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  • FV224 Chopper Review – World of Tanks

    FV224 Chopper Review – World of Tanks

    fv244 chopper tank from the side

    Firepower

    CharacteristicChopperT29
    DPM1,869.271,517.09
    Penetration204198
    Damage230320
    Rate of fire8.134.74
    Reload time7.3812.66
    Caliber83.40105
    Shell velocity930945
    Ammo capacity8063
    Potential damage18,40020,160

    Around 1,8k DPM is good for a tier 7 heavy tank, it’s much better then what T29 has, also Chopper has a slight edge when it comes to the penetration.

    Alpha damage is on the low side with only 230 damage per shot, you will have to expose yourself a lot in order to deal consistent damage if you are not going to have a lot of opportunities for double shots. Thankfully the ammo capacity should be high enough so you don’t run out of shells if you are going to be using a lot of double shots.

    Gun Handling

    CharacteristicChopperT29
    Aim time2.112.59
    Dispersion0.350.40
    … damaged0.690.81
    … moving0.200.22
    … tank traverse0.200.22
    … turret traverse0.120.18
    … firing44
    Elevation2015
    Depression1010

    Gun handling is beautiful on this tank, really good aim time at 2.11 seconds, great dispersion at 0.35 and decent dispersion when moving. It also has full 10 degrees of gun depression to work those ridgelines.

    Mobility

    CharacteristicChopperT29
    Forward speed3435
    Reverse speed1212
    Weight60,00064,499
    Power/weight1313.11
    Terrain resist (hard)1.151.05
    Terrain resist (med)1.251.44
    Terrain resist (soft)1.822.49
    Turret traverse31.2927.12
    Tank traverse22.9523.99

    Chopper seems to be a little bit more mobile then the T29 eventhough it has 1 km/h less, it makes up with ground resistances on medium and soft terrains. It enables the tank to reach the top speed and maintain it with decent power to weight ratio.

    Tank traverse is not the best at only 23 degrees a second and turret traverse at 31, more nimble light and medium tanks will be able to outmaneuver you.

    Armor

    CharacteristicChopperT29
    Hull armor130 / 60 / 40102 / 76 / 51
    Turret armor180 / 70 / 45279.4 / 127 / 102
    Health1,3001,250
    fv244 chopper front armor layout

    FV224 Chopper

    t29 front armor layout

    T29

    Armor is not this tank’s strong side, especially when not using it’s gun depression. Hull is comparable to the T29, but the turret is nowhere near as good as on T29.

    fv244 chopper front armor upper plate thickness

    Weakspot wise, you have a choice between the commander’s hatch or the drivers hatch in the center of the upper plate. Both spots are 140 mm thick.

    fv244 chopper front armor lower plate thickness

    Interesting thing here is that the lower plate is actually stronger then the upper plate for about 10 mm of effective armor. Therefore if you are facing this tank in a tier 6 tank with around 175 mm of penetration, you have a better chance of damaging the enemy by hitting the upper plate.

    fv244 chopper front turret armor thickness

    Turret is not really solid either, forehead and cheeks are around 180-190 mm thick.

    fv244 chopper front armor layout when using the gun depression

    While using the gun depression, situation is better, you are hiding your weakpoint on top of the turret, hull armor is now around 215 mm thick.

    You can still penetrate the tank while in this position into the driver’s hatch in the center of the vehicle because even at this angle it has 140 mm of effective armor.

    fv244 chopper side armor layout

    Side profile is quite large, flat and poorly armored, only around 60 mm of effective armor, high tier tanks will be able to pen your side with HE or HESH rounds.

    fv244 chopper rear armor layout

    Rear of the tank is much of the same, pennable with HE and HESH rounds, autocannon light tanks will demolish you if they manage to flank you.

    Miscellaneous

    CharacteristicChopperT29
    Stationary camo8.094.79
    … after firing1.821.05
    Moving camo4.052.39
    … after firing0.910.53
    View range360370
    Radio range460777.03
    Fire chance20%20%
    Tank cost1,500,0001,450,300
    Shell cost3651,009

    Actually the stationary camo is almost double as good as it’s on the T29 which is suprising as the tank is not that much smaller then the american counterpart.

    Seems like there is a trend with this radio range on UK double barrel heavies, once again it’s a lot worse then tanks on the same tier have.

    Coated optics will be a must because of the bad 360 meters view range otherwise you’ll be blind.

    Shell cost is low considering the alpha damage, good for the free to play

    Conclusion

    It’s a decent tier 7 tank with good DPM, decent mobility, great gun handling and usable armor especially on the ridgeline. There are no areas really where the tank is really bad, in our opinion it is one of the better heavies at this tier. Fighting tier 8s and 9s will be more of a challenge, they can pen you anywhere frontally and with such a low alpha damage it will be really hard to trade or even shut down higher tier enemies.

