T-50 is light soviet tank times It was developed in 1940 and was considered by many analysts to be the best light tank of the time, but due to a number of problems, not many vehicles were produced and this tank was not widely used.
History of the T-50
In the 1930s, the main tank of the USSR was the T-26 light tank. At the beginning of this period, the superiority of the T-26 was obvious, but over time, due to the development of enemy tanks and the advent of anti-tank artillery, the tank began to noticeably lose ground, first in terms of armor and then in terms of armament.
During Polish campaign The Red Army was able to capture the PzKpfw III. Another German tank, the PzKpfw III Ausf F, was purchased during technical cooperation with the Third Reich. Both vehicles were carefully studied and came to the conclusion that the PzKpfw III Ausf F is the best foreign tank in its class. Taking into account the information received during the study German tanks, Soviet designers ordered modifications to existing designs for a new light tank.
The first sample of the T-50 tank was built at the Leningrad plant named after Kirovazavod in the summer of 1940. In terms of armor protection, the T-50 turned out to be the same as the T-34. In terms of dimensions, it was much smaller than the German medium Pz.lll, but at the same time it was not inferior to it either in mobility, or in armor, or in armament. The designers managed to create a balanced tank that, with its maneuverability, could easily fight all enemy vehicles.
Unfortunately, it was not possible to establish mass production of the T-50. The tank turned out to be much more technically complex than the T-26, and by the beginning of the Great Patriotic War They didn’t have time to put it into mass production. When the threat of the blockade of Leningrad arose, the plant where the T-50 was to be produced was evacuated to Chkalov. It was not possible to produce tanks at other factories. As a result, 50 cars were built at the Kirov plant back in 1941, and another 25 were produced after moving to Chkalov. Due to such a small number, the T-50s did not have the impact on the course of the war that they could have had.
TTX T-50
general information
- Type – light tank;
- Combat weight - 13.8 tons;
- The layout is classic;
- Crew – 4 people;
- Quantity released: 75 pieces.
Dimensions
- Case length – 5200 mm;
- Case width – 2470 mm;
- Height – 2165 mm;
- Ground clearance – 350 mm.
Booking
- Type of armor - cemented steel, high hardness;
- Body forehead (top) - 37/50° mm/deg;
- Body forehead (bottom) - 45/225° mm/deg;
- Hull side (top) - 37/40° mm/deg;
- Hull side (bottom) - 37/90° mm/deg;
- Hull stern (top) - 25/63° mm/deg;
- Hull rear (bottom) - 37/10° mm/deg;
- Bottom – 12-15 mm;
- Housing roof – 15 mm;
- Tower forehead - 37/65-85° mm/deg;
- Gun mantlet – 37 mm;
- Turret side - 37/20° mm/deg;
- Turret feed - 15/15° mm/deg.
Armament
- Caliber and brand of gun - 45 mm 20-K;
- Barrel length - 46 calibers;
- Gun ammunition - 150;
- Sights - TOS and PT-1;
- Machine guns - 2 × 7.62 mm DT.
Mobility
Engine type – diesel;
Engine power – 300 hp;
Highway speed – 60 km/h;
Speed over rough terrain – 40 km/h;
Cruising range on the highway – 344 km;
Cruising range over rough terrain – 280 km;
Specific power - 21.7 hp/t;
Suspension type – torsion bar;
Specific ground pressure - 0.56, kg/cm²;
Climbability - 40°;
The wall to be overcome is 0.7 m;
The ditch to be overcome is 2.2 m;
The fordability is 1.1 m.
Modifications
Officially, the T-50 was produced in one serial modification, but it can be divided into two types:
- Basic T-50;
- Simplified model. It had 40 mm homogeneous armor, a cast turret, and some tanks of this type did not have a commander's cupola.
There is also information that during the war the T-50 was directly in field conditions equipped with armor screens.
No other combat vehicles were produced based on the T-50, but there were several projects:
- T-127, with a narrowed hull and thinner rolled armor, which reduced its weight;
- T-52 or T-50-2, with more powerful guns or even a 25-mm anti-aircraft automatic gun;
- SU-T-50 – self-propelled guns based on the T-50 with a 76 mm cannon.
