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M36B2 (France)

2024-01-21T04:26:08Z

U107015829: /* Pros and cons */

{{About
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|usage = other versions
|link = M36 Jackson (Family)
}}
{{Specs-Card
|code=fr_m36b2_cefeo
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
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== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}

'''Armour type:'''

* Rolled homogeneous armour
* Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet, Transmission area)

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 38.1 mm (56°) ''Front glacis'' 50.8-107.8 (9-63°) ''Transmission housing''
|19.05 mm (37°) ''Top'' 25.4 mm ''Bottom''
|19.05 mm (42°) ''Top'' 19.05 (1-45°) ''Bottom''
|19.5 mm ''Front roof'' 9.5 mm ''Engine deck''
|-
| Turret ||31.75 mm (2-53°) ''Turret front'' 76.2 mm ''Gun mantlet''
|31.75 mm (0-21°)||25.4 mm (2-23°)|| 6.5 mm
|-
|}

'''Notes:'''

* Tracks are 20 mm thick, bogies are 10 mm thick while the wheels are 20 mm thick.
* Small slivers of 5 mm armour hang off the top side hull armour, giving minuscule protections at those areas.
* Track blocks on the side hull armour allows an extra 20 mm of armour at their locations.

=== Mobility ===
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}


{{tankMobility|abMinHp=582|rbMinHp=363}}

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
=== Main armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}

{{main|M3 (90 mm)}}

''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M3 (90 mm)|90 mm M3]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 47 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || 21.1 || 29.2 || 35.5 || 39.2 || 41.8 || rowspan="2" | 9.75 || rowspan="2" | 8.62 || rowspan="2" | 7.95 || rowspan="2" | 7.50
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 14.3 || 16.8 || 20.4 || 22.6 || 24.0
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====

* '''T33''': APBC; a solid shot with an average penetration power and no explosive filler.
* '''M71''': HE; useful for destroying open-topped and lightly-armoured vehicles.
* '''M304''': APCR; a composite round with a very high penetration power but no explosive filler and will only penetrate flat vertical surfaces.
* '''M82''': APCBC; a capped armour-piercing shell with a ballistic cap that has a better but still average penetration power and an explosive filler. It will destroy any armoured target it penetrates.
* '''M348''': HEATFS; a HEAT round with very high penetration.
* '''M313''': Smoke; useful to blind enemy vehicles that are too remote for you to disable so that you can progress towards objectives.

{{:M3 (90 mm)/Ammunition|T33 shot, M71 shell, M313, M304 shot, M82 shot (M36B2), M348 shell}}

==== [[Ammo racks]] ====



{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! 4th rack empty
! 5th rack empty
! 6th rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
|-
| '''47''' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __
|-
|}

=== Machine guns ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|3}}

{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}

The M36 has a roof-mounted M2HB to shoot down low altitude planes. It can also be effectively used against light armoured vehicles to great effect.

In the hull, the radio operator gunner has the ability to use a M1919A4 light machine gun which, other than spotting and against unarmoured vehicles, can't provide much anti-vehicle support.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm M2HB]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Pintle (bustle) || 1,000 (200) || 575 || -10°/+70° || ±60°
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M1919A4]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Pintle (commander) || 1,000 (250) || 500 || -10°/+70° || -60°/+150°
|-
|}

== Usage in battles ==

''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Excellent ammo selection
* Fast turret traverse speed
* Two mounted machine guns provide effective defence against enemy aircraft

'''Cons:'''

* Thin armour
* Vulnerable to overpressure (chemical shells, artillery, rockets)
* The turret's roof armour is too thin to protect against cannon fire from aircraft

== History ==

''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''

== Media ==


;Skins

* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=fr_m36b2_cefeo Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

== See also ==


;[[M36 Jackson (Family)|Related development]]

* [[M36B2]]
* [[M36B2 (Japan)]]

== External links ==

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{TankManufacturer Ordnance Department}}
{{France tank destroyers}}

S.35

2024-01-06T06:36:20Z

U107015829: /* Ammo racks */ 48 ammo, not 49. Tested.

