ZiS-43
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Description
The ZiS-43 is a rank II Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle
with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB) and 2.7 (RB/SB). This SPAAG was introduced in Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai". A 37 mm cannon placed in an anti-aircraft turret on a ZiS-42M half-track chassis, the ZIS-43 was a prototype built in November 1942 which underwent testing but never entered production.
General info
Survivability and armour
Armour type:
- Rolled homogeneous armour
- Structural steel (Gun mount)
- Wood (Truck bed)
| Armour | Front | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver's cabin | 10 mm (20-82°) 7.5 mm Hatches and Doors |
10 mm (14-27°) | 10 mm (6°) | 10 mm |
| Turret | 15 mm (2-32°) | 10 mm (4-6°) | N/A | N/A |
| Cargo bed | 10 mm | 10 mm | 10 mm | 10 mm |
Notes:
- Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick, tracks are 7 mm, wheels are 2 mm thick.
- Due to the vehicle hurried construction, it is mostly a patchwork of 10mm steel plates welded onto the underlying chassis.
- The turret crew have their heads visible from the front and sides. They are fully exposed in the rear and above.
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 | 39 | 9 | 8.7 | 128 | 172 | 14.71 | 19.77 |
| Realistic | 35 | 9 | 80 | 90 | 9.2 | 10.34 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Main armament
| 37 mm 61-K (x1) | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | ||||||||||||
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| Mode | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 260 (5) | 160 | -5°/+85° | ±180° | N/A | 26.5 | 36.6 | 44.4 | 49.1 | 52.2 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.50 |
| Realistic | 17.9 | 21.0 | 25.5 | 28.2 | 30.0 | |||||||||
Ammunition
- Default: AP-T · HEFI-T* - These rounds work well until the others are researched and offer the same performance as both other belts to the detriment of a halfed rate of fire.
- UO-167: HEFI-T* - These are absolutely devastating in the AA role.
- BR-167: AP-T · HEFI-T* - These are best against enemy tanks at close range and do good damage to planes.
Since every bullet is a tracer, firing makes you easily detected by enemy airplanes and tanks.
| 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 | ||
| Default | AP-T/HEFI-T* | 71 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| UO-167 | HEFI-T* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| BR-167 | AP-T | 71 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| 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% | |||||||
| UO-167 | HEFI-T* | 866 | 0.74 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 34 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
| BR-167 | AP-T | 880 | 0.76 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 47° | 60° | 65° |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | 1 (+51) | No |
The ammunition is modeled as a single big box containing clips.
Usage in battles
Despite the vehicle potent armament, it is not built for direct front-line combat. It is poorly armoured, tall, slow and unstable. If necessary, it is possible to penetrate most vehicles sides or rear but sticking to anti-aircraft duty will yield the best results. Do not stay in spawn however, most planes will attack your teammates busy fighting instead of you.
Modules
| Tier | Mobility | Protection | Firepower | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Tracks | Parts | UO-167 | Horizontal Drive | |
| II | Suspension | Brake System | FPE | BR-167 | Adjustment of Fire |
| III | Filters | Crew Replenishment | Elevation Mechanism | ||
| IV | Transmission | Engine | Artillery Support | ||
Pros and cons
Pros:
- 37 mm is deadly to anything it penetrates, planes or tanks
- The gun is able to shoot targets directly in front of the vehicle, unlike some of the previous AA trucks
- Most vehicles can be engaged at close range if needed
- Low armour means APHE won't always fuze
- Most light machine guns will struggle to penetrate
- Fairly high penetration (70 mm)
- Full turret rotation
- Driver and commander are protected in an enclosed driving compartment, which is well protected against small calibre machine gun rounds
- Four crew members allow you to continue with only two after taking damage
- Half-track mount gives better cross-country movement than previous trucks
Cons:
- Thin-skinned vehicle, HE rounds will destroy it
- Very tall for self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle
- Slow fire rate allows planes to fly between shots
- Open turret configuration, open to machine gun fire
- High recoil causes the entire chassis to wobble, making continuous fire extremely inaccurate
- Sluggish maneuverability
- Extremely vulnerable to 12.7 mm machine guns
- Slow turret traverse
- Needs to move forward in order to turn
- Armour protection is not sufficient to stop aircraft fire
- Vulnerable to artillery strikes
- Can be hull-broken
- Has a rather unusual tendency to wobble side-to-side when driving, making it harder to fire on the move
History
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Media
- Skins
- Videos
See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the series of the vehicles;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
| USSR anti-aircraft vehicles | |
|---|---|
| GAZ-AAA | GAZ-AAA (4M) · GAZ-AAA (DShK) |
| BTR-152 | BTR-152A · BTR-152D |
| Wheeled/Half-tracked | GAZ-MM (72-K) · ZiS-12 (94-KM) · ZiS-43 |
| Radar SPAAG | ZSU-23-4 · ZSU-37-2 |
| SAM | ZSU-23-4M4 · Strela-10M2 · 2S6 · Pantsir-S1 |
| Other | ZSU-23-4M2 · ZUT-37 · ZSU-37 · BTR-ZD · ZSU-57-2 |
| Czechoslovakia | M53/59 |
| North Vietnam | ▂Phòng không T-34 |
