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Ratel 90
IV
Rank
AB
6.3
RB
6.3
SB
6.3
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Light tank
Main role
46,000
RP
Research
155,000
SL
Purchase
South Africa
Origin country
General information

The Ratel 90 is a British light tank. It was introduced in Update "Ixwa Strike".

The Ratel 90 is an IFV designed to provide fire support for the Mechanized South African Battalions in combat. It was modified to this duty with the identical turret found on the Eland 90 Mk.7.

With a needed playstyle keen to recon and opportunistic target eliminations by flanking, the Ratel 90 is currently the fastest vehicle available for the British tree at the rank.

Unfortunately, the vehicle is fast not because of a good engine, but instead because of the cutback of any armour. Players accustomed to holding off some shells in similar ranked vehicles as the Tortoise will have troubles surviving in this IFV. So instead it shall be played similarly to the Charioteer, now with more cooperative abilities as the scouting.


Camouflages:

Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 20 / 10 / 10 mm
Turret 12 / 10 / 10 mm
Visibility 84 %
Crew 3 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 105117 km/h
Backward 1820 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 1412.426.821.7 hp/t
Engine power 282249538437 hp
Weight 20.1 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
6.0x
Armaments
90 mm GT-2 cannon
Ammunition 53 rounds
First-order 10 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
8.7 → 6.7 s
Vertical guidance -8 / 15°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 16.714.231.422.723.820.244.832.4 °/s
Vertical 2.82.29.86.343.2149 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEATFS350350350350350350
Smoke555555
HE131313131313
7.62 mm Browning MG4 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 3,750 rounds
Belt capacity 250 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 500 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/T13127320
7.62 mm Browning MG4 machine gun
Ammunition 2,000 rounds
Belt capacity 250 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 500 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 3°
Horizontal guidance -120 / 120°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 6353.6118.685.79076.5169.4122.4 °/s
Vertical 6350.4220.5141.19072315201.6 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/T13127320
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 1,745 → 2,534 SL
RB 2,136 → 3,101 SL
SB 2,780 → 4,037 SL
Crew training 45,000 SL
Experts 440,000 SL
Aces 630 GE
Research Aces 155,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
100 / 130 / 170 % SL
160 % RP
Total cost of modifications 40,100 RP
77,300 SL
Talisman cost 1,400 GE

Research order:

Mobility
Protection
Firepower
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