{{Specs-Card
|code=fr_somua_s35
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''Char de Cavalerie SOMUA 1935 S''' was a French cavalry tank. It was a remarkably manoeuvrable tank for its period, superior in armour and armament to both its French and foreign counterparts. It was constructed of well-sloped, mostly cast armour parts, which made it costly to create and time-consuming to maintain. The hull and turret were cast armour with maximum thicknesses of 47 mm and 40 mm, respectively; the bottom was made by two longitudinal plates, and the superstructure was separated into front and back sections. The turret was a variant of the APX 1 turret that was primarily used on the Char B1 heavy tank. Similarly to the [[B1 bis|Char B1 heavy tank]], the commander was tasked with directing the tank while also loading, aiming, and firing the 47 mm SA35 L/32 tank gun.

Introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]], the Char de Cavalerie SOMUA 1935 S is best used as a support tank, following allies and hitting the enemy from a safe distance. Do not attempt to lead the assault. Light tanks are all dangerous since they can easily outmanoeuvre this tank. Another challenge for this tank is the tremendous reduction in armour penetration at long ranges. While inferior to tanks from other countries, the main weapon of this tank has adequate anti-tank capability when compared to other French tanks in its rank. Its biggest flaws are its lengthy reload time and poor post-penetration damage. The commander performing multiple duties was the fundamental weakness of early French tanks, and knocking out the commander effectively meant destroying the tank.

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}


'''Armour type:'''

* Rolled homogeneous armour (engine vents, side skirts)
* Cast homogeneous armour (hull, turret. cupola)

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 47 mm (24°) ''Upper plate'' 35 mm (cylindrical) ''Upper glacis'' 40 mm (cylindrical) ''Lower glacis'' || 40 mm (15-25°) ''Top'' 38 mm (17-21°) ''Top - Access panels'' 40 ''Bottom'' 40 + 20 mm ''Bottom - Side skirts'' || 35 mm (31°) ''Top'' 25 mm ''Centre'' 25 mm (25-29°) ''Bottom'' || 35 mm (cylindrical) ''Front glacis'' 25 mm (4-9°) ''Centre and rear'' 8 mm (13°) ''Engine vents''
|-
| Turret || 56 mm ''Turret front'' 45 mm ''Gun mantlet'' 45 + 56 mm ''Machine gun port'' 40 mm ''Turret ring'' || colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 45 mm (20°) || 30 mm (24°) ''Front part'' 30 mm ''Rear part''
|-
| Cupola || 40 mm (8°) || 40 mm (25-26°) || 40 mm (9°) || 30 mm (spherical)
|-
|}
'''Notes:'''

* Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick.
* Belly armour is 20 mm thick.
* Hull underside above the tracks is 10 mm thick.
* Gun barrel is 15 mm thick.

Armour is the {{PAGENAME}}'s main attribute as it is thick and provides good protection for its 3-man crew. Still, do not completely rely on it as there are many foes that can easily penetrate it at any range. Take every bounced shot as a "lucky roll" and get back into cover as quick as possible as the next shot could be your last. Armour this thick makes this tank very resilient to SPAA shots from all sides. An effective way to angle this tank is by facing your enemy at 45°, showing them your right-hand track: this sides minimises shot traps (on the other side, a flat 40 mm plate is conveniently placed at the right angle to make this tactic as ineffective as possible). As for top armour, this tank is pretty much immune to strafing from anything ranging from rifle-calibre to HMG rounds, which are common aircraft armaments at this BR.

If you see a {{PAGENAME}}, aim at the connection of the lower/middle plate with the upper plate which meets at 90 degrees, despite being curved, creating a weak spot that often knocks them out if penetrated. If not then aim at the driver's optics to knock out both driver and gunner. Flank if possible and make sure to be quite close to this tank's side as its armour is thick in this general area. The S.35 cannot fight more than one tank at a time, so if you can surround the {{PAGENAME}}, it will fall quickly due to poor reload rate and turret turning speed.

