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.", made 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

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Mobility characteristics
Weight (tons)	Add-on armour weight (tons)	Max speed (km/h)
27.0	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	25.26	31.07
Realistic/Simulator	15.74	17.78

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	15.85	??.?	??.?	??.?	31.34
Realistic	10.71	12.60	14.8	15.3	18.00
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 @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
152 mm APDS-FS	APFSDS	405	400	385	370	355	340
152 mm HE	HE	49	49	49	49	49	49
152 mm HEAT-FS	HEATFS	480	480	480	480	480	480

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Normalisation at 30° from horizontal	Ricochet
								0%	50%	100%
152 mm APDS-FS	APFSDS	1,710	8.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	+1.5°	76°	??°	78°
152 mm HE	HE	960	43.5	0.1	0.5	5,900	+0.0°	79°	80°	81°
152 mm HEAT-FS	HEATFS	1,000	35.0	N/A	0.1	5,852	+0.0°	65°	72°	75°

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

Optics

Object 120 Optics
	Default magnification	Maximum magnification
Main Gun optics	X3.5	X7.0
Comparable optics	???

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks		Parts	Horizontal Drive	152 mm APDS-FS
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation Mechanism
IV	Transmission	Engine		NVD

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
• 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

The Object 120 "Taran" was a tank destroyer developed after the USSR's conclusion that AP rounds from the T-10 and T-55 could not pierce the newest American tank the M60. The Object 120 (also noted as being the SU-152 "Taran") surpassed foreign tank destroyers with firepower and mobility at the time. The name Taran comes from its cannon which became the reason it wasn't adopted. The 125 smoothbore and anti tank missiles are the reason why the Object 120 was not put into production.

Media

Premium Vehicles - Object 120 "Taran"

See also

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• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Object 120 "Taran": The Hammer of Tanks