PGZ09

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PGZ09
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PGZ09
AB RB SB
8.3 8.3 8.3
Class:
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Description

The HuoPao GaoShe ZiXing 09, nicknamed "Hunter 猎手" is a rank VI Chinese SPAA with a battle rating of 8.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Red Skies".

PGZ09 was the Chinese attempt to make a counterpart to Flakpanzer Gepard and JGSDF's Type 87 to intercept incoming aerial targets such as helicopters, drones, and cruise missiles with its pair 35 mm cannons. With its high off-road speed, advanced electronic system with both search/targeting radar and even a Generation 2 thermal sight onboard, it can prove deadly to both careless aerial and ground targets at its tier and provide field air-defence to its allies wherever they are with its mobility.

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades
Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle
Armourfront / side / back
Hull12 / 10 / 10
Turret8 / 8 / 8
Crew3 people
Visibility500 %

The chassis provides sufficient protection to the crew against smaller firearms and shrapnel from explosions, but due to its nature of being a SPAAG in this case, only the front is sufficient to stop HMGs and maybe even some autocannons; while the turret itself struggles. With overpressure damage, it is unlikely that PGZ09 can take direct hits from artillery or higher calibre HEFS/HEATFS shells and survive.

Armour type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 10 mm Upper front (74°)
12 mm Lower front(25°)
8 mm Top
10 mm Bottom
10 mm 8 mm
Turret 8 mm 8 mm 8 mm 8 mm
Cupola N/A

Notes:

  • Tracks are 20 mm thick
  • Mudguard and side skirts are 5 mm of structural steel
  • Tracking radar is 15 mm of structural steel
  • Suspension is 20 mm of structural steel

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB71 / 17 km/h
RB and SB66 / 16 km/h
Number of gears6 forward
2 back
Weight38.0 t
Engine power
AB1 526 hp
RB and SB800 hp
Power-to-weight ratio
AB40.2 hp/t
RB and SB21.1 hp/t

Thanks to its high horsepower 8V150 engine (at around 800 hp), this turbocharged diesel engine lets PGZ09 having a satisfying top speed of 65 km/h, a vast improvement over WZ305 and making it one of the fastest tracked SPAAGs along with Gepard/AMX-30 DCA and VEAK 40. It can follow teammates with ease and retreat to a safe position if anything comes at you with its -15 km/h reverse (currently the second fastest among all Chinese vehicles, only falls behind his successor PGZ04A by -2 km/h).

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 17 38 _,___ 1,526 __.__ 40.16
Realistic 66 16 _,___ 800 __.__ 21.05

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference
AB4 568 → 6 797 Sl icon.png
RB3 894 → 5 794 Sl icon.png
SB4 732 → 7 041 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications132 300 Rp icon.png
222 000 Sl icon.png
Talisman cost2 400 Ge icon.png
Crew training130 000 Sl icon.png
Experts450 000 Sl icon.png
Aces2 000 Ge icon.png
Research Aces890 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
150 / 190 / 230 % Sl icon.png
214 / 214 / 214 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Mobility Protection Firepower
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Tracks
Research:
7 100 Rp icon.png
Cost:
11 000 Sl icon.png
350 Ge icon.png
Mods new tank suspension.png
Suspension
Research:
6 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
10 000 Sl icon.png
320 Ge icon.png
Mods new tank break.png
Brake System
Research:
6 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
10 000 Sl icon.png
320 Ge icon.png
Mods new tank filter.png
Filters
Research:
8 800 Rp icon.png
Cost:
14 000 Sl icon.png
440 Ge icon.png
Mods new tank transmission.png
Transmission
Research:
7 700 Rp icon.png
Cost:
12 000 Sl icon.png
380 Ge icon.png
Mods new tank engine.png
Engine
Research:
7 700 Rp icon.png
Cost:
12 000 Sl icon.png
380 Ge icon.png
Mods tank tool kit.png
Improved Parts
Research:
2 100 Rp icon.png
Cost:
11 000 Sl icon.png
350 Ge icon.png
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Improved FPE
Research:
1 900 Rp icon.png
Cost:
10 000 Sl icon.png
320 Ge icon.png
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Crew Replenishment
Research:
8 800 Rp icon.png
Cost:
14 000 Sl icon.png
440 Ge icon.png
Mods smoke screen.png
Smoke grenade
Research:
7 700 Rp icon.png
Cost:
12 000 Sl icon.png
380 Ge icon.png
Mods tank ammo.png
35mm_kda_HE_ammo_pack
Research:
7 100 Rp icon.png
Cost:
11 000 Sl icon.png
350 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 0.png
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Horizontal Drive
Research:
7 100 Rp icon.png
Cost:
11 000 Sl icon.png
350 Ge icon.png
Mods tank ammo.png
35mm_kda_APHEI_ammo_pack
Research:
6 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
10 000 Sl icon.png
320 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 1.png
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Adjustment of Fire
Research:
6 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
10 000 Sl icon.png
320 Ge icon.png
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Elevation Mechanism
Research:
8 800 Rp icon.png
Cost:
14 000 Sl icon.png
440 Ge icon.png
Mods thermal sight.png
NVD
Research:
8 800 Rp icon.png
Cost:
14 000 Sl icon.png
440 Ge icon.png
Mods tank ammo.png
35mm_kda_APDS_ammo_pack
Research:
7 700 Rp icon.png
Cost:
12 000 Sl icon.png
380 Ge icon.png
Mods art support.png
Artillery Support
Research:
7 700 Rp icon.png
Cost:
12 000 Sl icon.png
380 Ge icon.png
Mods tank laser rangefinder.png
Laser rangefinder
Research:
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Cost:
12 000 Sl icon.png
380 Ge icon.png