All projects had to be closed due to the outbreak of war.
Application
There is very little information in archival documents about combat use T-50, and due to the small number of vehicles there are no reviews about the tank from those who fought on it. It is known that almost all T-50s arrived at the northwestern sector of the front, near Leningrad. A prototype tank and 37 production vehicles fought on the Leningrad Front, the last of which was lost only in 1943. T-50 towers were actively used in the creation of fortifications near Leningrad.
It is known that the T-50 was used near Moscow in 1941. Also, 27 tanks were transferred to the Transcaucasian Front and fought in the North Caucasus.
One of the T-50s was captured by Finnish troops, its armor was strengthened and it was used right up to 1954.
During operation, the T-50 was identified whole line its shortcomings. Despite the fact that it was indeed perhaps the best light tank of the Great Patriotic War, compared to enemy tanks it had very weak weapons. The T-50 was almost as resistant to shells as the T-34, and at the same time this tank was much easier to produce. But in the end, due to difficulties with production, the choice was made in favor of the more powerful T-34.
Memory of a tank
Today, three copies of the T-50 have survived:
- Two vehicles in the museum of armored vehicles in Kubinka - a serial T-50 and a prototype T-126;
- A captured shielded tank in the tank museum in Parol, Finland.
Memory of a tank
Although the T-50 is a fairly obscure tank, it was still mass-produced, so there were copies of this tank for bench modeling.
The armor of tanks of the early 1930s in all countries of the world protected the crew from bullets and shrapnel. But already in 1936-1937. Anti-tank guns of 20-37 mm caliber with a high initial velocity of armor-piercing shells began to arrive in the army in large quantities. It was necessary not only to protect the tanks with anti-tank armor, but also to increase them firepower without reducing speed or impairing vehicle cross-country ability. Articles appeared in the foreign press saying that tanks cannot withstand anti-tank artillery at all and therefore their role will come to naught. Similar opinions have been expressed today in connection with the advent of sub-caliber and cumulative projectiles, as well as anti-tank guided missiles. However, both then and today, the prospects for further improvement of tanks have not been exhausted.
In 1938, the USSR Defense Committee adopted a resolution - On the tank weapons system - which provided for the development of new models of tanks that meet the requirements of the time, including light infantry escort tanks, by July 1939. The design bureau and the manufacturing plant were identified.
At the Leningrad Experimental Mechanical Engineering Plant named after. CM. Kirov by a team of designers led by S.A. Ginzburg was designing a light infantry escort tank "SP". In the summer of 1940, the tank - object 126 - or T-126 - SP - was manufactured in metal and submitted for testing.
DESIGN OF THE T-50 TANK
The tank hull was welded from 45 mm thick armor plates. the bottom and roof sheets were 20 mm thick. The frontal, upper, side and rear hull sheets had inclination angles of 40-57". The driver's hatch was located in the upper frontal sheet. An observation device was mounted in the hatch cover. To the left of the hatch, a 7.62-mm DS-39- machine gun was located in a ball mount The fire from it was conducted by a radio operator, who also had an observation device. Two more such devices were mounted in the front zygomatic plates. A 45-mm cannon of the 1934 model and a coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun were placed in the faceted, welded turret. DT. For landing the crew and the roof of the tower there was a rectangular hatch, and in the aft wall - round hatch to dismantle the gun. Holes for firing from personal weapons were cut in the cover of this hatch and in the walls of the tower. The holes were closed with pear-shaped plugs. There were 4 observation devices located along the perimeter of the tower roof, and a commander’s panorama was also mounted.
The main feature of the chassis was the torsion bar suspension. The twin road wheels had internal shock absorption, rear-mounted drive wheels, non-rubber-coated guide wheels and three pairs of non-rubber-coated support rollers. The caterpillar chain is fine-linked, lantern geared, with an open hinge.
Soviet light tank T-50. Russian tanks from the Great Patriotic War.
