Type 87 RCV (P)

Type 87 RCV (P)

Type 87 RCV (P)

Description

The Type 87 RCV (P) is the prototype stage of the Type 87 RCV and differs primarily in the turret. While the prototype bolsters only a 20 mm auto-cannon it does come with a high-cost stabilizer which wasn't kept around for the main production version.

It was introduced in Update "La Royale". Offering the same great mobility as its main production model, its firepower is dampened due to its smaller calibre and by result damage and penetration.

General info

Survivability and armour

Most of the survivability will result from the lack of armour, most of the vehicle is covered by 10 mm armour with some frontal plates at 20 mm protection. It will be easy to be penalized by machine gun fire if spotted but, if the bullets/shells hit in empty spots from the side, the shells will go clean through without any damage to crew or components.

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	10 mm (67°) Upper glacis 20 mm (31-67°) Lower glacis	10 mm (21-11°) Top 10 mm (0°) Bottom	10 mm (7°)	10 mm
Turret	20 mm	10 mm	10 mm	10 mm
Cupola	10 mm

Notes:

• Wheels are 10 mm thick
• Has some external modules like fuel cans, mud flaps & optics all at 4 mm thick
• Radiators are 10 mm thick

Mobility

As a wheeled reconnaissance vehicle, it is able to get to positions rather fast especially when keeping on roads, allowing for easy flanking and getting on vantage points to scout out the enemy team.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade				473			__.__
Realistic				270			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

With the armament the Type 87 RCV (P) gets, it's most suitable as a support vehicle that can deal with lightly armoured vehicles and low-flying aircraft. Even the improved APDS belt will lack in damage output due to its small calibre and relatively little penetration at 66 mm.

20 mm Rh202						Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	400 (100)	800	-10°/+45°	±180°	Two-plane	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Realistic						__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

Ammunition

• Default: HVAP-T · HEFI-T
• DM51A1: HEFI-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T · HVAP-T
• DM43: HVAP-T · HVAP-T · HVAP-T · HEFI-T
• DM63: APDS · APDS · APDS · HEFI-T

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
HVAP-T	57	52	37	24	15	10
HEFI-T	7	6	5	3	2	2
APDS	66	61	45	31	21	14

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
						0%	50%	100%
HVAP-T	1,100	0.11	-	-	-	66°	70°	72°
HEFI-T	1,100	0.13	0.1	0.1	11.05	79°	80°	81°
APDS	1,150	0.13	-	-	-	75°	78°	80°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
4	4 (+0)	3 (+1)	2 (+2)	1 (+3)	Yes

Machine guns

Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.

7.62 mm Type 74
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
	4,000 (250)	701	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• From the side on:
  • Crew spaced out enough to not die in a single shot
  • Because of light armour, it is able to take shells without much damage from spalling
• Decent rate of fire
• Great mobility
  • Able to reach 100 km/h on roads with ease
  • Fast enough to reach 50 km/h off-road
• High speed gun stabilizer

Cons:

• Relatively high profile for a recon vehicle
• High chance of getting knocked out by a single shot frontally
• Belts leave much to desire
  • Stock HVAP only penetrates 57 mm
  • Better APDS only penetrates 66 mm
• Very lightly armoured
• Only 2 reverse gears allowing it to reach -20 km/h

History

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See also

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RCV	Type 87 RCV (P) · Type 87 RCV

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Type 89	I-Go Ko
Type 95	Ha-Go · Ha-Go Commander
Type 98	Ke-Ni
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