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WZ-111 model 5A

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[Client Values; Actual values in
Specifically, the mismatch in crew values caused by commander's 10% crew skill bonus. Outside of a crew of 1 commander only, 100% crew is a fiction. The client values, given for 100% crew, will normally be taken into battle with 110% crew skill members aside from specific functions, causing their actual performance to deviate from the expected client value. These differences are taken into account in tooltip boxes.
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6,100,000  Credits Cost
2200440 HP Hit Points
50/5529.48/55 t Weight Limit
Crew
  1. Commander (Radio Operator)
  2. Gunner
  3. Driver
  4. Loader
Mobility
750750 hp Engine Power
50/15 km/h Speed Limit
3636 deg/s Traverse
1525.44 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio
NoNo Pivot
Armor
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300/180/60300/180/60 mm Turret Armor
Armament







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Shell Cost
490/490/640490/490/640 HP Damage
250/340/65250/340/65 mm Penetration



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5.36 r/m 

Standard Gun

Reload Times
Nominal: 11.2 s
50% Crew: 13.87 s
75% Crew: 12.11 s
100% Crew: 10.74 s
Rammer: 9.67 s
Vents: 10.5 s
Both: 9.45 s
Both and BiA: 9.25 s
Both and Max Crew %: 8.86 s

See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information.



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5.36 r/m 

Standard Gun

Reload Times
Nominal: 11.2 s
50% Crew: 13.87 s
75% Crew: 12.11 s
100% Crew: 10.74 s
Rammer: 9.67 s
Vents: 10.5 s
Both: 9.45 s
Both and BiA: 9.25 s
Both and Max Crew %: 8.86 s

See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information.
Rate of Fire






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2626.4

Standard Gun

Using Shell Type 1 (490 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal DPM: 2626.4
50% Crew: 2121.7
75% Crew: 2430.4
100% Crew: 2739.1
100% Crew
Vents: 2802.8
Rammer: 3042.9
Both: 3111.5
Both and BiA: 3180.1
Both and Max Crew %: 3317.3

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
First-shot DPM: 3116.4
50% Crew: 2611.7
75% Crew: 2920.4
100% Crew: 3229.1
100% Crew
Rammer: 3532.9
Vents: 3292.8
Both: 3601.5
Both and BiA: 3670.1
Both and Max Crew %: 3807.3

See here, here, or here for more information.

Standard Gun

Using Shell Type 2 (490 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal DPM: 2626.4
50% Crew: 2121.7
75% Crew: 2430.4
100% Crew: 2739.1
100% Crew
Vents: 2802.8
Rammer: 3042.9
Both: 3111.5
Both and BiA: 3180.1
Both and Max Crew %: 3317.3

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
First-shot DPM: 3116.4
50% Crew: 2611.7
75% Crew: 2920.4
100% Crew: 3229.1
100% Crew
Rammer: 3532.9
Vents: 3292.8
Both: 3601.5
Both and BiA: 3670.1
Both and Max Crew %: 3807.3

See here, here, or here for more information.

Standard Gun

Using Shell Type 3 (640 Damage):
With wholly penetrating hits

Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal DPM: 3430.4
50% Crew: 2771.2
75% Crew: 3174.4
100% Crew: 3577.6
100% Crew
Vents: 3660.8
Rammer: 3974.4
Both: 4064
Both and BiA: 4153.6
Both and Max Crew %: 4332.8

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
First-shot DPM: 4070.4
50% Crew: 3411.2
75% Crew: 3814.4
100% Crew: 4217.6
100% Crew
Rammer: 4614.4
Vents: 4300.8
Both: 4704
Both and BiA: 4793.6
Both and Max Crew %: 4972.8

See here, here, or here for more information.






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2626.4

Standard Gun

Using Shell Type 1 (490 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal DPM: 2626.4
50% Crew: 2121.7
75% Crew: 2430.4
100% Crew: 2739.1
100% Crew
Vents: 2802.8
Rammer: 3042.9
Both: 3111.5
Both and BiA: 3180.1
Both and Max Crew %: 3317.3

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
First-shot DPM: 3116.4
50% Crew: 2611.7
75% Crew: 2920.4
100% Crew: 3229.1
100% Crew
Rammer: 3532.9
Vents: 3292.8
Both: 3601.5
Both and BiA: 3670.1
Both and Max Crew %: 3807.3

See here, here, or here for more information.