The tank was equipped with a 6-cylinder V-3 diesel engine, “half,” as they sometimes say, of the V-2 diesel engine. Its power was 250 hp.
A 71-TK-Z radio station with a whip antenna was placed in the tank next to the radio operator’s position.
In 1940, the vehicle underwent factory and military tests. Based on their results, the State Commission proposed reducing the weight of the vehicle to 13 tons by reducing the armor thickness from 45 to 37 mm. The cramped workplaces of the commander, gunner and loader forced the commander's cupola to be moved to the right side and the commander's seat to be installed half a turn to the axis of the tank. Taking into account the requirements, a second copy of the vehicle was made, in which the machine gun was removed from the turret, and its embrasure was closed with an armored cover with bolts. To reduce wear on the tracks, rubber-coated track rollers were installed. The modified vehicle is sometimes called the T-127.
After completion of all tests, the tank under the designation T-50 in February 1941 was adopted by the Red Army. By design and appearance it resembled the “126 object”. But there were also significant differences. The maximum thickness of the frontal and side armor of the hull and turret was reduced from 45 to 37 mm. The rear plate had a thickness of 25 mm, and the roof and bottom - 15 mm. In the upper front plate with slightly offset to the left from the longitudinal axis of the tank was the driver's hatch with a viewing device. Two more observation devices, like the "object 126". were installed in the frontal cheekbones of the hull. The welded turret was shaped like the characteristic contours of the T-34 tank turret. It housed three crew members; a commander's cupola was installed at the rear of the turret roof, which had 8 viewing slots closed by armored flaps. On the sides of the turret there were observation devices for the gunner and loader, which were covered with armored covers. Along with the 45 mm cannon, two 7.62 mm guns were paired. DT machine gun.
It was possible to boost the diesel engine to 300 hp, which made it possible to achieve a significant increase in speed: from 35 km/h for the Object 126 to 52 km/h for the T-50.
Serial production of the tank was planned at the plant named after. K.E. Voroshilov in Leningrad. The restructuring of production for the production of the T-50 proceeded very slowly. In 1941, at the cost of enormous efforts, the plant staff managed to produce only 50 tanks. All plans were disrupted by the outbreak of war. In August, the plant was evacuated inland to Omsk.
Soviet light tank T-50. Russian tanks from the Great Patriotic War.
Difficulties arose with the production of the V-4 diesel engine (a forced version of the V-3 diesel engine) at the plant in Kharkov due to its evacuation to Chelyabinsk. An attempt to launch production of the T-50 in Moscow failed; the plant was loaded with the production of T-40. But making a more complex tank was not possible. The main limiting factor in the production of the T-50 was the engines. In the fall of 1941, the State Defense Committee decided to build two factories in Barnaul: one for the production of T-50 tanks, the second for the production of V-4 diesel engines for them. But in the winter of 1942, production of the T-50 and its engines was stopped. The plant at a new site in Omsk managed to produce 15 tanks. They were assembled from the stock they brought with them. In total, the plant managed to produce 65 cars.
Soviet light tank T-50. Russian tanks from the Great Patriotic War.
If the situation had not been so difficult, the troops would have received a worthy replacement for the outdated T-26. The tank could be equipped with a 45-mm VT-42 cannon with a barrel length of 68.6 calibers and an initial armor-piercing projectile speed of 950 m/s, which could penetrate the frontal armor of any tank from a distance of 500 m, excluding the Panther. "Tiger" and others, on which the armor thickness exceeded 75-120 mm.
Tactical and technical characteristics of the T-50 tank.
A three-hundred-horsepower diesel engine provided the tank with a high specific power of 21.4 hp/t. made it possible to increase the thickness of the armor, speed and range on the highway. These indicators made it possible to consider the T-50 a promising vehicle among the light types of tanks created on the eve of the Great Patriotic War.
In 1941, a prototype flamethrower using a breech design by Degtyarev, designated OT-41, was installed on the tank. Savin's turrets with a 37-mm anti-aircraft gun were also experimentally installed on the tank.
