ZTZ99-III - Revision history

U101304893: update ERA protection to 2.33.0.42

2023-12-26T11:50:11Z

update ERA protection to 2.33.0.42

U44629479: Edits

2023-07-09T13:44:53Z

Edits

U101304893: typo

2023-06-22T13:53:09Z

typo

U101304893: minor addition of armour info

2023-06-22T13:35:47Z

minor addition of armour info

U38088265: /* Description */

2023-05-14T21:41:49Z

‎Description

U4656018: Revision on description per current standards

2023-05-02T17:32:40Z

Revision on description per current standards

U38088265: /* Machine guns */

2023-03-19T22:26:17Z

‎Machine guns

U44629479: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-02-10T21:22:06Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U38088265: /* Machine guns */

2022-08-20T14:37:38Z

‎Machine guns

U38088265: /* Ammunition */

2022-06-25T08:56:37Z

‎Ammunition

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 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 |-
-| Hull || 20 mm (70°) ''Upper front'' <br> 80 mm (60°) ''Lower front'' || 80 mm ''Top'' <br> 20 mm (21°) ''Bottom'' || 45 mm (10°) ''Upper plate'' <br> 45 mm (45°) ''Lower glacis'' <br> 20 mm ''Engine vent'' || 20+80 (20°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 30 mm ''Driving compartment'' <br> 20 mm ''Engine compartment'' <br> 5 mm ''Engine vents''
+| Hull || 20 mm (70°) ''Upper front'' <br> 80 mm (60°) ''Lower front'' || 80 mm ''Top'' <br> 20 mm (21°) ''Bottom'' || 45 mm (10°) ''Upper plate'' <br> 45 mm (45°) ''Lower glacis'' <br> 20 mm ''Engine vent'' || 30 mm ''Driving compartment'' <br> 20 mm ''Engine compartment'' <br> 5 mm ''Engine vents''
 |-
 | Turret || 220 mm ''Turret front'' <br> 310 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 80 mm (volumetric) || 35 mm || 30-50 mm
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 ! Composite armour !! Frontal effective protection
 |-
-| Hull ||'''Upper glacis (ERA counted):''' <br> 500-850 mm ''Kinetic'' / 700-1300 mm ''Chemical''
+| Hull ||'''Upper glacis (ERA counted):''' <br> 600-700 mm ''Kinetic'' / 1,050-1,300 mm ''Chemical''
 |-
-| Turret ||'''Turret front (ERA counted):''' <br> 400-700 mm ''Kinetic'' / 400-1200 mm ''Chemical'' <br> '''Gun mantlet:''' <br> 30-400 mm ''Kinetic'' / 60-400 mm ''Chemical''
+| Turret ||'''Turret front (ERA counted):''' <br> 550-750 mm ''Kinetic'' / 1,000-1,300 mm ''Chemical'' <br> '''Gun mantlet:''' <br> 30-400 mm ''Kinetic'' / 60-400 mm ''Chemical''
 |}
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 ! FY-4 Explosive reactive armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides
 |-
-| Hull ||'''Upper glacis:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical''
+| Hull ||'''Upper glacis:''' <br> 180 mm ''Kinetic''/ 550 mm ''Chemical'' || N/A
 |-
-| Turret ||'''Turret front:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical'' || '''Rear side:''' <br> 50 mm ''Kinetic'' / 350 mm ''Chemical''
+| Turret ||'''Turret front:''' <br> 180 mm ''Kinetic''/ 550 mm ''Chemical'' || '''Rear side:''' <br> 50 mm ''Kinetic'' / 350 mm ''Chemical''
 |-
 |}
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 * Side skirts are 8 mm thick, and slat armour on the turret sides and rear is 10 mm thick.
 * A log placed at the rear of the hull is 100 mm thick.
 === Mobility ===

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 * Rubber-fabric screens (side skirts)
 * Structural steel (slat armour)
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 |-
 | Hull ||'''Upper glacis:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical''
-| style="text-align: center;" | N/A
 |-
 | Turret ||'''Turret front:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical'' || '''Rear side:''' <br> 50 mm ''Kinetic'' / 350 mm ''Chemical''