Armaments

Laser rangefinder
Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder
Night vision device
Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.
Thermal imager
Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night

Main armament

2 x 35 mm PG99-35-2 cannon
Two-plane stabilizer
Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving
Ammunition480 rounds
Belt capacity220 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
1.3 → 1.0 s
Fire rate550 shots/min
Vertical guidance-2° / 85°
Main article: PG99-35-2 (35 mm)

PG99-35-2 AA gun is an unlicensed but upgraded version of the renowned Swiss Oerlikon GDF-002 (due to embargo), produced as PG90 at 1990s, therefore it shares the same traits from the original Oerlikon KDA series AA guns - high ROF, velocity, and sufficient penetration to tear down most vehicles from the sides with ease. But due to the internal design of PGZ09, it has lower ammo count than Western and Japanese counterparts and has only 40 APDS round as last ditch close-quarter combat ammunition to tear down those which might come showing their sides.

35 mm PG99-35-2 (x2) Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 440 (200) 550 -2°/+85° ±180° Two-plane 79.3 109.7 133.2 147.3 156.7 1.30 1.15 1.06 1.00
Realistic 53.5 63.0 76.5 84.6 90.0

Ammunition

  • Default: API-T · HEI-T*
  • DKG01A: HEI-T* · HEI-T* · HEI-T* · API-T
  • DKP01A: API-T · API-T · API-T · HEI-T*
  • DM23: APDS · APDS · APDS · APDS
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 68 65 52 40 30 23
DKG01A 68 65 52 40 30 23
DKP01A 68 65 52 40 30 23
DM23 127 125 119 111 104 97

Ammo racks

Full
ammo
1st
rack empty
Visual
discrepancy
4 (+2) No
  • Ammo racks disappear after 40 rounds of either belt have been fired.

Usage in battles

Like his counterparts in NATO forces and in Japan, speed is your friend and PGZ09 is among the fastest ones, it was specifically designed for field air-defense so the first priority for PGZ09 is anything that flies: fixed-wing aircrafts and helicopters. At its BR range, very few aircraft come with an RWR, so no worries on keeping the radar on and searching for targets then tearing them down. If bringing it to higher BR is necessary, do not keep your radar on for extended periods of time, it will give yourself away to aircraft with RWR, so turn it off and utilize your tracking radar in gunner sight after enemies were spotted. Keep in mind your subpar ammunition count to counterparts so trigger-happy is not an option for PGZ09.

PGZ09 can also be used as anti-armour to a certain extent thanks to the high penetration of 35 mm shells, these rounds are lethal to lightly armoured vehicles and sides of Cold War MBTs albeit PGZ0+ has the worst depression angle among SPAAGs (at mere -2°), making it struggle in very close-quarters combat, so keep some distance from land-based enemies if the only option is to fight back. Also, due to the design of PGZ09, it has only 40 rounds of DM23 APDS at disposal so think twice before unleashing them on enemies. Do remember that those 8-10 mm of steel all-around won't help you too much on stopping some higher calibre machine guns, autocannons and anything with explosive fillers.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • First Chinese SPAA with search and fire control radars, significantly boosting anti-air capabilities
  • Autocannons are deadly against common aircraft like G.91
  • Fast gun targeting speed, can keep up with most targets
  • Gunner thermal assists fighting in bad weathers
  • Comfortable mobility, can relocate quickly
  • DM23 APDS allows it to fight back against MBTs such as XM-1
  • Adequate reverse speed of -15 km/h
  • 2 salvos of smoke grenades provide useful concealment

Cons:

  • Search radar antenna is tall and big, can expose the location of the PGZ09
  • Gun placement makes close-range aiming quite awkward
  • Limited DM23 capacity
  • Extremely limiting gun depression of only -2°, poor in even urban environment let alone hills
  • Like all SPAA, armour can only resist small calibre machine gun bullets

History

During the late 1980s, with many attempts of making their own AA guns, Mainland China decided to introduce Swiss' Oerlikon 35 mm GDF-002 version of the already renowned KDA cannon. Finally in 1987 the deal was made and in 1990, Chinese got the official license to produce their domestic version of this cannon under the name PG90; while the later military equipment embargo in early 1990s stopped further introduction and transfer of this gun to Chinese, this didn't stop them from upgrading the gun into PG99, said to be on-par with the upgraded GDF-003.

While this gun already saw extensive use on defending facilities and as a towed gun, as well as PGZ95 (and later PGZ04A) in service for mobile field air-defense, PLAGF found the need for a new SPAAG and decided to make good use of the 35 mm cannon with the latest electronics available.

In 2011, a new type of SPAAG with this very cannon was recorded in CCTV-7 channel's (dedicated for military news and agriculture) footages and was known as PGZ07 during that time, little was known about this SPAAG until the 70th Anniversary of Victory over Japan Day Parade where this SPAAG was officially revealed by PLA, the name was then corrected as PGZ09 (from the interview with the chief designer of the vehicle and leaked photos of PLAGF documents); with the latest doppler search radar and optic-electronic equipment onboard, as well as domestic AHEAD equivalent shells, with his (chronological) predecessor PGZ04A, they served as the cornerstone for PLAGF's field air-defense system as the close-range batteries.

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China anti-aircraft vehicles
Radar SPAAG  PGZ09
Gun and Missile SPAAG  PGZ04A
Other  ZSD63/PG87 · WZ305
Germany  ␗Sd.Kfz.222
North Vietnam  Phòng không T-34
USA  CCKW 353 (M45) · ␗M42
USSR  Tor-M1