WZ-120

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WZ-120

China | Medium Tank | Tier IX

Battle Tier

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Overview
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3 520 000   Cost

1650350 HP Hit Points

36/36.720.75/40.2 t Weight Limit

Crew

1. Comandante
2. Artillero
3. Conductor
4. Cargador (Operador de radio)

Mobility

520600 hp Engine Power

60/20 km/h Speed Limit

4446 deg/s Traverse

14.4428.92 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio

NoNo Pivot

Armor

// mm Hull Armor

200/130/60220/160/65 mm Turret Armor

Armament

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252/4400/252 1065/4800/630 Shell Cost

250/250/330440/440/530 HP Damage

181/241/50249/340/68 mm Penetration

| |}} | |}} 7.5 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 8 s 50% Crew: 9.91 s 75% Crew: 8.65 s 100% Crew: 7.67 s Rammer: 6.9 s Vents: 7.5 s Both: 6.75 s Both and BiA: 6.6 s Both and Max Crew %: 6.33 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. | |}} | |}} 5.45 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 11 s 50% Crew: 13.63 s 75% Crew: 11.9 s 100% Crew: 10.55 s Rammer: 9.5 s Vents: 10.32 s Both: 9.29 s Both and BiA: 9.08 s Both and Max Crew %: 8.71 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. Rate of Fire

| |}} | |}} 1875 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (250 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1875 50% Crew: 1512.5 75% Crew: 1732.5 100% Crew: 1955 100% Crew Vents: 2000 Rammer: 2172.5 Both: 2220 Both and BiA: 2270 Both and Max Crew %: 2367.5 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2125 50% Crew: 1762.5 75% Crew: 1982.5 100% Crew: 2205 100% Crew Rammer: 2422.5 Vents: 2250 Both: 2470 Both and BiA: 2520 Both and Max Crew %: 2617.5 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (250 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1875 50% Crew: 1512.5 75% Crew: 1732.5 100% Crew: 1955 100% Crew Vents: 2000 Rammer: 2172.5 Both: 2220 Both and BiA: 2270 Both and Max Crew %: 2367.5 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2125 50% Crew: 1762.5 75% Crew: 1982.5 100% Crew: 2205 100% Crew Rammer: 2422.5 Vents: 2250 Both: 2470 Both and BiA: 2520 Both and Max Crew %: 2617.5 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (330 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2475 50% Crew: 1996.5 75% Crew: 2286.9 100% Crew: 2580.6 100% Crew Vents: 2640 Rammer: 2867.7 Both: 2930.4 Both and BiA: 2996.4 Both and Max Crew %: 3125.1 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2805 50% Crew: 2326.5 75% Crew: 2616.9 100% Crew: 2910.6 100% Crew Rammer: 3197.7 Vents: 2970 Both: 3260.4 Both and BiA: 3326.4 Both and Max Crew %: 3455.1 See here, here, or here for more information. | |}} | |}} 2398 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (440 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2398 50% Crew: 1936 75% Crew: 2217.6 100% Crew: 2499.2 100% Crew Vents: 2556.4 Rammer: 2776.4 Both: 2838 Both and BiA: 2904 Both and Max Crew %: 3027.2 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2838 50% Crew: 2376 75% Crew: 2657.6 100% Crew: 2939.2 100% Crew Rammer: 3216.4 Vents: 2996.4 Both: 3278 Both and BiA: 3344 Both and Max Crew %: 3467.2 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (440 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2398 50% Crew: 1936 75% Crew: 2217.6 100% Crew: 2499.2 100% Crew Vents: 2556.4 Rammer: 2776.4 Both: 2838 Both and BiA: 2904 Both and Max Crew %: 3027.2 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2838 50% Crew: 2376 75% Crew: 2657.6 100% Crew: 2939.2 100% Crew Rammer: 3216.4 Vents: 2996.4 Both: 3278 Both and BiA: 3344 Both and Max Crew %: 3467.2 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (530 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2888.5 50% Crew: 2332 75% Crew: 2671.2 100% Crew: 3010.4 100% Crew Vents: 3079.3 Rammer: 3344.3 Both: 3418.5 Both and BiA: 3498 Both and Max Crew %: 3646.4 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 3418.5 50% Crew: 2862 75% Crew: 3201.2 100% Crew: 3540.4 100% Crew Rammer: 3874.3 Vents: 3609.3 Both: 3948.5 Both and BiA: 4028 Both and Max Crew %: 4176.4 See here, here, or here for more information. Damage Per Minute