In the same year, on its own initiative, the Leningrad Kirov Plant developed and manufactured
"object 211" under the leadership of designer L.S. Ermolaev. Unlike the T-50, the vehicle's hull had a narrowed nose and a welded turret with a streamlined elongated shape. This version of the tank was somewhat lighter than the T-50. however, it did not have any significant advantages over him. With the start of the war, work on the tank was stopped, and the only model produced took part in the defense of Leningrad.
Soviet light tank T-50. Russian tanks from the Great Patriotic War.
COMBAT USE OF THE T-50 TANK
The T-50, which was put into service on the eve of the Great Patriotic War, turned out to be the most structurally proven and optimal in terms of the combination of combat and performance qualities. Let's sing technical specifications it was not inferior to the German medium tank Pz III, moreover. that it was smaller in size and combat weight. It is a pity that the T-50, which was put into service on the eve of the Great Patriotic War, did not become a mass-produced light tank of the Red Army. All manufactured T-50 tanks entered service with the troops. But on what fronts they participated in the battles and how they performed - there is very little information about this. There is a mention in the description of the fighting on the Leningrad Front, where 10 tanks fought in one of the regiments in the area of Kingisepp. In the Petrozavodsk direction, in the defense zone of the 7th Army, during battles with the Finns, they captured one T-50 tank. This vehicle was used by the Finns until the end of 1951. There is information that one T-50 tank was listed as part of the 5th Guards Tank Brigade back in 1943. The fate of three vehicles is reliably known: two are in the Museum of Armored Weapons and Equipment in Kubinka near Moscow. and the third tank with additionally installed armor plates on the hull is in the tank museum in Parola in Finland.
Soviet light tank T-50. Russian tanks from the Great Patriotic War.
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This tank was supposed to become the main and most massive tank of the Great Patriotic War - but for a number of reasons, including direct sabotage, it went down in history, so deeply that few people have heard of it, and also less people they know what this car was.
First, a short excursion into the history of the issue. In the USSR before WW2, tanks were divided into three main types - infantry, high-speed and heavy. Infantry doesn't need it high speed, since it’s a hell of a thing to accompany the infantry, fast ones are deep-breaking tanks that operate in isolation from the infantry, while heavy ones are tanks for breaking through fortifications.
So: As part of the development of the new T-126SP infantry escort tank, the T-50 universal tank was developed, which was supposed to simultaneously replace both infantry and high-speed tanks(that is, to replace the entire range of tanks from the infantry T-26 to the high-speed BT and T-34). Thus, the range of tanks from the triad collapsed to a duplex - the base tank (T-50) and the heavy one (KV/IS).
And already inside the duplex there could be high-speed T-50s (with light armor) and escorts (for example, with frontal and side screens), as well as KVs - also high-speed (which was implemented in the KV-1S), and vice versa - reinforced (which was also implemented by welding on additional armor on the KV-1). Two chassis, two base tank. And the gradual development of these two lines.
At the same time, the KV logically received a relatively expensive and complex, but powerful V-2 engine, and the second line received its “half”, a much simpler, more technologically advanced and approximately THREE times cheaper V-4. Why such a difference, you ask? So the design of an in-line 6-cylinder engine without hanging connecting rods has already been well mastered by the auto industry, all the difficulties in it have long been resolved, the block itself is much simpler, fuel pump twice as simple, there are half as many cylinders, valves and pistons, and even the requirements for manufacturing accuracy are lower, and cast iron can be used as a material instead of expensive aluminum (which was eventually done for the B-2 during the war - but at a high price ).
Again, with the transmission for the T-50, everything turned out easier, since the car is lighter and the torque is lower.
The armor of the T-50 in the basic version was in no way inferior to the T-34 - the forehead and sides of the hull, and the entire turret were made of the same 45 mm sheet. The stern was made thinner - but this did not make a significant difference, as I will show you later. The tank itself is much more compact. He uses a scheme with 3 crew members - the senseless gunner-radio operator will be thrown out. The turret was designed in an original way: it is two-seater, but there is no loader in it; thanks to the compactness of the gun, the shells are thrown by the commander sitting at the right-rear, and the gunner does not break away from aiming and firing. The commander sits higher and immediately in the base has a commander's cupola with all-round visibility.
