WZ-120

Modules

Tier	Gun	Penetration (mm)	Damage (HP)	Rate of fire (rounds/minute)	Dispersion (m/100m)	Aiming time (s)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	100 mm 59-100T	181/241/50	250/250/330	7.89	0.39	2.7		2257	102000
IX	100 mm 60-100T	189/244/50	250/250/330	8.33	0.36	2.3		2257	180000
IX	100 mm 62-100T	215/265/50	320/320/420	7.32	0.36	2.5		2557	221000
X	122 mm 60-122T	249/340/68	440/440/530	5.45	0.38	2.7		2757	300000

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	12150L	520	12		750	48000
IX	12150LS	580	12		750	99500
X	12150LT	600	12		750	120000

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	WZ-120	36.7	44	B/2		7700	31700
IX	WZ-120 model 3	40.2	46	B/2		7700	62000

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
X	A-220A	750		40	54000
IX	A-220	600		40	38000

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Good mobility
• Strong turret front
• Somewhat bouncy frontal hull armor
• Strong top gun (best characteristics in damage and penetration among all tier IX mediums, excluding the Centurion 7/1)

Cons:

• Very expensive upgrades especially if you didn't finish the Chinese heavy line.
• If you're coming from Chinese medium line, you need to research two tier IX guns (45 000 exp and 59 000 exp) and one tier X g
• Extremely poor gun depression.
• In addition all higher tier guns have slow aiming time.
• Needs to be on a mostly level surface to shoot anything possible while exposing your weak hull armor.

Performance

WZ-120 outperforms many tanks of its tier, and gives same tier medium tanks stiff competition due to its excellent top gun and mobility. However, like the T-54, getting the WZ-120 "fully upgraded" takes time and patience but is well worth the grind. Because of this tanks good mobility, speed, and powerful gun, it is a formidable opponent against many of its tier 9 counterparts. This tank can be used in a number of ways according to your play style from which line you came up from. It has less max and traverse speed than the WZ-132, but still a good top and traverse for a tier 9 medium, making a well rounded tier 9 tank for most players. Its armor is not very impressive, but the stock and upgraded turrets have enough armor to bounce many shots, the hull armor is only 100mm, but with the slope of the frontal armor, you can bounce a few shots as well if you know how to angle the armor correctly. This is not a beginner tank: its drawbacks of gun depression and aim time are a dealbreaker for many. Managing the flat gun depression and the glacial aim time are the keys to doing well in this vehicle. Using small irregularities in the terrain (small bumps, peices of debris, etc) to prop one side of the vehicle up so as to get the gun down can be very effective. Using equipment and crew skills to minimize accuracy penalties for moving can help alleviate the aim time, as well as making sure to move the tank as little as possible when moving out for a shot. The strengths of this tank are its alpha damage and mobility, which make it a hella strong brawler. If it can be used, the turret armor is very difficult to penetrate, and if it can be aimed fully, the accuracy of 0.38 makes at least a passable sniper. Unfortunately, like many other Chinese tanks, it has horrible gun depression, but, because of its low silhouette, it can get good shots off from beside many of the bigger tanks that can provide covering fire as well as cover to pop out from. Although the grind on this tank does tank a while, it really is just mostly the grind for the turret and the better guns, but is worth it because this medium tank has the second best gun of all tier 9 tanks. Even if you do not get the top gun for this tank, the tier 9 guns have enough pen and average damage to do quite well in many battles.

Early Research

• If you came from the WZ-132, the 100 mm 60-100T Gun and A-220A Radio carry over. Mount them immediately.
• If you came from the T-34-2, the 12150LS Engine and A-220A Radio carry over. Mount them immediately.
• It is recommended to get the suspension so you do not need to worry about weight of the other important modules later on.
• If you want more firepower, research the WZ-120-1 Turret, followed by the 100 mm 62-100T Gun and the 122 mm 60-122T Gun.
• The WZ-120-1 Turret adds an additional 100 Hit Points to the tank.
• If you want more speed, research the 12150LT Engine.
• The best research order for the WZ-120 is Tracks--> Upgraded Turret--> Upgraded Radio--> Upgraded Guns

Suggested Equipment