Tier VIII Medium Tank Soviet Union

T-54 first prototype

T-54 mod. 1

Tank ID 59905

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Developed at Factory No. 183 in 1944. It was based on the T-44, with many components modified to enhance the armor and armament of the new vehicle. According to one source, the first prototype was built at the end of 1944. However, some other sources mention another date—January 1945. The tank underwent trials in March and April 1945, but never entered mass production.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,300

Weight

35.5 t

Forward speed

44 km/h

Reverse speed

18 km/h

View range

380 m

Signal range

700 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	120	90	45
Turret	200	120	75

Engine: V-44 · 760 hp

Radio: 9RS

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

100 mm D10T-K

Calibre 100 mm

Reload time 8.0 s

Aiming time 2.2 s

Dispersion 0.36

Rate of fire 7.50 /min

Ammo capacity 56

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 188 / 250 / 313

Penetration 143 / 190 / 238 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 188 / 250 / 313

Penetration 185 / 247 / 309 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 248 / 330 / 413

Penetration 38 / 50 / 63 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,827

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

2,657

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

3,432

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 1,107

Avg. spotted 1.26

Avg. kills 0.82

Avg. defence 0.78

Exp. win rate 51.47 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

52.52 %

Avg. WN8

1,787

Battles

34,697

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 172 of 228 at Tier VIII

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	mailand eu	5,145	266	71.43 %
2	Rasierer32 eu	5,124	82	65.85 %
3	Yzne eu	4,895	105	69.52 %
4	Dakillzor eu	4,554	93	67.74 %
5	sady3296 eu	4,389	275	66.91 %
6	PierreNoire67 eu	4,308	90	71.11 %
7	skill4ltu eu	4,231	234	64.10 %
8	Panzerfighter_ eu	4,151	88	60.23 %
9	marty_vole eu	4,097	100	61.00 %
10	Gugugi eu	3,847	148	60.81 %