M247

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RANK 6 BRITAIN
Rooikat 105 PACK
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M247
AB RB SB
9.0 9.0 9.0
Class:
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Description

The Gun, Air Defence Artillery, Self-Propelled, 40-mm, M247 is a Rank VI American self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with a battle rating of 9.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.81 "The Valkyries".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

  • Cast homogeneous armour (Hull)
  • Rolled homogeneous armour (Rear (low), Roof, Turret)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 85-200 mm (59-74°) Front glacis
63-200 mm (13-60°) Lower glacis
76 mm (8-43°) Front
51 mm (0-43°) Rear
35 mm (26-32°) Top
25 mm (61-62°) Bottom
57 mm
Turret 25.4 mm (15-76°) Turret front (Upper)
12.7 mm (40-69°) Turret front (Lower)
25.4 mm (0-87°) Gun mantlet
12.7-25.4 mm (0-19°) Upper
12.7 mm (40-69°) Lower
12.7 mm (18°) 12.7 mm

Notes:

  • Suspension wheels and tracks are 20 mm thick.
  • Belly armour is 38 mm in the front and 25 mm in the rear.

Mobility

The M247 turret is installed on a hull of an M60, because of this they have roughly the same mobility. The M247 is about 3 tons heavier than the M60 so it has been given a more powerful engine (750 hp) while the M60 has a max engine power of 716hp. For a vehicle this heavy, it has fairly good mobility. When spaded, it can comfortably hit a top speed of 45km/h on flat terrain, while in cross-country you will have a top speed of around 25 kph. While going backwards, the top speed is somewhat less impressive, about -9 kph.

Armaments

Main article: Bofors L/70 (40 mm)
40 mm M266 Automatic Cannon (x2)
Capacity (Belt capacity each) Fire rate
(shots/minute)
Vertical
guidance
Horizontal
guidance
560 (280) 300 -5°/+85° ±180°
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 52.8  ?  ?  ?  ?
Realistic 35.7  ?  ?  ?  ?
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
6.5  ?  ?  ?

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
M811 HEFI-T* 5 5 5 5 5 5
M822 HEFI-T* 5 5 5 5 5 5
40 mm AP-T AP-T 93 90 77 62 51 41
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%
M811 HEFI-T* 1100 0.87 0.2 0.1 255 +0° 79° 80° 81°
M822 HEFI-T* 1100 0.87 0.2 0.1 185 +0° 79° 80° 81°
40 mm AP-T AP-T 1030 0.88 N/A N/A N/A -1° 48° 69° 79°

Belt types

Belts Shell composition Combat usage
Default HEFI-T* / AP-T These work fine, a hit on an aircraft means instant disassembly for it and still is able to hurt ground vehicles, especially if it is side into the side of a enemy tank. These seem like a good I don't know what i will run into belt.
40 mm AP-T AP-T / AP-T / AP-T / HEFI-T* Very powerful ammunition against ground targets with significantly more penetration than other 35-40 mm AP-T projectiles. Will easily destroy any target with side shots even outside point blank range, and can destroy lighter targets and weak spots from the front even against MBTs.
M811 HEFI-T* / HEFI-T* / HEFI-T* / AP-T "Poor man's anti-air ammunition." Unlike the M822 shells these require direct hits to do damage, but if you experience problems with M822 detonating too early this belt may be your best choice.
M822 HEFI-T* / HEFI-T* / AP-T Proximity-fused shells that absolutely obliterate anything flying, when they work. Somewhat unreliable in if they detonate within range of the target, but when they do the target will be quickly torn apart. The only ammunition for self-propelled anti-aircraft guns that lets you kill planes and helicopters with near misses. Should be your go-to anti-air ammunition, if it works reliably for you.

Usage in battles

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Twin 40mm M266 cannon (L/70 40mm Bofors) have a better rate of fire compared to the M42 Duster.
  • The M822 ammunition is proximity fused, and will detonate if the projectile passes close enough to the target.
  • The 40mm's pose a serious threat to lightly-armored vehicles.
  • Uses the M48 Patton's hull (armor included) = one of the best-protected SPAA in the game.
  • Benefits in RB from aim assist thanks to the radar.

Cons:

  • As with all high-rank SPAA, very thin turret armor; a shell strike could instantly end the vehicle.
    • Turret is also vulnerable to strafing aircraft + rockets.
  • Armor advantages are nullified due to the inclusion of the Hull Break mechanic

History

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Media

Skins and camouflages for the M247 Sergeant York from live.warthunder.com.

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


USA anti-aircraft vehicles
M3 Half-track derivatives  M13 MGMC · M15 CGMC · M16 MGMC
M24 derivative  M19A1
M41 derivative  M42
Radar SPAAG  M163 · M247
Missile SPAA  Imp.Chaparral · LAV-AD · XM975