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SECTION 10 // ARMOR / VEHICLE PROFILEREF · T42
VIIIPremium
T42
USA·
Medium Tank·MT universalThe development of this tank began in 1948. It was supposed to be a vehicle with armament similar to the M46, but with better armor. However, due to its low engine power, the tank had poor mobility. After six prototypes were built, all work on the project was discontinued. Some elements of its turret, gun, and fire control system were later used for the M47.
Health
1,350
DPM
1,846
View range
400m
Speed
52km/h
Camo
42Average
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-07-12
3 marks · 95%
2,355
2 marks · 85%
1,983
1 mark · 65%
1,304
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
35mm127mm
Turret
All 1 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/6
Weaponry
- DPM
- 1,846
- Damage
- 280
- Penetration
- 190 mm
- … at 500m
- 170 mm
- Reload time
- 9.10 s
- Rate of fire
- 6.59/min
- Aim time
- 2.00 s
- Dispersion
- 0.330 m
- … moving
- 0.200
- … tank traverse
- 0.200
- … turret traverse
- 0.100
- … after firing
- 3.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 122
- Caliber
- 90.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 814 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 60
- Potential damage
- 16,800
- Shell cost
- 420 cr
Mobility
- Top speed
- 52 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 20 km/h
- Power/weight
- 14.80 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 42.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 37.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 52.0 km/h
- … medium
- 49.3 km/h
- … soft
- 28.2 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 42.0 °/s
- … medium
- 38.5 °/s
- … soft
- 22.0 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 10 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.10
- … medium
- 1.20
- … soft
- 2.10
Everything Else
- Hull armor
- 102 / 76 / 25
- Turret armor
- 216 / 64 / 76
- Health
- 1,350
- Engine health
- 234
- … repaired
- 123
- Track health
- 200
- … repaired
- 150
- … repair time
- 5.71 s
- Ammo rack health
- 220
- … repaired
- 150
- Fuel tank health
- 175
- … repaired
- 70
- Total weight
- 33,790 kg
- Stationary camo
- 10.75 / 3.47%
- Moving camo
- 8.05 / 2.60%
- View range
- 400 m
- Fire chance
- 20%
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
675
Average
Avg WNX
534
Below Average
Win rate
50.0%
Below Average
DPG
669
Frags
0.50
Spots
0.50
Survival
50.0%
Dmg taken
1146
Hit rate
46.7%
Spot assist
328
Track assist
0
Defense
0.00
Avg XP
637
Aggregated from 1 tracked NA player · 2 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.
MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%1,304
85%1,983
95%2,355
Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.
A-04 · TOP OPERATORS
Top players
Highest performers in the T42 on NA
A-05 · VIDEO INTEL
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
29:14reviewT42 On Sale: To Buy or Not to Buy? | World of Tanks
by skill4ltu
27:02reviewT42 Never meet your Heroes | World of Tanks
by skill4ltu
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by Orzanel
33:59reviewT42 "The Boys" Review! | World of Tanks
by skill4ltu
36:33reviewT42 WoT Tank Review - World of Tanks
by iFacePalm
42:10reviewT42 "The Boys" - Tank Review - World of Tanks
by QuickyBaby
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A-07 · CHANGELOG
Balance changelog
Patch-by-patch changes to this tank
No tracked balance changes
When this tank gets buffed or nerfed in a patch, the change shows up here.