The engine, which is half the size of the notorious B-2, contributes to the weight reduction. In addition, the T-50 is much easier chassis- there are no stupid huge rollers, and heavy suspension spark plugs have been replaced with torsion bars. And so on. One grain at a time - and the tank became lighter; with armor similar to the T-34, it weighed about 15 tons (almost twice as light as the T-34) and was not only not inferior to the T-34 in mobility, but also significantly superior to it.
During winter battles, it turned out that T-50 tanks overcome snow cover up to 0.4-0.45 meters deep in 1st gear (which is simply excellent by WW2 standards), and are evacuated from the battlefield using the ChTZ-60 tractor or ChTZ-65.
The “high-speed” version of the T-50, which began to be produced at the beginning of the war, was even lighter (about 13.8 tons), since it had 37 mm armor instead of 45 mm armor. This was quite enough to start the war, because the massive 37-mm anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht penetrated this armor only at very close range. It is believed that the 37-mm armor plates of the hull and turret provided protection from fire from small-caliber anti-tank guns (caliber 37 and 45 mm) from a distance of up to 600 m, even with tungsten-core shells. This was a great technical achievement at the time. Among the foreign light tanks of that time there was not a single vehicle with such high level security.
At the end of 1941, some of the T-50 tanks, produced at plant No. 174 in Leningrad with 37 mm armor and which fought on the North-Western and Leningrad fronts, were subjected to shielding - additional installation armor plates up to 15 mm thick.
In his letter to the staff of plant No. 174, dated July 1941, the head of the GBTU of the Red Army Ya. N. Fedorenko gave the following assessment of the T-50:
Your new tank extremely needed at the front. He trouble-free, hardly noticeable, perfectly booked, has excellent maneuverability and mobility. The command of the Red Army asks you to make every effort to speed up the release of tanks to the front in every possible way...
In total, according to various sources, 65-75 T-50 tanks were produced, which took part in the battles of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1943. Most of the released tanks ended up on the northwestern sector of the front - not far from the manufacturing plant in Leningrad. 37 production vehicles and one prototype tank from the Kirov plant fought on the Leningrad Front. T-50s continued to fight in small numbers on the Leningrad Front in subsequent years; the last vehicle was lost in September 1943. Here are photos indicating the combat use of the T-50:
This is the same tank, filmed from different sides. Pay attention to the number of hits the armor received from armor-piercing shells from different sides of the hull and turret - judging by their number, most did not lead to penetration of the armor, and the tank never caught fire.
By the way, while the design bureau of plant No. 185 put a lot of effort into finalizing the design of the T-50 tank to meet the constantly changing requirements of ABTU, at plant No. 174 a group of young specialists led by engineers Goltvyansky (tank department) and Makarov (engine engineers) developed an alternative project for a “light infantry escort tank,” even simpler and cheaper. To meet the previously put forward technical requirements, the tank's hull was significantly narrowed and assembled from sheets of rolled armor 30-45 mm thick, which made it possible to reduce the weight to 12.5 tons - that is, 500 kg below the required. In terms of dimensions, the tank was almost equivalent to the T-26-1, differing only in its slightly larger chassis. At the same time, it was supposed to have a more spacious fighting compartment, better mobility and an increased range.
This project, designated “object 127” (later T-127 or P-127), was submitted for consideration to the enterprise management in the spring of 1940. There was no official response.
Clearly sensing that they were trying to “bury” their project, Goltvyansky and Makarov turned to higher authorities with a request to support them and facilitate the further construction of the prototype. The main argument was the best design characteristics of the T-127, but neither ABTU nor NKSP succumbed to these persuasion. However, after a letter addressed to K.E. Voroshilov, a commission nevertheless arrived at the plant, consisting of the head of the BTU of the Red Army, military engineer 1st rank Korobkov, and the head of the 3rd department of the BTU, military engineer 3rd rank Afonin. The project was “carefully studied” for 10 days, after which the high commission made its decision. The project was buried.
