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T54E1
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T54E1

USAUSA·Heavy TankHeavy Tank·HT support

A heavy tank with an oscillating turret and magazine loading system, it was developed from the M48 tank in the mid-50s. Two prototypes were built. However, during trials, the magazine loading system proved faulty and development was discontinued in 1957.

Configuration
Health
1,900
DPM
2,229
View range
400m
Speed
35km/h
Camo
7Terrible
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-25
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
3,149
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
2,502
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
1,711
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
25.4mm
177.8mm

Hull

All 15 plates

Turret

All 7 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/7
Weaponry
DPM
2,229
Damage
390
Penetration
248 mm
… at 500m
227 mm
Reload time
36.00 s
Clip size
4
… clip damage
1,560 / 6.0s
… intra-clip
2.00 s
Rate of fire
5.71/min
Aim time
2.90 s
Dispersion
0.380 m
… moving
0.200
… tank traverse
0.200
… turret traverse
0.160
… after firing
4.0
Damage vs. modules
150
Caliber
105.0 mm
Shell velocity
1,067 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
40
Potential damage
15,600
Shell cost
1,000 cr
Mobility
Top speed
35 km/h
Reverse speed
20 km/h
Power/weight
15.98 hp/t
Tank traverse
40.0 °/s
Turret traverse
36.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
35.0 km/h
… medium
35.0 km/h
… soft
27.8 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
40.0 °/s
… medium
36.7 °/s
… soft
19.1 °/s
Gun elevation
13 °
Gun depression
8 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
1.10
… medium
1.20
… soft
2.30
Everything Else
Hull armor
152 / 76 / 38
Turret armor
127 / 70 / 51
Health
1,900
Engine health
260
… repaired
130
Track health
240
… repaired
180
… repair time
6.10 s
Ammo rack health
240
… repaired
160
Fuel tank health
200
… repaired
70
Total weight
54,430 kg
Stationary camo
3.90 / 0.46%
Moving camo
1.95 / 0.23%
View range
400 m
Fire chance
20%
Tank cost
3,600,000 cr
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • CommanderRadio Operator
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • Loader
A-03 · MODULE RESEARCH

Module research

Guns
VIII
Stock
90 mm Gun T178
IX
43,000
105 mm Gun T140E2
Turrets
IX
Stock
T54E1
Radios
X
Stock
AN/GRC-7
Engines
VIII
Stock
Continental AV-1790-1 (T54E1)
IX
25,000
Continental AV-1790-5B (T54E1)
Tracks
VIII
Stock
T54E1 Pilot 1
IX
21,000
T54E1 Pilot 2
A-04 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
1217
Good
Avg WNX
1207
good
Win rate
47.4%
Bad
DPG
1449
Frags
0.74
Spots
0.76
Survival
22.7%
Dmg taken
1812
Hit rate
74.4%
Spot assist
236
Track assist
46
Defense
0.14
Avg XP
723

Aggregated from 1,179 tracked NA players · 8,323 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%1,711
85%2,502
95%3,149

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-05 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the T54E1 on NA

  1. #1Mnichu555170 battles3,456
  2. #2Osmiy105 battles3,442
  3. #3Aria_Aquerias106 battles3,294
  4. #4Felixygc106 battles3,242
  5. #5Overlord_Prime602 battles3,237
  6. #6killerswipe_Niichan126 battles3,223
  7. #7External007132 battles3,189
  8. #8KillerChristo33111 battles3,153
  9. #9Tomato_With_A__Gun100 battles3,143
  10. #10CharlesDiaper252 battles3,128
A-06 · VIDEO INTEL

Video reviews

Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players

A-07 · SIMILAR HULLS

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A-08 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

  1. 2.0Sep 1, 2025
    • SuspensionT54E1T54E1 Pilot 1
    • Mobility on hard terrain——
    • Mobility on medium terrain——
    • Mobility on soft terrain——
    • SuspensionT54E1M2T54E1 Pilot 2
    • EngineContinental AV-1790-1Continental AV-1790-1 (T54E1)
    • Power704790
    • EngineContinental AV-1790-3removed
    • EngineContinental AV-1790-5BContinental AV-1790-5B (T54E1)
    • Power810870
    • Turret in-game nameT157T54E1
    • Vehicle durability18501900
    • GunT157 / 90 mm Gun T178T54E1 / 90 mm Gun T178
    • Dispersion at 100 m0.380.37
    • Aiming time2.62.7
    • AP damage240280
    • HEAT* damage240280
    • HE damage320360
    • AP penetration200232
    • AP velocity9141029
    • HE velocity9141029
    • Ammo rack capacity4548
    • Shells in magazine54
    • GunT157 / 105 mm Gun T140E2T54E1 / 105 mm Gun T140E2
    • —HE
    • Dispersion at 100 m0.40.38
    • Dispersion on turret traverse——
    • HE damage—480
    • HE penetration—53
    • APCR* velocity13341067
    • HE velocity—1067
    • APCR* purchase cost40004800
    • HE purchase cost—680
    • HE damage radius—1.91
    • Ammo rack capacity3640
    • Reload time between shells2.222
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