PTL02

PTL02

PTZ89

AFT09

PTL02

PTZ89

AFT09

China

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.7	9.0	9.0

Class:

Light tank

Research:190 000

Purchase:520 000

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Description

The HuoPao TuJi LunShi 02 is a rank VI Chinese light tank with a battle rating of 8.7 (AB) and 9.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Ixwa Strike".

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull10 / 8 / 6

Turret30 / 20 / 15

Crew5 people

Visibility136 %

Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	10 mm (33°) Driver viewport glacis 10 mm (78°) Upper Glacis 10 mm (40°)  Lower Glacis	8 mm (25°) Top 10 mm (6°) Bottom 8mm (27°)Wheelwells	6 mm (4°) Upper plate 6 mm (48°) Lower glacis	10 mm (12°) Front glacis 6 mm Driver hatch 6 mm Centre
Turret	30 mm (31°) Turret front 20 mm (29°) Turret Cheeks 30 mm (0°) Gun mantlet	20 mm (23°) Frontal 20 mm (9°) Rear	5 mm (14°)	10 mm (12°) 10 mm (13°) Centre
Cupola	10 mm (cylindrical)			10 mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB94 / 8 km/h

RB and SB84 / 8 km/h

Number of gears8 forward

1 back

Weight19.0 t

Engine power

AB611 hp

RB and SB320 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB32.2 hp/t

RB and SB16.8 hp/t

Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	94	8	19	_,___	611	__.__	32.16
Realistic	84	8		_,___	320	__.__	16.84

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 177 → 5 375

RB3 316 → 5 610

SB3 841 → 6 498

Total cost of modifications157 700

260 400

Talisman cost2 600

Crew training150 000

Experts520 000

Aces2 100

Research Aces950 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

130 / 160 / 210 %

220 / 220 / 220 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tires Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 390 Suspension Research: 6 300 Cost: 9 900 290 Brake System Research: 6 300 Cost: 9 900 290 Filters Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 390 Transmission Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 420 Engine Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 420	Improved Parts Research: 2 500 Cost: 13 000 390 Improved FPE Research: 1 900 Cost: 9 900 290 Crew Replenishment Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 390 Smoke grenade Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 420	Horizontal Drive Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 390 100mm_cn_HEAT_ammo_pack Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 390 Adjustment of Fire Research: 6 300 Cost: 9 900 290 Airstrike Research: 6 300 Cost: 9 900 290 Improved optics Research: 6 300 Cost: 9 900 290 Elevation Mechanism Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 390 NVD Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 390 Scout UAV Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 390 Artillery Support Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 420 Laser rangefinder Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 420 100mm_cn_APFSDS_ammo_pack Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 420

Armaments

Laser rangefinder

Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder

Night vision device

Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.

Thermal imager

Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night

Main armament

100 mm PTP86 cannon

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Ammunition30 rounds

First-order9 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

8.7 → 6.7 s

Vertical guidance-4° / 18°

The 100 mm PTP-86 smoothbore gun found on this vehicle was a improvement on the earlier Soviet based PTP-73 (Type 73) AT gun with the same calibre. The PTP-86 has the same performance as the Type 69's gun and players can get used to it fairly quickly.

100 mm PTP86					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	30	-4°/+18°	±180°	Two-plane	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Realistic					__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

Ammunition

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
1-72-85 APDS-FS	APFSDS	220	213	193	173	156	140
1-71-74 HE	HE	17	17	17	17	17	17
Type 1973 HEAT-FS	HEATFS	390	390	390	390	390	390

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%
1-72-85 APDS-FS	APFSDS	1,505	4.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	76°	77°	80°
1-71-74 HE	HE	900	15.0	0	0.1	1,300	79°	80°	81°
Type 1973 HEAT-FS	HEATFS	1,000	10.05	0.05	0.1	922	65°	72°	77°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
30	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

12.7 mm QJC88A machine gun

Ammunition600 rounds

Belt capacity150 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

6.5 → 5.0 s

Fire rate600 shots/min

Vertical guidance-6° / 85°

7.62 mm Type 86 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition1 000 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate700 shots/min

The turret-mounted 12.7 mm QJC88A HMG has already become the standardized HMG for most PLAGF vehicles after the 1990s. The main usage of the HMG is to deal with lightly protected vehicles and low-flying aircraft including helicopters.

12.7 mm QJC88A
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
	___ (___)	___	__°	__°

7.62 mm Type 86
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
	___ (___)	___	__°	__°

Usage in battles

Being a wheeled vehicle and the very first wheeled assault gun of the Chinese tech tree, mobility and its gun sight is where it shines.

With its 85km/h speed, flanking is the key to avoid any direct fire from pretty much any vehicles with 12.7 mm as its weapon and above, because of the negligible protection found on this vehicle, take all precautions and avoid rushing into direct fire at all cost. Being currently the slowest wheeled assault gun in the game, taking advantage points might not be possible with the inferior top speed and only getting worse in off-road situations, complicated terrains are problematic for this vehicle that will excels better in urban combats. Any aircraft is a lethal threat, with either guns or rockets, so keep away from their sight.

While the gun does sufficient damage to vehicles at lower tier or lightly protected tanks, it will have trouble with Cold-War heavy tanks such as M103 or tanks with rounded hull such as M48 Patton. Bringing some HEATFS help deal with such vehicles. Due to the late introduction of this vehicle in-game wise (2002), this vehicle has thermal sights, with sufficient definition to help players find targets. utilize your mobility and the high velocity 100 mm smoothbore gun to clean up any potential flankers.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• High speed and agility on hard and even terrain
• Hard-hitting 100 mm cannon firing powerful HEATFS and APFSDS shells
• Gunner thermal optics significantly boost its fighting capacity, especially at night
• Thin armour may cause overpenetration, leading to minimal shrapnel damage
• Fast turret traverse
• Two-plane stabiliser allows better targeting
• Roof-mounted 12.7 mm HMG is lethal against helicopters and light vehicles

Cons:

• Extremely slow reverse speed for a wheeled vehicle
• Poor gun depression (-4 degrees) renders it useless in hilly battlefields
• Very thin armour, can be mowed down by common .50 cals frontally as well as hull-broken by HEAT
• Tall profile
• Huge recoil, firing to the sides or on a slope will cause severe hull wobbling
• As with other wheeled vehicles, poor mobility on soft or uneven terrain
• No thermal sight for commander
• Reloads quite slowly(~10 seconds)

History

Devblog

In the late 1980’s, the NORINCO corporation successfully tested the Type 87 armored vehicle. The prototype featured a 6x6 chassis of a prospective Type 90 armored personnel carrier with a 100mm anti-tank gun. The prototype vehicle successfully passed the tests, but was not put into service.

The army authorities returned to the project in the early 90’s, when, in the course of modernization, the PLA began to form mobile motorized infantry formations. This was where the Type 87 researches came in handy: by 2003, on the same 6x6 chassis of the new Chinese armored vehicles ZSL92 and ZSL92A, a PTL02 infantry support vehicle appeared with a 100mm smooth-bore cannon in the turret. The 19-ton infantry fire support vehicle possessed significant mobility and a weapon capable of effectively destroying fortifications and armored vehicles, except for modern MBTs.

Mass production of the PTL02 has been going on since 2004, the SPG is widely used by the Chinese army and is produced for export in a version with a 105mm gun, unified for the use of Western-style ammunition.

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