T49
T49
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3,550,000 Cost |
1300360 HP Hit Points |
24.16/24.411.7/25.7 t Weight Limit |
- Commander (Radio Operator)
- Gunner
- Driver
- Loader
800840 hp Engine Power |
65/24 km/h Speed Limit |
3844 deg/s Traverse |
33.1171.79 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
YesYes Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
25.4/25.4/25.438.1/15.9/15.9 mm Turret Armor |
APCR/HEAT/HE
HE/HEAT/HE Shells |
390/4000/255
750/770/5200 Shell Cost |
240/240/320910/700/910 HP Damage |
212/250/4576/152/85 mm Penetration |
r/m ▲
9.38 r/m Standard Gun ▲
2.61 Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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2251.2 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun ▼
Standard Gun
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2375.1 Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
m ▲
0.4 m With 50% Crew: 0.496 m ▲
0.57 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.706 m |
s 2.3 s 3.6 Aim time |
4044 deg/s Turret Traverse |
360° Gun Arc |
-10°/+20°-10°/+20° Elevation Arc |
4622 rounds Ammo Capacity |
2020 % Chance of Fire |
m 400 m 410 View Range |
m 410 m 745 Signal Range |
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The T49 is an American tier 9 light tank.
A variant of the M41 light tank with an enlarged turret and 90-mm gun. Trials started on May 5, 1954. The trials were a success, but the tank never saw mass production due to lack of interest from the military authorities.
The T49 leads to the XM551 Sheridan.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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VIII | Continental AOSI-895-5A | 800 | 20 | 771 | 58000 | |
IX | Continental AOSI-895-5B | 840 | 20 | 771 | 93000 |
Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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VIII | T49 | 24.4 | 38 | 0 | 6000 | 32600 | |
IX | XM551 test bed | 25.7 | 44 | 0 | 6000 | 63400 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- 152mm can easily damage multiple modules on tanks with large areas of paper armor, capable of doing 1k damage
- Practically a KV-2 with low armour and a high top speed
- Only tank in the game that gets non-premium HEAT shells (for 152mm howitzer)
- HEAT rounds for the 90mm are cheaper and have superior penetration to any other tier VIII light tank HEAT rounds
- Great gun depression
Cons:
- Poor acceleration and unremarkable mobility for a light tank; very sluggish compared to the Bulldog
- Mediocre camo ratings and rather large in comparison to other tier 8 light tanks
- Ammo rack prone to damage
- 152's low accuracy means that you have to get dangerously close to your enemy to reliably land shots
- Hull is derived from the Bulldog at tier 7, meaning ramming and HE shells can critically damage this tank
Performance
With the top gun, this tank is the ultimate aggressive ambusher. To play this tank well will require for most players a lot of practice due to a playstyle unlike any light tank in the game. You have to get close to an enemy tank to have a shot at hitting with such low accuracy. Because you are a light tank and a rather large one at that, you must time your run perfectly since you will only get one shot before you have to retreat while your gun reloads. That being said if you can make contact with a low armor face of a enemy (such as a french tank or many tanks rear armor) you will take at least half their HP pool with a pen. With such a unique play-style this tank is sure to become a favorite of many tankers, though beginners might want to avoid this tank.
More battle value for T49 w/ 152mm gun comes from the fact that with it T49 can damage frontally literally any tank in the game without penetration concerns (using the HE rounds). Turning the tide on deadlock situations on tight corridor maps. Even badly aimed hits on the most heavily armored targets deal damage (120 pts minimum). Keep this in mind on that occasion when you're one of the few non tier 10 tanks in the match.
If you dont like "derp ambushing" with the 152mm, the 90mm Baby Derp gun can be used to play like a mobile TD. With reload time of 5,31s with gun rammer you have essentially a great DPM potential (3500pts(w/rammer) if you can pen HEP and 2600pts (w/rammer) with HEAT. The only caveat is that you must switch between ammunition types frequently. The default HEP round with pen of 102mm is suprisingly good as the mobility of T49 allows you to pick your targets. But for heavily armored targets you have the excellent (although expensive) HEAT round available. The 90mm gun has the shell velocity, DPM and accuracy for doing ok in sniping role if not great.
Early Research
- Engine and radio carries over from the Bulldog
- Turret so you can mount the 152mm
- The 152mm
- Tracks are not needed to mount anything, but should be taken sometime due to improved traverse and the fact it is not very expensive in comparison to the 190 000 xp grind to the T54E1
Suggested Equipment
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