=== Mobility ===
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}


{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 294|rbMinHp= 168}}

Forward motion of the {{PAGENAME}} is great, turning and reverse are awful. It has average crossing capability on soft terrain (snow, mud, etc.). Align your hull in a straight line towards your objective and hit the gas without correcting trajectory is the best way to maximise this tank's speed as any turning motion slows it down quite significantly.

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
=== Main armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}

{{main|SA35 L/32 (47 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[SA35 L/32 (47 mm)|47 mm SA35 L/32]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 84 || rowspan="2" | ±18° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Shoulder || 9.5 || 13.2 || 16.0 || 17.7 || 18.8 || rowspan="2" | 5.2 || rowspan="2" | 4.6|| rowspan="2" | 4.2|| rowspan="2" | 4.0
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 6.0 || 7.0 || 8.5 || 9.4 || 10.0
|-
|}

While being subpar to later pre-war tanks, this vehicle's main armament provides decent anti-tank capability. Its main flaw being slow reload and low spalling: make every shot count. Early commanders of French tanks should be used to command one-man turrets, with all their benefits and flaws. It is worth mentioning the shoulder gun stabilizer, which makes stop-and-shoot tactics effective.

==== Ammunition ====
The {{PAGENAME}} has a limited choice of ammunition:

* '''Mle1935''': APC; a solid shot with average penetration and no explosive filler. Make sure to target modules and crew positions to maximise the damage. Knowledge of enemy vehicle layouts is essential with this type of ammunition.
* '''Mle1935 HE''': HE; useful for destroying open-topped and very lightly-armoured vehicles.

{{:SA35 L/32 (47 mm)/Ammunition|Mle1935, Mle1935 HE}}

==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
[[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! 4th rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
|-
| '''84''' || 67 ''(+17)'' || 48 ''(+35)'' || 25 ''(+59)'' || 1 ''(+83)'' || No
|-
|}
'''Note''':

* As they are modeled by sets of 3, shells disappear from the rack only after you've fire all shells in the set.
* Bring 25 ''(+59)'' shells into battle to carry enough rounds while keeping most racks empty.
{{Clear}}

=== Machine guns ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}

{{main|MAC 31 (7.5 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[MAC 31 (7.5 mm)|7.5 mm MAC 31]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Coaxial || 3,300 (150) || 551 || N/A || N/A
|-
|}
The small calibre of the MAC 31 machine gun makes it largely ineffective against all armoured vehicles but the ones with an open compartment. It still can be used to ping targets as a rangefinding help or to mow down minor obstacles blocking your line of sight.

== Usage in battles ==

Your best option is to play in a supportive role, staying behind a well armoured vehicle and landing shots on the enemy from a medium distance. Do not try to rush in ahead of the team or go solo, as 7/10 times you will be destroyed by a counter-flanking player. The S.35 is able to hold its ground if you create a corridor for people to come at you. If you are able to flank without being seen, just remember to check behind you every now and then.

All light tanks are to be feared as they can out-manoeuvre this cumbersome tank quite easily and most enemies with a bit of luck will eventually hit one of this tank's weak spots. Another challenge for this tank is facing a good bit of armour at ranges, where the SA35's penetration drops off. With its low post-penetration damage some tanks with many crew members (like the T-28) are also hard to take down.

In a defensive role, it can be played in a hull down position on a hill. This lets you take full advantage of the gun's -18° of gun depression and means that only exceptionally well-placed shots will be able to harm you.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Over all thick armour for rank I
** ~35-40 mm thick on all sides with a slight slope gives it a chance to survive a hit or two
** Capable of successfully angling due to thick sides
** Turret is quite thick on all sides
* One of the first French tanks which can brawl at closer ranges without support
* Shoulder stabilizer makes stop-and-shoot tactics very effective
* Good acceleration in AB, with an acceptable turn speed when driving at max speed
* 3 crew member configuration grants better survivability than other 2-man French tanks

'''Cons:'''

* Big cupola is an obvious shot trap
* Angling can be defeated by knowing its shot traps: even a well-angled S.35 shows flat armour
* Gun has poor penetration power on longer ranges
* Limited ammunition choice
* Mobility is limited:
** Long and narrow chassis makes for difficult turning
** Reverse speed feels slow

== History ==

The SOMUA S.35 was developed in 1934 in response to demand for a cavalry tank that could withstand direct hits from contemporary anti-tank weapons. SOMUA was the company assigned to the challenge, and by spring 1935 they completed construction of the first prototype, designated the AC3.

