MS-1

MS-1 (Stock)

Totals

0 Precio

90 Puntos de impacto

4.69 / 4.89 kgPeso

Crew

1. Comandante

Armor

18/16/16Blindaje del chasis(frontal/laterales/trasero, mm)

18/16/16Blindaje de la torreta(frontal/laterales/trasero, mm)

Maneuver

60 CVPotencia del motor

32 km/hLímite de velocidad

46 grados/sVelocidad de rotación

Firepower

30 Daño de proyectil estándar

34 mmPerforación estándar del proyectil

2.5 Tiempo en completar carga

43 grados/sVelocidad de rotación torreta

Communication

240 mCampo de vista

90 mAlcance de radio

MS-1

T-60T-26BT-2SU-18AT-1

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El primer tanque soviético adaptado para la producción en serie, con 959 vehículos producidos desde 1928 hasta 1931.

It is the smallest and lightest of the tier 1 tanks, and with its tail and hat, possibly the most visually distinctive. It also has a satisfying rumbling "put-put-put" engine sound. When equipped with the 45mm gun it can kill any other tier 1 in around three shots making this tank a very deadly tier 1 to come across. It also has the best penetration of any tier 1.

• MS-1
• MS-1M
• MS-1U
• T-18
• T-18U
• MS-4

MS-1

Stock

MS-1M

	Nivel	Torreta	Peso (t)	Blindaje de la torreta (frontal/laterales/trasero, mm)	Velocidad de giro del cañón (gra/s)	Alcance de visión (m)
	I	MS-1 mod. 1927	170	18/16/16	43	240

	Nivel	Cañón	Peso (t)	Penetración media (mm)		Cadencia de tiro	Dispersión a 100 m	Tiempo de apuntamiento
	I	37mm Hotchkiss	104	34/44/19	30/30/36	24	0.54	2.5

	Nivel	Motor	Peso (t)	Potencia del motor (c.v.)	Probabilidad de incendio tras disparo
	I	MS-1	266	60	20

	Nivel	Suspensión	Peso (t)	Límite de carga	Velocidad de giro (gra/s)
	I	MS-1	1200	4.89	46

	Nivel	Radio	Peso (t)	Alcance de radio (m)
	I	Banderas de señales	0	90

MS-1M

Attack

MS-1U T-60

	Nivel	Torreta	Peso (t)	Blindaje de la torreta (frontal/laterales/trasero, mm)	Velocidad de giro del cañón (gra/s)	Alcance de visión (m)
	I	MS-1 mod. 1927	170	18/16/16	43	240

	Nivel	Cañón	Peso (t)	Penetración media (mm)		Cadencia de tiro	Dispersión a 100 m	Tiempo de apuntamiento
	I	20mm TNSh	68	28/39/19	10/10/36	93.02	0.53	1.9

	Nivel	Motor	Peso (t)	Potencia del motor (c.v.)	Probabilidad de incendio tras disparo
	I	GAZ-M1	215	65	20

	Nivel	Suspensión	Peso (t)	Límite de carga	Velocidad de giro (gra/s)
	I	MS-1	1200	4.89	46

	Nivel	Radio	Peso (t)	Alcance de radio (m)
	II	71-TK-1	0	265

MS-1U

Health

T-18 T-26

	Nivel	Torreta	Peso (t)	Blindaje de la torreta (frontal/laterales/trasero, mm)	Velocidad de giro del cañón (gra/s)	Alcance de visión (m)
	II	MS-1 mod. 1930	240	18/16/16	41	280

	Nivel	Cañón	Peso (t)	Penetración media (mm)		Cadencia de tiro	Dispersión a 100 m	Tiempo de apuntamiento
	I	37mm B-3	77	40/64/19	36/36/40	24	0.46	2.5

	Nivel	Motor	Peso (t)	Potencia del motor (c.v.)	Probabilidad de incendio tras disparo
	I	GAZ-M1	215	65	20

	Nivel	Suspensión	Peso (t)	Límite de carga	Velocidad de giro (gra/s)
	I	MS-1	1200	4.89	46

	Nivel	Radio	Peso (t)	Alcance de radio (m)
	II	71-TK-1	0	265

T-18

Speed

T-18U MS-4 BT-2 SU-18

	Nivel	Torreta	Peso (t)	Blindaje de la torreta (frontal/laterales/trasero, mm)	Velocidad de giro del cañón (gra/s)	Alcance de visión (m)
	II	MS-1 mod. 1930	240	18/16/16	41	280