Standard Gun

Using Shell Type 2 (490 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal DPM: 2626.4
50% Crew: 2121.7
75% Crew: 2430.4
100% Crew: 2739.1
100% Crew
Vents: 2802.8
Rammer: 3042.9
Both: 3111.5
Both and BiA: 3180.1
Both and Max Crew %: 3317.3

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
First-shot DPM: 3116.4
50% Crew: 2611.7
75% Crew: 2920.4
100% Crew: 3229.1
100% Crew
Rammer: 3532.9
Vents: 3292.8
Both: 3601.5
Both and BiA: 3670.1
Both and Max Crew %: 3807.3

See here, here, or here for more information.

Standard Gun

Using Shell Type 3 (640 Damage):
With wholly penetrating hits

Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal DPM: 3430.4
50% Crew: 2771.2
75% Crew: 3174.4
100% Crew: 3577.6
100% Crew
Vents: 3660.8
Rammer: 3974.4
Both: 4064
Both and BiA: 4153.6
Both and Max Crew %: 4332.8

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
First-shot DPM: 4070.4
50% Crew: 3411.2
75% Crew: 3814.4
100% Crew: 4217.6
100% Crew
Rammer: 4614.4
Vents: 4300.8
Both: 4704
Both and BiA: 4793.6
Both and Max Crew %: 4972.8

See here, here, or here for more information.
Damage Per Minute


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0.39 m 

With 50% Crew: 0.483 m
With 75% Crew: 0.422 m
With 100% Crew: 0.374 m
With BiA: 0.366 m
With BiA and Vents: 0.358 m
Maximum possible: 0.343 m

For more details, see Crew


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0.39 m 

With 50% Crew: 0.483 m
With 75% Crew: 0.422 m
With 100% Crew: 0.374 m
With BiA: 0.366 m
With BiA and Vents: 0.358 m
Maximum possible: 0.343 m

For more details, see Crew
Accuracy


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2.5 s 

With 50% Crew: 3.097 s
With 75% Crew: 2.704 s
With 100% Crew: 2.397 s
With GLD: 2.179 s
With BiA: 2.344 s
With BiA and Vents: 2.293 s
With both and GLD: 2.085 s
Maximum possible: 1.998 s

For more details, see Crew or Equipment


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2.5 s 

With 50% Crew: 3.097 s
With 75% Crew: 2.704 s
With 100% Crew: 2.397 s
With GLD: 2.179 s
With BiA: 2.344 s
With BiA and Vents: 2.293 s
With both and GLD: 2.085 s
Maximum possible: 1.998 s

For more details, see Crew or Equipment
Aim time
2626 deg/s Turret Traverse
360° Gun Arc
-7°/+23°-7°/+23° Elevation Arc
4040 rounds Ammo Capacity
General
1212 % Chance of Fire






400 m 

With 50% Crew: 314.3 m
With 75% Crew: 357.2 m
With 100% Crew: 400 m
With Recon and Situational Awareness: 420.2 m
With Coated Optics: 440 m
With Binocular Telescope: 500 m
Maximum possible: 572.6 m

For more details, see Skills or Equipment






400 m 

With 50% Crew: 314.3 m
With 75% Crew: 357.2 m
With 100% Crew: 400 m
With Recon and Situational Awareness: 420.2 m
With Coated Optics: 440 m
With Binocular Telescope: 500 m
Maximum possible: 572.6 m

For more details, see Skills or Equipment
View Range


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750 m 

With 50% Crew: 589.3 m
With 75% Crew: 669.7 m
With 100% Crew: 750 m
With 100% Signal Boost: 900 m
When affected by 100% Relaying: 825 m
Maximum possible: 1079.2 m

For more details, see Skills or Equipment


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750 m 

With 50% Crew: 589.3 m
With 75% Crew: 669.7 m
With 100% Crew: 750 m
With 100% Signal Boost: 900 m
When affected by 100% Relaying: 825 m
Maximum possible: 1079.2 m

For more details, see Skills or Equipment
Signal Range
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WZ-111 model 5A


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6100000

The WZ-111 model 5A is a Chinese tier 10 heavy tank.

