Ystervark
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Description
The Ystervark is a rank III British SPAA with a battle rating of 4.3 (AB) and 4.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Ground Breaking".
General info
Survivability and armour
Armour type:
- Structural steel (chassis)
- Rolled homogeneous armour (cabin, truckbed, hood)
- Bulletproof glass (windshield)
- Wheel (tires)
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis | 2-5 mm (12-82°) Grille & Bumpers | 4 mm Top 4 mm (60°) Bottom 5 mm Chassis |
4 mm (19°) | |
| Drivers cabin | 4 mm (12°) Cabin 60 mm (12°) Windshield |
4 mm (0-7°) Cabin 60 mm (0-7°) Windshield |
2 mm (2°) |
Notes:
- Wheels are 10 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick.
- Vents and mudguards are 2 mm thick.
Mobility
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 98 | 15 | 6 | 176 | 237 | 29.33 | 39.5 |
| Realistic | 90 | 13 | 110 | 124 | 18.33 | 20.67 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Main armament
| 20 mm GAI C01 | 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 | 600 (75) | 996 | -7°/+83° | ±180° | N/A | 39.6 | 54.8 | 66.6 | 73.6 | 78.4 | 9.10 | 8.05 | 7.42 | 7.00 |
| Realistic | 26.8 | 31.5 | 38.3 | 42.3 | 45.0 | |||||||||
Ammunition
- Default: HVAP-T · HEF-I
- M594: HEF-I · HEF-I · HVAP-T
- M601: HVAP-T · HVAP-T · HEF-I
| Penetration statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | |
| Default | 57 | 52 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 10 |
| M594 | 57 | 52 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 10 |
| M601 | 57 | 52 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 10 |
| Shell details | |||||||||
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| 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% | |||||||
| 20 mm M601 | HVAP-T | 1,100 | 0.11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 66° | 77° | 72° |
| 20 mm M594 | HEF-I | 1,054 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.1 | 27.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
Ammo type |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 600 |
Magazines Rounds |
7 (+1) 525 (+75) |
6 (+2) 450 (+150) |
5 (+3) 375 (+225) |
4 (+4) 300 (+300) |
| 5th rack empty |
6th rack empty |
7th rack empty |
8th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
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| 3 (+5) 225 (+375) |
2 (+6) 150 (+450) |
1 (+7) 75 (+525) |
0 (+8) 0 (+600) |
No |
Note:
- Ammunition is divided into 8 magazines of 75 rounds.
Usage in battles
The Ystervark is vital to help defend the team from all types of aircraft. Stay away from the frontline to shoot aircraft down, and keep in mind it is an easy target for an aircraft. It's a good anti-air asset, even in an uptier.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Fast rate of fire allows it easily score hits with a burst on an aircraft's flight path
- Small profile makes it very easy to conceal itself
- High top speed of 90 km/h means great agility
- Lack of armour means conventional cannons will struggle to knock it out with a single shot if poorly aimed
- 75-round belt allows it to confidentally engage targets without worrying too much about reloading
Cons:
- The driving compartment can obstruct the autocannon's gun depression which might be sometimes fatal
- No armour protection, making it highly vulnerable to MG bullets, shrapnel, and even ramming from tanks and aircraft
- Is wheeled, meaning its mobility will be significantly worsened on bad road conditions
- Reverse speed of -13 km/h can be inadequate, especially when comparing to its counterpart R3 T20
- Gunsight is position far above the gun, which can be awkward to aim in simulator
- Complex appearance can make it hard to place bushes, decorators, and decals
History
Up until the early 1980s, the SADF anti-air regiments were reliant on towed equipment. However, as the military doctrine shifted towards mobile warfare, the need for a self-propelled anti-air gun unit became clear. As a result, South African engineers began working on a respective design, which had to be rugged enough to withstand the harsh South African terrain and threat of landmines, yet light enough to ensure a high level of mobility.
Building on the basis of a previous mine-resistant vehicle project, the engineers came up with a light SPAAG design, built on top of the Bulldog APC chassis between 1983 and 1984. Entering service almost immediately, the Ystervark was used to accompany South African mechanized battalions and to protect strategic assets, such as air bases in the southwest African region. Ystervarks were first employed operationally during Operation Thunder Chariot in 1984 - a division -scale exercise in South Africa during which the Ystervarks were first tested.
However, the Ystervarks didn’t have to wait long for their first combat deployment. Taking part in several operations in the ongoing South African Border War from 1986, Ystervarks were used to great success as deterrents to low-flying Angolan attack aircraft and helicopters, even downing several Angolan MiGs in 1986 and 1987. After the conclusion of the Border War in 1989, the Ystervark was gradually being phased out of service in 1991 and replaced by the SAMIL 100 Kwêvoël mine-protected SPAAG armoured truck called the Bosvark. Officially, the Ystervark was withdrawn from active service in 1997 after more than 70 units were produced.
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Media
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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
| Britain anti-aircraft vehicles | |
|---|---|
| Crusader AA | Crusader AA Mk I · Crusader AA Mk II |
| Wheeled | Staghound AA · AEC AA |
| Radar SPAAG | Chieftain Marksman |
| Missile SPAA | Stormer AD · Stormer HVM |
| Other | Light AA Mk I · Falcon |
| Canada | Skink · ADATS (M113) |
| South Africa | Ystervark · Bosvark · ZA-35 |