	Nivel	Cañón	Peso (t)	Penetración media (mm)		Cadencia de tiro	Dispersión a 100 m	Tiempo de apuntamiento
	I	37mm B-3	77	40/64/19	36/36/40	24	0.46	2.5

	Nivel	Motor	Peso (t)	Potencia del motor (c.v.)	Probabilidad de incendio tras disparo
	I	AMO-3	920	70	20

	Nivel	Suspensión	Peso (t)	Límite de carga	Velocidad de giro (gra/s)
	II	T-18	1200	6.5	49

	Nivel	Radio	Peso (t)	Alcance de radio (m)
	II	71-TK-1	0	265

T-18U

Attack

AT-1

	Nivel	Torreta	Peso (t)	Blindaje de la torreta (frontal/laterales/trasero, mm)	Velocidad de giro del cañón (gra/s)	Alcance de visión (m)
	II	MS-1 mod. 1930	240	18/16/16	41	280

	Nivel	Cañón	Peso (t)	Penetración media (mm)		Cadencia de tiro	Dispersión a 100 m	Tiempo de apuntamiento
	II	45mm mod. 1932	240	51/88/23	47/47/62	20.69	0.46	2.5

	Nivel	Motor	Peso (t)	Potencia del motor (c.v.)	Probabilidad de incendio tras disparo
	I	AMO-3	920	70	20

	Nivel	Suspensión	Peso (t)	Límite de carga	Velocidad de giro (gra/s)
	II	T-18	1200	6.5	49

	Nivel	Radio	Peso (t)	Alcance de radio (m)
	II	71-TK-1	0	265

MS-4

Speed

	Nivel	Torreta	Peso (t)	Blindaje de la torreta (frontal/laterales/trasero, mm)	Velocidad de giro del cañón (gra/s)	Alcance de visión (m)
	II	MS-1 mod. 1930	240	18/16/16	41	280

	Nivel	Cañón	Peso (t)	Penetración media (mm)		Cadencia de tiro	Dispersión a 100 m	Tiempo de apuntamiento
	II	23mm VJa	71	30/42/19	12/12/36	96.43	0.54	1.9

	Nivel	Motor	Peso (t)	Potencia del motor (c.v.)	Probabilidad de incendio tras disparo
	I	AMO-3	920	70	20

	Nivel	Suspensión	Peso (t)	Límite de carga	Velocidad de giro (gra/s)
	II	T-18	1200	6.5	49

	Nivel	Radio	Peso (t)	Alcance de radio (m)
	II	71-TK-1	0	265

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Good armor (for a Tier 1 tank).
• Powerful and fairly accurate top gun in the 45 mm mod. 1932, with the best penetration of all the Tier 1 tank guns.
• Decent hull traverse and excellent turret traverse speeds.
• Small size and good camouflage values, making it easy to hide and difficult to detect and hit.

Cons:

• Lowest HP of all the Tier 1 tanks.
• Fairly slow.
• Long aim time.
• Poor view range.

Performance

The MS-1 is a very capable Tier 1 tank, and also quite beginner-friendly, making it an excellent starter tank. Stock, it is slower and weaker than the American and German starter tanks, but it has the thickest armor. The frontal armor is almost twice as thick as the T1 Cunningham's (although 18 mm of armor is not going to stop much incoming fire). Against this, the MS-1 has the lowest HP of all the Tier 1 tanks, and cannot take too many hits.

The starting gun, the 37 mm Hotchkiss, is decent enough against other Tier 1 tanks, but is very inaccurate. The 37 mm B-3 is a great improvement, offering superior penetration, damage, and accuracy to the Hotchkiss gun, while the 45 mm mod. 1932 is the probably best single-shot weapon available to any Tier 1 tank. It has the highest damage and penetration for its tier and will have no problem penetrating all but the most heavily armored tanks the MS-1 faces. Sniping with this gun can be very effective. The high damage per shot also makes it excellent for taking "snap shots" while playing "peek-a-boom" (moving out of cover, taking a quick shot at close range, then moving into cover again). All the single-shot guns have very long aim times (2.5 s), with only the QF 3-pounder on the Medium Mk I having a longer aim time. The MS-1 is not particularly well-suited to the play styles that autocannons demand, especially since it is one of the slower Tier 1 tanks. Despite this, the 20 mm TNSh and 23 mm VYa are still viable if the MS-1 can close the distance.

