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	== Description ==		== Description ==
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	== Description ==		== Description ==
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 The M152, M156 and M111 shells are available to all tanks using the 105 mm GT-3 cannon. The M416 smoke round is available only for the [[Olifant Mk.1A]], the DM33 is present only in the [[Class 3 (P)]], while the DM63 is used only in the [[TTD]]. The GT-3 has no access to stock APDS rounds, which means that players must rely on the HEATFS shots.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|M152 / DM12, M416, M156, DM512, M111 / DM23, DM33, DM63}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 | DM33 || APFSDS || 408 || 405 || 398 || 389 || 379 || 370
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-| DM63 || APFSDS || 436 || 434 || 426 || 416 || 406 || 396
+| DM63 || APFSDS || 430 || 427 || 420 || 409 || 400 || 390
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 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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-| M152 / DM12 || HEATFS || 1,173 || 10.5 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 1,270 || 65° || 72° || 77°
+| M152 / DM12 || HEATFS || 1,174 || 10.5 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 1,270 || 65° || 72° || 77°
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-| M156 / DM512 || HESH || 732 || 14.85 || 0.1 || 4 || 4,310 || 73° || 77° || 80°
+| M156 || HESH || 731 || 11.4 || 0.1 || 4 || 3,170 || 73° || 77° || 80°
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-| M111 / DM23 || APFSDS || 1,455 || 3.79 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
+| DM512 || HESH || 732 || 11.2 || 0.1 || 4 || 4,310 || 73° || 77° || 80°
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 | DM33 || APFSDS || 1,455 || 3.79 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
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-| DM63 || APFSDS || 1,455 || 4.3 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
+| DM63 || APFSDS || 1,455 || 4.4 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
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 ! Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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-| M416 || 730 || 11.4 || 20 || 5 || 25 || 50
+| M416 || 732 || 11.6 || 20 || 5 || 25 || 50
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 === Comparison with analogues ===
 <!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
 * [[L7A3 (105 mm)]] - A very similar performance, found on most Leopards and the Japanese Type 74s.
 * [[L7A1 (105 mm)]] - An inferior GT-3.
 * [[FMK.4 Modelo 1L (105 mm)]] - Practically the same gun. Both have the same reload speed and the same shells. The only difference is the access to an APDS round.
 * [[D-10T (100 mm)]] / [[D-10T2S (100 mm)]] - With an extra 3 seconds of reload time across the board, it gives the GT-3 quite a practical advantage.
 == Usage in battles ==
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 == History ==
 <!-- ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon 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 weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-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>.'' -->
-The GT-3 was a South African cannon developed by Denel Land System in their effort to upgrade existing Centurion tanks with a 105 mm cannon. Due to international sanctions forbidding South Africa from acquiring new weapons, their aging tank force and experience in the Border War against Angola, the South Africans resorted to making their own weapons with whatever was available to them, including their Centurion Mk3s and their 84 mm cannon. It was decided to use the Centurion as a basis for a new indigenous South African tank (as they had no other options available).
+The GT-3 was a South African cannon developed by Denel Land System in their effort to upgrade existing Centurion tanks with a 105 mm cannon. Due to international sanctions forbidding South Africa from acquiring new weapons, their ageing tank force and experience in the Border War against Angola, the South Africans resorted to making their own weapons with whatever was available to them, including their Centurion Mk3s and their 84 mm cannon. It was decided to use the Centurion as a basis for a new indigenous South African tank (as they had no other options available).
 The resulting product was a 105 mm cannon. This cannon, known as the 105 mm GT-3, retains the 84 mm cannon's breech assembly, while fitting it with new mounting lugs to fit existing recoil system. The barrel is a similar copy to the original British L7A3's own barrel, with a couple of minute changes to fit in with the different breech assembly. The resulting cannon could fire NATO ammunition.