A prototype of the heavy tank developed in the early 1960s. The 111 project was based on the design of the IS-2 and IS-3 Soviet tanks and was supposed to be similar to the T-10. Among all other variants of the 111 tank, this vehicle featured improved frontal armor. Development was discontinued in 1964.

The Very first Chinese exclusive tank from Chinese server which were added to Live servers as alternate choice of Tier 10 tanks in Chinese HT line. Compared to 113, It offers more reliable protection and better gun handling in exchange with lowered HP, lack of angling ability and worsened accuracy.

The WZ-111 model 5A marks the end of its Chinese heavy line.

Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables

Modules

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Guns

Tier Gun Penetration
(mm)
Damage
(HP)
Rate of fire
(rounds/minute)
Dispersion
(m/100m)
Aiming time
(s)
Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

X 130 mm 59-130TA 250/340/65 490/490/640 5.36 0.39 2.5 3090 330000

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Engines

Tier Engine Engine Power
(hp)
Chance of Fire on Impact
(%)
Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

X V-2-54SC 750 12 1045 25000

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Suspensions

Tier Suspension Load Limit
(т)
Traverse Speed
(gr/sec)
Rmin Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

X WZ-111 model 5A 55 36 B/2 10000 61350

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Radios

Tier Radio Signal Range
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

X A-220B 750 40 54000

Compatible Equipment

Low Noise Exhaust System Class 1 Vertical Stabilizer Class 1 Heavy Spall Liner Camouflage Net Class 2 Coated Optics Class 1 Stabilizing Equipment System Experimental Optics Wear-Resistant Gun Laying Drive Improved Configuration Venting System Innovative Loading System Enhanced Gun Laying Drive Class 1 Improved Hardening Class 1 Additional Grousers Class 1 Modified Configuration Class 1 Improved Rotation Mechanism Class 1 Improved Aiming Class 1 Improved Ventilation Class 1 Binocular Telescope Class 1 Gun Rammer Class 1 Turbocharger Class 1 

Compatible Consumables

Stabilizer Greasing Automatic Fire Extinguisher Natural Cover Optical Calibration Aim Tuning Experienced Firefighters Manual Fire Extinguisher Pre-Battle Maintenance Vent Purge Large First Aid Kit Large Repair Kit Duty Comes First Shell Organizer Quality Oil Orderly Ammo Rack Focus on Target Improved Combat Rations Removed Speed Governor Increased Focus Small First Aid Kit Small Repair Kit Gearbox Intricacy Steady Hand Combat Course 


Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:


  • Excellent DPM
  • Very strong turret armor and bouncy, pike-nosed frontal hull
  • Good gun depression for a Chinese tank, also good elevation
  • Excellent top speed and mobility for a heavy tank
  • Good viewrange


Cons:


  • Nose pike becomes very weak when improperly angled
  • Low AP (standard) penetration for its role and tier, barely better than counterpart 113
  • Sluggish turret traverse
  • Low profile, can be shot at from above by taller tank
  • Frequent ammo rack, fuel tank and engine damage


Performance


Suggested Equipment


Tank Gun Rammer Improved VentilationVertical Stabilizer 


External Reviews and Opinions

Gallery

Historical Info

Summary of Developed WZ-111 project


Weight: 46t

Main Armament: 122mm Y174

Secondary Armament: 12.7mm AA gun & 7.62 coaxial machine gun

Ammo capacity: 32 122mm shells

500 12.7mm shells

2500 7.62mm shells

Engine: an engine based on V-54 design (750hp)

Speed: 50km/h

Hp/t ratio: 16.33hp/t (or 12KW/t)

Ground pressure: 75.1 Kpa

Length (Gun forward): 10.625 m

Width: 3.3m

Height: 2.497m


After Type-59 entered mass production in 1958, the development of light tank and heavy tank became another important mission of Chinese national defense industry. The Central Military Committee thought in order the defeat enemy’s heavy tanks:

“We not only need large numbers of light tanks, but also we need to produce some heavy tanks to defeat enemy armoured forces” (我军除了应装备大量的轻型和中型坦克以外,也应配备一定数量的重型坦克,用以对付敌人的坦克兵团或执行其他突击任务)