The MS-1 has the lowest horsepower of all the Tier 1 tanks, and is one of the slowest for its tier. It is decently maneuverable, with fair hull traverse and excellent turret traverse speeds, but can have trouble climbing steep slopes. Combined with the excellent single-shot guns it has access to, this makes the MS-1 well-suited to a more careful and deliberate play style, as opposed to the more aggressive play styles of the Leichttraktor or T1.

The MS-1 is also one of the smallest tanks in the game, making it much more difficult to both detect and hit, compared to the other Tier 1 tanks. With a Camouflage Net, it is nearly invisible until it fires.

Please note the Map Restrictions for tier 1 tanks when purchasing a camouflage skin/paint job for the MS-1.

Crew Skills

• Camouflage is highly recommended on both crew members as their first skills. It turns the MS-1 into a near-invisible tank.
• The combination of Snap Shot (Commander/Gunner/Radio Operator/Loader) and Smooth Ride (Driver) is probably the only other viable option for a first skills, allowing the MS-1 to get its shot off faster after coming to a halt. The other skills and perks are not particularly useful for the MS-1.
• Upon reaching 100% on the first skills, dropping the commander's skill for Sixth Sense is highly recommended.
• Brothers-in-Arms is a good perk to have on any tank, but requires all crew members to have it at 100% before it works. The bonus to crew skills is particularly noticeable when combined with Improved Ventilation.

Early Research

• The 37 mm B-3 is required to unlock the modernized turret, which in turn unlocks the 45 mm mod. 1932 and T-26.
• Upgrading to the GAZ-M1 engine is very helpful since it is both more powerful and weighs less.
• The T-18 suspension provides a welcome increase in the fairly low load limit, and is required to unlock the SU-18.
• The 45 mm mod. 1932 is required to unlock the AT-1 tank destroyer, and is highly recommended.
• The 20 mm TNSh and 23 mm VYa autocannons are not required to unlock anything, and are not necessary except to provide the MS-1 with elite status, or if a more aggressive close combat play style is preferred.
• The AMO-3 engine does not provide much significant benefits over the GAZ-M1, and can be saved for last. It is required to unlock the BT-2.
• The 71-TK-1 radio is unlocked automatically on the BT-2, T-26, AT-1, and SU-18 as their stock radios, so researching it on the MS-1 is completely unnecessary.

Historical Info

The MS-1, Russian: Maliy Soprovozhdeniya-Perviy, "First Small [Vehicle for] Support") was a late 1920's designed Soviet light tank. Produced from 1928–31, it was based on the Renault FT-17, with the addition of a vertically sprung suspension. At this point in time, Russia did not have any specific armored warfare divisions or units, so a new Special Bureau was specifically created and its first specification tender was for a 3 ton, 2-man light tank capable of 7.5 mph (12.1 km/h). It would be protected by 16 mm of armor and equipped with a 37 mm (1.5 in) gun. By early 1925, the total weight had increased to 5 tons.

Development

A "Tank Bureau" was formed in May 1924 for the development of Soviet tanks. A specification was issued for a 3-tonne two-man light tank capable of 7.5 mph (12.1 km/h). It would be protected by 16 mm of armor and equipped with a 37 mm (1.5 in) gun. By 1925 the allowable weight had increased to 5 tonnes.

The tank was designed by Professor V. Zaslavsky at a new Tank Bureau set up under the Central Directorate of Military Industries. The 35-horsepower truck engine (a copy of the Italian FIAT 15 ter) was supplied by the Moscow AMO Factory, and the gun was a modified copy of the French 37 mm Puteaux SA 18 cannon. The sprung suspension which would allow a tank to travel faster over rough ground was the biggest improvement over the Renault. A prototype called the T-16 was tested in June 1927.

The T-16 was deemed a failure, as it had problems with its transmission failing too often and its inability to cross trenches more than 1.5 meters wide. The T-16's maneuverability was only marginally better than that of the Renault. Meanwhile the КБ ОАТ drew up plans for an improved version of the T-16 which was accepted for production in July as the T-18, with the tank additionally noted as an MC-1 ("low maintenance type 1").

It was the first Soviet tank adopted for serial production. 959 vehicles were produced from 1928 through 1931.

Operating History

Service in the forces of the first Soviet tanks did not leave behind a large number of clear combat examples. An experimental company equipped with T-18s took part in defending the Far Eastern Railway against Manchurian forces in 1929. They were removed from service in 1932 and given over to training. Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union a number of MS-1s were given 45 mm (1.8 in) guns and entered service as the T-18M.

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Sources and External Links

External Links

• MS-1 (aka T-18) Light Tank at battlefield.ru.
• wwiivehicles.com

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Light Tanks