VTT DCA - Revision history

U156980633: added a description

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added a description

U38088265: /* Main armament */

2024-04-16T19:12:54Z

‎Main armament

U115682487: /* Main armament */ It's the first time I've done this, and I used my calculator to try and understand how the levels work. In fact, the table doesn't mention whether the 10% of Leadership skills are taken into account. I've rounded the values for turret

2024-04-14T20:08:20Z

‎Main armament: It's the first time I've done this, and I used my calculator to try and understand how the levels work. In fact, the table doesn't mention whether the 10% of Leadership skills are taken into account. I've rounded the values for turret

U28580205: /* Survivability and armour */

2024-04-06T05:31:17Z

‎Survivability and armour

U115682487: /* Survivability and armour */ Make this section, precisely on all armour of the VTT DCA

2024-04-01T13:08:11Z

‎Survivability and armour: Make this section, precisely on all armour of the VTT DCA

U115682487: Fill the Ammo Racks section

2024-03-30T18:02:14Z

Fill the Ammo Racks section

U31139476: /* History */

2024-03-15T12:26:16Z

‎History

U31139476: /* External links */

2024-03-15T12:25:43Z

‎External links

U38088265: Created page

2024-03-13T16:26:44Z

Created page

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

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French SPAA {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Alpha Strike"]].

== 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? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.''

'''Armour type:''' 


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

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

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

{{main|M2HB (12.7 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="6" | [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm M2HB]] (x4) || 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" | 3,200 (200) || rowspan="2" | 575 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+90° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__
|-
! ''Realistic''
| __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====
* '''Common:''' {{Annotation|API-T|M20 armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M1 incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|M20 armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
* '''API:''' {{Annotation|API-T|M20 armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|M8 armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|M20 armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
* '''AP:''' {{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|M20 armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
* '''APIT:''' {{Annotation|API-T|M20 armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}

{{:M2HB (12.7 mm)/Ammunition|I, API-T, AP, AP-I}}

==== [[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
|-
| '''16''' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __
|-
|}

== 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 ===

''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".''

'''Pros:'''
*

'''Cons:'''
*

== 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 ==

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

== External links ==

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{France anti-aircraft vehicles}}

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 {{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? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
 The ATV's DCA armour is weak and will only withstand the MG. Unlike the [[CCKW 353 AA]], its crew is not in the open air but protected by armour, however thin it may be. It is rather small and will hide easily in bushes.
 '''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
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 |-
 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 3,200 (200) || rowspan="2" | 575 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+90° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || 53 || 73 || 86 || 94 || 104 || rowspan="2" | 18.2 || rowspan="2" | 16.52 || rowspan="2" | 15.26 || rowspan="2" | 14
+| rowspan="2" | 3,200 (200) || rowspan="2" | 575 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+90° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || 52.8 || 73.1 || 88.8 || 98.2 || 104.5 || rowspan="2" | 18.20 || rowspan="2" | 16.10 || rowspan="2" | 14.84 || rowspan="2" | 14.00
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''
-| 36 || 42 || 49 || 55 || 60
+| 35.7 || 42.0 || 51.0 || 56.4 || 60.0
 |-
 |}
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 === [[wt:en/news/8759-development-vtt-dca-french-meat-chopper-en|Devblog]] ===
-Based on the AMX-13 light tank, the VTT armored personnel carrier was developed and launched into mass production in 1957. As this chassis was widely produced it became quite a suitable platform for numerous experimental variants, a notable example being the AMX-13 VTT / DCA (Véhicule de Transport de Troupe/Défense Contre Avions). It was armed with an American M45 .50 caliber quadmount, the same found on the iconic M16 Half-track. Unlike the M16 however, the VTT DCA was only a single prototype and didn’t reach mass production.
+Based on the AMX-13 light tank, the VTT armored personnel carrier was developed and launched into mass production in 1957. As this chassis was widely produced it became quite a suitable platform for numerous experimental variants, a notable example being the AMX-13 VTT / DCA (Véhicule de Transport de Troupe/Défense Contre Avions). It was armed with an American M45 .50 caliber quadmount, the same found on the iconic M16 Half-track. Unlike the M16 however, the VTT DCA was only a single prototype and didn't reach mass production.
 == Media ==

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 <!-- Example: * Rolled homogeneous armour (Front, Side, Rear, Hull roof)
 * Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Transmission area) -->
 *Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret)
 *Cast homogeneous armour (Transmission area)
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 '''Notes:''' <!-- Any additional notes which the user needs to be aware of -->
 <!-- Example: * Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick. -->
 * Turret is 6.35 mm thick and tracks are 15 mm thick.
 * There are two 10 mm (87°) plates inside the tank, on the edges.
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 |-
 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 3,200 (200) || rowspan="2" | 575 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+90° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__
+| rowspan="2" | 3,200 (200) || rowspan="2" | 575 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+90° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || 53 || 73 || 86 || 94 || 104 || rowspan="2" | 18.2 || rowspan="2" | 16.52 || rowspan="2" | 15.26 || rowspan="2" | 14
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''
-| __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._
+| 36 || 42 || 49 || 55 || 60
 |-
 |}

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 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 |-
-| Hull || 20 mm (31°)  ''Upper Glacis - Cheeks''
+| Hull || 20 mm (31°)  ''Upper Glacis - Cheeks'' <br> 20 mm (27°) ''Upper Glacis - Top'' <br> 20 mm (66°) ''Upper Glacis - Bottom''  <br> 40 mm (6-40°) ''Lower Glacis - Transmission'' <Br> 15 mm (84°) ''Lower Glacis - Bottom''
-mm (27°) ''Upper Glacis - Top'' 20 mm (66°) ''Upper Glacis - Bottom''
+| 20 mm (0-40°) ''Top'' <br> 20 mm ''Bottom''
+| 10 mm ''Rear side of center hull'' <br> 15 mm ''Rear plate''
-mm (6-40°) ''Lower Glacis - Transmission'' 15 mm (84°) ''Lower Glacis - Bottom''
+| 10 mm ''Around the turret'' <br> 10 mm ''Floor under the turret'' <br> 10 mm ''(40-90°) Rear'' <br> 15 mm (65°) ''Lower Glacis'' ''in rear''
 |-
 | Turret || 6.35 mm (spherical) ''Turret front'' || 6.35 mm + 6.35 mm ''Turret structure'' || N/A || N/A

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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
-<!-- [[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]] -->
+[[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]<!-- '''Last updated: 2.35.0.56''' -->
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 |-
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 ! 3rd<br>rack empty
 ! 4th<br>rack empty
 ! Visual<br>discrepancy
 |-
-| '''16''' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __
+| '''16''' || 12&nbsp;''(+4)'' || 8&nbsp;''(+8)'' || 4&nbsp;''(+12)'' || 0&nbsp;''(+16)'' || No
 |-
 |}
 == Usage in battles ==

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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}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French SPAA {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Alpha Strike"]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (Défense Contre Avion) is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French SPAA {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Alpha Strike"]].
 == General info ==

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 <!-- ''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).''
 == Media ==

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 ==== Ammunition ====
 * '''Common:''' {{Annotation|API-T|M20 armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M1 incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|M20 armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
 * '''API:''' {{Annotation|API-T|M20 armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|M8 armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|M20 armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
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 '''Pros:'''
+*
 '''Cons:'''
+*
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 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 ''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.''
@@ Line 128: / Line 132: @@
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
-''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
-* ''topic on the official game forum;''
+* [[wt:en/news/8759-development-vtt-dca-french-meat-chopper-en|[Devblog] VTT DCA: French Meat Chopper!]]
 {{France anti-aircraft vehicles}}