T1E1 90mm - The Tank With NO PURPOSE [War Thunder]

The 90mm cannon brings it to 5.7BR, where it gets into uptiers ALL THE TIME, thus necessitating the 90mm cannon. If you just keep the 76mm cannon, it stays at a lower BR and this isn't a problem.

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Video Title: T1E1 90mm - The Tank With NO PURPOSE [War Thunder]

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[kunstderfugue]

You took out a Tiger II (H) from the front with the 90 and yes the 76 can't do that, but the T1E1 76 at 5.3 won't ever see the Tiger II H

[Grdy]

I think it’s a good tank, US 5ish BR range needed another 90 that could actually do something in uptiers, it’s constant upteirs for 5.3-5.7 BR and having something besides the anemic 76 that can firepower wise at least match what you need to face is nice. We already have our saving grace in the M36, but nice to have a non-open top 90

[ashman]

Saw a post on reddit earlier about how the armor isn't correctly modeled. I doubt it'd still be competitive even with the armor upgrade. This is as DOA as the A-10C

[thisisaduck]

It’s crazy to think that this and the panthers play in the same br range. Apart from the reverse speed, the panthers are better in almost every way.

[macdonaldakanu]

The T1E1 90 is just an m36b2 (minus open top and heats), not played it yt, but reverse steering cuz not frontal armor and best to be used as a flanker.
Lack of stabiliser reduces its effectiveness at CQC.
Also my biggest worry is facing a tiger 2 in this, (almost NO way i penning a tiger 2 frontal turrt let) - this where a M36b2 Heatfs would a been useful. Alternatively l, I could aim 4 cannon barrel, but you even argue that the T1E1 76 w/ stab will be more efficient at this
So to summarise:
- Downtiers: An excellent starting tank (2nd to the jumbo)
- Uptiers: Put on hold till absolutely necessary

[zasssalomsoak]

I think of it like armourder M36. Close range - 76mm with stabilizer for sure does better, it has just enough of pen for everything if you know how to used it. But med-long range, that additional pen makes a difference, plus the platform even tho bit obsolete for 5.7 - can still survive more than m36 for sure, and that awesome reverse can save your ass 😁 not my usual br tbh, but I'll spade it for sure, quite fun overall ;)

[MomoKawashima]

This tank is not worth the trouble. Soft armor at 5.7 is not worth having the non stabilized 90mm gun. Its just a large target for Tigers and King Tigers

[connivingkhajiit]

Having two cannons in this game is really cracked though

[nineonine]

So it has the Archer paradox, at a certain point more firepower just doesn't do anything, infact it just starts being it's own downside.

[dividedbyzerotx]

Let's see that Finnish KV-1 next!

[mastermidir]

I'm biased towards T1's because they're cool, this thing is still a ton of fun.

[SCRA-TIC]

The fact that this a heavy tank doesn’t help it cost more to spawn why would I spawn this if I can just spawn the M36 at 5.7 that fires heat

[simonaarekol]

Planes are a constant annoyance, especially around this BR as planes get better bombs or better guns to deal with armor, especially lightly armored vehicles like the M36. Having the firepower of an M36 while also having the armor to not get instantly deleted by machineguns and overpressure is a huge deal for me. And if you do find a good spot to snipe with this thing, the armor on the turret will only be beneficial compared to sniping with an M36.

[giacomomeluzzi]

I love it. I love the 5.3 76 version and I'm loving this one. Having an actual gun on a tank at 5.7 as US feels amazing and the reverse gear is amazing just as the 5.3 version.

[jlawsl]

I am just happy that there is another 90mm that doesn't have paper armor, or just an over BRed 75-76mm Sherman variant. The only other 90mm tanks at this tier and at the same BR or lower are M36s. I love them, but this also makes me happy.

[johnroscoe]

Stop saying it's overkill. Next thing you know Gaijin will increase its BR to 6.7.

[kunstderfugue]

It's funny I would have been OK with this tank being a premium instead of having to work through it in the tech tree

[HarveyAndToddTheWraith]

I remember I played 5.7 BR before this was added and basically my lineup was M36 and M36B2 because I wanted that 90 mm gun to kill most of the German heavy tanks that I was meeting very often...

[info]

I will say it's there only because of APHE shell balancing. Normal Jumbo won't do much in uptier, while this actually might fight Panthers and Tigers frontally (with cupola nerf incoming), so yeah, it has a place. ;)

[anthony]

So, here's the thing from my point of view as someone that plays Ground AB when I play ground. I'm not going to compare it to the 5.3 version cause I'd use them completely differently. the 76 mm armed T1E1 with it's stabilizer is a tank where I'm going to be on the move more - if I encounter something I have issues penning from the front I'm trying to flank it and am playing more aggressively. Where the 90 mm version would actually compete is against my 6.3 BR Sherman Jumbo with a 76 mm. The T1E1 has slightly better mobility at the cost of armour, albeit I find battles in that range are less close range fuels and more long range fights unless you actually end up in a city map or section that forces close fights. The Sherman only gets APCR unlike the M41 and what not around it with a measly 190 mm max penetration. And while true, the T1E1 caps out at 185 mm - it's 185 mm with an explosive filler so it'll pen most of the same things, and more likely take it out the first hit.

And even if going vs the lower version with the stabilizer - there are times whether it's Arcade physics or not I put 76 mm rounds in to the ammo rack or right through the front of a tiger - and don't knock it out because some crew member survives or the ammo doesn't detonate - so a 90 mm is more likely to ensure that doesn't happen, but again, would likely also be getting played more like an up-armoured TD than a run in and knock them out tank. But I'd say it's purpose is to give 6.0 and higher line ups a heavy tank that can actually punch better in up tiers till you get the T26 - which I'd argue teh first one at least is a little over BR'd as is the 76 mm armed heavy Sherman. But so to I'd argue is the 90 mm armed T1E1 a bit over BR maybe.