What is this T110E5?
This T110E5 is a variant of the main tank version, T110. This T110E5 is also known as the TS 31. This T110 project was canceled due to its size of it. The assigned duty of this tank was to pass through some small tunnels in the Bernese Alps and they were too big to do that.
So they canceled it on the first try?
No, they did not. They tried several ways and proposed several proposals before canceling the project T110. That is how the T110E5 was produced. This was the third proposal and the final proposal that became a reality.
Proposals
They initially planned on proposing five projects. But they only built three of them. And all three of them were just prototypes. The other two are T110 Proposal 1, as known as T110E3, and T110 Proposal 2, as known as T110E4.
Origin
This was never built to use in wars. They just tried to keep the T 110 project without canceling and as a result T110E5 was created. The first tank of this series is the T 110 and this T110E5 is the sixth and last tank of this series. The place of origin of this tank is the United States. This tank was created as a heavy tank.
History
Normally when we talk about the history of tanks, we can talk it under two categories. The service history and the production history. But here, there is no service history. Because this was just a prototype. The only thing we can say about the service history of T110E5 is that it was used by the armies of the United States.
The production history
There are a few things we can talk about under the production history of T110E5. Not as many other US tanks, this was designed and manufactured in two different tank plants. The manufacturing was done at the Detroit Arsenal Army Tank Plant and the designing was done at the Chrysler Motor Army Tank Plant. They were the best designers and manufacturers at the time.
Variants
Even though this tank was just a prototype and only one tank was built, this also had a few variants. They were the TS5, the TS6 version 1, and the TS 6 version 2.
General information
Now let us take a look at the overall looks and performances of this prototype.
The crew
The crew of the tank T110 consisted of four members. They were the commander, the gunner, the driver, and the loader. But in T110E5, it was different. It had enough space for five crew members. They were the commander, the gunner, the driver, and the two loaders. This was the plan for all the proposals.
Mobility
Now let us look into the mobility of the tank. It has a few things to discuss, so let’s look into them one by one.
Mass
The mass of this tank was 50 tons. This was calculated without the load. But with the load, the weight limit or the load limit was up to 60.05 tons. The minimum weight of this tank in the loaded mode was 53.76.
Power
We can divide the power of this tank into two parts. The engine power and the specific power. The engine power of this tank was about 875 horsepower. And the specific power of this tank was 16.28 horsepower per ton.
Speed
When we talk about the speed of the tank, we can talk about it under three main categories. The top speed, the traverse speed, and the turret traverse speed. The top speed was 37 km/h, and the traverse speed was 30 deg/s while the turret traverse speed was 32 deg/s.
Survivability
| Hit point | 2 200 hp |
| Turret armor | 254/76/38 mm |
| Suspension repair time | 12.03 seconds |
| Hull armor | 254/76/38 mm |
Modules
Now let us move on to the available modules and their specifications. There were several modules available in this tank. Let us see them one by one.
Guns
There was only one gun in this T110E5 tank. It was a 120 mm Gun M58. The penetration of this gun was 258/340/60 mm and the damage caused by this gun was 400/400/515 hp. The rate of fire was 6.82 rounds per minute and the dispersion was at a level of 0.35 m while the aiming time was 2 seconds. The weight of this tank was around 3100 kg.
Engine
Unlike other tanks, this only had one engine. It was a Continental AOI-1490. The power of this engine was 875 hp and the chance of fire on impact was 20%. The weight of this engine was 1200 kg.
Suspensions
The number of suspensions on this tank also was one. And it was a T110E27. The load limit of this was 60.05 tons and the traverse speed was 30 gr/sec. this weighed 8000 kg.
Radio
The only radio T110E5 was an AN/VRC-3 model. This had a signal range of 745 m and this just weighed 160 kg.
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