The advantages of the Object 127 tank project were obtained through the installation of an even simpler and lighter four-cylinder diesel "744" from the V-2 family (liners, pistons, connecting rods, liners from the V-2 (V-3) engine were used, and a suspension more flexible and soft than that of the "Object 126" tank. Power of the "744" diesel " Object 126".
The installed 744 diesel engine had a real prospect of increasing power to 250 hp. With. (184 kW) without supercharging and up to 300 hp. With. (221 kW) supercharged. The diesel power reserve allowed for an increase in the vehicle's weight to 14.5-15.0 tons if it was necessary to increase the thickness of the armor. However, at that time, the 744 diesel engine was manufactured in only two copies, which underwent in-plant and bench run tests, and two engines were in production. The engine worked for 300 hours on the stand and in the T-26-1 tank(Let me remind you that the B-2 at that time barely survived on the stand for 50 hours).
For us, the picture of Project-127 is interesting because it gives a general idea of the layout of the T-50 tank.
One T-50 was captured by Finnish forces and was used until the end of the war (with reinforced armor). After the war, this tank was used by the Finnish army until 1954 - which gives us an idea of the reliability of its design. Based on the totality of its combat, technical and operational properties T-50 is considered one of best tanks peace in your class.
So why has it never become widespread?
First and main reason— crests from KhTZ did everything to bury the T-50. In particular, they disrupted the release diesel engines AT 4. But there was no gasoline engine of suitable power and dimensions in the USSR. Diesel could have been bought in the USA, but they didn’t realize it in time, and then there was no time for it, the war began.
The photo shows the presentation of a party card to the mechanic-driver of the T-50 tank. Leningrad area, early 1942.
Then another wrecker from Kharkov dismantled the V-4 engines that had already been made and evacuated from KhTZ into parts for the V-2 engines for the T-34. An attempt to install a power plant consisting of two GAZ-202 carburetor engines in the T-50 tank ended unsuccessfully.
It should be noted that in 1940, SKB-2 of the Kirov plant under the leadership of N. F. Shashmurin was developed preliminary design light tank K-1 (Kirovets) using the power plant of the T-26 tank and having armor protection at the level of the T-50 tank. The design of the turret with weapons was borrowed from the T-50 tank. The tank crew consisted of only two people, and the driver in the control department was located in a prone position. Due to its such arrangement, the height of the tank hull was significantly reduced. According to the memoirs of N. F. Shashmurin, this vehicle was developed as a variant of the low-silhouette T-50 tank. However, work on the K-1 tank remained at the preliminary design stage.
Tank "Kirovets" K-1
At Plant No. 174 itself in August 1941, the design of the T-50 tank underwent a large number of simplifications to reduce labor intensity in wartime conditions. Wherever possible, complex milled parts were replaced with cast ones. Instead of fire cutting of armor plates with gouging of edges, high-speed mechanical saws began to be used more and more often. Instead of cutting threads in the holes of armor plates, they used the installation of plugs and bonnets with threaded holes, made of structural steel.
The rapidly deteriorating military situation around Leningrad complicated the already difficult conditions for cooperation in obtaining a number of components and assemblies from other factories, and the development of production of six-cylinder V-4 diesel engines was also delayed. The construction of new workshops and the expansion of capacity for the production of the T-50 light tank at Leningrad plant No. 174 had to be stopped.
In September - October 1941, the staff of plant No. 174 was evacuated to the city of Chkalov (now Orenburg), where they immediately got involved in organizing the production of T-50 tanks.
In October, during the evacuation of plant No. 174, a simplified hull made of homogeneous high-hardness armor, with armor plates 40 mm thick, was developed and put into production.
