QF 3.7 Ram - Revision history

U44629479: Undo revision 193758 by U145582178 (talk)

2024-10-21T15:39:05Z

Undo revision 193758 by U145582178 (talk)

U145582178: Added a dumb joke

2024-10-21T09:24:24Z

Added a dumb joke

U22585084: Added Leopard 2A4M CAN to the list of other Canadian Ground vehicle present in game

2024-08-12T18:04:26Z

Added Leopard 2A4M CAN to the list of other Canadian Ground vehicle present in game

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2023-02-15T22:53:28Z

‎See also

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-01-22T20:17:07Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U9202753 at 12:57, 14 February 2022

2022-02-14T12:57:35Z

U44629479: Edits

2022-01-31T11:54:06Z

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U95595778: /* History */

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 The best way to utilize the armour to protect the crew is to aim the gun from the front, as it provides cover to both loaders in the back. However, avoid getting hit once as the proximity of the crew members, modules, and ammo racks within each other on the {{PAGENAME}} means a single hit has a chance of crippling the vehicle's performance enough for follow-up shots to finish the {{PAGENAME}} off.
-But lets be real, who needs armor if all enemies have already exploded?
+;The crew
 The {{PAGENAME}} is managed by a 6 man crew.

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 The best way to utilize the armour to protect the crew is to aim the gun from the front, as it provides cover to both loaders in the back. However, avoid getting hit once as the proximity of the crew members, modules, and ammo racks within each other on the {{PAGENAME}} means a single hit has a chance of crippling the vehicle's performance enough for follow-up shots to finish the {{PAGENAME}} off.
-;The crew
+But lets be real, who needs armor if all enemies have already exploded?
 The {{PAGENAME}} is managed by a 6 man crew.

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 * [[ADATS (M113)]]
 * [[Skink]]
 == External links ==

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 '''Armour type:'''
 * Rolled homogeneous armour
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=uk_ram_90mm_aa Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 '''Other Canadian ground vehicles present in the game:'''
 * [[M5A1 (5th arm.div.)]]
 * [[M4A5]]
 * [[C2A1]]
 * [[ADATS (M113)]]
 == External links ==

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 == Description ==
 <!--In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.-->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' '''({{Specs|pseudonym}})''' is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} British tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update 1.95 "Northern Wind"]] in the [[wt:en/news/6521-special-operation-f-r-o-s-t-en|Operation F.R.O.S.T.]] event. It features a heavily modified Ram chassis with a powerful 94 mm AA cannon. Serving as a British counterpart of the German [[VFW]]; the two can lethally face each other in the battlefield.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' '''({{Specs|pseudonym}})''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} British tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update 1.95 "Northern Wind"]] in the [[wt:en/news/6521-special-operation-f-r-o-s-t-en|Operation F.R.O.S.T.]] event. It features a heavily modified Ram chassis with a powerful 94 mm AA cannon. Serving as a British counterpart of the German [[VFW]]; the two can lethally face each other in the battlefield.
 A highly mobile platform; with a hard-hitting gun, good crew count, great reload rate, and all the intentions to dispatch enemy armour. What else could a veteran British tank commander ask for?
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 ==== Ammunition ====
 The more useful shot undoubtedly is the APCBC Shot Mk.1. The HE shell might not be needed for the majority of the encounters. Since the {{PAGENAME}} relies on frontal or flank engagements, none in which the HE can be applied effectively. The HE shell is somewhat useful for uncommon light vehicles or if any tank commander endeavours into anti-aircraft duties. (not an easy task since it requires direct hits to high-speed moving aircraft, with a slow vertical turret rotation)
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="10" | Shell details
+{{:OQF Mk.II (94 mm)/Ammunition|Shot Mk.1, Shell Mk.1}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=uk_ram_90mm_aa
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
 |market=QF 3.7 Ram (Britain)
 }}

