T30
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3,550,000 Cost |
1650330 HP Hit Points |
63.39/64.0528.5/69.05 t Weight Limit |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Driver
- Radio Operator
- Loader
- Loader
800860 hp Engine Power |
35/10 km/h Speed Limit |
2022 deg/s Traverse |
12.6230.18 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
YesYes Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
1000/4800/680
1650/4800/1120 Shell Cost |
320/320/420750/750/950 HP Damage |
198/245/53276/320/90 mm Penetration |
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7.32 r/m Standard Gun ▲
2.86 Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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2342.4 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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2145 Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
m ▲
0.39 m With 50% Crew: 0.483 m ▲
0.37 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.458 m |
s 1.7 s 2.9 Aim time |
1818 deg/s Gun Traverse Speed |
360° Gun Arc |
-10°/+15°-10°/+15° Elevation Arc |
6334 rounds Ammo Capacity |
2020 % Chance of Fire |
m 380 m 380 View Range |
m 395 m 745 Signal Range |
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The T30 is an American tier 9 tank destroyer.
Experimental heavy tank. The vehicle was an early version of the T29 with enhanced armament. Two prototypes were built in 1945–1947 and underwent trials at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1948. Never entered mass production or saw service.
The T30 has a long history in WoT. It started as a very good and in all aspects above average performing Tier X Heavy tank that after several consecutive nerfs ended at the back of the caravan. It's recent transformation into a Tier IX tank destroyer made this tank once again very enjoyable to play. It's main weapon, 155 mm T7 gun was formidable already in Tier X arena, but when used against Tier VIII and Tier IX targets devastation is the only word that comes in mind. Still, T-30 has a very weak hull, and under no circumstances can he ignore low tier opponents. In hands of a skillful player that can knows how to properly use its strong points, T30 can face any tank ingame and single handedly change the course of the entire battle.
The T30 leads to the T110E4.
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 AV-1790-3 | 800 | 20 | 569 | 59000 | |
X | Continental AV-1790-5 | 860 | 20 | 569 | 100000 |
Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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IX | T84E38 | 69.05 | 22 | 0 | 10000 | 60000 | |
VIII | T80E3A | 64.05 | 20 | 0 | 10000 | 42500 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Gallery
Historical Info
History
Two T30 heavy tanks entered the test program at Aberdeen shortly after the T29. The first arrived at the Proving Ground in April 1948, followed by the second in July. Originally intended to have the same power train as the T29, the military characteristics of the T30 were changed in late 1945 to substitute the air-cooled Continental V-12 engine for the liquid- cooled Ford GAC. The new engine, designated as the AV-1790-3, developed 810 gross horsepower at 2800 rpm and was an early model of what became the standard power plant for American tanks during the next decade. The main objective of the T30 test program at Aberdeen was to evaluate the new engine with the CD-850 cross-drive transmission.