Unfortunately, early testing revealed some flaws with the first prototype, which SOMUA subsequently fixed and released in a pre-production batch of four vehicles (called the AC4). This first batch demonstrated satisfactory performance. In 1936, the AC4 modification of the vehicle was adopted as the standard medium tank for the cavalry units of the French army. Shortly thereafter, it received the official designation of SOMUA S.35.

Production of the SOMUA S.35 began in 1936, with a goal of producing 600 vehicles. During production, however, financial restraints limited the number that could be produced. Of the initial 600 planned, only 450 were actually ordered and built for the French army.

Following the outbreak of WW2, the S.35 was soon deployed to defend French soil against a German invasion. Because the tank was designed to fight contemporary armoured vehicles of other nations, it fared well against the onslaught of Panzer III's and early modifications of the Panzer IV.

In fact, in most battles where the S.35 clashed with German Panzers in engagement ranges of around 1,000 m, the S.35 was able to destroy the Panzers without taking any critical damage in return.

Unfortunately, while the S.35 did reasonably well in combat, the mechanics servicing the vehicle had few kind words for it. Due to its cast hull and complex suspension design, the S.35 was notoriously difficult to service and maintain—so difficult that if the tank was damaged in combat, the crew was unlikely to be able to repair it on the battlefield.

While the S.35 saw some success in battle, its victories were short-lived. In June 1940, France surrendered and German forces occupied the northern part of the country, while the Vichy government was established in the south. Dozens of S.35s were captured, modified, and then deployed by the German and Italian forces. A handful of S.35s were also given to axis allies such as Hungary and Bulgaria.

The S.35 was eventually decommissioned from active service at the end of hostilities in 1945.

''- From [[wt:en/news/5175-development-somua-s-35-shield-of-the-republic-en|Devblog]]''

== Media ==


;Skins

* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=fr_somua_s35 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

;Videos
{{Youtube-gallery|4_cJ1CpEatw|'''Best gun depression''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 3:01 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|vwE8wSgoDwY|'''SOMUA S.35, French, Tier-1, Medium Tank''' - ''Angry Nerd Gaming''|HreZgJwCMzM|'''The Shooting Range #79''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 05:05 discusses the {{PAGENAME}}.}}

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==


* [[wt:en/news/5175-development-somua-s-35-shield-of-the-republic-en|[Devblog] SOMUA S.35 - Shield of The Republic]]
* [[wikipedia:SOMUA_S35|[Wikipedia] SOMUA S35]]
* [https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/france/Somua_S35.php <nowiki>[Tanks Encyclopedia]</nowiki> SOMUA S35]

{{TankManufacturer SOMUA}}
{{France medium tanks}}

Ro-Go

2021-09-04T08:12:35Z

U107015829: /* Ammo racks */ Tested, ammo rack is empty below the trackline at 45 shells.

{{Specs-Card
|code=jp_type_95_heavy
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.67 "Assault"]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}


The Ro-Go is an excellently protected vehicle for 1.3. Featuring armour thick enough to stop 12.7 mm machine-gun fire from all angles (except the roof), and even anti-tank guns if angled properly. The placement of modules deep down inside the hull, where most 1.3 players would never think of shooting, makes the chance that the ammo, engine, transmission and fuel tanks get hit rather low. Even the crew inside the tank are pretty well protected by the tank's armour, and if everything fails you still have the lone machine gunner in the back turret, which means that a lot of the time you will be able to make a partial recovery from getting shredded to pieces by the waves of Pz.IIs and M2A4s.

