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PLZ83-130
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Rank
AB
7.3
RB
7.3
SB
7.3
Battle rating
China
Game nation
Tank destroyer
Main role
General information

The PLZ83-130was an export solution of PLZ83 SPH once spotted on 1987's NORINCO export catalogue. Likely before the introduction of Gerald Bull's 155 mm GC-45 in Mainland China production, to further extend the firing range from PL66-152, NORINCO adopted the earlier but with much longer firing range PL59A-130 while retaining most equipment from PLZ83; this attempt was eventually abandoned after NORINCO already developed the more advanced PLZ45 series.

Introduced during Update "Alpha Strike" as a reward for the 2024 "Inferno Cannon" event, aside from the Pinocchio-like 130 mm PL59 replaced the original 152 mm howitzer, most features are identical to its cousin PLZ83, this time with one of the most powerful APHE, PLAGF 130 mm shell with different fuse (i.e VT) as well as smoke shells, this gives much more flexibility than its cousin while players should be extra careful on their waypoints and be prepared for any incoming hostiles, the 130 mm shell would still deter enemies with its fearsome penetration.


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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 15 / 15 / 15 mm
Turret 30 / 15 / 10 mm
Visibility 93 %
Crew 5 persons
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 5661 km/h
Backward 9 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 17.315.330.324.6 hp/t
Engine power 520460909739 hp
Weight 30 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
3.7x–5.5x
Armaments
130 mm PL59A Gai сannon
Ammunition 38 rounds
First-order 26 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
15.5 → 11.9 s
Vertical guidance -5 / 65°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 7612.28.8108.517.412.6 °/s
Vertical 75.621.313.710830.519.5 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
APCBC328324308290272256
HE373737373737
HE-VT373737373737
Smoke666666
12.7 mm Type 54 machine gun
Ammunition 600 rounds
Belt capacity 50 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 600 shots/min
Vertical guidance -6 / 85°
Horizontal guidance -161 / 156°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 6353.6109.779.39076.5156.7113.2 °/s
Vertical 6350.4192.11239072274.5175.7 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
API-T/IAI/API-T/AP-I(c)34322417128
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 5,297 → 6,552 SL
RB 5,446 → 6,737 SL
SB 8,857 → 10,956 SL
Crew training 78,000 SL
Experts 270,000 SL
Aces 1,100 GE
Research Aces 670,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
150 / 210 / 240 % SL
190 % RP
Total cost of modifications 77,000 RP
129,600 SL
Talisman cost 2,000 GE

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