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' '''({{Specs|pseudonym}})''' is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} British tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update 1.95 "Northern Wind"]] in the [[wt:en/news/6521-special-operation-f-r-o-s-t-en|Operation F.R.O.S.T.]] event. It features a heavily modified Ram chassis with a powerful 94 mm AA cannon. Serving as a British counterpart of the German [[VFW]]; the two can lethally face each other in the battlefield.
-A highly mobile platform; with a hard-hitting gun, good crew count, great reload rate, and all the intentions to dispatch enemy armour. What else could a veteran British tank commander ask for!
+A highly mobile platform; with a hard-hitting gun, good crew count, great reload rate, and all the intentions to dispatch enemy armour. What else could a veteran British tank commander ask for?
 == General info ==
 === Survivability and armour ===
 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
-<!--Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat?
+<!-- ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.-->The {{PAGENAME}} possesses light armour in the upper area of the turret (19.5 ''mm'' thickness), that might only cover your crew for small-calibre machine guns.
+Lying hidden in the back of the turret, it's heavy 94 mm cannon is protected by 20 mm of structural steel located lower the cannon gun. Inside it the vertical aim drive is located. If a shot goes through and detonates inside this boxy structure, it will cause damage to your crew and the vertical aiming drive. This is the most common damage the {{PAGENAME}} will get, as the enemy often shoots at the area below the 94 mm cannon.
-Lying hidden in the back of the turret, it's heavy 94 mm cannon is protected by ''20 mm'' of structural steel located lower the cannon gun. Inside it the vertical aim drive is located. If a shot goes through and detonates inside this boxy structure, it will cause damage to your crew and the vertical aiming drive. This is the most common damage the {{PAGENAME}} will get, as the enemy often shoots at the area below the 94 mm cannon.
+The thicker part of the armour is located in the cannon structure, visible in the centre of the turret (60 mm thickness). But due to the structural steel armour type, its armour remains insignificant for the heavy shells it can face, making cannon breech damage a routine situation as shells with explosive filler detonate within the structure
-The thicker part of the armour is located in the cannon structure, visible in the centre of the turret (''60 mm'' thickness). But due to the structural steel armour type, its armour remains insignificant for the heavy shells it can face, making cannon breech damage a routine situation as shells with explosive filler detonate within the structure
+More armour is located in the lower central area of the transmission. There, the transmission mounting provides 50.8 mm of armour thickness, thick enough that it is possible to stop awkwardly angled shots or HE shots, but won't save you from a frontal encounter. Damages through here also will damage the transmission module.
 [[File:Side view RAM ARMOR.jpg|thumb|Cannon structure armour]]
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 The driver and a machine gunner remain in the safest spot within the vehicle chassis. The gunner it well placed but often gets knocked out. High crew skills are a must to ensure a higher chance of resisting explosive effects or shrapnel while performing gun reloads and field repairs even faster to fight back against the opponents.
-;Armour composition
+'''Armour type:'''
+* Rolled homogeneous armour
 {| class="wikitable"
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 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 |-
-| Hull || 19.05 mm ''Upper Part''
+| Hull || 19.05 mm ''Upper Part'' <br> 50.8 mm ''Lower Glacis'' || 19.05 mm ''Top'' <br> 38.1 mm ''Bottom'' || 19.05 mm ''Upper'' <br> 38 - 38.1 mm ''Lower'' || 19.05 mm
 |-
-| Turret || 19.05 mm ''Gun Shield'' || colspan="3" |0 mm
+| Turret || 19.05 mm ''Gun Shield''
 |-
 |}
 '''Notes:'''
 * Tracks - 20 mm
 * Suspension - 15 mm
-* The driver's viewport is completely open, meaning there is no armor protecting him from shrapnel or machine gun fire.
+* The driver's viewport is completely open, meaning there is no armour protecting him from shrapnel or machine gun fire.
 === Mobility ===
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 |-
 |}
-Notes:
+'''Notes''':
 * Shells are modelled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
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 * Has no timed fuse shells for aircraft, unlike its German counterparts; poor to none AA potential
 * Weak armour and exposed crew; any kind of auto-cannon, heavy machine gun or plane can shred it from any angle
-* Longer reload compared to its German counterpart, the '''[[VFW]]'''
+* Longer reload compared to its German counterpart, the [[VFW]]
 * Poor gun depression of -5°; an unlike trait of British tanks
 * Lower muzzle velocity than the usual 17pdr, learning and quick correction is needed
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 ;Skins
-* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=britain&vehicleType=tank&vehicleClass=tank_destroyer&vehicle=uk_ram_90mm_aa Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
+* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=uk_ram_90mm_aa Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 == See also ==

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 == History ==
-[[File:QF 3.7 Ram.jpg|thumb|The prototype vehicle.]]<!--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).-->
+<!--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).-->
+[[File:QF 3.7 Ram.jpg|thumb|The prototype vehicle.]]
 In 1941, General Frederick 'Frank' Worthington, founder of the Canadian Armoured Corps, proposed that a 3.7-inch (94 mm) anti-aircraft gun be mounted on a Ram chassis to act as a dual purpose anti-aircraft and anti-tank vehicle. The 3.7-inch (94 mm) Ordnance Quick Firing (OQF) MK II was used because it was the primary British heavy AA gun during World War II. The vehicle designed mounted the OQF Mk II on the Ram hull (a Canadian tank based on the M3 Lee's hull).
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 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
-== See also ==<!-- Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
+;Skins
 reference to the series of the vehicles;
 links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees. -->
-'''Other Canadian tanks present in the game:'''
+'''Other Canadian ground vehicles present in the game:'''
+* [[M5A1 (5th arm.div.)]]
 * [[M4A5]]
 * [[C2A1]]
+* [[ADATS (M113)]]
 == External links ==
 <!-- Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
 * topic on the official game forum;
 * other literature. -->
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QF_3.7-inch_AA_gun QF 3.7-inch Anti Aircraft Gun <nowiki>[</nowiki>Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki>]
+* [[wikipedia:QF_3.7-inch_AA_gun|[Wikipedia] QF 3.7-inch AA gun]]
 * [https://www.armedconflicts.com/CAN-RAM-AA-3-7-inch-t81956 CAN-RAM AA 3,7 Inch <nowiki>[</nowiki>Armedconflicts.com Website<nowiki>]</nowiki>]
 * Chamberlain, P., &amp; Ellis, C. (2002). ''British and American tanks of World War Two: The complete illustrated history of British, American and Commonwealth tanks'', 1939-1945. London: Cassell.
 {{Britain tank destroyers}}
 {{Britain premium ground vehicles}}
 {{Winter Event}}

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 The main gun was mounted on a pedestal in the center of the hull platform giving it a very high silhouette, and it had a gun shield to protect against ground based fire. During testing it was proven that the vehicle was satisfactory for neither the anti-aircraft nor anti-tank roles. Only one prototype was built and tested.
-Due to the failure of the program, it would lead to the development of a new Ram-based anti-aircraft vehicle in 1943 which would come to be known as the 20mm Quad AA tank, Skink - the skink was based on the hull of the Grizzly, a Canadian version of the M4A1 Sherman.
+Due to the failure of the program, it would lead to the development of a new Ram-based anti-aircraft vehicle in 1943 which would come to be known as the 20mm Quad AA tank, Skink - the Skink was based on the hull of the Grizzly, a Canadian version of the M4A1 Sherman.
 == Media ==