[PROJECT S.N.A.I.L.] T-50
The Spanish Civil War gave the Soviets insight on the future of tank warfare, and the knowledge led to an attempt to upgrade or replace their tank forces that consisted mainly of the T-26 light tanks. The development started in 1939 to create a replacement for the T-26 and BT light tanks.
The prototypes created for this development were the T-126 and T-127, which were similar to a previous T-46-5 project earlier abandoned. The T-126 was selected for further development and was to have two prototypes built and tested in Leningrad after the original design bureau was decimated by Stalin’s Great Purge.
The design, now finalised as the T-50 light tank, used innovative features in its introduction, using well-sloped welded armour, a torsion-bar suspension, diesel engine, a commander’s cupola, and a three-man turret. It was also arranged for all of the tanks to accommodate radios. The T-50’s design plan was completed by January 1941, and production was authorised after setting up in April. However, technical difficulties prevented this from happening. While its production was on standby, another tank with superior specifications was being tested and produced, which will end up as the T-34 medium tank
Though prodution was planned for in 1941, the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, which delayed the T-50 productions as tank manufacturing lines were relocated. Tanks were being produced in the Urals and that included the T-50 light tanks, finally in production. While an excellent design, it was mechanically unreliable, expensive, and hard to produce compared to the T-34 and another light tank design, the T-60. Because of these issues, only 69 T-50s were made before production ended in January 1942. During production, two variants were made, a basic model and an up-armoured model with extra bolted or welded metal plates. The basic model had a 37 mm frontal armour thickness, while the up-armoured version could have 57 mm thickness.
Despite the low numbers, the ones available were sent to Leningrad where they saw most of their service. Some were also used in the Continuation War against Finland as the Finnish were able to capture one up-armoured version in 1944. After that, its role was largely replaced by the more numerous and capable T-34 tanks, and it was relegated to reconnaissance roles when available.
Today, two T-50 tanks survive, one basic in the Kubinka Tank Museum, and the up-armoured variant in Finland at a museum in Parola.
HP: 2220
AMMO: 150 per shell type, 63 (x2) bullets 1890 (x2) bullets in total
RELOAD SPEED: 2.9 seconds for the cannon, 8 seconds for the mg
SPEED: 58 km/h forward, 8 km/h backwards
SEATS: one, driver
WEAPONS: 45mm cannon, 2 DT machine guns
GUN MOVEMENT: 25 degrees of gun elevation, -7 degrees of gun depression
UNIQUE STAT: more zoom on optic view, and bots have 200 meters more range from default (since in war thunder this vehicle has "better optics" modification you can unlock, this is how it’ll be reflected in ravenfield)
-slow reverse speed
-rather weak cannon
-can be hurt by heavy damage type (grenades and HMGS)
-only 50% resistance to heavy damage type
APHEBC
APBC
APCR
SHELL DAMAGE: 315
EXPLOSION DAMGE: 92
SHELL DAMAGE: 328
EXPLOSION DAMAGE: 0
SHELL DAMAGE: 423
EXPLOSION DAMAGE: 0
MACHINE GUN DAMAGE: 10 (x2)
rank 2 finally started! normal light tank that has 2k hp too, anyways baby T-34 is done (T-50 is referred as that) now to do the last T-28, i’m sure people have been waiting for T-28 that has more hp, rank 2 is where USSR finally gets real armor, so get ready to have the hp increase with each new vehicle (except open-tops) welp, see you next with the T-28E
WORKING AUTO HEADLIGHTS, WILL TURN ON WHEN IT’S NIGHTTIME, WORKS WITH DAY/NIGHT MUTATOR
script: Salt
@Dexsar1218
T-28E
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