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T-43 (Stock)

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Totals
1355000 Coût
1050 PSDurabilité
33.13 / 37.3 Poids
Crew
  1. Chef de char
  2. Tireur
  3. Pilote
  4. Chargeur (Opérateur radio)
Armor
75/75/75Blindage caisse(avant/flancs/arrière, mm)
80/80/60Blindage tourelle(avant/flancs/arrière, mm)
Maneuver
520 chPuissance moteur
51 km/hVitesse maximale / en marche arrière
45 °/sVitesse de rotation
Firepower
200 damage
126 mmPénétration moyenne
5.5 Temps pour un chargement complet
48 °/sVitesse de rotation du canon
Communication
250 mPortée de vue
500 mPortée du signal radio
VII
T-43
1355000

Designed to replace the T-34, and actually historically predating the T-34-85, the T-43 features increased hull armor and a new torsion bar suspension replacing the T-34's Christie suspension, but retains the same weapons as the T-34-85 and has similar turret protection. As a Tier 7 medium tank, the T-43 is expected to face Tier 8 & 9 tanks using the same gun as the tier 6 T-34-85.

Tourellegun

Tourelle

Niveau  Tourelle Blindage tourelle (avant/flancs/arrière, mm) Vitesse de rotation du canon (°/s) Portée de vue (m) Expérience Poids (t)
VI T-43 mod. 1942 80/80/60 48 250 0 7000
Niveau  Canon Pénétration moyenne (mm) Cadence de tir Dispersion à 100 m Temps de visée Expérience Poids (t)
V 122mm U-11 30/140/43 450/270/300 5.62 0.57 2.9 4430 1600
VI 85mm ZiS S-53 126/167/43 200/200/300 10.91 0.42 2.9 0 1550
Niveau  Tourelle Blindage tourelle (avant/flancs/arrière, mm) Vitesse de rotation du canon (°/s) Portée de vue (m) Expérience Poids (t)
VII T-43 mod. 1943 90/90/90 46 250 7105 8400
Niveau  Canon Pénétration moyenne (mm) Cadence de tir Dispersion à 100 m Temps de visée Expérience Poids (t)
V 122mm U-11 30/140/43 450/270/300 5.72 0.57 2.9 4430 1600
VI 85mm ZiS S-53 126/167/43 200/200/300 11.32 0.42 2.3 0 1550
VII 85mm D5T-85BM 144/194/44 200/200/300 10.91 0.37 2.3 18290 1850
Moteur

Moteur

Niveau  Moteur Puissance moteur (ch) Probabilité d'incendie à l'impact Expérience Poids (t)
VI V-2-34M 520 15 0 750
VIII V-2-44 560 12 17000 750
VIII V-54K 600 12 22420 750

Niveau  Suspension Limite de charge Vitesse de rotation (°/s) Expérience Poids (t)
VI T-43 37.3 45 0 6400
VII T-43 mod. 1943 37.3 48 7960 6400
Radio

Radio

Niveau  Radio Portée du signal radio (m) Expérience Poids (t)
IV _9R_USSR 500 0 80


Compatible Equipment

Revêtement anti-éclats (Moyen)
Filet de camouflage
Remplit les réservoirs avec du CO2
Optiques traitées
Système de visée amélioré
Barres de torsion Classe 3 t renforcées
Filtre "Cyclone"
Ventilation Classe 2 améliorée
Fouloir de canon moyen calibre
Télescope binoculaire
Boîte à outils
Râtelier de munitions "Humide" - Classe 1

Compatible Consumables


Avis des joueurs

Points forts/faibles

Points forts :


  • Excellent DPM.
  • Good top speed and maneuverability.
  • Good gun depression and elevation for a Soviet tank.
  • Well sloped, and armored top turret
  • Sloped armor, can offer lucky bounces with careful angling


Points faibles :


  • Rather weak armor on all sides
  • Very poor penetration for a tier 7 medium - can bounce off of almost all of the tanks it's matched up against
  • APCR ammunition is almost always needed when battling against tier 9 tanks
  • Disappointing stock grind after the T-34-85
  • Very exposed fuel tank and can easily catch fire from the front


Performance

The T-43 plays the same as the T-34-85, and is generally considered the mid runner of the Tier 7 medium tanks, much like how the T-34-85 was also the mid runner among the Tier 6 medium tanks. It generally does not have any particularly outstanding features, but will perform most roles competently, if unremarkably.

Armament-wise, the T-43 retains the same guns as the T-34-85, but most disappointing is that the T-43 cannot mount the top gun, the 85 mm D5T-85BM, right from the start. Though once mounted, it has a higher rate-of-fire on the T-43 than on the T-34-85. It has good damage-per-minute for a Tier 7 medium tank gun, inferior only to the Comet's OQF 77 mm Gun. Like the Comet, however, this is countered by the gun's fairly low penetration, which means that outside of Tier 7 matches the T-43 will have trouble penetrating nearly all tanks from the front, and many from the sides.

