PLAY
Ground Vehicles
G6
IV
Rank
AB
6.7
RB
6.7
SB
6.7
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Tank destroyer
Main role
54,000
RP
Research
185,000
SL
Purchase
South Africa
Operator country
General information

Often referred to as the "G6 Rhino" or simply the "Rhino", the G6 entered service and serial production with the South African Army in 1988. It was a self-propelled version of the G5 Howitzer series. It has been operated not only by the South African Army, but also Oman and the United Arab Emirates, a combined total of just over 100 exports. It has seen combat in the South African Border War as well as the ongoing Yemeni Civil War.

Introduced in Update "Danger Zone", the G6 has situational utility as a support vehicle, specialising in long-range support by exploiting positional advantages earlier than other vehicles. The firepower of the G6 is exceptional, with one of the most potent high explosive rounds in the game, capable of taking out almost any target in just a single hit. Despite having a high top speed, it performs quite poorly in the mobility department. It has low off-road speeds, extremely poor acceleration, and - like all wheeled vehicles - has a large turning circle which is further exacerbated by the extreme size of the vehicle. This size makes it vulnerable to spotting and identification, so stealth is generally hard to pull off in this SPG. Compounding this issue, it has poor armour, just barely protecting it against high calibre machine guns at 200 m range. Autocannons, and artillery are consequentially extremely dangerous for this vehicle.



Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 30 / 15 / 15 mm
Turret 30 / 15 / 15 mm
Visibility 136 %
Crew 6 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 8593 km/h
Backward 8 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 1210.620.917 hp/t
Engine power 550486962781 hp
Weight 46 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
8.0x–12.0x
10.0x
Armaments
155 mm G6 L/45 cannon
Ammunition 41 rounds
First-order 16 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
19.4 → 14.9 s
Vertical guidance -5 / 75°
Horizontal guidance -40 / 40°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 20.11734.925.228.624.449.936 °/s
Vertical 20.11661.239.128.622.987.455.9 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE636363636363
Smoke333333
HE-VT636363636363
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 3,258 → 4,271 SL
RB 3,619 → 4,745 SL
SB 5,320 → 6,975 SL
Crew training 52,000 SL
Experts 185,000 SL
Aces 710 GE
Research Aces 480,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
120 / 190 / 210 % SL
166 % RP
Total cost of modifications 46,900 RP
85,500 SL
Talisman cost 1,500 GE


Mobility
Protection
Firepower
Rating by players
You must play more than 3 battles for the last week and more than 10 battles in a vehicle to rate it.
Like:
20
Armor protection: Not enough ratings
Survivability: Not enough ratings
Mobility: Not enough ratings
Armament: Not enough ratings
Balance: Not enough ratings
Settings
Settings
Characteristics:
Modification:
Articles
No articles about this vehicle yet

Become the first author and get rewards!
Write a guide, tell about interesting historical facts, make a tutorial or simply an interesting post.
No more content