'''Armour type:'''

* Rolled homogeneous armour

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 35 mm ''Front plates'' 25 mm (61°) ''Front glacis'' 25 mm (68°) ''Lower glacis'' || 30 mm (0-56°) ''Top'' 30 + 6 mm ''Bottom'' || 13 mm ''Top'' 25 mm (0-32°) ''Bottom'' || 13 mm
|-
| Main Turret || 30 mm (8-78°) ''Turret front'' 30 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 25 mm (8-10°) 15 mm (2-34°) || 25 mm (8°) ''Machine gun port'' || 8 mm
|-
| Secondary Turret #1 || 30 mm (0-1°) ''Turret front'' 30 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 25 mm || 25 mm || 8 mm
|-
| Secondary Turret #2 || 14-15 mm (0-3°) || 25 mm || 25 mm || 13 mm
|-
| Cupola || 25 mm || 25 mm || 25 mm || 8-13 mm
|-
|}
'''Notes:'''

* Suspension wheels and tracks are 15 mm thick. Suspension bogies are 10 mm thick.

=== Mobility ===
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}


{{tankMobility|abMinHp=374|rbMinHp=256}}

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
=== Main armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}

{{main|Type 94 (70 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[Type 94 (70 mm)|70 mm Type 94]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 100 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+22° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 7.44 || 10.30 || 12.52 || 13.84 || 14.72 || rowspan="2" | 5.20 || rowspan="2" | 4.60 || rowspan="2" | 4.24 || rowspan="2" | 4.00
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 5.47 || 6.44 || 7.82 || 8.65 || 9.20
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====
Only real choice here is the '''Type 3 HEAT''', it has the penetrating power to defeat any armour at this BR, and if it were to over penetrate as if it was an AP, it hull breaks its target due the fact it's a HEAT round. On the flip side, it has the lowest velocity of all the available shells and its advised to learn to get accommodated to this round nonetheless.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
|-
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
|-
| Type 95 APHE || APHE || 21 || 20 || 18 || 16 || 14 || 13
|-
| Type 92 HE || HE || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9
|-
| Type 3 HEAT || HEAT || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="10" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" | Velocity (m/s)
! rowspan="2" | Projectile Mass (kg)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay (m)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity (mm)
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
|-
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
|-
| Type 95 APHE || APHE || 300 || 4.45 || 1.2 || 14 || 170 || 47° || 60° || 65°
|-
| Type 92 HE || HE || 348 || 3.81 || 0 || 0.1 || 590 || 79° || 80° || 81°
|-
| Type 3 HEAT || HEAT || 200 || 3.35 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 601.6 || 62° || 69° || 73°
|-
|}

==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
[[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
|-
| '''100''' || 98 ''(+2)'' || 95 ''(+5)'' || 1 ''(+99)''|| No
|-
|}
'''Notes''':

* Racks disappear after you've fired all shells in the rack.
* Turret empty: 95 ''(+5)'' shells.
* Side rack empty below trackline: 45 (+55) shells.

=== Additional armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}

{{main|Type 94 (37 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[Type 94 (37 mm)|37 mm Type 94]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 150 || rowspan="2" | -8°/+20° || rowspan="2" | -110°/+100° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 7.44 || 10.30 || 12.52 || 13.84 || 14.72 || rowspan="2" |4.29|| rowspan="2" |3.80|| rowspan="2" |3.50|| rowspan="2" |3.30
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 5.47 || 6.44 || 7.82 || 8.65 || 9.20
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
|-
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
|-
| Type 94 APHE || APHE || 34 || 33 || 27 || 22 || 17 || 14
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="10" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" | Velocity (m/s)
! rowspan="2" | Projectile Mass (kg)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay (m)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity (mm)
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
|-
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
|-
| Type 94 APHE || APHE || 575 || 0.7 || 1.2 || 9 || 11 || 47° || 60° || 65°
|-
|}

==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
[[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! 4th rack empty
! 5th rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
|-
| '''150''' || 146 ''(+4)'' || 141 ''(+9)'' || 91 ''(+59)'' || 46 ''(+104)'' || 1 ''(+149)'' || No
|-
|}
'''Notes''':

* Racks disappear after you've fired all shells in the rack.
* Turret empty: 141 ''(+9)'' shells.
* Left flank empty: 91 ''(+59)'' shells.