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 |-
 | Hull ||'''Upper glacis:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical''
-| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | N/A
+| style="text-align: center;" | N/A
 |-
 | Turret ||'''Turret front:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical'' || '''Rear side:''' <br> 50 mm ''Kinetic'' / 350 mm ''Chemical''

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 * Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret cheeks, turret roof, cupolas)
-* Cast homogeneous armour (turret, gun mantlet)
+* Cast homogeneous armour (turret, gun mantlet, driver hatch)
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 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 |-
-| Hull || 20+80 mm (70°) ''Upper front'' <br> 80 mm (60°) ''Lower front'' || 80 mm ''Top'' <br> 20 mm (21°) ''Bottom'' || 45 mm (10°) ''Upper plate'' <br> 45 mm (45°) ''Lower glacis'' <br> 20 mm ''Engine vent'' || 20+80 (20°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 30 mm ''Driving compartment'' <br> 20 mm ''Engine compartment'' <br> 5 mm ''Engine vents''
+| Hull || 20 mm (70°) ''Upper front'' <br> 80 mm (60°) ''Lower front'' || 80 mm ''Top'' <br> 20 mm (21°) ''Bottom'' || 45 mm (10°) ''Upper plate'' <br> 45 mm (45°) ''Lower glacis'' <br> 20 mm ''Engine vent'' || 20+80 (20°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 30 mm ''Driving compartment'' <br> 20 mm ''Engine compartment'' <br> 5 mm ''Engine vents''
 |-
 | Turret || 220 mm ''Turret front'' <br> 310 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 80 mm (volumetric) || 35 mm || 30-50 mm
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 |-
 |}
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 ! Composite armour !! Frontal effective protection
 |-
-| Hull || '''Upper glacis:''' <br> mm ''Kinetic'' / mm ''Chemical''
+| Hull ||'''Upper glacis (ERA counted):''' <br> 500-850 mm ''Kinetic'' / 700-1300 mm ''Chemical''
 |-
-| Turret || '''Turret front:''' <br> mm ''Kinetic'' / mm ''Chemical''
+| Turret ||'''Turret front (ERA counted):''' <br> 400-700 mm ''Kinetic'' / 400-1200 mm ''Chemical'' <br> '''Gun mantlet:''' <br> 30-400 mm ''Kinetic'' / 60-400 mm ''Chemical''
 |}
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 ! FY-4 Explosive reactive armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides
 |-
 | Hull ||'''Upper glacis:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical''
+| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | N/A
 |-
-| Turret || 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical'' || 50 mm ''Kinetic'' / 350 mm ''Chemical''
+| Turret ||'''Turret front:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical'' || '''Rear side:''' <br> 50 mm ''Kinetic'' / 350 mm ''Chemical''
 |-
 |}
 '''Notes:'''
 * Suspension wheels, tracks, and torsion bars are 20 mm thick.
-* Side skirts are 8 mm thick.
+* Side skirts are 8 mm thick, and slat armour on the turret sides and rear is 10 mm thick.
 === Mobility ===

