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T-54 first prototype
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T-54 first prototype

USSRUSSR·Medium TankMedium Tank·MT universal

Developed at Factory No. 183 in 1944. It was based on the T-44, with many components modified to enhance the armor and armament of the new vehicle. According to one source, the first prototype was built at the end of 1944. However, some other sources mention another date—January 1945. The tank underwent trials in March and April 1945, but never entered mass production.

Health
1,300
DPM
1,875
View range
380m
Speed
44km/h
Camo
77Good
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-25
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
2,345
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
1,834
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
1,229
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA

Armor thicknessMeasured

Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.

Armor
15mm
200mm

Hull

All 9 plates

Turret

All 13 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/6
Weaponry
DPM
1,875
Damage
250
Penetration
190 mm
… at 500m
168 mm
Reload time
8.00 s
Rate of fire
7.50/min
Aim time
2.20 s
Dispersion
0.360 m
… moving
0.200
… tank traverse
0.200
… turret traverse
0.120
… after firing
4.0
Damage vs. modules
135
Caliber
100.0 mm
Shell velocity
895 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
56
Potential damage
14,000
Shell cost
252 cr
Mobility
Top speed
44 km/h
Reverse speed
18 km/h
Power/weight
21.41 hp/t
Tank traverse
42.0 °/s
Turret traverse
40.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
44.0 km/h
… medium
44.0 km/h
… soft
44.0 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
42.0 °/s
… medium
38.5 °/s
… soft
24.3 °/s
Gun elevation
17 °
Gun depression
7 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
1.10
… medium
1.20
… soft
1.90
Everything Else
Hull armor
120 / 90 / 45
Turret armor
200 / 120 / 75
Health
1,300
Engine health
190
… repaired
95
Track health
200
… repaired
150
… repair time
5.71 s
Ammo rack health
180
… repaired
120
Fuel tank health
175
… repaired
70
Total weight
35,500 kg
Stationary camo
14.65 / 6.44%
Moving camo
11.00 / 4.84%
View range
380 m
Fire chance
15%
Tank cost
7,300 gold
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • CommanderRadio Operator
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • Loader
A-03 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
1006
Above Average
Avg WNX
935
aboveAverage
Win rate
47.0%
Bad
DPG
868
Frags
0.54
Spots
1.16
Survival
21.6%
Dmg taken
1176
Hit rate
64.9%
Spot assist
419
Track assist
30
Defense
0.20
Avg XP
659

Aggregated from 853 tracked NA players · 3,584 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%1,229
85%1,834
95%2,345

Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-04 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the T-54 first prototype on NA

  1. #1Kickballz410109 battles2,492
  2. #2Newbness123 battles2,366
  3. #3DI3S3L109 battles2,333
  4. #4Masta_kam124 battles2,319
  5. #5BIG_GUNS_06212 battles2,315
  6. #6Kharah107 battles2,283
  7. #7brentw11132 battles2,274
  8. #8Aria_Aquerias183 battles2,258
  9. #9TheFerrari101 battles2,213
  10. #10Overlord_Prime148 battles2,201
A-05 · VIDEO INTEL

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A-07 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

No tracked balance changes

When this tank gets buffed or nerfed in a patch, the change shows up here.

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