=== Machine guns ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|3}}

{{main|Type 97 (7.7 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[Type 97 (7.7 mm)|7.7 mm Type 97]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Rear || 1,950 (20) || 498 || -8°/+20° || ±110°
|-
|}

== Usage in battles ==


The Type 95 Ro-Go, like most landships, is the perfect vehicle to lead an assault. It can take a beating due its relatively thick armour and with the crew placement it shouldn't be an easy task to simply knock it out with a single shell. The tricky part about the Ro-Go is the difference between shell velocities of the two cannons, the 70 mm has an abysmal muzzle velocity and quick drop off rate with 300 m/s on the ''Type 95 APHE'' and a mere 200 m/s on the ''Type 3 HEAT'' while the secondary cannon, a [[Type 94 (37 mm)|''37 mm Type 94'']], found on the [[Ha-Go|Type 95 Ha-Go]] has 575 m/s. As last armament to mention the Ro-Go has a MG turret in the back of the tank, which in-game won't really see much use and can be seen as a safe spot for the last crew member, but in-case a light armoured truck tries to flank the Ro-Go and no-one is covering the back, as last resort the MG could prove handy.

As noted in [[#Ammunition|ammunition]], the only real choice is the '''''Type 3 HEAT''''' round, as it has the highest filler and penetration force of all available rounds at the cost of muzzle velocity. Though this can be used in an advantage as enemies behind cover are never safe when an experienced Ro-Go tanker is around, and lobs shells over cover with ease.

The ''37 mm Type 94'' can be used to either be used to shoot beyond the regular range of the 70 mm, or bait out shots in close range so the enemies pop out of cover and make quick work of them with the main 70 mm cannon.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Main gun with 70 mm HEAT and the secondary with 37 mm APHE are a deadly combination
* 70 mm's HEAT velocity of 200 m/s (one of the slowest in the game) means that it can shoot enemies behind cover
* Great gun depression and good elevation
* Six crew vehicle
* The secondary frontal turret can act as a shield to absorb some hits
* Has relatively thick armour enough to stop heavy machine gun fire, and even some anti-tank weapons
* Good manoeuvrability for a heavy tank
* 70 mm HEAT shells excel in both penetration and damage
* Modules are very well hidden in the vehicle

'''Cons:'''

* Slow turret traverse makes the Ro-Go easy to flank
* Features only a single machine gun in a rear turret
* Two massively different trajectories for the main guns
* Back turret ammo runs out very quickly
* Very slow
* Penetration with standard APHE for both guns is lacking
* Low velocity HEAT shell can be difficult to aim

== History ==


After World War I, the Imperial Japanese Army experimented with some possibility of multi-turreted tanks design based French Renault FT light tank. The development of the Type 95 Ro-Go heavy tank is based on the older version of the tank, the Type 91 heavy tank, which featured only a single 57 mm gun and two turrets, which both armed with a 6.5 mm machine guns. The tank had a maximum armour plate thickness of 17 mm. Although the design was not successful and soon cancelled, this project became the stepping stone to the Type 95 Ro-Go tank.

== Media ==


;Skins

* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=jp_type_95_heavy Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

;Videos
{{Youtube-gallery|RyA5KcS2hAw|'''Multi-turreted Tanks''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 2:04 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}}

== See also ==


;Related Development

* [[Ro-Go Exp.]]

;Other vehicles of similar configuration and role

* [[Nb.Fz.]]
* [[Independent]]

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Japan heavy tanks}}
{{Japan premium ground vehicles}}

Ro-Go

2021-08-17T13:15:48Z

U107015829: Added details to reduce ammo racks on the side armour.

