VTT DCA
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Description
The AMX-13 VTT DCA is a rank II French SPAA with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Alpha Strike".
General info
Survivability and armour
The ATV's DCA armour is weak and will only withstand the MG. Unlike the CCKW 353 AA, its crew is not in the open air but protected by armour, however thin it may be. It is rather small and will hide easily in bushes.
Armour type:
- Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret)
- Cast homogeneous armour (Transmission area)
- Structural steel (Tracks, Additional Armour of 4 mm)
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 20 mm (31°) Upper Glacis - Cheeks 20 mm (27°) Upper Glacis - Top 20 mm (66°) Upper Glacis - Bottom 40 mm (6-40°) Lower Glacis - Transmission 15 mm (84°) Lower Glacis - Bottom |
20 mm (0-40°) Top 20 mm Bottom |
10 mm Rear side of center hull 15 mm Rear plate |
10 mm Around the turret 10 mm Floor under the turret 10 mm (40-90°) Rear 15 mm (65°) Lower Glacis in rear |
| Turret | 6.35 mm (spherical) Turret front | 6.35 mm + 6.35 mm Turret structure | N/A | N/A |
Notes:
- Turret is 6.35 mm thick and tracks are 15 mm thick.
- There are two 10 mm (87°) plates inside the tank, on the edges.
Mobility
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| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
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| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 66 | 8 | 14.5 | 384 | 515 | 26.48 | 35.52 |
| Realistic | 61 | 7 | 239 | 270 | 16.48 | 18.62 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Main armament
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| 12.7 mm M2HB (x4) | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | ||||||||||||
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| Mode | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 3,200 (200) | 575 | -10°/+90° | ±180° | - | 53 | 73 | 86 | 94 | 104 | 18.2 | 16.52 | 15.26 | 14 |
| Realistic | 36 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 60 | |||||||||
Ammunition
- Common: API-T · I · AP · API-T
- API: API-T · AP-I · API-T
- AP: AP · AP · API-T
- APIT: API-T
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| I | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| API-T | 29 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | |
| AP | 31 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6 | |
| AP-I | 30 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 5 | |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay | Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| I | 944 | 0.04 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47° | 56° | 65° | ||||
| API-T | 929 | 0.04 | - | - | - | 47° | 56° | 65° | ||||
| AP | 894 | 0.05 | - | - | - | 47° | 56° | 65° | ||||
| AP-I | 929 | 0.04 | - | - | - | 47° | 56° | 65° | ||||
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12 (+4) | 8 (+8) | 4 (+12) | 0 (+16) | No |
Notes:
- Since there are four .50 M2HB machine guns, each reload will load 4 ammo boxes onto the guns with each box containing 200 rounds.
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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Pros:
Cons:
History
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Devblog
Based on the AMX-13 light tank, the VTT armored personnel carrier was developed and launched into mass production in 1957. As this chassis was widely produced it became quite a suitable platform for numerous experimental variants, a notable example being the AMX-13 VTT / DCA (Véhicule de Transport de Troupe/Défense Contre Avions). It was armed with an American M45 .50 caliber quadmount, the same found on the iconic M16 Half-track. Unlike the M16 however, the VTT DCA was only a single prototype and didn’t reach mass production.
Media
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See also
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- reference to the series of the vehicles;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
| France anti-aircraft vehicles | |
|---|---|
| Wheeled/Half-tracked | P.7.T AA · CCKW 353 AA · TPK 6.41 |
| AMX-13 Derivatives | VTT DCA · AMX-13 DCA 40 |
| Radar SPAAG | AMX-30 S DCA |
| Missile SPAA | SANTAL · Roland 1 · ▄ItO 90M |
| Other | AMX-10P |