Technical info
The T30 hull was essentially the same as that of the T29, except for the changes to the engine compartment necessary to accommodate the air-cooled engine. The turret was also similar to that on the T29, but was armed with the T7 155mm gun. Only one coaxial .50 caliber machine gun was located to the left of the cannon in the T124 combination gun mount. The T7 cannon had a relatively low muzzle velocity of 2300 feet per second, but the 95 pound high explosive shell had a powerful demolition effect. Separated ammunition was used as with the 105mm gun in the T29. The cased-propelling charge weighed about 40 pounds: bringing the complete 155mm round weight to approximately 135 pounds. Thirty-four complete rounds were carried, and a spring rammer was provided for use with the heavy separated ammunition. Even prior to the tests, it had been expected that there would be considerable difficulty in handling the heavy ammunition inside the tank turret. On 24 July 1947, the U.S Army authorized the diversion of one T30 for the installation of experimental automatic ramming equipment, an automatic cartridge case ejecting mechanism, and a drive mechanism for indexing the mount for loading and returning the weapon to it's previous position. The latter was required because the lack of space inside the turret, combined with the size and weight of the ammunition, permitted the loading of the gun only within a very limited range of elevation. This heavy tank was designated as the T30E1, the weapon and mount as the 155mm gun T7H1, and the combination gun-mount the T124E1.The sequence of operations when the cannon fired in the T30E1 was as follows; 1. The gun fired, recoiled, and returned to the battery position. 2. The gun automatically elevated or depressed to line up with the rammer tray. 3. The rammer-tray was extended. 4. A port in the rear of the turret bustle opened to allow the ejection of the empty case from the turret. 5. The gun breech opened and ejected the empty case. 6. A new projectile and cartridge case were lifted onto the rammer-tray. 7. The projectile and case were rammed and the breech closed. 8. The rammer-tray was withdrawn. 9. The gun automatically elevated or depressed to it's original firing position parallel with the gunner's sight. To aid in handling the heavy ammunition, a power lifting device was installed in the T30 and T30E1 during the testing program. From the outside, the only obvious identification point on the T30E1 was the ejection port in the lower rear wall of the turret bustle.
T-series prototypes
The T29, T30, T32, and T34 series of tanks were used to evaluate numerous experimental components after World War II. Although too late for the war for which they were designed, they provided invaluable service in developing these components for later tanks. Much of the work which made the early AV-1790 engine and the CD-850 transmission a reliable power package utilized these tanks. Later, they were used in the development of other power train components such as the XT-1400 transmission, which was tested in the T30.
Mk.VII | M6 | T28 | T29 | T30 | T32 | T34 | M103A2 | |
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Crew | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Lenght | 10,43m | 8,43m | 11,12m | 11,56m | 10,9m | 10,83m | 11,77m | 11,23m |
Width | 3,66m | 3,12m | 4,54m | 3,8m | 3,8m | 3,76m | 3,8m | 3,63m |
Height | 3,12m | 3,00m | 2,86m | 3,22m | 3,22m | 2,81m | 3,22m | 3,56m |
Weight | 39,5t | 57,4t | 86,3t | 64,25t | 64,74t | 54,5t | 65,2t | 58,1t |
Engine power |
Liberty 338hp |
G-200 960hp |
GAF 500hp |
GAC 770hp |
AV1790 810hp |
GAC 770hp |
AV1790 810hp |
AV1790 750hp |
Max. speed | 8,8km/h | 35km/h | 12,8km/h | 35km/h | 35km/h | 35km/h | 35km/h | 37km/h |
hull armour (angle) |
12mm (28) |
83mm (30) |
305mm | 102mm (54) |
102mm (54) |
127mm (54) |
102mm (54) |
127mm (60) |
side armour | 12mm | 70mm | 152mm | 76mm | 76mm | 76mm | 76mm | 51mm |
Turret armour (mantlet) |
16mm | 83mm (102mm) |
- | 178mm (279mm) |
178mm (279mm) |
298mm (298mm) |
178mm (279mm) |
127mm (254mm) |
top armour | 6-10mm | 25mm | 38mm | 38mm | 38mm | 38mm | 38mm | 38mm |
bottom armour | 6-8mm | 25mm | 25mm | 25mm | 25mm | 25mm | 25mm | 38mm |
Gun | 2x57mm Hotchkiss |
75mm M7 37mm MB |
105mm T5E1 |
105mm T5E2 |
155mm T7 |
90mm T15E2 |
120mm T53 |
120mm M58 |
Secondary armament |
5x7,62mm Hotchkiss |
2x12,7mm HB M2 2x7,62mm M1919A4 |
12,7mm HB M2 |
3x12,7mm HB M2 7.62mm M1919M4 |
2x12,7mm HB M2 7.62mm M1919M4 |
12,7mm HB M2 2x7.62mm M1919M4 |
3x12,7mm HB M2 7.62mm M1919M4 |
3x12,7mm HB M2 7.62mm M37 |