{{Specs-Card
|code=jp_type_95_heavy
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.67 "Assault"]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}


The Ro-Go is an excellently protected vehicle for 1.3. Featuring armour thick enough to stop 12.7 mm machine-gun fire from all angles (except the roof), and even anti-tank guns if angled properly. The placement of modules deep down inside the hull, where most 1.3 players would never think of shooting, makes the chance that the ammo, engine, transmission and fuel tanks get hit rather low. Even the crew inside the tank are pretty well protected by the tank's armour, and if everything fails you still have the lone machine gunner in the back turret, which means that a lot of the time you will be able to make a partial recovery from getting shredded to pieces by the waves of Pz.IIs and M2A4s.

'''Armour type:'''

* Rolled homogeneous armour

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 35 mm ''Front plates'' 25 mm (61°) ''Front glacis'' 25 mm (68°) ''Lower glacis'' || 30 mm (0-56°) ''Top'' 30 + 6 mm ''Bottom'' || 13 mm ''Top'' 25 mm (0-32°) ''Bottom'' || 13 mm
|-
| Main Turret || 30 mm (8-78°) ''Turret front'' 30 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 25 mm (8-10°) 15 mm (2-34°) || 25 mm (8°) ''Machine gun port'' || 8 mm
|-
| Secondary Turret #1 || 30 mm (0-1°) ''Turret front'' 30 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 25 mm || 25 mm || 8 mm
|-
| Secondary Turret #2 || 14-15 mm (0-3°) || 25 mm || 25 mm || 13 mm
|-
! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
|-
| Cupola || 25 mm || 8-13 mm
|}
'''Notes:'''

* Suspension wheels and tracks are 15 mm thick. Suspension bogies are 10 mm thick.

=== Mobility ===
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}


{{tankMobility|abMinHp=374|rbMinHp=256}}

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
=== Main armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}

{{main|Type 94 (70 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[Type 94 (70 mm)|70 mm Type 94]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 100 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+22° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 7.44 || 10.30 || 12.52 || 13.84 || 14.72 || rowspan="2" | 5.20 || rowspan="2" | 4.60 || rowspan="2" | 4.24 || rowspan="2" | 4.00
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 5.47 || 6.44 || 7.82 || 8.65 || 9.20
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====
Only real choice here is the '''Type 3 HEAT''', it has the penetrating power to defeat any armour at this BR, and if it were to over penetrate as if it was an AP, it hull breaks its target due the fact it's a HEAT round. On the flip side, it has the lowest velocity of all the available shells and its advised to learn to get accommodated to this round nonetheless.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
|-
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
|-
| Type 95 APHE || APHE || 21 || 20 || 18 || 16 || 14 || 13
|-
| Type 92 HE || HE || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9
|-
| Type 3 HEAT || HEAT || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="10" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" | Velocity (m/s)
! rowspan="2" | Projectile Mass (kg)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay (m)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity (mm)
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
|-
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
|-
| Type 95 APHE || APHE || 300 || 4.45 || 1.2 || 14 || 170 || 47° || 60° || 65°
|-
| Type 92 HE || HE || 348 || 3.81 || 0 || 0.1 || 590 || 79° || 80° || 81°
|-
| Type 3 HEAT || HEAT || 200 || 3.35 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 601.6 || 62° || 69° || 73°
|-
|}

==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
[[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
|-
| '''100''' || 98 ''(+2)'' || 95 ''(+5)'' || 1 ''(+99)''|| No
|-
|}

Turret empty: 95 ''(+5)''

Side empty above the treads: 45 (+55)

=== Additional armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}

{{main|Type 94 (37 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[Type 94 (37 mm)|37 mm Type 94]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 150 || rowspan="2" | -8°/+20° || rowspan="2" | -110°/+100° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 7.44 || 10.30 || 12.52 || 13.84 || 14.72 || rowspan="2" |4.29|| rowspan="2" |3.80|| rowspan="2" |3.50|| rowspan="2" |3.30
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 5.47 || 6.44 || 7.82 || 8.65 || 9.20
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
|-
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
|-
| Type 94 APHE || APHE || 34 || 33 || 27 || 22 || 17 || 14
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="10" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" | Velocity (m/s)
! rowspan="2" | Projectile Mass (kg)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay (m)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity (mm)
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
|-
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
|-
| Type 94 APHE || APHE || 575 || 0.7 || 1.2 || 9 || 11 || 47° || 60° || 65°
|-
|}