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (Known in Chinese client as: ZTZ99式主战坦克 III类定型状态; lit. Third Type Certified Design; industrial code WZ123B) is the finalized design of WZ123 in 2004 with revised designs on both the turret and hull where the placement of ERA were slightly changed (extended rear turret basket and ERA coverage; revised welded turret and ERA block placements). This design soon became the standardized revision of ZTZ99 and was first shown in images of military trainings by 2006; officially publicized during an exhibition at Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution (中国人民革命军事博物馆) and being the leading vehicle phalanx of the 60th National Day Parade in 2009; these tanks are still in service with their LRIP version ([[ZTZ99-II]]) and its nominally successor [[ZTZ99A]], mostly at northern China or Tibetan Plateau with extensive plains for tank assaults/defense.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (ZTZ99式主战坦克 III类定型状态; lit. Third Type Certified Design; industrial code WZ123B) is the finalized 2004 design of the WZ123 project, with slight alterations to both the turret and hull (extended rear turret basket and ERA coverage, and revised welded turret and ERA block placements). This design soon became the standardized revision of ZTZ99 and was first shown in military training images by 2006. First officially publicized during an exhibition at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution (中国人民革命军事博物馆) and being the leading vehicle phalanx of the 60th National Day Parade in 2009, the ZTZ99 is still in service with its LRIP version ([[ZTZ99-II]]) and its successor ([[ZTZ99A]]), mostly in northern China and Tibetan Plateau where there are extensive plains for tank assaults and defense.
-Introduced in [[Update "Direct Hit"]], ZTZ99-III is an overhaul upgrade of the older ZTZ99-II, the ZTZ99-III (Stage 3) retained the same firepower, sufficient mobility and tough frontal armour while eliminating some of the design flaws in the previous design. It might not be the top-notch MBT to be utilized, but the ZTZ99-III still provides a reliable top-tier lineup for the Chinese tech tree and a valuable upgrade for its older brother.
+Introduced in [[Update "Direct Hit"]], ZTZ99-III is an overhaul upgrade of the older ZTZ99-II. While retaining the same firepower, mobility, and frontal armor, the ZTZ99-III has eliminated some design flaws present in the previous version. Although it may not be the most advanced MBT available, the ZTZ99-III is a reliable addition to the top-tier lineup of the Chinese tech tree and an important upgrade for its predecessor.
 == General info ==

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 |-
-! colspan="5" | [[ZPT98 (125 mm)|125 mm ZPT98]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
+! colspan="5" | [[ZPT98 (125 mm)|125 mm ZPT98]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || Reloading rate (seconds)
 |-
 ! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
 ! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
-! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
+! Autoloader
 |-
 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 39 || rowspan="2" | -5°/+13° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 28.6 || 39.5 || 48.0 || 53.1 || 56.5 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10
+| rowspan="2" | 39 || rowspan="2" | -5°/+13° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 28.6 || 39.5 || 48.0 || 53.1 || 56.5 || rowspan="2" | 7.10
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| Pintle || 600 (150) || 700 || -5°/+60° || ±180°
+| Pintle || 600 (150) || 600 || -6°/+85° || ±180°
 |-
 |}
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| Coaxial || 2,500 (250) || 700 || N/A || N/A
+| Coaxial || 2,500 (250) || 700 || - || -
 |-
 |}

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 DTB12-125 is also available as a tier 4 modification; this is one of the few HE-VT shells available for a top-tier MBT. This shell turns ZTZ99-II into a 125 mm anti-aircraft gun thanks to its generous explosive filler, any aircraft that are within its 7 m trigger radius will not have a good day. Although it has lesser explosive content, the VT fuse is not triggered by ground vehicles so it can serve as an alternative to the stock HE-FS as well.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:ZPT98 (125 mm)/Ammunition|DTP-125, DTB-125, 125-I, DTC10-125, GP125, DTB12-125}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 Waiting as a tier 4 modification is the DTC10-125 APFSDS round, a high mass and high velocity shell with only slightly worse performance compared to 3BM60 on the [[T-80BVM]]. This will be the go-to round for the ZTZ99-II and most targets at the rank are unlikely to withstand a penetrating shot from this shell.
-DTB12-125 is also available as a tier 4 modification; this is one of the few HE-VT shells available for a top-tier MBT. This shell turns ZTZ99-II into a 125 mm anti-aircraft gun thanks to its generous explosive filler, any aircraft that are within its 7 m trigger radius will not have a good day. Although it has lesser explosive content, the VT fuse will not triggered by ground vehicles so it can serve as an alternative to the stock HEFS as well.
+DTB12-125 is also available as a tier 4 modification; this is one of the few HE-VT shells available for a top-tier MBT. This shell turns ZTZ99-II into a 125 mm anti-aircraft gun thanks to its generous explosive filler, any aircraft that are within its 7 m trigger radius will not have a good day. Although it has lesser explosive content, the VT fuse is not triggered by ground vehicles so it can serve as an alternative to the stock HE-FS as well.
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