CS-53

CS-53 stats at a glance

The CS-53 has 860 hit points , 80mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 180 damage per shot with 212mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1800.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.3:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Alpha CS-53 can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.9:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Alpha CS-53 can theoretically output up to 1800 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Alpha CS-53 compares to its peers

There are 101 tier 8 medium tanks in WoT, including the Alpha CS-53. Its 860 HP places it in the top 96% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1088). Frontal hull armor of 80mm ranks in the top 67% for the class (peer average: 87mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 22% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 180 damage per shot, higher than 7% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 212mm puts it in the top 54% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Alpha CS-53 vs T25 Pilot 1 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Alpha CS-53 vs TL-1 LPC — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Alpha CS-53 vs T42 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 8 medium tank tier list — all 101 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 medium tanks

• 122 TM — China, premium
• 59-Patton — China, premium
• AAT60 — USA, premium
• Alembic — USA, premium
• AMBT — USA, premium
• AMX Chasseur de chars — France, premium
• AltProto AMX 30 — France, premium
• Ares 75 — USA
• All Poland tanks · Tier 8 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

In the first half of the 1950s, the Military Technical Academy of Warsaw was developing several projects of medium tanks. These projects were greatly influenced by Soviet tank-building. During the development process, Polish experts adopted the technical and configurational concepts used in the experimental, mass-produced Soviet T-54 tank. Existed only in blueprints.

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