“Heavy tank plays an important role in tank warfare, the development of heavy tanks should start as soon as possible” (重型坦克是当时装甲装备体系中的重要配套装备,为完善我军装甲装备结构,重型坦克应当尽早着手研制。)

On October 19th,1960,the order to develop the WZ-111 heavy tank was given by the Committee for Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (国防科工委). The plan was revised by the Committee for Technology of Tanks (装甲兵技术部) on December 24th,1960. After that, the development of WZ-111 has begun. In March 1963, the plan was revised again by the Committee for Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (国防科工委). On June 10th 1964, final plans were made by University of Tank Technology(装甲兵工程学院). In 1965, one prototype (without turret) was created. Later in same year, the prototype of the gun and turret were made, but weren’t tested on the vehicle.

After the prototypes were made, the testing of the vehicle was started immediately. The test mainly focused on the construction of the chassis and suspension in order to uncover issues of the design that weren’t anticipated by the designing engineers.

After the test, the development was going to the next stage, but the research of main battle tank has already begun as well. Committee of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense thought that the development of new anti-tank weapon (smooth bore guns, APFSDS shells) made heavy tanks no longer important on modern battlefield. The development of WZ-111 was discontinued, but it became an important experience for Chinese designers and some elements of the design were used on other tanks later.

Armament

The main gun on WZ-111 is the 122mm gun Y174. It is based on a field gun (Type 60?), but it is hard to find any detailed information about this gun. But according to the 《WZ111重型坦克设计技术任务书》 document, the fire power of the gun should be the same as the Soviet M62 tank gun.

In addition, the gun has advanced hydraulic gun stabilizer, an autoloader (链式输弹机) (SS: from the google translation, I think it’s more like a hydraulic rammer, eg. not a real casette autoloader), an active illumination night vision observation device with electric rangefinder and an aiming system, that allows to hit the target at 1 kilometer accurately.


Mobility

Despite the fact the WZ-111 is a heavy tank, the mobility of the tank is still very good.

The engine of the tank is a Chinese locally developed supercharged engine based on the Soviet V-54. It produces 750 hp, making it the best tank engine in China in early 1960s. The hp/t ratio of the tank is higher than that of Type 59 and Type 69, even just slightly lower than the one of Type 88 MBT. Later, the engine became the basis of WZ-122 and 68G experimental tank’s 650hp engine.

In order to allow the tank to move on bad roads, the suspension of the tank is wide in order to reduce the ground pressure. As a result, the ground pressure of WZ-111 is very low, only 75.1 Kpa, lower than Type 59’s 79.6Kpa and Type 69’s 80.2Kpa, nearly same as the ground pressure light tanks usually have. As for the size, the WZ-111 isn’t very big, it can easily move in difficult terrain just like a medium tank.

WZ-111 is also the first produced Chinese tank using hydraulic vehicle control system. The Hydraulic vehicle control system and Air-cooling/waste gas emission system(not sure how to translate the “废气引射冷却装置”)


Protection

I did n’t translate this part because you already know how’s the armor design of the tank. The thickness of the frontal lower plate is 130mm, but not well angled and it’s interesting that WZ-111 also has NBC protection and a landmine detector (but it is not very effective according to the author of the Chinese text).

Conclusion

It’s evident that there are differences between the WZ-111 1-4 in WOT and the historical WZ-111 project. The historical WZ-111 had a 122mm instead of the 130mm tank gun. It had better engine and was slightlyheavier. It had an autoloader and better optics as well. WZ-111 in WOT might be the tested prototype of WZ-111 produced in 1960s and the proposed further development plan which was designed with a 130mm gun.


The early prototype characteristics were as such:

WZ-111 testbed (WZ-111重型坦克试验车)

Weight: about 44t

Engine: 12150L (520hp) – the 750hp engine still had many technical problems when the prototype were built, so it only has a 12150L engine

Speed: 35km/h

Ground pressure: 71.9kpa

Armament: the Y174 122mm and turret wasn’t finished when the vehicle was built (later the turret and gun were made and tested but unfortunately, there is no test result nor photos preserved) and since the 122mm Y174’s development progress was slow, a 130mm gun was also planned. Or mabe the 122mm Y174 wasn’t as good as PLA expected?


