Fox

Fox

Rooikat Mk.1D

Fox

Rooikat Mk.1D

Britain

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.3	7.7	7.7

Class:

Light tank

Research:95 000

Purchase:270 000

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Description

The FV721 Fox is a rank V British light tank with a battle rating of 7.3 (AB) and 7.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Alpha Strike".

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull33 / 41 / 38

Turret41 / 38 / 38

Crew3 people

Visibility84 %

When it comes to armour protection, the Fox is severely lacking. With protection from .50 calibre bullets from the front only, players will quickly find themselves killed if targeted by the enemy, so care should be taken to not be seen and to keep moving if seen so as to provide a hard target to hit.

The internals of the Fox will not provide much chance to survive either, as the 3 crew members are very tightly packed with not much empty space, so any shots that penetrate are likely to kill at least 2, if not all 3 crew. Most of the space not taken up by crew is taken by either the engine, transmission or ammunition, so even if the crew does not die straight away, players will typically find themselves either exploding, or stuck in place while the enemy reloads.

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	33.5 mm (53°) Front Glacis 33.5 mm (1-53°) Driver's Port	41 mm (0-6°) Top 5 mm (0°) Bottom	38 mm (1°)	5 mm (89°)
Turret	41 mm (47-60°) Turret front 41 mm (52-55°) Gun mantlet	41 mm (0°)	38 mm (36°)	20 mm (89°)
Cupola	20 mm (60°)	20 mm (60°)	20 mm (60°)	20 mm (59-89°)

Notes:

Mobility

Reverse gearbox

Forward and backward movement is possible at the same maximum speed

Speedforward / back

AB110 / 110 km/h

RB and SB99 / 99 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

5 back

Weight6.1 t

Engine power

AB372 hp

RB and SB195 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB61.0 hp/t

RB and SB32.0 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	110	110	6.1	302	372	49.51	60.98
Realistic	99	99		172	195	28.2	31.97

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 025 → 4 392

RB3 664 → 5 320

SB4 919 → 7 142

Total cost of modifications76 700

129 200

Talisman cost2 000

Crew training78 000

Experts270 000

Aces1 100

Research Aces670 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

110 / 160 / 200 %

190 / 190 / 190 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tires Research: 5 300 Cost: 8 600 250 Suspension Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 800 165 Brake System Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 800 165 Filters Research: 5 000 Cost: 8 100 230 Transmission Research: 5 200 Cost: 8 400 240 Engine Research: 5 200 Cost: 8 400 240	Improved Parts Research: 3 400 Cost: 8 600 250 Improved FPE Research: 2 300 Cost: 5 800 165 Crew Replenishment Research: 5 000 Cost: 8 100 230 Smoke grenade Research: 5 200 Cost: 8 400 240	Horizontal Drive Research: 5 300 Cost: 8 600 250 Adjustment of Fire Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 800 165 Airstrike Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 800 165 Elevation Mechanism Research: 5 000 Cost: 8 100 230 30mm_hs_831_APDS_ammo_pack Research: 5 000 Cost: 8 100 230 Artillery Support Research: 5 200 Cost: 8 400 240 Improved optics Research: 5 200 Cost: 8 400 240

Armaments

Main armament

30 mm L21A1 automatic cannon

Ammunition99 rounds

Belt capacity3 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

1.0 → 0.8 s

Fire rate81 shots/min

Vertical guidance-14° / 40°

Sharing the main gun with the Warrior, players should be aware of the low rate of fire for this weapons calibre, with 0.9 seconds between each shell. The clip size of 3 may look like a downside, but the reload time of the clip is fast enough to not make a difference to fire rate.

One redeeming factor of the gun is the APDS, giving it impressive penetration (for a 30 mm). However, it is still a 30 mm and players should always be looking for the side of targets unless they are very lightly armoured. The post-penetration damage requires careful aiming to disable enemy vehicles as the Fox will not withstand return fire which the enemy will get a chance to do as the fire rate is slow enough to give them time to react.

Starting with APHE and HEI belts, the penetration is severely lacking and can not be relied upon to kill targets, but once the APDS belt is unlocked, players can start being more comfortable when flanking.

30 mm L21A1						Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	99 (3)	80	-14°/+40°	±180°	-	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
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
30x170 APHE-I	SAP-I	53	50	39	29	21	16
30x170 HE-I-T	HEI-T*	9	8	7	5	4	4
30x170 APDS-T	APDS	110	101	95	69	52	41

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%
30x170 APHE-I	SAP-I	1,080	0.36	1.2	9	30.6	47°	56°	65°
30x170 HE-I-T	HEI-T*	1,080	0.36	0.1	0.1	85	79°	80°	81°
30x170 APDS-T	APDS	1,175	0.3	-	-	-	75°	78°	80°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
33	11 (+22)	7 (+26)	4 (+29)	1 (+32)	N/A	N/A	No

Machine guns

7.62 mm L37A2 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition2 600 rounds

Belt capacity100 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate650 shots/min

The Fox's L37A2 coaxial machine gun can be used along with the 30 mm autocannon, to take down aircraft that could pose a threat to your vehicle. The machine gun can also be used to counter many open vehicles of the battle rating such as the M53/59 and the M56 Scorpion.

7.62 mm L37A2
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	2,600 (100)	650	-	-

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great mobility and acceleration with a reverse gearbox
• Effective cannon that can penetrate almost all vehicles from the sides and back

Cons:

• Terrible fire rate
• Can be penetrated by .50 cals from the sides and back

History

Beginning development in 1965 by the Daimler company of Coventry, the FV721 Fox was a 4x4 armoured car as a replacement for the Ferret scout car and Saladin armoured car. The first of 15 prototypes was completed in November 1967 with user trials beginning the following year. Following successful trials, the first announcement about the Fox was made in October 1969, with a production order placed with Royal Ordnance Leeds the following year. Production began in 1972 and ran to May 1973, building a total of 325.

200 vehicles saw service with the United Kingdom, with most being used by the Royal Yeomanry and the Queen's Own Yeomanry, part of the British Army of the Rhine. Small numbers were also attached to air mobile, armoured and mechanized infantry battalions to form a reconnaissance platoon. The Fox was retired from British service by 1994.

The remaining vehicles were exported to Malawi and Nigeria, with some remaining in service to this day.

Devblog

In the 1960s, the British Army was looking to replace their outdated Ferret and Saladin armored cars with a more capable vehicle that featured the 30 mm L21A1 RARDEN cannon. Development of the FV721 Fox started in 1965 by Daimler with the first prototype ready and shown to the British Army in 1967. After successful trials, full-scale production of the Fox was given the go ahead and was completed by 1973. Over 300 were built, where most were operated by Britain which are now out of service, and some by Malawi and Nigeria that are still in service today in very limited numbers.

Media

Videos

The Shooting Range #400 - Metal Beasts section at 00:52 discusses the Fox.

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

• [Devblog] FV721 Fox: An Opportunistic Predator