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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle {{Battle-rating}}. 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.
 
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle {{Battle-rating}}. 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.
  
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
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|''Arcade''|| 32 || 44 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|''Arcade''|| 26.46 || 36.56 || __.__ || __.__ || 52.24
 
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|''Realistic''|| 21 || 25 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|''Realistic''|| 17.85 || 21.00 || __.__ || __.__ || 30.00
 
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
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| 1.3 || __.__ || __.__ || 1.0
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=== Ammunition ===
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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! 10m
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! 100m
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! 500m
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! 1000m
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! 1500m
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! 2000m
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| BR-167 || AP-T || 70 || 68 || 57 || 46 || 37 || 29
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| UO-167 || HEFI-T* || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
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| BR-167 || AP-T || 880 || 0.76 || N/A || N/A || N/A || -1° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| UO-167 || HEFI-T || 866 || 0.74 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 34 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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* 37 mm is deadly to anything it penetrates, planes or tanks
 
* 37 mm is deadly to anything it penetrates, planes or tanks
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* 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
 
* Most vehicles can be engaged at close range if needed
 
* Low armour means APHE won't always fuze
 
* Low armour means APHE won't always fuze
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* Fairly high penetration (70 mm)
 
* Fairly high penetration (70 mm)
 
* Full turret rotation
 
* Full turret rotation
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* Cabin does not hinder penetration, unlike other half-tracks
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* 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
 
* Four crew members allow you to continue with only two after taking damage
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* Half-track mount gives better cross-country movement than previous trucks
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Thin-skinned vehicle, HE rounds will destroy it
 
* Very tall for self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle
 
* Very tall for self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle
 
* Slow fire rate allows planes to fly between shots
 
* Slow fire rate allows planes to fly between shots
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* Open turret configuration, open to machine gun fire
 
* High recoil causes the entire chassis to wobble, making continuous fire extremely inaccurate
 
* High recoil causes the entire chassis to wobble, making continuous fire extremely inaccurate
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* Sluggish
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* Sluggish maneuverability
 
* Extremely vulnerable to 12.7 mm machine guns
 
* Extremely vulnerable to 12.7 mm machine guns
 
* Slow turret traverse
 
* Slow turret traverse
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* Needs to advance in order to turn
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* Needs to move forward in order to turn
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* Armor protection is not sufficient to stop aircraft fire
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* Armour protection is not sufficient to stop aircraft fire
 
* Vulnerable to artillery strikes
 
* Vulnerable to artillery strikes
 
* Can be hull-broken
 
* Can be hull-broken
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* Has a rather unusual tendency to wobble side-to-side when driving, making it harder to fire on the move
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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* [https://warthunder.com/en/news/4383-development-zis-43-when-you-need-a-bigger-bang-en/ [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> ZiS-43: When You Need a Bigger Bang]
  
 
{{USSR anti-aircraft vehicles}}
 
{{USSR anti-aircraft vehicles}}

Revision as of 16:37, 15 May 2019

RANK 5 FRANCE
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ZiS-43
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ZiS-43
USSR flag.png USSR
II Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
4.0 2.7 2.7
Class:
Research:5 600 Specs-Card-Exp.png
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Description

GarageImage ZiS-43.jpg


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

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons) Add-on Armor
weight (tons) 		Max speed (km/h)
8.7 N/A 38 (AB)
35 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 128 ___
Realistic/Simulator 80 ___
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 14.71 __.__
Realistic/Simulator 9.19 __.__

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: 61-K (37 mm)
61-K (37 mm)
Capacity (Belt capacity each) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance 		Stabilizer
260 (5) 160 -5°/+85° ±180° N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 26.46 36.56 __.__ __.__ 52.24
Realistic 17.85 21.00 __.__ __.__ 30.00
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
1.30 __.__ __.__ 1.00

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
BR-167 AP-T 70 68 57 46 37 29
UO-167 HEFI-T* 3 3 3 3 3 3
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent): 		Normalization At 30°
from horizontal: 		Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
BR-167 AP-T 880 0.76 N/A N/A N/A -1° 47° 60° 65°
UO-167 HEFI-T 866 0.74 0.2 0.1 34 +0° 79° 80° 81°

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.

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

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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

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