Tier VII Tank Destroyer USA

M56 Scorpion

Scorpion

Tank ID 56353

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

The M56 SPG was intended to support airborne units as a light tank destroyer that could be transported by cargo planes or inserted by parachute or glider. The vehicle was mass produced from 1953 through 1959, but it was not popular and was soon replaced by the Sheridan light tank. The Scorpion was occasionally used to provide artillery support in Vietnam.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

820

Weight

7.1 t

Forward speed

45 km/h

Reverse speed

17 km/h

View range

350 m

Signal range

500 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	1	1	1
Turret	–	–	–

Engine: Continental AOI-402-5 · 200 hp

Radio: AN/PRC-8

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

90 mm Gun M54

Calibre 90 mm

Reload time 7.8 s

Aiming time 1.9 s

Dispersion 0.33

Rate of fire 7.69 /min

Ammo capacity 43

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 180 / 240 / 300

Penetration 164 / 219 / 274 mm

HEAT · shaped charge Damage 180 / 240 / 300

Penetration 206 / 275 / 344 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 240 / 320 / 400

Penetration 34 / 45 / 56 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,662

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

2,417

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

3,122

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 1,007

Avg. spotted 0.74

Avg. kills 0.96

Avg. defence 1.13

Exp. win rate 52.33 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

52.93 %

Avg. WN8

1,637

Battles

18,918

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 61 of 85 at Tier VII

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	skill4ltu eu	4,465	136	68.38 %
2	Yzne eu	4,326	103	72.82 %
3	mailand eu	4,296	54	72.22 %
4	Ursid eu	3,916	144	70.83 %
5	Xilense eu	3,480	119	55.46 %
6	Schockisch eu	3,405	53	66.04 %
7	m00h eu	3,362	136	60.29 %
8	Paul_Black_xXx eu	3,332	275	61.09 %
9	Quickfingers eu	2,825	54	61.11 %
10	Eastfront87 eu	2,806	59	55.93 %