How to angle the T110E5 – part one

This time  we would like to make a complement for our T110E5 report. I had been asked several times, if players should angle their T110? At first, I could not give a straight answer, because I did not know. The american Tier10 heavy tank has a complex hull shape, but the main problem is the thin side armor, which can be vulnerable to high-angle shots from the front. So we finally went after that…

It’s possible, but only with serious limits and buts

Our goal was to find an immunity angle, where the side hull armor is still safe at high angled frontal shots, and I think we found one. It’s a modest value and a clear reminder, all T110 drivers should be aware of. Our main concern has to be the sides…They are 76mm thick and flat, just like by the  old T29/34 series. (That one turned out to be not entirely true, correction in the comments)

The safe angle for T110E5 side hull is +/-12,5 degree. The upper front armor receives an effective armor boost, the lower front armor remains unchanged, mostly

All right, we have a “safe zone” for our little steel wall collector.  But do we gain any extra protection for our front armor? I can say a clear YES for that!

After our previous tests, we had several armor zones on the upper front plate (UFP), 3 of them have changed its five/seven shot immunity value, upwards. The increased protection level is on the following picture.

Safe angling adds 20-25mm extra effective armor for the T110E5 upper hull armor

The bad news is, the safe-angling for T110E5 does not help the lower front plate, or just at an insignificant level. In the future, we will continue our research for 30 and 45 degree angling, but be aware, that such hull positioning will always expose your thin sides.

Thoryne, Sinenfutorepatolvaj

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All or nothing – The T110E5 protection report

There are new players in town. With the arrival of World of Tanks patch 7.2, two new contender claim their place among the most powerful armored vehicles of World of Tanks. One of them, the T110E5 heavy tank is special in many ways. The new american Tier-10 heavy tank existed only as blueprint/mockup in several versions in the 50s. The T110 was meant to be a lighter M103 heavy tank, with the same punch and armor. But we are here not for a history lesson, the real T110 promised to be an extraordinary, highly innovative tank, the ingame version is no less unique.

Charcharo”s review

Tier-7 armor in Tier-10, not a good start

The main complaint about former Tier-10 heavy tank T30 was the lack of armor protection, since it carried the same hull, as the previous Tier-7 and Tier-9 T29 and T34 heavy tanks, that offered next to nothing protection against the fire of opponents encountered. The 155mm gun of the T30 packs a punch, but the high reload time also meant, that you could be taken apart between two shots. This made the american top tier highly team-dependent and situational, whereas german and russian tanks are more self-reliant. With the arrival of the autoloader-equipped, burst-firing french Tier-8+ heavies, the situation did not improve at random battles, though it still kept its niche in the organized battles of World of Tanks Clan Wars game mode.

The fourth T110 proposal by the Chrysler, this mockup served for T110E5 as base. Picture from Richard Hunnicutt’s Firepower.

The greatest issue for the hard pressed american heavy drivers was the lack of hull armor protection. The players had high expectations towards the replacement.  The newcomer complied with these only partially, but despite its obvious weaknesses, it displays  surprising quality.

The T110E5 is unlike any tank of W.O.T

It’s the lightest and smallest of all Tier-10 heavies. It looks nothing like the previous T29/34 behemoths, more the a Patton medium tank on steroids. But does the low weight offer enough armor protection in heavy weight brawling matches, where the monstrous IS-7s, german mobile bunkers dominated this far? Well, yes and no, and we will show it, why.

Click for our armor scheme

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