Zrinyi I

2022-08-29T04:26:57Z

U112671720: changed the side armor description

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== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Danger Zone"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/7796-event-summer-quest-en|2022 Summer Quest event]].

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


The Zrinyi I has relatively average armour with 75 mm armour on the upper hull front. The hull armour is only angled at 16 degrees, which makes it nearly flat. Like Semovente Italian tank destroyers, it has angled plates between the front and sides which are both 50 mm thick. The 50 mm corner plates make angling very difficult. On the sides it is 25 mm of armour. This is the same armour value on the lower hull.

On the bottom-front, the lower frontal plate is 35 mm, upper frontal plate is 13 mm. Because of the thin UFP, it is possible to use almost any 90 mm HE, or even HEAT, to destroy the SPG with overpressure frontally in a single hit.

The weakest part of the tank would be the sides, so it's suggested to keep them from enemy view. The modules are mostly situated in the back, so they have a lesser chance of being hit and damaged. Like the German StuGs, the Zrinyi has its crew besides the cannon. It has two crew members on each side, which means if you get hit in one side, you will still have two crew members left to man the cannon and drive the tank. The transmission is not in the front to absorb spall and shrapnel like it does on the StuG, making you more vulnerable to hits in that area.

Overall, at its BR, the Zrinyi's armour is not adequate to face enemy fire.

Due to the shape of the hull, it is possible to pull most enemy tanks onto it by ramming them from the front or the back, or clashing in general. Enemy tanks generally cannot escape or retaliate after being pulled up because of the further synergy with the rocket launchers exclusive to the Zrinyi. Enemy hull also becomes exposed to direct fire by the main gun, effectively dooming enemy tanks. The Zrinyi does not suffer blowback from enemy tanks exploding on top of it.

'''Armour type:''' 


{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || ___ mm || 25 mm ''Top'' 25 mm ''Bottom'' || ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
|-
| Superstructure || ___ - ___ mm ''Turret front'' ___ mm ''Gun mantlet'' || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
|-
|}

'''Notes:''' 


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

''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.''

{{tankMobility|abMinHp=369|rbMinHp=230}}

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

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
=== Main armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}

{{main|43.M (75 mm)}}

The gun is somewhat inaccurate even with all the upgrades, so it is better to aim dead centre of the enemy tank and not to try hitting any small weakspots. Because of this it will often randomly fail to K/O tanks with tiered armour like the [[KV-1]], even in arcade.

Ammunition is serviceable, as APHE can penetrate heavy tanks rather easily, being slightly better than ammo of [[StuG III G]]. It does not have the same insane explosive mass of the [[90/53 M41M]], so at least some mind should be paid to internal layouts of the tanks.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[43.M (75 mm)|75 mm 43.M]] || 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" | 40 || rowspan="2" | -8°/+25° || rowspan="2" | -12°/+10° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 12.3 || 17.1 || 20.7 || 22.9 || 24.4 || rowspan="2" | 7.67 || rowspan="2" | 6.79 || rowspan="2" | 6.25 || rowspan="2" | 5.90
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 8.3 || 9.8 || 11.9 || 13.2 || 14.0
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====
{| 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
|-
| 43.M pancelgranat || APCBC || 145 || 143 || 130 || 116 || 104 || 93
|-
| 43.M repeszgranat || HE || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10
|-
| 43.M pancelrobbantogranat || 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%
|-
| 43.M pancelgranat || APCBC || 770 || 6.8 || 1.2 || 14 || 28.9 || 48° || 63° || 71°
|-
| 43.M repeszgranat || HE || 550 || 5.74 || 0 || 0.1 || 686 || 79° || 80° || 81°
|-
| 43.M pancelrobbantogranat || HEAT || 550 || 4.4 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 872.1 || 62° || 69° || 73°
|-
|}

==== [[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
|-
| '''40''' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __
|-
|}

=== Additional armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}

{{main|Wgr.41 Spr}}

The rocket launchers are pre-calibrated to fire about 700 m away from the Zrinyi (assuming flat ground and the same terrain level). They only truly respond to controls in Third Person View and only when aiming up. The right launcher fires first, then they alternate. The launchers are offset from each other, so it is necessary to also alternate aim before firing the next rocket by moving the hull while pointing gun sight at the target. Due to the poor aim ability, they are more of a niche trick weapon, than something that can be used all the time.

The only ways to use them at close range is either angling the SPG down to fire semi-directly at about 200 m range, or ram enemy tank to hit its turret or tracks, as they will now be in the crossfire between both launchers.

The rockets deal enough overpressure damage to destroy cannon barrels, annihilate tracks or blow up medium tanks when their roof armour is hit. Some heavy tanks can also be destroyed by it.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[Wgr.41 Spr]] rocket
|-
! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
|-
| 6 || 0°/+10° || N/A || N/A
|-
|}

==== 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
|-
| Wgr.41 Spr || Rocket || 27 || 27 || 27 || 27 || 27 || 27
|-
|}
{| 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%
|-
| Wgr.41 Spr || Rocket || 340 || 34.15 || 0 || 0.1 || 2,150 || 79° || 80° || 81°
|-
|}

==== [[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
|-
| '''6''' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __
|-
|}

== 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:'''

* Highly effective main gun capable of knocking out most tanks at its BR
* High gun depression allows stronger protection when firing over hills
* Incredible mobility, with the a reverse gearbox giving it the same speeds in reverse as forwards
* Quite short, making enemies less likely to spot or hit you
* Can perform lethal ramming attacks in a 1v1 if necessary

'''Cons:'''

* With only 75 mm RHA of flat frontal protection, armour is generally ineffective in direct frontal engagements
* The hull can be overpressured by any gun bigger than 76 mm from the front without any effort
* Rocket launchers can be detonated by about any weapon when still loaded, which leads to an ammo rack detonation
* Lacking a turret limits effectiveness in many scenarios
* No machine guns
* Lacks an APCR shell, which may cause problems fighting certain heavily armoured vehicles
* Rockets that can be used by only medium or long distance and very difficult to aim with them

== History ==

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== Media ==


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== 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/7799-development-zr%C3%ADnyi-i-en|[Devblog] Zrínyi I]]

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