Mobility-wise, the T-43 is fairly decent, but unremarkable. Being heavier than the T-34-85 while using the same engine, it has a lower power-to-weight ratio, and hence accelerates more sluggishly. Having said that, the top speed is fairly decent, and it will have no problems relocating to other flanks as needed. Maneuverability is, though not outstanding, good enough for a medium that is primarily a flanker.

The T-43 does have better hull armor than the T-34-85, however, its poorly angled and must now face Tier 8 and 9 tanks with tuns that exceed 200mm of penetration, thus, the armor is not effective in tier 8 and 9 games. It is useful against lower tier tanks, and angling will yield some lucky ricochets, but the armor should generally not be relied upon to protect it beyond its well sloped turret. The module layout, combined with the generally more powerful guns that the T-43 faces regularly, means that even if it can survive the hits, it risks being crippled with modules or crew members knocked out.

With all this in mind, the T-43 generally performs best as a second-line support tank or flanking medium. It simply does not have the penetration and accuracy of the Pz.Kpfw. V Panther to perform as a sniper, nor does it have the armor or agility to engage in close combat with enemy tanks without taking heavy damage and/or crippled modules. Picking your targets wisely should be a primary goal. As the tanks great DPM, great alpha (for a DPM oriented cannon), strong turret armor and sloped armor can give weaker tanks a tough time. Exploiting weaker enemies will also allow your team to take on tougher targets.

Specific mention should be made about the T-43's fuel tank, which is placed right next to the driver to his left. Hits to the front can damage the fuel tank, and if destroyed, the fuel tank will cause the T-43 to catch fire. It is very important to be mindful of this. There is also an ammo rack on the hull floor and on the rear right side of the second turret.


Modules prioritaires

  • Most of the modules will have been unlocked on the T-34-85, including the top gun (the D5T-85BM) and engine (the V-54K), but mounting the gun requires second turret, which in turn requires the upgraded suspension, so the top priority is to unlock the T-43M suspension. The suspension also has better terrain passability which makes you accelerate much faster.
  • Next, research the T-43 mod. 1943 turret in order to mount the D5T-85BM.
  • It may be a good idea to use the enhanced suspension equipment first, thus allowing the top turret and gun to be mounted sooner.
  • The V-2-44 is automatically unlocked when the T-44 is researched and can be ignored.


Informations Historiques

In 1942 the Soviet intelligence had information of the new German tanks Panther V and Tiger VI, and this resulted in a need of a new Russian tank to even the score in fire power and protection. At first it was planned to up-armour the T34 m/43, but instead a larger turret was put to the same chassis that was altered inside.

Two prototypes were built, known as T43 and they had a commander's cupola on top. At the beginning of 1943 they were tested and turned out to be just a little better in combat than T34. The decision was taken to start production, but after the battle of Kursk a few months later the it was obvious that a brand new heavy tank model was needed instead (it was to be IS-1) and thus the T43 project came to a close.

By the middle of the war it had become clear that the Red Army needed a new medium tank. The military demanded a tank with both maximum protection and minimum weight. These demands were implemented and the new medium tank project was completed by June 1943 under the name of T-43.

Development

The T-43 had a configuration like the T-34 Medium Tank; its glacis consisted of 75 mm of armor and its turret-front was 90 mm. The tank was armed with the 76.2 mm F-34 Tank Gun. However, the total length of the engine and transmission compartment was not reduced; therefore, the battle compartment remained very cramped. To increase internal space, Soviet designers applied a torsion bar suspension that was more compact then the original Christie «candle» suspension. It was the first time that a torsion bar suspension was used for medium tanks.

Beginning in March 1943, two T-43 prototypes (preceded by vehicle T-43-1, which was built at the end of 1942. It possessed a driver's vision hatch and had the commander's cupola displaced to the rear of the turret.) underwent trials. These included combat trials with the NKSM Independent Tank Company. These showed that the T-43, because of its increased 34.1 ton weight, was marginally inferior to the T-34 in its ability to maneuver (maximum speed was decreased to 48 km/h). It did, however, significantly surpass the latter in smoothness of ride. The replacement of the eight side fuel tanks (on the T-34) for a smaller capacity fuel tank in the bow resulted in almost a 100km decrease in the radius of action. Tank crews praised the crew compartment and greater ease in operating the armament. After trials, the T-43 tank was recommended for acceptance by the Red Army at the end of the summer of 1943, but the results of the Battle of Kursk significantly altered this plan.

The armor protection was superior, compared to the T-34, while its armament was similar to the KV-1S Heavy Tank. However, the T-43 had a ground pressure similar to heavy tanks that adversely affected its range and maneuverability. Even worse was its extreme construction: it didn't allow further modernization. As a result, when production T-34's were rearmed with the 85 mm gun, the T-43 became obsolete. However, experience with the T-43 was not lost. The T-43's tests (3,000 km race) had clearly proved the superiority of the torsion bar suspension over the Christie's.


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