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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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The Object 120 performs best in all game modes as a sniper/support. This means finding a good spot overlooking the battle with some cover, and taking out enemies from long range. The Object 120's 152 mm gun and its shells are well suited for this purpose.
 
The Object 120 performs best in all game modes as a sniper/support. This means finding a good spot overlooking the battle with some cover, and taking out enemies from long range. The Object 120's 152 mm gun and its shells are well suited for this purpose.
  
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The Object is armed with two main types of shells. The first is APFSDS, a round that does less damage than the HEAT-FS, but is capable of going through almost all the armour of most vehicles it can face. The APFSDS also has an extremely low shell drop, giving similar ballistics to top ranking main battle tanks that makes it one of the best kinetic rounds at its battle-rating. The second round is the HEAT-FS shell, which has a more standard shell drop on par with other tanks of the battle-rating. However, the HEAT-FS has a high penetration and holds a huge amount of explosives, almost equal to the HE shell (which almost make the HE shell worthless to bring to battle). The HEAT-FS can then play a role as a high-penetrating chemical round and an effective device to induce hull-breaks on lightly-armoured vehicles. With these characteristics, both of these rounds have their pros and cons at long range, but both are very suitable.
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The Object is armed with two main types of shells. The first is APFSDS, a round that does less damage than the HEAT-FS, but is capable of going through almost all the armour of most vehicles it can face. The APFSDS also has an extremely low shell drop, giving similar ballistics to top ranking main battle tanks that makes it one of the best kinetic rounds at its battle-rating. The second round is the HEAT-FS shell, which has a more standard shell drop on par with other tanks of the battle-rating. However, the HEAT-FS has a high penetration and holds a huge amount of explosives, almost equal to the HE shell (which almost make the HE shell worthless to bring to battle). The HEAT-FS can then play a role as a high-penetrating chemical round and an effective device to induce hull-breaks on lightly armoured vehicles. With these characteristics, both of these rounds have their pros and cons at long range, but both are very suitable.
  
 
The Object 120 can be used at a close-range battle, but it will not be able to perform as effectively due to its relatively long 10 second reload time and a lack of gun stabilizer. These two lacking features mean that the Object 120 cannot react to new threats quickly, especially when it tries to take the battle offensively. It is thus better to fight at range, where the Object's advantages can be used to the fullest.
 
The Object 120 can be used at a close-range battle, but it will not be able to perform as effectively due to its relatively long 10 second reload time and a lack of gun stabilizer. These two lacking features mean that the Object 120 cannot react to new threats quickly, especially when it tries to take the battle offensively. It is thus better to fight at range, where the Object's advantages can be used to the fullest.
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* Very good spalling effect from the kinetic energy spread and explosive mass from HEAT-FS round
 
* Very good spalling effect from the kinetic energy spread and explosive mass from HEAT-FS round
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 
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* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

Revision as of 01:15, 18 June 2021

Object 120
ussr_object_120.png
GarageImage Object 120.jpg
Object 120
USSR flag.png USSR
V Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
8.0 8.0 8.0
Class:
PREMIUM
Purchase:Bundle or Gift
Show in game
STORE

Description

The Object 120 "Taran" is a gift rank V Soviet tank destroyer with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced late in Update 1.71 "New E.R.A.", made available on 29 September 2017.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back
Hull30 / 15 / 10
Turret30 / 15 / 10
Crew4 people
Visibility109 %

Armour type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour
  • Cast homogeneous armour (turret)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 30 mm (31-86°) Front glacis
30 mm (17-50°) Lower glacis 		15 mm 10 mm (15-80°) Top
10 mm (5°) Bottom 		30 mm (86°) Front
10 mm Rear
Turret 30 mm (1-68°) Turret front
30 mm (0-58°) Gun mantlet 		15-30 mm (0-51°) 15 mm (14-21°) 30 mm Front
10 mm Rear
Armour Sides Roof
Cupola 15 mm 15 mm

Notes:

  • Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick while tracks are 15 mm thick.
  • Belly armour is 10 mm thick.
  • Barrel ring around the gun is 100 mm thick.
  • Structural steel boxes on hull sides provide 4 mm of protection.

