ZiS-12 (94-KM)

ZiS-12 (94-KM)

ZiS-43

ZSU-37

ZiS-12 (94-KM)

ZiS-43

ZSU-37

USSR

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.0	3.0

Class:

SPAA

Research:11 000

Purchase:22 000

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Description

The ZiS-12 (94-KM) (94-KM gun mount on a ZIS-12 truck), or as the 94-KM ZIS-12, is a Rank II Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB) and 3.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.57 "Battle March".

The 94-KM is an improvement over the 72-K GAZ MM with its dual-mounted 25 mm cannons, increasing its rate of fire and area of saturation for anti-aircraft duties.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Structural steel
• Wood (Truck bed)
• Rolled homogeneous armour (Gun mount)

Armour	Front	Sides	Rear	Roof
Driver's cabin	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm
Cargo bed	15 mm	15 mm	15 mm	15 mm

Notes:

• The wheels are 2 mm thick.
• The truck bed is 15 mm of wood, which will probably not offer as much protection as the truck cab.
• The radiator housing is unarmoured.

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)	Add-on Armor weight (tons)	Max speed (km/h)
3.0	N/A	55 (AB)
		51 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	99	___
Realistic/Simulator	62	70
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	33.00	__.__
Realistic/Simulator	20.67	23.33

Armaments

25 mm 72-K (x2)
Capacity (Belt capacity each)		Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
530 (7)		240	-10°/+85°	±180°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	20.8	28.8	__.__	__.__	__.__
Realistic	20.8	24.5	__.__	__.__	__.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
0.3	__.__	__.__	__.__

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
OZR-132	FI-T*	3	3	2	2	2	2
BR-132	AP-T	46	43	33	27	23	15

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%
OZR-132	FI-T*	910	0.29	0.2	0.1	13	+0°	62°	69°	73°
BR-132	AP-T	900	0.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1°	47°	60°	65°

Belt types

Belts	Shell composition	Combat usage
Default	AP-T, FI-T* (Armour Piercing tracer – Fragmentation Incendiary tracer) shell	50% of this belt are useless against tanks or planes. However against other SPAA this belt can reliably take out crew, armament, ammo and engine. Having one belt in reserve does not hurt.
OZR-132	FI-T* (Fragmentation Incendiary tracer) shell	The "explosive" rounds for the gun. This is the best ammo to use against aircraft, but useless against ground vehicles.
BR-132	AP-T (Armour Piercing tracer) shell	As an armour-piercing round, it is too small to be a significant threat against ground targets but the lightest armoured ones, and has little effect on planes unless you get a good shot on a critical area. Not really a recommended belt to use, but in an emergency it may save your life.

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the 94-KM.

Full ammo	1st rack empty	Visual discrepancy
72	0 (+72)	Yes

Usage in the battles

This anti-aircraft gun is used in a similar way as the 72-K GAZ MM and is armed with not one, but two 25mm cannons that dish out twice the damage. You should get to a good vantage point using your speed, and then use your cannons to shoot down aircraft that threaten your team. You should beware of any tanks or aircraft, as even machine guns can destroy the vehicle. If faced with light tanks, you can try to run away with the high speed of the vehicle, or try to kill it using your cannons. Your 25s will offer enough penetration to go through most of a light tank's armour. For medium tanks, shoot into the rear or sides of the vehicle rather than chancing the weak spots in the frontal armour. Heavy tanks should be avoided, unless you are serving as a distraction for your team.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Similar play style to its predecessor 72-K GAZ MM.
• 25 mm Armour Piercing offers decent penetration.
• Dual mounted cannons offers twice the rate of fire compared to the 72-K GAZ MM.
• Extremely low reload time allows you to fire nearly continuously.
• Good engine and transmission allows it accelerate and drive at high speeds, and stop in a reasonable distance.
• Light armored enemies are easy to kill with AP rounds.
• Air targets belt offers almost a one/two shot instant kill on a direct hit.

Cons:

• Highly vulnerable to artillery.
• Vulnerable to flipping at high speeds.
• High Explosive rounds can easily destroy the vehicle .
• Cannot shoot straight ahead due to driving compartment.
• No armour or protection whatsoever.
• Only a marginal ammo count increase from the 72-K GAZ MM, meaning that ammo runs out quite fast if used recklessly.
• Any aircraft can easily kill it with machine guns and/or cannons rounds.

History

Soviet mobile anti-aircraft defenses in World War II was quite lacking in comparison to other nation's. Their self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are mainly improvised truck beds mounting a light anti-aircraft gun, such as Maxim machine guns on the 4M GAZ-AAA and a single 25 mm auto cannon in the 72-K GAZ MM. By the end of 1943, the design bureau at Plant no.88 wanted to mount two 25 mm 72-K guns onto a truck bed. The guidance system on the new design was derived from the 37 mm 61-K gun. The gun system was mounted onto the back of a ZIS-12 truck bed, which was derived from the ZIS-5 truck. In 1944, the weapon system was accepted for testing and later approved as the 94-KM ZIS-12. Plant no.88 produced the 94-KM in 1944 to 1945 before stopping at either production number 225 or 237, possible due to the introduction of the better ZSU-37 anti-aircraft system.

Media

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

Read also

• [Devblog] 94-KM SPAAG

Sources

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

• topic on the official game forum;
• other literature.

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