==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
[[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! 4th rack empty
! 5th rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
|-
| '''150''' || 146 ''(+4)'' || 141 ''(+9)'' || 91 ''(+59)'' || 46 ''(+104)'' || 1 ''(+149)'' || No
|-
|}

Turret empty: 141 (+9)

=== Machine guns ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|3}}

{{main|Type 97 (7.7 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[Type 97 (7.7 mm)|7.7 mm Type 97]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Rear || 1,950 (20) || 498 || -8°/+20° || ±110°
|-
|}

== Usage in battles ==


The Type 95 Ro-Go, like most landships, is the perfect vehicle to lead an assault. It can take a beating due its relatively thick armour and with the crew placement it shouldn't be an easy task to simply knock it out with a single shell. The tricky part about the Ro-Go is the difference between shell velocities of the two cannons, the 70 mm has an abysmal muzzle velocity and quick drop off rate with 300 m/s on the ''Type 95 APHE'' and a mere 200 m/s on the ''Type 3 HEAT'' while the secondary cannon, a [[Type 94 (37 mm)|''37 mm Type 94'']], found on the [[Ha-Go|Type 95 Ha-Go]] has 575 m/s. As last armament to mention the Ro-Go has a MG turret in the back of the tank, which in-game won't really see much use and can be seen as a safe spot for the last crew member, but in-case a light armored truck tries to flank the Ro-Go and no-one is covering the back, as last resort the MG could prove handy.

As noted in [[#Ammunition|ammunition]], the only real choice is the '''''Type 3 HEAT''''' round, as it has the highest filler and penetration force of all available rounds at the cost of muzzle velocity. Though this can be used in an advantage as enemies behind cover are never safe when an experienced Ro-Go tanker is around, and lobs shells over cover with ease.

The ''37 mm Type 94'' can be used to either be used to shoot beyond the regular range of the 70 mm, or bait out shots in close range so the enemies pop out of cover and make quick work of them with the main 70 mm cannon.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Main gun with 70 mm HEAT and the secondary with 37 mm APHE are a deadly combination
* 70 mm's HEAT velocity of 200 m/s (one of the slowest in the game) means that it can shoot enemies behind cover
* Great gun depression and good elevation
* Six crew vehicle
* The secondary frontal turret can act as a shield to absorb some hits
* Has relatively thick armour enough to stop heavy machine gun fire, and even some anti-tank weapons
* Good manoeuvrability for a heavy tank
* 70 mm HEAT shells excel in both penetration and damage
* Modules are very well hidden in the vehicle

'''Cons:'''

* Slow turret traverse makes the Ro-Go easy to flank
* Features only a single machine gun in a rear turret
* Two massively different trajectories for the main guns
* Back turret ammo runs out very quickly
* Very slow
* Penetration with standard APHE for both guns is lacking
* Low velocity HEAT shell can be difficult to aim

== History ==


After World War I, the Imperial Japanese Army experimented with some possibility of multi-turreted tanks design based French Renault FT light tank. The development of the Type 95 Ro-Go heavy tank is based on the older version of the tank, the Type 91 heavy tank, which featured only a single 57 mm gun and two turrets, which both armed with a 6.5 mm machine guns. The tank had a maximum armour plate thickness of 17 mm. Although the design was not successful and soon cancelled, this project became the stepping stone to the Type 95 Ro-Go tank.

== Media ==


;Skins

* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?q=%23ro_go Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

;Videos
{{Youtube-gallery|RyA5KcS2hAw|'''Multi-turreted Tanks''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 2:04 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}}

== See also ==


;Vehicles equipped with the same guns

* [[Type 94 (37 mm)]]: [[Ha-Go (Family)]]

;Other vehicles of similar configuration and role

* [[Nb.Fz.]]
* [[Independent]]

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''encyclopedia page on the tank;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Japan heavy tanks}}
{{Japan premium ground vehicles}}