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB70 / 17 km/h
RB and SB64 / 16 km/h
Number of gears5 forward
2 back
Weight26.8 t
Engine power
AB916 hp
RB and SB480 hp
Power-to-weight ratio
AB34.2 hp/t
RB and SB17.9 hp/t
Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 70 17 26.8 682 916 25.45 34.18
Realistic 64 16 425 480 15.86 17.91

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB3 284 Sl icon.png
RB1 922 Sl icon.png
SB4 785 Sl icon.png
Crew training10 000 Sl icon.png
Experts620 000 Sl icon.png
Aces1 400 Ge icon.png
Research Aces1 710 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 160 / 210 / 250 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 214 / 214 / 214 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Mobility Protection Firepower
Mods new tank traks.png
Tracks
Mods new tank suspension.png
Suspension
Mods new tank break.png
Brake System
Mods new tank filter.png
Filters
Mods new tank transmission.png
Transmission
Mods new tank engine.png
Engine
Mods tank tool kit.png
Improved Parts
Mods extinguisher.png
Improved FPE
Mods tank reinforcement ussr.png
Crew Replenishment
Mods new tank horizontal aiming.png
Horizontal Drive
Mods tank ammo.png
152mm_M69_APDS_FS_ammo_pack
Mods tank cannon.png
Adjustment of Fire
Mods new tank vertical aiming.png
Elevation Mechanism

Armaments

Main armament

152 mm М-69 cannon
Autoloader
Automatically feeds projectiles into the breech. The speed does not depend on the skills of the loader
Ammunition22 rounds
First-order10 rounds
Reload10.0 s
Vertical guidance-5° / 15°
Main article: M-69 (152 mm)
152 mm M-69 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 22 -5°/+15° ±180° N/A 15.9 21.9 26.6 29.5 31.3 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
Realistic 10.7 12.6 15.3 16.9 18.0

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
152 mm HEAT-FS HEATFS 480 480 480 480 480 480
152 mm HE HE 49 49 49 49 49 49
152 mm APDS-FS APFSDS 405 400 385 370 355 340
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%
152 mm HEAT-FS HEATFS 1,000 35.0 0.0 0.1 5,850 65° 72° 75°
152 mm HE HE 960 43.5 0.1 0.5 5,900 79° 80° 81°
152 mm APDS-FS APFSDS 1,710 8.0 N/A N/A N/A 76° 78° 80°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Object 120
Full
ammo 		Ammo
Part 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
22 Projectiles
Propellants 		1 (+21)
19 (+3) 		N/A
4 (+18) 		N/A
1 (+21) 		No

Usage in battles

The Object 120 performs best in all game modes as a sniper/support. This means finding a good spot overlooking the battle with some cover, and taking out enemies from long range. The Object 120's 152 mm gun and its shells are well suited for this purpose.

The Object is armed with two main types of shells. The first is APFSDS, a round that does less damage than the HEAT-FS, but is capable of going through almost all the armour of most vehicles it can face. The APFSDS also has an extremely low shell drop, giving similar ballistics to top ranking main battle tanks that makes it one of the best kinetic rounds at its battle-rating. The second round is the HEAT-FS shell, which has a more standard shell drop on par with other tanks of the battle-rating. However, the HEAT-FS has a high penetration and holds a huge amount of explosives, almost equal to the HE shell (which almost make the HE shell worthless to bring to battle). The HEAT-FS can then play a role as a high-penetrating chemical round and an effective device to induce hull-breaks on lightly armoured vehicles. With these characteristics, both of these rounds have their pros and cons at long range, but both are very suitable.