Historical Gallery


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Medium Tanks VType T-34 VIType 58 VIIT-34-1 VIIIType 59 VIIIT-34-2 VIIIT-34-3 VIII59-Patton VIII122 TM VIIIType 59 G IXWZ-120 X121 X121B
Heavy Tanks VIIIS-2 VIIIWZ-111 VIIIWZ-111 Alpine Tiger VIII110 VIII112 IXWZ-111 model 1-4 IXWZ-114 X113 X113 Beijing Opera XWZ-111 model 5A XWZ-111 Qilin
Tank Destroyers IIT-26G FT IIIM3G FT IVSU-76G FT V60G FT VIWZ-131G FT VIIT-34-2G FT VIIIWZ-111-1G FT VIIIWZ-120-1G FT IXWZ-111G FT IXWZ-120G FT XWZ-113G FT X114 SP2
Self-Propelled Artillery
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UK VChurchill I VExcelsior VIChurchill VII VITOG II* VIIBlack Prince VIIFV201 (A45) VIIICharlemagne VIIICaliban VIIIGonsalo VIIICaernarvon VIIICaernarvon Action X IXFV4201 Chieftain Proto IXConqueror XFV215b XSuper Conqueror XT95/FV4201 Chieftain
Germany IVPz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f) IVDurchbruchswagen 2 VITiger 131 VIVK 30.01 (P) VIVK 36.01 (H) VIIVK 45.03 VIITiger I VIITiger (P) VIIIVK 100.01 (P) VIIIVK 168.01 (P) VIIIVK 168.01 Mauerbrecher VIIIVK 75.01 (K) VIIIE 75 TS VIIILöwe VIIITiger II VIIIVK 45.02 (P) Ausf. A IXE 75 IXMäuschen IXVK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B XE 100 XPz.Kpfw. VII XMaus XVK 72.01 (K)
France IVB1 VBDR G1 B VIARL 44 VIIAMX M4 mle. 45 VIIIAMX 50 100 VIIIAMX M4 mle. 49 VIIIAMX M4 mle. 49 Liberté VIIIAMX 65 t VIIISomua SM VIIIFCM 50 t IXAMX 50 120 IXLorraine 50 t IXAMX M4 mle. 51 XAMX 50 B XAMX M4 mle. 54
USSR VChurchill III VKV-220-2 VKV-220-2 Beta Test VKV-1 VKV-1 shielded VIKV-1S VIKV-2 VIKV-2 (R) VIKV-85 VIObject 244 VIT-150 VIIIS VIIKV-3 VIIKV-122 VIIIS-2M VIIIS-2 shielded VIIIS-2 VIIIIS-3 VIIIIS-6 VIIIIS-6 B VIIIKV-5 VIIIKV-4 VIIIIS-5 (Object 730) VIIIIS-3A VIIIIS-3A Peregrine VIIIKirovets-1 VIIIKV-4 Kreslavskiy VIIIObject 252U Defender VIIIObject 252U VIIIIS-M VIIIObject 703 Version II VIIIIS-2-II IXT-10 IXObject 777 Version II IXObject 257 IXObject 705 IXIS-3-II IXST-I XIS-4 XIS-7 XObject 260 XObject 705A XObject 277 XObject 279 early XST-II XObject 780
China VIIIS-2 VIIIWZ-111 VIIIWZ-111 Alpine Tiger VIII110 VIII112 IXWZ-111 model 1-4 IXWZ-114 X113 X113 Beijing Opera XWZ-111 model 5A XWZ-111 Qilin
Japan IIIType 91 Heavy IVType 95 Heavy VO-I Experimental VIHeavy Tank No. VI VIO-I VIIO-Ni VIIIO-Ho IXType 4 Heavy XType 5 Heavy
Czechoslovakia VIIŠkoda T 45 VIIVz. 44-1 VIIIŠkoda T 56 VIIITNH 105/1000 IXTNH T Vz. 51 XVz. 55
Sweden VIIIEmil I VIIIEMIL 1951 VIIIBofors Tornvagn IXEmil II IXStrv K XKranvagn
Italy VIICarro d'assalto P.88 VIIIProgetto CC55 mod. 54 VIIIBisonte C45 IXProgetto C50 mod. 66 XRinoceronte
Poland VII45TP Habicha VIII50TP prototyp VIII53TP Markowskiego IX50TP Tyszkiewicza X60TP Lewandowskiego
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