World of Tanks Supertest: Unveiling the Detailed Stats of DZT-159
Introducing the DZT-159 (China, Tier-9, MT, premium), the first premium Medium Tank equipped with rocket booster mechanics. These rocket boosters, which have a limited duration and a maximum of 7 charges per battle, significantly impact the tank’s performance characteristics:
- Acceleration preparation time: 5 sec.
- Reload time between accelerations: 4 sec.
- Acceleration charge duration: 5 sec.
- Number of acceleration charges: 7
- Impact force from acceleration: 70
- Duration of shock from acceleration: 0.5
- Engine power multiplier when accelerating: x3
- Maximum forward speed multiplier when accelerating: x1.7
- Maximum reverse speed multiplier when accelerating: x0.1
- Chassis traverse speed multiplier when accelerating: x0.15
The DZT-159 boasts impressive stats:
- Average damage: 440/440/530
- Average armor penetration (mm): 260/310/68
- Rate of fire (rounds/min): 5.35
- Loading of the gun (sec): 11,22
- Turret Traverse Speed (deg/s): 27.12
- Hull Traverse Speed (deg/s): 36.51
- Gun elevation/depression (deg): -7/18
- Aiming time (sec): 2.78
- Accuracy at 100 m: 0.38
- Average damage per minute: 2,353
- Strength (HP): 1,800
- Hull Armor (frontal/side/rear in mm): 120/80/50
- Turret Armor (frontal/side/rear in mm): 270/110/50
- Track Repair time (sec): 12.03
- Weight / maximum weight of the machine(t): 41/45
- Engine power (hp): 580/1,740
- Specific power (hp/t): 14.15/42.44
- Max. speed/reverse (km/h): 40/15, 68/1.5
- Stationary vehicle camo (%): 6.61/1.26
- Camo in motion (%): 3.31/0.63
- View Range (m): 400
The first value represents normal mode, while the second is with accelerators.
Firepower:
- Dispersion from movement (max): 0.18 (7.20 / 12.24 when accelerating)
- Dispersion from hull traverse (max): 0.18 (6.57 / 0.99 when accelerating)
Mobility:
- Max. forward speed: 40 / 68 km/h when accelerating
- Max. reverse speed: 15 / 1.5 km/h when accelerating
- Engine power: 580 / 1,740 hp acceleration
- Specific power: 14.15 / 42.44 hp/t when accelerating
Historical Background
As relations between the USSR and the PRC deteriorated at the end of 1959, the PRC leadership realized the risk of being left without Soviet scientific and technical assistance in the field of armored vehicles. It was decided to develop an alternative medium tank based on the proven Type-59 base using technologies and solutions from other sources.
