Ystervark

2022-05-13T19:23:44Z

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

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} British SPAA {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Ground Breaking"]].

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


'''Armour type:'''

* Structural steel (chassis)
* Rolled homogeneous armor (cabin, truckbed, hood)
* Bulletproof glass (windshield)
* Wheel (tires)

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Chassis || 2-5 mm (12-82°) ''Grille & Bumpers'' || 4 mm ''Top'' 4 mm (60°) ''Bottom'' 5 mm ''Chassis'' || 4 mm (19°)
!
|-
| Drivers cabin || 4 mm (12°) ''Cabin'' 60 mm (12°) ''Windshield'' || 4 mm (0-7°) ''Cabin'' 60 mm (0-7°) ''Windshield''
!
| 2 mm (2°)
|-
|}
'''Notes:'''

* Wheels are 10 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick.
* Vents and mudguards are 2 mm thick.

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


{{tankMobility|abMinHp=176|rbMinHp=110}}

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

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

{{main|GAI C01 (20 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="6" | [[GAI C01 (20 mm)|20 mm GAI C01]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 600 (75) || rowspan="2" | 996 || rowspan="2" | -7°/+83° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 39.6 || 54.8 || 66.6 || 73.6 || 78.4 || rowspan="2" | 9.10 || rowspan="2" | 8.05 || rowspan="2" | 7.42 || rowspan="2" | 7.00
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 26.8 || 31.5 || 38.3 || 42.3 || 45.0
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====

* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|HVAP-T|High-velocity armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}
* '''M594:''' {{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HVAP-T|High-velocity armour-piercing tracer}}
* '''M601:''' {{Annotation|HVAP-T|High-velocity armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HVAP-T|High-velocity armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-I|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="7" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Belt
! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
|-
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
|-
| Default || 57 || 52 || 37 || 24 || 15 || 10
|-
| M594 || 57 || 52 || 37 || 24 || 15 || 10
|-
| M601 || 57 || 52 || 37 || 24 || 15 || 10
|-
|}
{| 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%
|-
| 20 mm M601 || HVAP-T || 1,100 || 0.11 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 66° || 77° || 72°
|-
| 20 mm M594 || HEF-I || 1,054 || 0.12 || 0 || 0.1 || 27.2 || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
|}

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! Ammo type
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! 4th rack empty
|-
| '''8''' '''600''' || ''Magazines'' ''Rounds'' || 7 ''(+1)'' 525 ''(+75)'' || 6 ''(+2)'' 450 ''(+150)'' || 5 ''(+3)'' 375 ''(+225)'' || 4 ''(+4)'' 300 ''(+300)''
|-
! 5th rack empty
! 6th rack empty
! 7th rack empty
! 8th rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
!
|-
| 3 ''(+5)'' 225 ''(+375)'' || 2 ''(+6)'' 150 ''(+450)'' || 1 ''(+7)'' 75 ''(+525)'' || 0 ''(+8)'' 0 ''(+600)'' || No
!
|-
|}
'''Note''':

* Ammunition is divided into 8 magazines of 75 rounds.

== Usage in battles ==

The Ystervark is vital to help defend the team from all types of aircraft(bombers, strike aircraft, fighters and even jet aircraft). It's a good anti-air even up to 8.0. Due to the driving compartment being at the front and making it impossible to aim straight, I would not suggest pushing the enemies unless you know where you can penetrate the enemies. If you meet enemies that have more than 60 mm thick armour I suggest disabling their barrel, machine gun and their tracks. You can't penetrate these tanks so you should keep disabling their barrel, machine gun and their tracks unless you want to get away from them. Keep in mind that their machine gun can easily kill you. I would stay in spawn shooting aircraft down, but keep in mind Ystervark the is an easy target so try and keep track of all aircraft in the skies. Its high firerate means you shouldn't be afraid to go after jets in higher tiers.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Fast 900+ rounds/min firerate allows it easily score hits with a burst on an aircraft's flight path. Which means it is easily capable of killing a jet aircraft.
* Small profile makes it very easy to conceal itself
* High top speed of 90 km/h means great agility
* Lack of armour means conventional cannons will struggle to one-shot it if poorly aimed
* 75-round belt allows it to confidentally engage targets without worrying too much about reloading

'''Cons:'''

* The driving compartment can obstruct the autocannon's gun depression which might be sometimes fatal
* No armour protection, making it highly vulnerable to MG bullets, shrapnel, and even ramming from tanks and aircraft
* Is wheeled, meaning its mobility will be significantly worsened on bad road conditions
* Reverse speed of -13 km/h can be inadequate, especially when comparing to its counterpart [[R3 T20 FA-HS|R3 T20]]
* Gunsight is position far above the gun, which can be awkward to aim in simulator
* Complex appearance can make it hard to place bushes, decorators, and decals

== History ==

Up until the early 1980s, the SADF anti-air regiments were reliant on towed equipment. However, as the military doctrine shifted towards mobile warfare, the need for a self-propelled anti-air gun unit became clear. As a result, South African engineers began working on a respective design, which had to be rugged enough to withstand the harsh South African terrain and threat of landmines, yet light enough to ensure a high level of mobility.

Building on the basis of a previous mine-resistant vehicle project, the engineers came up with a light SPAAG design, built on top of the Bulldog APC chassis between 1983 and 1984. Entering service almost immediately, the Ystervark was used to accompany South African mechanized battalions and to protect strategic assets, such as air bases in the southwest African region. Ystervarks were first employed operationally during Operation Thunder Chariot in 1984 - a division -scale exercise in South Africa during which the Ystervarks were first tested.

However, the Ystervarks didn’t have to wait long for their first combat deployment. Taking part in several operations in the ongoing South African Border War from 1986, Ystervarks were used to great success as deterrents to low-flying Angolan attack aircraft and helicopters, even downing several Angolan MiGs in 1986 and 1987. After the conclusion of the Border War in 1989, the Ystervark was gradually being phased out of service in 1991 and replaced by the SAMIL 100 Kwêvoël mine-protected SPAAG armoured truck called the Bosvark. Officially, the Ystervark was withdrawn from active service in 1997 after more than 70 units were produced.

''- From [[wt:en/news/7390-development-ystervark-the-little-truck-that-could-en|Devblog]]''

== 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/7390-development-ystervark-the-little-truck-that-could-en|[Devblog] Ystervark:The Little Truck That Could]]

{{Britain anti-aircraft vehicles}}
[[Category:Wheeled ground vehicles]]

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