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  • DZT-159 Review – Best premium at tier 9? World of Tanks

    DZT-159 Review – Best premium at tier 9? World of Tanks

    Review of the new tier 9 premium, the DZT-159, in world of tanks, which on paper seems like a very solid tank, but not as good as the best tier 9 premium, Object 752. A bit lower DPM compared to WZ-120, but with great turret armor and rocket boosters, it poses a threat to same and lower tier vehicles. It brings a new way of playing medium tanks and you can have a lot of fun with it.

    DZT-159 tank

    Wargaming is not stopping with releasing new tier 9 premium tanks, just in the contrary, they are picking up the pace.So, this is the new Chinese tier IX medium tank with rocket boost mechanic. Compared to the rocket boosters equipped on the heavy tanks, these packs are shorter in duration, but there are more of them avaliable for use, 7 pops at 5 second duration.

    List of content:

    Firepower

    SpecDZT-159WZ-120
    DPM2,353.442,503.20
    Penetration260 mm249 mm
    Damage per shot440440
    Rate of fire5.355,69
    Reload time11.2210.55
    Caliber122122
    Shell velocity1,150m/s950m/s
    Ammo capacity4040
    Shell cost1,2051,065

    We’ll grab the tech tree WZ-120 as a guide, so it seems like there are some characteristics that are better such as the penetration and the shell velocity on the DZT and there are those that are worse such as the DPM, but not by much.

    I would tho prefer this kind of gun from the DZT since I value the penetration much more then the DPM and also shell velocity of only 950m/s feels clunky to snipe with on longer ranges.

    Overall the DZT’s gun is a very reliable one, hits hard, DPM is not the best in class, but you can definitely make it work.

    Gun Handling

    SpecDZT-159WZ-120
    Aim Time 2.59s2.59s
    Dispersion0.380.36
    … moving0.20.14
    … tank treverse0.20.14
    … turret treverse0.080.12
    Depression73

    Gun handling is fine for a tier 9 with such a hard hitting gun, while the dispersion values are not quite as good as on the WZ, aim time is reasonable and the best thing about this tank is the gun depression at great 7 degrees. It allows you to work a ridge line quite a bit easier and overall to be a lot more flexible.

    Quite an unusual thing that the chinese tank has a good amount of gun depression, but I guess WG thought I could be a good idea since the tank has great turret armor.

    Mobility

    SpecDZT-159WZ-120
    Forward speed40 km/h60 km/h
    Reverse speed15 km/h20 km/h
    Power/weight15.6117.05
    Turret treverse26.0743.81
    Tank treverse41.7247.98

    Quite of a slow medium actually at the today’s standards, only 40 km/h top speed and also the reverse speed is not great at only 15, makes pulling back quite slow. Turret treverse is very bad at only 26 degrees, almost half as slow compared to something like the WZ-120, tank treverse is not bad tho.

    With such a mediocre treverse you might get into the situation where other mediums can easily outmaneuver you and shut you down.

    This is all true, but let’s not forget about the tank’s main feature and that is the rocket boost mechanic. It helps you a lot to get into the position at the start of the game, or boost around the battlefield to relocate. Be aware tho, only 7 charges, each lasting 5 seconds, but they boost your speed up to 68 km/h, quite a bit more then when used on heavy tanks.

    Armor

    DZT-159 frontal armor

    This is the highlight of this vehicle, it is a lot more heavily armored then a standard other medium tank.

    Turret effective thickness is around 310 mm, even tier 10s will have a hard time going through your turret with standard ammunition, but with gold they will find a lot more success, so keep an eye at which ammo the enemy is using. Turret is very solid for hull down positions, but you have 2 commander hatches that can be penned even by tier 7s.

    Hull armor is not that great, around 190 mm of effective armor, it can pull of some bounces against lower tiers, but it is nowhere reliable.

    DZT-159 side armor

    Sides and rear are quite poorly armored, 80mm on the hull’s side and 50mm on the rear. Side of the turret has around 200 mm of effective armor, it can pull off some bounces.

    Use the terrain as cover as much as you can do hide your mediocre hull and show only a very thick turret. 7 degrees of gun depression will help you out with using different types of terrain to your advantage. If you are using your gun depression you even hide your turret’s hatches, meaning you don’t have any weakspots in that situation.

    Tips

    At the start of the game rush into the position before your enemies using the rocket boosters and catch them by surprise, but don’t use all of them at the start, leave at least 4 rocket charges for later stages in the game.

    Use rocket boosters to run away or relocate on the battlefield more quickly. Another use can can be to ram the vehicle with the less weight then you, this will also make use of the controlled impact crew skill.

    Your DPM is not high, in most cases you will lose a 1v1, stick to your teammates where they can support you while you reload.

    While you don’t have full 10 degrees of gun depression, you can’t really work every ridge line, but try to hide your hull as much as you can with the terrain, as well as your turret weakspots to deal damage effectively.

    Conclusion

    A very capable tank at tier 9, one of the best premiums at this tier and probably the best tank from 2024 christmas lootboxes. As every tier 9 premium, it earns a lot of credits, but keep in mind the shell cost is quite high at over 1,2k per shot. With the great turret and rocket booster, it add a new way of playing mediums and it is hell of a fun.

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