Object 120

Object 120

Object 120

USSR

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.0	8.0	8.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Tank destroyer

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Description

The Object 120 "Taran" is a gift Rank V Soviet tank destroyer with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced late in Update 1.71 "New E.R.A", available on 29 September 2017.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour
• Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	30 mm (31-86°) Front glacis 30 mm (17-50°) Lower glacis	15 mm	10 mm (15-80°) Top 10 mm (5°) Bottom	30 mm (86°) Front 10 mm Rear
Turret	30 mm (1-68°) Turret front 30 mm (0-58°) Gun mantlet	15-30 mm (0-51°)	15 mm (14-21°)	30 mm Front 10 mm Rear
Armour	Sides	Roof
Cupola	15 mm	15 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick while tracks are 15 mm thick.
• Belly armour is 10 mm thick.
• Barrel ring around the gun is 100 mm thick.
• Structural steel boxes on hull sides provide 4 mm of protection.

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)	Add-on Armour weight (tons)	Max speed (km/h)
26.8	N/A	69 (AB)
		64 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	682	839
Realistic/Simulator	425	480
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	25.45	31.31
Realistic/Simulator	15.86	17.91

Armaments

Main armament

152 mm M-69
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
22			-5°/+15°	±180°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	10.7	14.82	17.4	18.0	21.18
Realistic	10.7	12.6	14.8	15.3	18.0
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
152 mm HEAT-FS	HEATFS	480	480	480	480	480	480
152 mm HE	HE	49	49	49	49	49	49
152 mm APDS-FS	APFSDS	405	400	385	370	355	340

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
152 mm HEAT-FS	HEATFS	1000	35	0.0	0.1	6,460	+0°	65°	72°	75°
152 mm HE	HE	960	44	0.1	0.5	5,900	+0°	79°	80°	81°
152 mm APDS-FS	APFSDS	1710	12	N/A	N/A	N/A	°	76°	77°	78°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks for the Object 120.

Full ammo	Ammo Part	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
22	Projectiles Propellants	1 (+21) 19 (+3)	4 (+18)	1 (+21)	No

Usage in the battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Very high velocity APFSDS round means "point and shoot" at typical War Thunder combat ranges - no need to account for projectile drop at range.
• Outstanding armour penetration by HEAT-FS and APFSDS rounds.
• Very good spalling effect from the kinetic energy spread and explosive mass from HEAT-FS round - will usually one-hit-kill.
• Good mobility for the size of gun.
• Only Soviet tank destroyer with a turret.

Cons:

• Weak armour - vulnerable to anything bigger than a heavy machine gun, and even those from some angles at short range.
• Poor depression for main armament.
• Low ammunition load
• All projectiles carried in rear of turret behind thin armour makes ammunition explosions very likely from turret hits

History

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