The Object 120 can be used at a close-range battle, but it will not be able to perform as effectively due to its relatively long 10 second reload time and a lack of gun stabilizer. These two lacking features mean that the Object 120 cannot react to new threats quickly, especially when it tries to take the battle offensively. It is thus better to fight at range, where the Object's advantages can be used to the fullest.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Very high velocity APFSDS round means "point and shoot" at typical War Thunder combat ranges - no need to account for projectile drop at range
  • Outstanding armour penetration by HEAT-FS and APFSDS rounds
  • Very good spalling effect from the kinetic energy spread and explosive mass from HEAT-FS round
  • Good mobility for the size of gun
  • Has neutral steering

Cons:

  • Weak armour - vulnerable to anything bigger than a heavy machine gun, and even those from some angles at short range
  • Poor depression for main armament
  • Low ammunition load
  • Poor optics for a tank destroyer with only 5x zoom
  • All projectiles carried in rear of turret behind thin armour makes ammunition explosions very likely from turret hits

History

The Object 120 "Taran" was a tank destroyer developed after the USSR's conclusion that AP rounds from the T-10 and T-55 could not pierce the newest American tank the M60. The Object 120 (also noted as being the SU-152 "Taran") surpassed foreign tank destroyers with firepower and mobility at the time. The name Taran comes from its cannon which became the reason it wasn't adopted. The 125 smoothbore and anti tank missiles are the reason why the Object 120 was not put into production.

Media

Skins
Images
  • Object 120 WTWallpaper 01.jpg
  • Object 120 WTWallpaper 02.jpg
  • Object 120 WTWallpaper 03.jpg
  • Object 120 WTWallpaper 04.jpg
  • Object 120 WTWallpaper 05.jpg
  • Object 120 WTWallpaper 06.jpg
  • Object 120 WTWallpaper 07.jpg
Videos
High-explosive power discusses the Object 120 at 3:30 - War Thunder Official Channel
Object 120 "Taran" - What if everything sacrificed for ONE thing? [tank review] - HowToPlay1337
Premium Vehicles: Object 120 "Taran" - War Thunder Wiki
Object 120 - Tank Review - Napalmratte
The Shooting Range #62 - Metal Beasts section at 00:32 discusses the Object 120.

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 tank destroyers
SU-76M  SU-76M · SU-76M (5th Gv.Kav.Corps) · SU-85A
SU-57B  SU-57B · SU-76D
T-34 Derivatives  SU-122 · SU-85 · SU-85M · SU-100 · SU-122P
Heavy Tank Derivatives  SU-100Y · ISU-122 · ISU-122S · SU-152 · ISU-152 · Object 268
SU-100P and Derivatives  SU-100P · Object 120
Wheeled  YaG-10 (29-K)
Airborne  ASU-57 · ASU-85
Rocket  BM-8-24 · BM-13N · BM-31-12
ATGM  IT-1 · Shturm-S · Object 775 · Khrizantema-S
Artillery  2S1 · 2S3M
Other  SU-5-1 · ZiS-30 · SU-122-54
USA  SU-57

USSR premium ground vehicles
Light tanks  BA-11 · RBT-5 · BT-7A (F-32) · T-26 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · T-26E · T-126 · PT-76-57 · 2S38
Medium tanks  T-34 (Prototype) · T-34 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · T-34E · T-34-57 (1943) · T-34-85E · T-34-100 · T-44-122 · TO-55 · T-55AM-1 · T-72AV (TURMS-T) · T-80UD · Т-80U-Е1
  ▂M3 Medium · ▂M4A2 · ▂T-III · ▂T-V · ▂МК-IX "Valentine"
Heavy tanks  SMK · T-35 · ▂MK-II "Matilda" · KV-1E · KV-2 (1940) · KV-2 (ZiS-6) · KV-122 · KV-220 · IS-2 "Revenge" · Object 248 · IS-6 · T-10A
Tank destroyers  BM-8-24 · BM-13N · BM-31-12
  SU-57 · SU-76D · SU-76M (5th Gv.Kav.Corps) · SU-85A · SU-100Y · SU-122P · Object 120
SPAA  ▂Phòng không T-34 · ZUT-37

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