In November 1941, by decision of the State Defense Committee, the Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Plant, evacuated to the city of Omsk, and the Omsk Locomotive Repair Plant were merged and focused on the production of T-50 tanks, starting in the first quarter of 1942. On December 1, 1941, the united enterprise was given the name Plant No. 173 NKTP. The production of T-50 tanks at this plant was also difficult to establish. Archival documents of the GABTU KA indicate that from July 1, 1941 to January 1, 1942, 46 T-50 tanks were transferred to the troops.
During mass production and the implementation of the above work to simplify the design of the T-50 tank, its weight increased to 17.8-18.2 tons. However, the volume of work performed made it possible to reduce the cost of manufacturing the tank by an average of 25-29% by the end of 1941 ( the cost of the T-50 tank as of November 24, 1941 was 150,000 rubles and continued to fall). Let me remind you that the cost of the T-34 then was 269,500 rubles.
Subsequently, in 1942, the design of the tank hull was redesigned for welding its armor plates using semi-automatic machines by E. Paton.
However, on January 6, 1942 State Committee The USSR Defense Ministry decided to remove the T-50 tanks from production.
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Hello everyone and welcome to the site! Tankers and tankmen, today another Soviet light tank of the fifth level came to visit us, the purpose of which is not entirely clear, in front of you T-50 guide.
The thing is that this device is very similar to its brothers in level and nation - and. There are very few differences between all three cars, but they still exist, so let's take a closer look at T-50 World of Tanks and talk about what he can do.
TTX T-50
As in most cases, we will start the conversation with the fact that this device has a good safety margin by LT-5 standards, but it is very small considering the fact that T-50 tank throws you into battles up to the seventh level inclusive. In addition, for a firefly, a viewing range of 330 meters is also considered very mediocre.
If we compare our vehicle with the light A-20 tanks, we can say that T-50 characteristics bookings are good. Indeed, the given armor in the VLD area, which reaches up to 58 millimeters, and the 62 mm NLD periodically give a chance to catch ricochets from classmates, no more.
But otherwise, if we take into account the weak security of the tower sides, in which T-50 WoT is penetrated by almost all classmates, as well as the circumstances of battles against much higher-level equipment, the security of this firefly is very weak, that is, you cannot rely on armor under any circumstances.
From the point of view of survival, another fact is encouraging - the camouflage coefficient. Firstly, thanks to its class of technology light tank T-50 has increased invisibility, and secondly, our silhouette is not very high, which also has a beneficial effect on this parameter. But you must remember that our body is long and rather bulky, which is why you need to act more carefully in battle.
As for the unconditional advantages, truly strong point T-50 World of Tanks mobility is considered. This is not surprising, because the maximum speed, dynamics, and maneuverability of this baby are very good, which makes it very mobile and even elusive.
gun
Of course, the tank’s armament deserves special attention, it always has been and will always be so. Here we should pay attention to the fact that, as in the case of the T-80, we are offered a choice of two guns, they are identical to the barrels of their counterparts and only minor differences remind us that this is a different device.
So, first let's look at T-50 gun automatic type with a loading drum for 5 shells, because this gun is considered top-end. It is noteworthy that the one-time damage of each bullet is small, but due to the very high rate of fire and fast reloading of the entire drum, the DPM is around 1480 units, which is not so bad for a firefly of our level.
The problem with this weapon is that with it Soviet light tank T-50 has catastrophically low penetration, which even some classmates cannot penetrate with a standard armor-piercing projectile. I think you understand that in battles against levels 6-7 you will have absolutely no ability to deal damage.
The situation with mediocre penetration is further aggravated by the fact that the machine gun has poor accuracy. This is expressed in large scatter, poor stabilization and long mixing. In addition, do not forget that with such weapons T-50 World of Tanks can only shoot at a distance no higher than 400 meters.
This gun has a lot of problems even with vertical aiming angles, because it tilts down only 5 degrees.
So, we've dealt with the top gun, and now let's look at the fourth level pre-top gun. This gun also received a small alphastrike, but at the same time boasts a high rate of fire, that is, in this configuration T-50 tank can deal 1570 damage per minute.