| |}} 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 | |}} 0.38 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.471 m With 75% Crew: 0.411 m With 100% Crew: 0.364 m With BiA: 0.356 m With BiA and Vents: 0.349 m Maximum possible: 0.334 m For more details, see Crew Accuracy

| |}} 2.9 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 3.592 s With 75% Crew: 3.137 s With 100% Crew: 2.781 s With GLD: 2.528 s With BiA: 2.719 s With BiA and Vents: 2.66 s With both and GLD: 2.418 s Maximum possible: 2.318 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment | |}} 2.7 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 3.345 s With 75% Crew: 2.92 s With 100% Crew: 2.589 s With GLD: 2.354 s With BiA: 2.532 s With BiA and Vents: 2.477 s With both and GLD: 2.252 s Maximum possible: 2.158 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment Aim time

4642 deg/s Turret Traverse

360° Gun Arc

-5°/+18°-3°/+15° Elevation Arc

3440 rounds Ammo Capacity

General

1212 % Chance of Fire

380 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 298.6 m With 75% Crew: 339.3 m With 100% Crew: 380 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 399.2 m With Coated Optics: 418 m With Binocular Telescope: 475 m Maximum possible: 544 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment 390 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 306.4 m With 75% Crew: 348.2 m With 100% Crew: 390 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 409.7 m With Coated Optics: 429 m With Binocular Telescope: 487.5 m Maximum possible: 558.3 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment View Range

| |}} 600 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 484.3 m With 75% Crew: 554.7 m With 100% Crew: 625.8 m With 100% Signal Boost: 720 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 660 m Maximum possible: 900.7 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment | |}} 750 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 605.4 m With 75% Crew: 693.4 m With 100% Crew: 782.2 m With 100% Signal Boost: 900 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 825 m Maximum possible: 1125.9 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment Signal Range

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WZ-120

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Additional Statistics
(Top Configuration)

Camouflage

• Stationary: 15.7%
• When Moving: 11.7%
• When Firing: 2.9%

Terrain Resistance

• On Hard Ground: 0.77
• On Medium Ground: 0.86
• On Soft Ground: 1.73

Dispersion Change Values

• Turret Contribution
• Rotation: 0.15
• Shot Recoil: 3.84
• Suspension Contribution
• Acceleration: 0.15
• Turning: 0.15

With 100% Crew

IX

3520000

The WZ-120 is a Chinese tier 9 medium tank.

Inicialmente, el WZ-120 (Type 59) era una copia del medio soviético T-54A. En posteriores modificaciones el blindado fue mejorado. Entre 6000 y 9500 vehículos en todas sus variantes fueron fabricados desde 1958 hasta 1987.

The WZ-120 is very similar to its Soviet counterpart, the T-54, and the play style is also comparable to the Type 59. While the WZ-120 may be similar to the T-54, the T-54 has better hull armor by 20mm of frontal armor. The top gun of the WZ-120, the tier 10 122mm 60-122T, has the highest alpha damage of all tier 9 medium tanks, and the 5th best armor penetration with default ammo.

The WZ-120 leads to the 121.

Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables

Modules

Ch18_WZ-120

Guns

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

Engines

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

Suspensions

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (гр/сек)	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

Radios

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

Compatible Equipment

                       

Compatible Consumables

                        

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Good mobility
• Strong turret front
• Somewhat bouncy frontal hull armor
• Strong top gun, highest alpha damage of all tier 9 medium tanks
• Excellent camouflage

Cons:

• Very expensive upgrades, especially if you didn't finish the Chinese heavy line.
• From Chinese medium line, long grind for three guns (total 163,000 XP) to elite the tank.
• Essentially no gun depression, which can be extremely aggravating, especially on hilly maps.
• Longer aiming time and reload speed compared to almost all other tier 9 medium tanks.
• Less agile and less hull armor when compared to Soviet counterpart, T-54.

Performance

• The 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 it is well worth the grind. Because of this tank's 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 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 deal-breaker for many. Managing the nigh non-existent gun depression and the glacial aim time are the keys to doing well in this vehicle; however, the low profile negates this issue to a degree, and makes using allies as meat-shields easier. Using small irregularities in the terrain (small bumps, pieces 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 very strong flanker and harasser. 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.

• It's recommended to use a Tank Gun Rammer, Vertical Stabilizer, and Coated Optics to improve the tank's strengths (alpha/DPM, scouting ability), while minimizing the weaknesses (gun handling) that can be addressed. If you can't deal with the weaknesses as your play-style still hasn't adjusted to what suits the Chinese mediums by abusing camouflage and unconventional hull-down positioning to get off accurate shots and are forced to use a GLD/Vents in lieu of the Rammer and Optics, perhaps this wasn't the tank line for you. As much as it may tempt you to believe so, T-54 style play does not work in this tank, and the gun makes it a whole different beast of its own.

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 Radio--> Upgraded Engine(s)-->Upgraded Turret--> Upgraded Guns
• If you have played Chinese heavy tank line already, you might have 100 mm 62-100t researched from 110 and 122 mm 60-122T from 113, making grind much shorter.

Suggested Equipment

    

Gallery

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  WZ-120 front left view

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  WZ-120 front right view

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  WZ-120 rear left view

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  WZ-120 rear right view

Historical Info

WZ120 is a Chinese designation for the Type 59 main battle tank. It is best described as a copy of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55.

The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963. Approximately 9,500 of the tanks were produced by the time production ended in 1980 with approximately 5,500 serving with the Chinese armed forces. The tank formed the backbone of the Chinese People's Liberation Army until 2000s (decade), with an estimated 5,000 of the later Type 59-I and Type 59-II variants in service in 2002.

Essentially the WZ120 is identical to the early production Soviet T-54As, however there are some key differences. The WZ120 was not originally fitted with the infrared searchlight or main gun stabilization of the T-54.

The WZ120 has a conventional post-war layout with the fighting compartment at the front, an engine compartment at the rear, and a cast dome-shaped gun turret in the centre of the hull. The hull is welded steel varying in thickness between 99 millimeters on the front lower glacis to 20 millimeters on the hull floor. The turret is between 100 and 39 millimeters thick.

The driver sits in the front left of the hull, and is provided with hatch immediately above his seat, which opens to the left. the driver has two pop-up vision blocks which give coverage ahead and slightly to the right when buttoned up. The commander sits in the turret along with the gunner and loader. The commander's hatch is on the turret left, with the gunner sitting forward and below him. The loader sits on the right of the turret and has a hatch above him. The turret has a non-rotating floor, which complicated the crew's operations.[citation needed]

WZ120 was modified several times during its service with the replacement of the 100 mm Type 59 rifled gun with a 105 mm rifled gun. It was also the basis of several later Chinese tank designs including the Type 69 and Type 79 tanks.

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Historical Accuracy Errata

The following are consensus errors or inconsistencies which have been identified with the configuration of the vehicle in question and conflict with information available on the public record. The causes for these divergences in the game are normally not disclosed and may be rooted in game balance.

One of the WZ-120's historical armaments, the 105 mm Type 81 rifled gun (copy of the Royal Ordnance L7), is missing. This variant was known as the Type 59-II.

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