverine • T49 • M18 Hellcat • M36 Jackson • T25 AT • T25/2 • T28 • T28 Prototype • T30 • T95 • T110E3 • T110E4
Self-Propelled Guns	T57 • M7 Priest • M37 • M41 • M44 • M12 • M40/M43 • M53/M55 • T92

Medium Tanks

USA	II T2 Medium Tank • III Convert. Medium Tank T3 • III M2 Medium Tank • IV T6 Medium • IV M3 Lee • V M4 Improved • V M4A2E4 Sherman • V M4A1 Sherman • V Ram II • VI M4A3E8 Fury • VI M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII • VI M4A3E8 Sherman • VI M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo • VII T26E3 Eagle 7 • VII T20 • VII T23E3 • VIII T25 Pilot Number 1 • VIII TL-1 LPC • VIII T42 • VIII ASTRON Rex 105 mm • VIII AMBT • VIII M46 Patton KR • VIII M26 Pershing • VIII T26E4 SuperPershing • VIII T69 • VIII T95E2 • IX M46 Patton • X M48A5 Patton • X M60 • X T95E6
UK	I Vickers Medium Mk. I • II Vickers Medium Mk. II • III Vickers Medium Mk. III • IV Matilda • IV Matilda LVT • IV Grant • IV AC 1 Sentinel • V Cavalier • V Valiant • V Sherman III • V Matilda Black Prince • VI Sherman Firefly • VI Cromwell • VI AC 4 Experimental • VI Cromwell B • VI Sherman VC Firefly • VII Comet • VIII Centurion Mk. I • VIII FV4202 • VIII Chieftain/T95 • VIII Centurion Mk. 5/1 RAAC • VIII Chimera • IX Cobra • IX Centurion Mk. 7/1 • X Centurion Action X
Germany	III Großtraktor - Krupp • III Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A • III Pz.Kpfw. S35 739 (f) • IV Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J • IV Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D • IV VK 20.01 (D) • V Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. K • V Turán III prototípus • V Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Ankou • V Pz.Kpfw. III/IV • V Pz.Kpfw. IV hydrostat. • V Pz.Kpfw. V/IV • V Pz.Kpfw. V/IV Alpha • V Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H • V Pz.Kpfw. T 25 • V VK 30.01 (H) • VI Pz.Kpfw. IV Schmalturm • VI VK 30.01 (D) • VI VK 30.02 (M) • VII Panther/M10 • VII Panther • VII VK 30.02 (D) • VIII Panther mit 8,8 cm L/71 • VIII Panzer 58 • VIII Schwarzpanzer 58 • VIII Panzer 58 Mutz • VIII M48A2 Räumpanzer • VIII Kampfpanzer 07 RH • VIII Indien-Panzer • VIII Panther II • IX E 50 • IX T 55A • IX Kampfpanzer 50 t • IX Kunze Panzer • IX Leopard Prototyp A • X E 50 Ausf. M • X Leopard 1
France	III D2 • III Somua S35 • IV SARL 42 • V Renault G1 • VI Bretagne Panther • VI M4A1 FL 10 • VIII Bat.-Châtillon Bourrasque • VIII AltProto AMX 30 • VIII Lorraine 40 t • VIII AMX Chasseur de chars • VIII M4A1 Revalorisé • IX AMX 30 1er prototype • IX Char Futur 4 • IX Bat.-Châtillon 25 t AP • X Bat.-Châtillon 25 t • X AMX 30 B
USSR	III T-29 • IV A-32 • IV T-28E with F-30 • IV T-34 with L-11 • IV T-28 • V Matilda IV • V T-34 shielded • V M4-85 • V T-34 • VI A-43 • VI T-34-85M • VI T-34-85 Rudy • VI Loza's M4-A2 Sherman • VI T-34-85 • VII A-44 • VII KV-13 • VII T-43 • VII T-44-122 • VIII Object 416 • VIII T-54 first prototype • VIII T-44-100 Igrovoy • VIII T-44-100 (R) • VIII STG • VIII STG Guard • VIII Object 274a • VIII T-44 • IX Object 430 Version II • IX Object 430 • IX T-54 • X Object 140 • X Object 907 • X T-22 medium • X K-91 • X Object 430U • X T-62A
China	V Type T-34 • VI Type 58 • VII T-34-1 • VIII Type 59 • VIII T-34-2 • VIII T-34-3 • VIII 59-Patton • VIII 122 TM • VIII Type 59 G • IX WZ-120 • X 121 • X 121B
Japan	II Chi-Ni • II Type 89 I-Go/Chi-Ro • IV Type 1 Chi-He • V Type 3 Chi-Nu • V Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai • VI Type 4 Chi-To • VII Type 5 Chi-Ri • VIII STA-1 • VIII STA-2 • IX Type 61 • X STB-1
Czechoslovakia	IV ST vz. 39 • V Škoda T 24 • VI Škoda T 40 • VI Škoda T 25 • VII Konštrukta T-34/100 • VIII TVP VTU Koncept • VIII Škoda T 27 • IX Škoda T 50 • X TVP T 50/51
Sweden	IV Lago • V Strv m/42 • VI Strv m/42-57 Alt A.2 • VI Strv 74 • VII Leo • VIII Strv 81 • VIII Primo Victoria • VIII Lansen C • VIII UDES 14 Alt 5 • IX UDES 16 • X UDES 15/16
Poland	V 25TP KSUST II • V DS PZInż • VI Pudel • VI 40TP Habicha • VI T-34-85 Rudy • VI B.U.G.I. • VII CS-44 • VIII CS-52 LIS • VIII CS-53 • IX CS-59 • X CS-63

