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ZiS-30
II
Rank
AB
2.3
RB
2.3
SB
2.3
Battle rating
USSR
Game nation
Tank destroyer
Main role
7,900
RP
Research
10,000
SL
Purchase
General information

When Operation Barbarossa commenced in July 1941, the Soviet Union was caught off-guard by the invasion, and as such, demands for a large number of equipment arose. Chief among these was the need for an anti-tank vehicle that could be easily produced, which led to numerous ad-hoc improvisation projects. Just two weeks after the invasion commenced, Vasiliy Gavrilovich Grabin, one of the most prominent artillery engineers of the USSR, produced the first prototype of the ZiS-30, an improvised tank destroyer made by simply mounting the 57 mm ZiS-2 anti-tank gun on the hull of the T-20 Komsomolets artillery tractor and adding a simple firing platform for the gun crew. Due to its simplicity, along with the vehicle featuring various positive qualities despite its improvised nature (such as a very wide firing arc and good mobility), the ZiS-30 was immediately accepted for production. Around 100 vehicles were produced from the Gorky Plant No. 92 and served until the end of the war.

The ZiS-30 was introduced during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41. Despite being an improvised design, the ZiS-30 is best known for its ridiculously powerful gun for its rank, which is capable of destroying most tanks of a similar rank in one shot and even capable of taking on tanks at a higher rank with little trouble. Being produced solely to carry the ZiS-2 anti-tank gun, the ZiS-30 forgoes any kind of protection in favour of mobility and stealth. The vehicle’s tiny, albeit somewhat tall, profile makes it suitable for a support role as a lone sniper or a hit-and-run vehicle, especially when combined with its decent speed. However, given its light weight and nearly nonexistent protection, the ZiS-30 is vulnerable to any kind of retaliation from the enemy, especially when briefly immobilised by the recoil from its disproportionately large gun.


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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 10 / 7 / 7 mm
Turret 5 / 0 / 0 mm
Visibility 76 %
Crew 4 persons
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 4246 km/h
Backward 56 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.51121.817.8 hp/t
Engine power 50448771 hp
Weight 4 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
1.9x–3.5x
Armaments
57 mm ZIS-2 cannon
Ammunition 20 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
6.5 → 5 s
Vertical guidance -4 / 22°
Horizontal guidance -30 / 30°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 4.94.28.56.27612.28.8 °/s
Vertical 2.82.28.55.543.212.27.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
APHEBC1451421281129886
HE121210865
APHE145140118957762
7.62 mm DT machine gun
Ammunition 756 rounds
Belt capacity 63 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 600 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 10°
Horizontal guidance -10 / 10°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 3.83.36.74.85.54.79.66.9 °/s
Vertical 2.82.28.55.543.212.27.8 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP-I/API-T13127320
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 412 → 510 SL
RB 480 → 594 SL
SB 576 → 713 SL
Crew training 3,000 SL
Experts 10,000 SL
Aces 115 GE
Research Aces 160,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
30 / 50 / 60 % SL
112 % RP
Total cost of modifications 6,870 RP
6,730 SL
Talisman cost 530 GE

Research order:

Mobility
Protection
Firepower
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