 The GT-3, with the Israeli supplied M111 APFSDS round could penetrate a T-54/55 and T-62 up to a range of 2 km. However, most Olifant Mk.1A crews preferred HEAT-FS rounds due to it making a much more noticeable impact, considering that the Olifant Mk.1A faces Angolan T-54/55 and T-62s that does not have any form of composite or reactive armour.
 On November 1987, as part of Operation Moduler, Lt. Hein Fourie destroyed the first T-55 with an Olifant Mk.1A armed with the GT-3 cannon. Overall, the GT-3 cannon was successful in its role in modernising the South African army with a tank cannon that is capable of dominating the African battlefield without outside assistance.

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 | M152 / DM12 || HEATFS || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400
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-| M156 / DM502 || HESH || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127
+| M156 / DM512 || HESH || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127
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 | M111 / DM23 || APFSDS || 337 || 335 || 330 || 322 || 314 || 306
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 | M152 / DM12 || HEATFS || 1,173 || 10.5 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 1,270 || 65° || 72° || 77°
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-| M156 / DM502 || HESH || 732 || 14.85 || 0.1 || 4 || 4,310 || 73° || 77° || 80°
+| M156 / DM512 || HESH || 732 || 14.85 || 0.1 || 4 || 4,310 || 73° || 77° || 80°
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 | M111 / DM23 || APFSDS || 1,455 || 3.79 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°

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 * ''other literature.'' -->
-* http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product3619.html
+* [http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product3619.html <nowiki>[Army Guide]</nowiki> GT-3]
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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
-The Denel GT-3 cannon is an South African cannon developed in their efforts to upgrade existing Centurions with a more powerful cannon. Due to international embargoes imposed on South Africa, the South African government had to outsource their parts elsewhere.
+The '''105 mm GT-3''' cannon is a 105 mm South African tank cannon developed by Denel in their efforts to upgrade existing Centurions with a more powerful cannon. Due to international embargoes imposed on South Africa, the South African government had to purchase their parts elsewhere. This cannon uses a modified 105 mm barrel while retaining the original [[20pdr OQF Mk.I (84 mm)]] gun breech from their Centurions. The resulting gun could fire NATO ammunition.
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 == General info ==
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 === Available ammunition ===
 <!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
-{{Notice|The M152, M156 and M111 shells are available to all tanks using the Denel GT-3 cannon. The M416 smoke round is available only for the [[Olifant Mk.1A]], the DM33 is present only in the [[Class 3 (P)]], while the DM63 is used only in the [[TTD]].}}
+The M152, M156 and M111 shells are available to all tanks using the 105 mm GT-3 cannon. The M416 smoke round is available only for the [[Olifant Mk.1A]], the DM33 is present only in the [[Class 3 (P)]], while the DM63 is used only in the [[TTD]]. The GT-3 has no access to stock APDS rounds, which means that players must rely on the HEATFS shots.
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 === Comparison with analogues ===
-[[L7A3 (105 mm)]]: The Denel GT-3 is based upon the L7A3 in a lot of ways. Most importantly, the GT-3 was designed specifically to fire NATO rounds that is found in the L7A3. While similar, the Denel has no access to stock APDS rounds, which means that players must rely on the much more penetrating but less reliable HEAT-FS shots.
+<!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
+* [[L7A3 (105 mm)]] - A very similar performance, found on most Leopards and the Japanese Type 74s.
-[[L7A1 (105 mm)]]: Another gun the Denel GT-3 is based upon, and is located in the same tree but at a lower BR. The simplest way to describe the L7A1 is as an inferior GT-3. Most tanks armed with the L7A1 lacks a true APFSDS round or HEAT-FS round, while having access to a similar performing HESH round and an APDS round that is unavailable to the Denel GT-3. The only tank armed with the L7A1 that can fire HEAT-FS round is the [[Vickers Mk.3]].
+* [[L7A1 (105 mm)]] - An inferior GT-3.
+* [[FMK.4 Modelo 1L (105 mm)]] - Practically the same gun. Both have the same reload speed and the same shells. The only difference is the access to an APDS round.
