TVP T 50/51

## Basic Information

The **TVP T 50/51** is a Czechoslovakian tier 10 medium tank.

A joint project by Škoda and ČKD. Discussions to determine the tank’s characteristics started on January 14, 1950, but the project was discontinued on March 4, 1950 by the Czechoslovakian Ministry of Defense. No prototypes were manufactured. Existed only in blueprints.

The TVP is very fast and mobile, has a low full magazine reload (compared to other tier 10 autoloaders) and an insane reload between each magazine. The tank is often compared to the Bat.-Châtillon 25 t as they both share the same lowest hit points of any tier 10, both have dangerous autoloaders and are both very fast; both excel in certain categories. For instance the BatChat has much more magazine potential damage (1950) while the TVP only has a (1280) magazine potetinial. You might think that the BatChat is a clear winner but although the BatChat can deal more damage, it does it over a longer period of time (10.73 seconds from the first shot) while the TVP on the other hand deals its full magazine out in only 4.5 seconds from the first shot. 4.5 seconds is quicker than every other non-autoloader tier 10 tank in the game. So if you shoot a TVP and you are not equipped in an autoloader, then expect 1280 of your hit points gone before you can even get a chance to fire another shell back at it (unless you can get in cover of course).

The gun is what makes the tank, it's fast, it's accurate and the full magazine reload is not bad at all.

The TVP is a tricky tank to play but in the hands of a skilled player it can be your worst nightmare.

The TVP T 50/51 marks the end of its Czechoslovakian medium line.

## Pros & Cons

##### Pros:

* Great DPM, clip reload and shell cycling speed.
* Good aim time, shell velocity, and accuracy
* Good gun depression
* Excellent top speed, acceleration and agility
* Joint second highest viewrange among Tier 10 medium tanks

##### Cons:

* Worst alpha and burst damage among Tier 10 autoloaders
* Worst base and second worst premium penetration among Tier 10 medium tanks
* Gun handling is rather poor, a common weakness of autoloaders
* Poor survivability - thin armor and joint lowest HP pool for a Tier 10 medium tank
* Large profile, camouflage is quite low.

## Performance

A fast, agile, but poorly armored tank, the TVP T 50/51 is defined by its rather unique autoloader gun. On paper, the 100mm AK1 seems to be rather underwhelming for a Tier 10 autoloader gun, as its burst damage is limited to 1280 points on average if all four shots in the clip penetrate. That being said, this gun enjoys a quick clip reload, and most of all it can fire all shells in less than five seconds, greatly limiting the time the TVP needs to expose itself while firing on its targets.

It is best to play this tank as a mobile sniper and firing support platform, using its high speed and agility, as well as good gun depression and view range, to find optimal firing positions (preferably at mid-long range) to help teammates by delivering rapid bursts of damage. The shell velocity and accuracy are not top tier but are good enough to allow fairly effective sniping.

As with other autoloaders, the TVP T 50/51 becomes more dangerous the longer it stays alive. Conserving health and being opportunistic when engaging enemies can lead to a late game scenario where the TVP is mostly intact, whereas many enemy tanks are heavily damaged and/or isolated. This allows the TVP to rush unwary enemies and finish them off if their health is low enough, as well as pick on isolated tanks that have no way to react in time to the TVP's quick bursts.

Due to its lack of armor and low hit point pool, this tank can be pretty tricky to do well with. With proper caution and taking calculated risks however, it can be a very dangerous presence on the battlefield.

## Historical Information

Based on the preliminary works on the TVP concept from January 1948, in January 1949, the HQ of the army issued an official request for a tank project to Škoda and Praga. For Škoda, the project had designation T-50 (task 181 B), for ČKD (Praga), the designation was T-51 (task 181 A). By the end of 1949, both the T-50 and T-51 project were united into the T-50/51 project.