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 This experimental medium tank was developed from the end of 1942 through the Summer of 1944. The T23T80 was neither adopted for serial production nor took part in combat.
-Much like other armies at the time, the U.S. Army envisioned two main roles for tanks: infantry support and breakthrough exploitation. From 1942 until the end of World War II, both roles were covered in the main by the M4 Sherman, which was better suited for the latter, "cavalry" role. The infantry would have preferred a better protected and better armed vehicle, even at a price of less mobility. In late 1942, U.S. Army Ordnance started to work on an "infantry-oriented" design which was supposed to be more versatile than the British infantry tanks. During the next two years, various prototypes were built under the designations T20, T22, T23, T25 and T26.  Starting with the T20, the Ordnance Department initially developed three series of improved medium tank prototypes, the T20, T22, and T23. The main differences between the T20, T22 and T23 lay in the choice of transmission. [2]. The T20 used a torque converter fluid drive, the T22 a 5-speed mechanical drive similar to the M4 drive, and the T23 used an electric drive. Additionaly, the T20 had an early version of the HVSS suspension later employed on the M4 Sherman, whereas the T20E3 had torsion barsuspension. All moved the transmission to the rear of the vehicle eliminating the need for a driveshaft running the length of the vehicle. The driveshaft used in the M3 & M4 vehicles forced the turret to be mounted higher increasing the vehicle height.
+First T23 prototypes were completed in January 1943, and these vehicle were the first to be completed in the T20 series. They differed from the other T20 series in using the electric drive transmission manufactured by General Electric. They were also fitted with the vertical volute spring suspension similar to that used on the Medium M4 Tank. The armament consisted of the 76mm Ml gun. As with the T20 and T22 series, projects were initiated for development of vehicles armed with the 75mm automatic and 3in guns. Designated T23EI and T23E2 respectively, these projects were cancelled without development. After tests of the pilot vehicle T23, production was authorised for 250 of these vehicles. The production model differed in several ways from the pilot vehicle: 76mm Ml gun was replaced with model M1A1, a vision cupola was provided for the commander, and the gun ring hatch mounting the .50 calibre AA machine-gun was moved to the loader's position. Production commenced in November 1943 and continued through to December 1944, but none were shipped overseas. Though this vehicle did not see active service, features tried and developed in the T20-T23 series were incorporated into M4 vehicles, in particular the T23 type turret and 76mm gun, HVSS and the simplified 47° hull front. Research work on these vehicles also played a big part in the development of the T25 and T26 Medium Tanks.
 [[image:T-22E1 prototype vehicle..jpg|thumb|280px|right|T-22E1 prototype vehicle]]
-However, the initial success of the M4 led the Army Ground Forces command to believe that there was no urgent need for a new tank. Even with the appearance of the heavy Tiger and medium Panther tanks, the AGF did not alter its position, believing both tanks would be fielded in relatively small numbers. AGF was correct about the Tiger, a specialized heavy tank that was never encountered in large numbers. The Panther, first encountered in small numbers at Anzio, however, was built in very large numbers and formed half the German tank strength in Normandy. Also, according to the Army doctrine of the time, tanks were not supposed to engage other tanks; this was the remit of tank destroyers, more mobile armored vehicles with powerful guns, such as the M10 Wolverine. As a result, the development of the new tank was slow. When the Allies invaded western Europe during Operation Overlord in June 1944, the M4 still formed the bulk of American tank units. It quickly became clear that the tank destroyer doctrine failed in the field and that the upgunned Sherman was unable to engage the Panther on equal terms. Efforts were made to speed up development but the tank, by now called the T26 and dubbed Pershing, reached the battlefield only in February 1945 and saw very little action in WWII.
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