-[[FMK.4 Modelo 1L (105 mm)]]: In War Thunder, both the Denel GT-3 and the FMK.4 Modelo 1L are practically the same gun. Both has the same reload speed and the same shells with no differences between the two. The only difference is the suspension and turret they are on and access to APDS round.
+* [[D-10T (100 mm)]] / [[D-10T2S (100 mm)]] - With an extra 3 seconds of reload time across the board, it gives the GT-3 quite a practical advantage.
 == Usage in battles ==
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 == History ==
-The Denel GT-3 was a South African cannon developed by Denel Land System DLS in their effort to upgrade existing Centurion tanks with a 105mm cannon. Due to international sanctions forbidding South Africa to acquire new weapons, their aging tank force and experiences in the Border War against Angola, the South Africans resorted to making their own weapons with whatever if available to them, including their Centurion Mk3s and their 84mm cannon. It was decided to use the Centurion as a basis for a new indigenous South African tank (as they have no other options available).
+<!-- ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon 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 weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-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>.'' -->
-The resulting product was a 105mm cannon. This cannon, known as the 105mm Denel GT-3, retains the 84mm's breech assembly, while fitting it with new mounting lugs to fit existing recoil system. The barrel is a similar copy to the original British L7A3's own barrel, with a couple of minute changes to fit in with the different breech assembly. The resulting cannon could fire NATO ammunition.
+The resulting product was a 105 mm cannon. This cannon, known as the 105 mm GT-3, retains the 84 mm's breech assembly, while fitting it with new mounting lugs to fit existing recoil system. The barrel is a similar copy to the original British L7A3's own barrel, with a couple of minute changes to fit in with the different breech assembly. The resulting cannon could fire NATO ammunition.
-The Denel GT-3, with the Israeli supplied M111 APFSDS round could penetrate a T-54/55 and T-62 up to a range of 2km. However, most Olifant Mk1A crews preferred HEAT-FS rounds due to it making a much more noticeable impact, considering that the Olifant Mk1A faces Angolan T-54/55 and T-62s that does not have any form of composite or reactive armour.
+The Denel GT-3, with the Israeli supplied M111 APFSDS round could penetrate a T-54/55 and T-62 up to a range of 2 km. However, most Olifant Mk1A crews preferred HEAT-FS rounds due to it making a much more noticeable impact, considering that the Olifant Mk1A faces Angolan T-54/55 and T-62s that does not have any form of composite or reactive armour.
-On Novermber 1987, as part of Operation Moduler, Lt. Hein Fourie destroyed the first T-55 with an Olifant Mk1A armed with the Denel GT-3 cannon. Overall, the Denel GT-3 cannon was successful in its role in modernising the South African army with a tank cannon that is capable of dominating the African battlefield without outside assistance.
+On November 1987, as part of Operation Moduler, Lt. Hein Fourie destroyed the first T-55 with an Olifant Mk1A armed with the Denel GT-3 cannon. Overall, the Denel GT-3 cannon was successful in its role in modernising the South African army with a tank cannon that is capable of dominating the African battlefield without outside assistance.
-Apart from the Olifant, the Denel GT-3 would also be installed in the Tank Technology Demonstrator (TTD) as a placeholder while a 120mm was being developed, which unfortunately was scrapped.
+Apart from the Olifant, the Denel GT-3 would also be installed in the Tank Technology Demonstrator (TTD) as a placeholder while a 120 mm was being developed, which unfortunately was scrapped.
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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:''
+<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
-* [[GT-7 (105 mm)]] and [[GT-8 (105 mm)]]; modernised and refined version of the Danel GT-3
+* [[L7 (105 mm) (Family)]]
-* [[L7 (105 mm) (Family)]]; a line of guns in which the Denel GT-3 is based on
+* [[GT-7 (105 mm)]]
 == External links ==
 * http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product3619.html
 * https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/south_africa/olifant_mk.i
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