PT-76

PT-76
Tier / Class	Tier 1 LT
Type	Special Progression
Place of Origin	USSR
Dealer	Marat Shishkin
Crew
Commander Driver Gunner/Loader
Sustained Damage
Damage	240
Penetration	420 mm
Damage per Minute	3600 per min.
Reload Time	4 s
Defense
Hit Points	1080
Hull vs AP	115 mm
Hull vs HEAT	150 mm
Hull Composition	Steel
Turret vs AP	195 mm
Turret vs HEAT	240 mm
Turret Composition	Steel
Mobility
Max Speed	44 km/h
Acceleration 0 to 32 km/h	4.16 s
Weight	13245 kg
Hull Traverse	34.86 deg/s
Utility
Camo (Overall)	25 %
Vision Range while Moving	410 m
Targeting
Depression/Elevation	-4° / 28°
Accuracy (Fully Aimed)	0.100 °
Aim Time	2.1 s
Turret Traverse	48 deg/s

The PT-76 is a Tier 1 special progression Light Tank under Marat Shishkin's dealership.

History

Class: Light Tank
Developed: 1949-1951
Service: 1951-2010 (Russia, ongoing elsewhere)
Vehicles Built: 3039
Operators: Soviet Union, Russia, Vietnam, North Korea and more than 40 other users

The PT-76 is an amphibious light tank. It was developed due to the need for a swimming-capable vehicle for European battlefields, known for their numerous water obstacles, which would also be capable of both supporting infantry and ferrying them over. This requirement was quite dubious and was not really suitable for the conditions of the European battlefield but remained embedded in the minds of both western and eastern strategists for decades to come.

Development began in 1949 in Chelyabinsk (under the famous Soviet designer N.F.Shashmurin) with VNII-100 (a Russian Research and Development Institute branch) oversight and with assistance from the "Red Sormovo" plant design bureau (led by Zhosef Kotin) under the designation of Object 740. The prototype was built in the February of 1950 and in March and April it underwent factory trials. By July-August 1950, two prototypes were already in existence and were in the process of modification based on the results of the factory trial, which they passed. After defeating a competing project (the K-90 prototype light tank) thanks to its superior off-road capability, the vehicle was accepted in service under the designation of "PT-76" ("swimming tank, armed with 76mm") on 6.8.1951. The PT-76 was produced from 1951 to 1967 and several variants and modifications emerged throughout the years as well as another Chinese tank developed from the PT-76, known as Type 63. A total of around 3000 were built (including the foreign variants), although sources differ.

The 76mm gun – while adequate for the early 50s – soon became obsolete, but even under those circumstances and with its thin armor, the PT-76 often served as a "poor man's tank" and participated in several notable conflicts, including the Vietnam War, the Yom Kippur War, a series of conflicts in former Yugoslavia and the Iraq War. It was widely exported all across the world, especially to the former Soviet bloc countries as well as to the Soviet-friendly forces in Africa and Asia, although Czechoslovakia notably refused to field this vehicle type citing insufficient protection. Its ability to cross bodies of water as well as the low weight of the vehicle came in handy in the difficult conditions of Asian battlefields, especially in the jungles and mountains of northern Vietnam where the PT-76 was one of only a handful of armored vehicle types able to operate there as the terrain proved too difficult for heavier tanks.

Vehicle Traits

• Stealthy: This vehicle does not lose any camouflage when moving at any speed, which is handy primarily for scouting.
• Designate Target: This vehicle has the ability to designate targets that are within its line of sight. Designated targets are marked to other players and take increased damage.
• Smoke Generators: This vehicle generates smoke all around it and lays down smoke cover by driving forward.
• Amphibious: This vehicle is more resistant to taking on water, allowing it to traverse wider rivers or lakes.

Ammunition

#	Ammo Name	Ammo Type	XP Cost	Damage	Penetration	Velocity	Reload Time	More Info
1	76mm 53-UBR-354B AP	AP	275	190	390 mm	955 m/s	4.00 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.09 ° Damage Randomization: ± 5 % Penetration Randomization: ± 5 % Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
2	76mm 53-UOF-354M HE	HE	280	285	25 mm	680 m/s	4.00 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.12 ° Fire Chance Bonus: 100 % Penetration Randomization: ± 10 % Splash Radius: 1.00 m Splash Penetration: 80 mm
3	76mm 53-UBK-354M HEAT	HEAT	Stock	240	420 mm	700 m/s	4.00 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.10 ° Fire Chance Bonus: 300 % Damage Randomization: ± 10 % Penetration Randomization: ± 10 % Bonus Module Damage: 25 %
4	7.62mm AP	AP	Stock	8	18 mm	855 m/s	5.00 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.98 ° Magazine Type: Clip Partial Reload: Yes Magazine Size: 800 Burst Fire Rate: 400 rd/min Damage Randomization: ± 10 % Penetration Randomization: ± 10 % Ricochet Angle: 67 °

Upgrades

Armor

PT-76 Stock Armor

XP Cost	Credit Cost	Hull Armor	Hull Composition	Turret Armor	Turret Composition	ERA Name	ERA Penetration Reduction
Stock	Stock	115 mm (vs AP) 150 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	195 mm (vs AP) 240 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	N/A	N/A vs AP N/A vs HEAT
This vehicle's light armor offers basic protection from autocannons and machineguns.

Weapon

#	Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Aim Time	Reload Time	More Info
Weapon1	76mm D-56T Rifled Cannon	Stock	Stock	2.10 s	4.00 s	Toggle
Stats: Depression/Elevation: -4.0° / 28.0° Ammo: 76mm 53-UBR-354B AP 76mm 53-UOF-354M HE 76mm 53-UBK-354M HEAT 7.62mm AP

Engine

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Max Speed	Reverse Speed	Forward Acceleration	Hull Traverse	Fire Chance
RMZ V-6 240 hp Diesel Engine	Stock	Stock	44 km/h	25 km/h	4.16 s (0 to 32 km/h) 7.79 s (0 to Max Speed)	34.86°	10 %
RMZ V-6M 300 hp Diesel Engine	50	885	60 km/h	25 km/h	3.66 s (0 to 32 km/h) 12.25 s (0 to Max Speed)	50.43°	10 %

Parts

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Description	Notes
Exhaust Smoke	Stock	Stock	Provides 2 exhaust smoke charges Recharge time: 60s Duration: 14s
Upgraded Exhaust Smoke Generator	120	2,125	Provides 9 exhaust smoke charges Recharge time: 60s Duration: 14s
Improved Fire Control System	165	2,990	Aiming time reduced by 20%
Improved Stabilizer Drives	Stock	Stock	Overall accuracy while moving is improved by 40%
Upgraded Fire Control System Sensors	Stock	Stock	Reduces the accuracy penalties for firing and traversing the hull.
Stock Tracks	Stock	Stock	Mobility (Light Terrain): 91.2% Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 77.8%

Other unlocks

Name	Cost	Description	Notes
Frogman Player Title	90	Unlocks a new player title: Frogman
85 Reputation	110	Provides an injection of 85 Reputation.
85 Reputation	110	Provides an injection of 85 Reputation.

Abilities

#	Name	XP Cost	Stats	Activation Time	Duration	Cooldown	More Info
Designate	Designate Target	Stock	N/A	2.5 s	10 s	15 s	Toggle
Description: A target designated by this ability will remain spotted for its duration and will receive increased damage. Conditions: No conditions bound to this ability.