Modules selection
8
T97/T108
9
M53/M55
8
Ford GAC
10
Continental AV-1790-7B
8
AN/PRC-10
10
AN/PRC-25
8
155 mm Gun M46
9
8-inch Howitzer M47
M53/M55 equipment
Tank assembly options.
Tank ID
16161
Tank type
SPG
Tier
9
Nation
USA
XP needed
200 000
200 000
Price in credits
3 550 000
3 550 000
Commander
radioman, commander
Driver
Gunner
Gunner
Loader
Loader
Damage
600 / 700 / 900 / 1100 / 1250 points
Armor percing
Damage
450 -
600 -
750 points
Penetration
236 -
314 -
393
mm
Armor percing
Damage
525 -
700 -
875 points
Penetration
236 -
314 -
393
mm
High explosive
Damage
675 -
900 -
1125 points
Penetration
39 -
52 -
65
mm
High explosive
Damage
825 -
1100 -
1375 points
Penetration
49 -
65 -
81
mm
High explosive
Damage
938 -
1250 -
1563 points
Penetration
38 -
51 -
64
mm
Penetration
314 / 314 / 52 / 65 / 51
mm
Gun caliber
203 mm
Gun reload time
42 sec
Gun fire rate
1.43 shots/min
DPM
858 points/min
Gun aim time
5.2 sec
Gun dispersion
0.75 m
Gun elevation angles
5
/
65
Gun horizontal aiming angles
30
/
30
Gun traverse speed
18
deg/sec
Max ammo
20
HP
450 points
Hull HP
360 points
Turret HP
90 points
Hull armor
25 /
13 /
13 mm
Engine fire chance
12%
Mass
44.45 ton
Engine power
810 hp
Power per ton
18.22 hp/ton
Speed forward
56 km/h
Speed backward
14 km/h
Steering angle
0 deg
Suspension traverse speed
24 deg/sec
View range
300 m
Radio signal range
750 m
M53/M55 tree
How much XP and credits are needed for M53/M55?
To unlock and buy the M53/M55 tank, including modules and progressing from the first level in the American tree, 482 445 experience points and 9 885 080 credits will be required.
| Tech tree path | Total |
|---|---|
37 mm Gun M1916
0 0
37 mm Semiautomatic Gun M1924
1 900 30
|
310 5 300
|
|
Browning MG caliber .50 HB, M2
2 000 0
20 mm Hispano-Suiza Birkigt Gun
2 600 140
|
1 490 42 100
|
|
Guiberson T-1020-4
5 000 0
Continental W-670
8 200 310
|
7 260 139 200
|
 T6
1 600 0
M4
4 150 1 405
75 mm M3 Tank Howitzer
23 100 350
|
5 105 158 850
|
|
Twin Cadillac, Series 42
10 350 0
Continental R-975-C1
10 500 550
|
13 700 425 850
|
|
SCR 510
1 980 0
SCR 610
24 600 1 480
|
35 280 946 580
|
|
155 mm Howitzer M1
45 000 0
155 mm Howitzer M45
68 000 6 900
|
66 300 1 513 000
|
|
155 mm Gun M1918M1
61 200 0
155 mm Gun M1A1
96 500 15 500
|
132 000 2 857 700
|
|
155 mm Gun M1A1
96 500 0
8-inch Howitzer M1
150 000 21 000
|
221 000 3 796 500
|
482 445 and 9 885 080
Mastery badges
To get an Ace Tanker (Master) badge on M53/M55, you need to earn 1039 experience points.
| Badge |  |
 |
 |
 |
XP | 646 | 794 | 924 | 1039 |
Marks of excellence (MoE)
To get three marks on the M53/M55 barrel, you need to deal an average of 2623 damage points over the last 100 battles.
| Mark | / 65% | // 85% | /// 95% | Damage | 1595 | 2176 | 2623 |
WN8
Table of the expected values for M53/M55 is used to calculate the WN8 rating. The values are based on active player statistics from Lesta servers in the XVM database.
| Frags | Damage | Spotted | Defence points | Winrate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.825 | 1424.4 | 0.029 | 0.958 | 50.802 |
M53/M55 economy
Table shows average tank earnings in the last 14 days.
| Base XP | Base credits | Credits with premium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480 |
14 981 |
25 084 |
10 103 |
Compatible modules
Guns
| Name | Tier | XP | Credits | Weight (kg) | Damage | Penetration | Reload | Rounds per min | Aim time (sec) | Dispersion | Rounds | Other compatible tanks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155 mm Gun M46 | 8 | 0 | 125 000 | 3 264 | 420/450/600/750/850 | 282/282/39/49/39 | 17.83 | 3.37 | 5.71 | 0.47 | 20 | none |
| 8-inch Howitzer M47 | 9 | 64 000 | 240 000 | 2 776 | 600/700/900/1100/1250 | 314/314/52/65/51 | 35.43 | 1.69 | 6.86 | 0.55 | 20 | none |
Radio
| Name | Tier | XP | Credits | Weight (kg) | Signal range (m) | Other compatible tanks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN/PRC-10 | 8 | 0 | 22 000 | 12 | 500 |
 
6
 M44
|
| AN/PRC-25 | 10 | 9 000 | 54 000 | 9 | 750 |
6
M44
|
Engines
| Name | Tier | XP | Credits | Weight (kg) | Power | Fire chance | Other compatible tanks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford GAC | 8 | 0 | 59 000 | 839 | 770 | 20% | none |
| Continental AV-1790-7B | 10 | 31 000 | 100 000 | 1 171 | 810 | 12% | none |
Suspensions
| Name | Tier | XP | Credits | Weight (kg) | Other compatible tanks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T97/T108 | 8 | 0 | 31 000 | 23 000 | none |
| M53/M55 | 9 | 24 000 | 64 000 | 23 000 | none |
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