Toro – The Premium HT Level 9 Italian Tank in WOT
Unveiling the Toro, a premium HT-9 tank from Italy, equipped with a magazine that houses a reloading system for 4 shells. This formidable machine made its debut on the WoT supertest on June 14.
Its characteristics and appearance are always at the forefront. However, the purpose and method of its use remain a mystery.
Since the Toro boasts unique mechanics, let’s delve into its gun characteristics:
Firepower:
- Average damage: 360
- Average armor penetration with a sub-caliber projectile: 248
- Average armor penetration with a cumulative projectile: 315
- Average armor penetration with a high-explosive projectile: 105
- Full magazine reload time: 53.69
- Inter-projectile reload time: 3
- First projectile reload time: 16.30
- Second projectile reload time: 14.38
- Third projectile reload time: 12.46
- Fourth projectile reload time: 10.55
- Shells in the magazine: 4
- Speed of horizontal sight translation: 31.29
- Vertical aiming angles: -8/20
- Aiming time: 2.40
- Dispersion per 100 m: 0.34
- Average damage per minute: 2,048
- Initial flight speed of the sub-caliber projectile: 1,290
- Initial flight speed of the HEAT projectile: 970
- Initial flight speed of the High Explosive projectile: 900
Historical Background
In the 1950s, the Italian armed forces were utilizing American armored vehicles. Concurrently, Italy was in the process of developing its own heavy tank. The plan was to arm the vehicle with guns featuring enhanced ballistics, inspired by Italian naval guns. However, by the time the project was ready for execution, it was evident that the leading tank nations were moving away from heavy tanks, rendering the project obsolete. Consequently, the development was halted.
The Toro is manned by a crew of 4: Commander (who doubles as the Radio Operator), Gunner, Driver mechanic, and Charger. Its role in battle is that of a heavy support tank, and it falls under the special category of equipment: Survivability.
source – wotexpress eu
