Rooikat Mk.1D

Rooikat Mk.1D

Fox

Olifant Mk.1A

Rooikat Mk.1D

Fox

Olifant Mk.1A

Britain

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.3	8.7	8.7

Class:

Light tank

Research:135 000

Purchase:380 000

Description

The Rooikat Mk.1D is a rank VI British light tank with a battle rating of 8.3 (AB) and 8.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour on the Rooikat is, to say the least, nonexistent. It will be safe from rifle-caliber machine guns from all angles, but 12.7 mm and above will be able to penetrate the side armour at close ranges. Cannon-armed aircraft will also be a significant threat. This vehicle also has hull-break, so any main gun will probably instantly destroy the Rooikat Mk.1D. Therefore, the Rooikat Mk.1D's key to survival is mobility. It also comes stock with a desert yellow camouflage, which can be problematic on certain maps.

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	134	41	26.5	879	1,082	33.17	40.83
Realistic	121	37		501	567	18.91	21.4

The mobility on the Rooikat Mk.1D is best described as good. It's decently fast, both on and off-road, but suffers from a poor turning circle and a somewhat under-powered engine, at least when stock. Users should not be surprised if they have trouble climbing even mild grades from a standstill and it is not uncommon to need to back up and gain some momentum before being able overcome some hills.

Armaments

Main armament

The Rooikat Mk.1D is armed with the Denel 76 mm GT-4 cannon. As far as game-play goes, it is essentially a hand-loaded version of the OTO-Melara 76mm/62 gun found on the OTOMATIC. It fires the same APFSDS and has HE with similar performance to the shell found on the OTOMATIC, albeit not VT-fused and thus far less useful. Its APFSDS has the ability to frontally penetrate any opponent in its battle-rating bracket, although the odd Maus may be troublesome, particularly if it is angled.

It has a base 8.7 second reload, which can be reduced to 6.7s through a fully trained and aced crew. Unfortunately this reload is exactly as long as the reload on 105mm armed vehicles it may face in its battle-rating bracket such as the Leopard series, OF-40 series, Centauro, and AMX-30 series. It also has the somewhat questionable accuracy of the OTO-Melara 76mm, so do not be surprised if its shots aren't pinpoint, though this matters more for shooting down the odd helicopter than for tanks. It gets access to a laser rangefinder to make long range shots easier which is useful on large maps like Sinai. It has decent turret traverse and good firing angles, so its quite flexible in terms of positioning.

76 mm GT-4					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	48	-10°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane	38.1	52.7	64.0	70.8	75.3	8.71	7.70	7.10	6.70
Realistic					23.8	28.0	34.0	37.6	40.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
76/62 APFSDS	APFSDS	311	308	301	291	281	271
76/62 HE	HE	14	14	14	14	14	14

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
76/62 APFSDS	APFSDS	1,615	2.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
76/62 HE	HE	915	6.3	0.2	0.1	969.12	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Rooikat Mk.1D

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
48	46 (+2)	37 (+11)	29 (+19)	19 (+29)	11 (+37)	1 (+47)	Yes

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• Rack 6 is a first stage ammo rack. It totals 10 shells and gets filled first when loading up the tank.
  • This rack is also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 6 - 1 - 2 - etc. until 5.
  • Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1-5 into rack 6. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.
• The visual discrepancy concerns the total number of shells as well as the number of shells per rack:
  • 49 shells are modeled but you can pack only 48 shells.
  • Rack 1 is modeled as 4 shells but contains only 3 shells.

Machine guns

7.62 mm Browning MG4
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	3,600 (250)	500	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection		Firepower
I	Tires		Parts		Horizontal Drive	NVD
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE		Adjustment of Fire	Airstrike
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment		Elevation Mechanism	Improved optics
IV	Transmission	Engine	ESS	Smoke grenade	Artillery Support	Laser rangefinder

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Currently the fastest vehicle in-game (120 km/h in RB), even with stock modules it can often drive off-road as fast as an upgraded BMP-2
• Access to APFSDS rounds
• Able to hull-break light tanks with the APFSDS round
• One of the only British scout tanks, along with the Warrior
• Sides and front can stop .50 cals at slight angle or at 100+ metres
• Cheap to repair, 3,600 stock, 6,161 spaded
• Has a laser rangefinder that can measure up to 4,260 m
• Very good reverse speed at -43 km/h
• Has good zoom variety for a light tank, having X8-12 zoom compared to usual X7-8 of light tanks at the rank

Cons:

• Despite the indicated top speed, the vehicle will rarely get to 100+ km/h
• Not as good at reversing as other British light tanks or the Object 906
• Weak armour overall, unlike Warrior it will succumb to any autocannon fire instantly
• Vehicle will not be able to stabilise the gun at speeds of 75+ km/h (46.6+ mph)
• Has a rather large turning circle, so turning around in confined areas may require 3-point turns.

History

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Media

The Shooting Range #179 - Metal Beasts section at 00:30 discusses the Rooikat Mk.1D.

See also

Vehicles equipped with the same chassis

• Rooikat 105

Other vehicles of similar configuration and role

• AUBL/74 HVG
• Centauro
• AMX-10RC

External links

• [Devblog] Rooikat 76 Mk.1D: Desert Cat