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SECTION 10 // ARMOR / VEHICLE PROFILEREF · XM551-SHERIDAN
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XM551 Sheridan
USA·
Light Tank·LT universalWork on the vehicle started under the AR/AAV project (Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle) in January 1959. In June 1962, the Cadillac Motor Car Division delivered the first vehicle prototype to the client. The first generation of vehicles included three prototypes. Work was continued, and the vehicle eventually saw service under the M551 Sheridan designation in 1966.
Configuration
Health
1,850
DPM
4,565
View range
420m
Speed
65km/h
Camo
71Good
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-07-12
3 marks · 95%
4,432
2 marks · 85%
3,440
1 mark · 65%
2,198
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA
Detailed armour thickness isn't available for this vehicle yet.
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/8
Weaponry
- DPM
- 4,565
- Damage
- 700
- Penetration
- 164 mm
- … at 500m
- 280 mm
- Reload time
- 9.20 s
- Rate of fire
- 6.52/min
- Aim time
- 3.00 s
- Dispersion
- 0.480 m
- … moving
- 0.120
- … tank traverse
- 0.120
- … turret traverse
- 0.050
- … after firing
- 3.5
- Damage vs. modules
- 150
- Caliber
- 152.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 900 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 28
- Potential damage
- 19,600
- Shell cost
- 4,800 cr
Mobility
- Top speed
- 65 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 25 km/h
- Power/weight
- 43.10 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 55.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 43.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 65.0 km/h
- … medium
- 65.0 km/h
- … soft
- 65.0 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 55.0 °/s
- … medium
- 48.9 °/s
- … soft
- 24.4 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 10 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 0.80
- … medium
- 0.90
- … soft
- 1.80
Everything Else
- Hull armor
- 14 / 32 / 13
- Turret armor
- 38 / 16 / 16
- Health
- 1,850
- Engine health
- 285
- … repaired
- 142
- Track health
- 250
- … repaired
- 190
- … repair time
- 4.57 s
- Ammo rack health
- 260
- … repaired
- 180
- Fuel tank health
- 200
- … repaired
- 70
- Total weight
- 15,080 kg
- Stationary camo
- 12.70 / 4.84%
- Moving camo
- 12.70 / 4.84%
- View range
- 420 m
- Fire chance
- 12%
- Tank cost
- 6,100,000 cr
Gun Constraints
360° traverse
Crew
CommanderRadio Operator
Gunner
Driver
Loader
A-03 · MODULE RESEARCH
Module research
Guns
X
Stock
105 mm Lightweight Gun
X
52,000
152 mm Gun-Launcher XM81 (conventional)
Turrets
X
Stock
AR/AAV XM551 Sheridan
Radios
X
Stock
AN/VRC-12
Engines
X
Stock
General Motors 6V53T
Tracks
X
Stock
AR/AAV XM551 Sheridan
A-04 · SERVER PERFORMANCE
Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
Avg WN8
2363
Great
Avg WNX
2927
Super Unicum
Win rate
53.8%
Average
DPG
1770
Frags
0.89
Spots
3.45
Survival
29.8%
Dmg taken
1612
Hit rate
72.1%
Spot assist
1742
Track assist
58
Defense
0.02
Avg XP
842
Aggregated from 14 tracked NA players · 104 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.
MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%2,198
85%3,440
95%4,432
Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.
A-05 · TOP OPERATORS
Top players
Highest performers in the XM551 Sheridan on NA
A-06 · VIDEO INTEL
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
8:29reviewWorld of Tanks XM551 Sheridan - 16K Spot Damage.
16:04reviewXM551 Sheridan: Damage Dealer II Wot Console - World of Tanks Console Modern Armour
7:53reviewWorld of Tanks XM551 Sheridan - HE Flanker – Enemy’s Worst Nightmare. 2
28:52reviewXM551 Sheridan – The Spooky Light Tank Is BACK… and It Got BUFFED!
0:55reviewXM551 Sheridan WoT - small but very evil killer
41:17reviewThe Sheridan Master Class in World of Tanks
13:19reviewDoes the Sheridan SUCK in World of Tanks?
A-07 · SIMILAR HULLS
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A-08 · CHANGELOG
Balance changelog
Patch-by-patch changes to this tank
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- ·Top reverse speed22→253
- ·Vehicle durability1600→1850250
- ·Dispersion at 100 m0.51→0.48-0.03
- ·Aiming time3.3→3-0.3
- ·Dispersion on turret traverse-43%
- ·HE damage910→700-210
- ·HE penetration76→16488
- ·HEAT* penetration152→22068
- ·HE penetration85→76-9
- ·HEAT* velocity683→73249
- ·HE purchase cost750→77020
- ·HEAT* purchase cost770→64005630
- ·HE purchase cost5200→750-4450
- ·HE damage radius5.11→3.66-1.45