GAZ-AAA (DShK)

GAZ-AAA (DShK)

GAZ-AAA (4M)

GAZ-AAA (DShK)

GAZ-AAA (4M)

USSR

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.0	1.0	1.0

Class:

SPAA

Research:4 000

Purchase:2 100

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This page is about the Soviet SPAA vehicle GAZ-AAA (DShK). For the version equipped with 7.62 mm Maxim's, see GAZ-AAA (4M).

Description

The GAZ-AAA (DShK) is a rank I Soviet SPAA with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters".

General info

Survivability and armour

As far as this tank is concerned, it lacks almost any form of armor. Any light mg can penetrate and kill your gunner, driver, or commander easily. Artillery or rockets that pack enough explosive landing near your vehicle can critically damage your modules and crew. Bombs that detonate nearby will send you back to the hanger. The only benefit of being so light is that enemies using APHE rounds will most likely not fuse on the paper thin armor and allow you keep trucking. That is if you dont get burnt down or your hull breaks. That is fortunately rarer then in higher BR due to the fact that most enemies lack sufficient firepower to hull break you. Your engine is covered with some armour that will occasionally protect it from LMGs at range but most enemies aim for the exposed gunner and other crew members rather then your engine.

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	71	10	3	81	95	27	31.67
Realistic	65	9		50	50	16.67	16.67

Armaments

Main armament

12.7 mm DShK					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	1000	-4°/+45°	±110°	N/A	30.8	__._	__._	__._	__._	10.4	9.2	8.4	8.0
Realistic					20.8	__._	__._	__._	35.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
AP-I(c)	29	27	25	20	11	8
AP-I	21	20	15	9	6	5
API-T	22	21	15	10	6	5
IAI	2	2	2	2	2	2
T	10	8	7	6	4	3

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Normalisation at 30° from horizontal	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
AP-I(c)	815	0.0482	N/A	N/A	N/A	+2.0°	47°	60°	65°
AP-I	815	0.0482	N/A	N/A	N/A	+2.0°	47°	60°	65°
API-T	850	0.0437	N/A	N/A	N/A	+2.0°	47°	60°	65°
IAI	850	0.041	N/A	0.1	N/A	+2.0°	47°	60°	65°
T	850	0.0438	N/A	N/A	N/A	+2.0°	47°	60°	65°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
1000	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Optics

GAZ-AAA (DShK) Optics
	Default magnification	Maximum magnification
Main Gun optics	X2.1	X3.7
Comparable optics	___

Usage in battles

Potentially the most challenging SPAA to use in the game, due to the machine gun's low rate of fire making it relatively ineffective against aircraft, however, it can work in part as a basic tank destroyer and support vehicle.

The key will be to stick to your team and take out the crew of an enemy tank and then let the dedicated tanks finish them off with their harder-hitting rounds. Just remember this only works on all but the most lightly armoured targets, such as other SPAA, early Russian tanks and the side of some American tanks, this works best when your vehicle is down-tiered and not the other way around.

Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tires		Parts	API	Horizontal Drive
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	AP	Adjustment of Fire
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	API-T	Elevation Mechanism
IV	Transmission	Engine		Artillery Support

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Weapon has increased penetration compared to the preceding GAZ-AAA (4M)

Cons:

• Limited magazine of 50 means the armament has to frequently reload
• Russian 12.7 AP is still notably inferior to the American equivalent
• Vehicle armament consists of only a single 600 RPM machine gun
• No armour, can easily be destroyed by .30 cal machine guns
• Gunner can't swivel around 360 degrees horizontally
• Limited vertical traverse
• Will struggle to eliminate passing aircraft due to a low volume of fire
• Arguably worse as an SPAA than the GAZ-AAA (4M)

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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