But the main advantage of this barrel is its penetration parameters, because without using gold, you can inflict damage even to the fifth level, of course, shooting at vulnerable points. Otherwise, for a comfortable game T-50 WoT must have a decent amount of sub-caliber supplies with him, but even they do not provide guarantees in battles with sevens.
The accuracy of this barrel is much higher, which is clearly visible from the very compact dispersion and good aiming time. However, stabilization remains poor, which is why it is possible to hit the target mainly at short distances while moving.
By the way, the vertical aiming angles in this version of weapons are much better, now tank USSR T-50 has a negative angle of -7 degrees, which is good news.
It is quite obvious that the 45-mm cannon is significantly superior to the machine gun in all respects; it is it that should be given preference, and only taking into account its installation will we continue our T-50 guide.
Advantages and disadvantages
You've got an idea of the characteristics of this tank and its weapons, but in order to bring maximum benefit on the battlefield, you need to have a clear understanding of both the advantages and disadvantages T-50 World of Tanks, remember them always. To make it easier for you, we will now break everything down.
Pros:
Decent stealth;
Excellent driving performance;
High rate of fire and good DPM;
Good accuracy;
Not a bad penetration by the standards of the fourth level;
Acceptable vertical aiming angles.
Minuses:
Increased level fights;
Low safety margin and poor visibility;
Weak armor;
Small one-time damage;
Poor stabilization;
Penetration is not enough for battles at levels 6-7.
Equipment for T-50
In our case, the choice of additional equipment is not so extensive; for example, there is no option to install it on any of the guns. However, we can still set to tank T-50 equipment so that playing on it becomes much more enjoyable:
1. – very good and a win-win, because we get a 5 percent boost to the most necessary characteristics.
2. – necessary choice for a firefly with such poor visibility, because this is the only way we can “see” at the maximum distance, however, for this we will need to stop.
3. is a good addition to the second option, thanks to which it will be more difficult to detect you when passive light is provided.
However, you can also consider an alternative to the second point if you absolutely do not want to play passively. In this case, bet on the tank, and although it will not give you maximum visibility, yet the tactics of active illumination will become more realistic.
Crew training
The process of leveling up the crew and choosing skills should be taken very seriously. The fact is that this aspect very labor-intensive, and you will have to spend even more time and effort to correct errors, not to mention the decrease in effectiveness in battle. Thus, it is better to do everything correctly from the beginning, which means for T-50 perks we learn the following:
Commander (radio operator) – , , , .
Gunner – , , , .
Driver mechanic - , , , .
Loader – , , , .
Equipment for T-50
It is extremely reckless to go into battle without purchased consumables, and therefore, if you have difficulties with silver reserves or are in a saving mode, you can buy at least , , . But in any case, it is much more effective to give preference to reliability and carry T-50 equipment from , , . In addition, our tank suffers from fires infrequently, so last option can be replaced with .
Tactics for playing the T-50
When playing on this device, we do not have good armor, a large margin of safety or powerful weapons. We have a classic firefly in our hands, but the problem is that with the viewing range T-50 World of Tanks Problems.
Therefore, if you still prefer “horns”, thanks to which the review can be brought to good values, your main concern is passive illumination. For T-50 tactics this kind of thing is applicable both at the top of the list and at the bottom, because in this case you just need to take advantageous position, on which you will be more difficult to detect, and at the same time will open good view in any direction.
The only difference is that being at the bottom of the list is all we can do. However, at the top Soviet light tank T-50 may show teeth. Of course, you have to shine, but you can do this much more actively, and you shouldn’t forget about shooting, because in such circumstances our gun performs quite well.
You can actively shine even in battles against the seventh levels, but in this case you cannot stop for a second, and you must not only bet on T-50 WoT coated optics, but it is advisable to have a crew with upgraded perks for review, otherwise you won’t be able to illuminate much.
For the rest, T-50 tank It's passable, you're unlikely to want to ride it for a long time. Although, by acting carefully, using the advantages and leveling out the disadvantages, you can also achieve high results and enjoy the game.