The Rooikat 76 is a South African wheeled armoured fighting vehicle, developed during the 1980s as a replacement for outdated AFVs in service at the time. Coming soon with update 1.95 "Northern wind", this eight-wheeled feline predator will become a formidable new addition to the top ranks of the British ground forces tree in War Thunder!

Rooikat 76 Mk.1D, light tank, Britain, rank VI.

Pros

• Quick-firing 76.2 mm cannon
• Record-breaking top speed
• Powerful sub-calibre round

Cons

• Lacks ammunition variety
• Light armour protection

In War Thunder, the Rooikat 76 Mk.1D will be a new light wheeled vehicle coming to rank VI of the British ground forces tree as part of the upcoming update 1.95. In stark contrast to most other ground vehicles offered by the British top ranks, the Rooikat 76 Mk.1D will bring with it a breath of fresh air, so to speak, to veteran British tankers, giving them the chance to command a highly nimble and no less deadly combat vehicle unlike any other currently found in the British ground forces tree!

Thanks to its heavy-duty outside appearance, the Rooikat 76 Mk.1D will easily mislead many tankers into believing that mobility isn’t necessarily this vehicle’s biggest strength. However, the truth is quite the contrary - weighing in at 28 t and being powered by a 567 hp engine allows the Rooikat to reach a new record top speed of 120 km/h on roads, making it the fastest vehicle in War Thunder! Therefore, don’t be fooled by its looks

Another aspect of the Rooikat 76 Mk.1D that certainly shouldn’t be scoffed at is its 76.2 mm cannon. Despite most of its opposition fielding some formidable high-calibre cannons, it would be ill-advised to underestimate the firepower offered by this gun. Featuring similar ballistics as the 76mm cannon found on the Italian OTOMATIC, tankers will find the fully stabilised GT-4 cannon of the Rooikat 76 Mk.1D just as effective and easy to use, with the exception that you won’t point it at airborne targets as often and that it’s not assisted by an autoloading mechanism. On the other hand, dispatching of hostile armour certainly won’t present much of a difficulty thanks to the use of a powerful sub-calibre round, especially when coupled with wide flanking maneuvers, of which the Rooikat is most definitely capable.

However, as with most vehicles of this type, the Rooikat 76 Mk.1D too suffers from the same downsides - namely, a lack of protection. Featuring only 30mm of armour at its thickest points, the Rooikat 76 Mk.1D certainly won’t be able to effectively absorb any sort of incoming enemy fire going above heavy machine gun calibre. As such, aspiring commanders of this machine will definitely need to use the superb mobility of their machine to get out of harm’s way and literally outrun bullets before they’re even fired at them!

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