The first Chinese wheeled SPG in War Thunder! The PTL02 is still in service with the Chinese PLA.
PTL02, SPG, China, V rank
Pros
- NVD
- Stabilizer
Cons
- Light armor
- Medium speed in comparison to other wheeled vehicles
In the late 1980’s, the NORINCO corporation successfully tested the Type 87 armored vehicle. The prototype featured a 6x6 chassis of a prospective Type 90 armored personnel carrier with a 100mm anti-tank gun. The prototype vehicle successfully passed the tests, but was not put into service.
The army authorities returned to the project in the early 90’s, when, in the course of modernization, the PLA began to form mobile motorized infantry formations. This was where the Type 87 researches came in handy: by 2003, on the same 6x6 chassis of the new Chinese armored vehicles ZSL92 and ZSL92A, a PTL02 infantry support vehicle appeared with a 100mm smooth-bore cannon in the turret. The 19ton infantry fire support vehicle possessed significant mobility and a weapon capable of effectively destroying fortifications and armored vehicles, except for modern MBTs.
Mass production of the PTL02 has been going on since 2004, the SPG is widely used by the Chinese army and is produced for export in a version with a 105mm gun, unified for the use of Western-style ammunition.
In War Thunder, the PTL02 will be the first high-ranked wheeled vehicle in the Chinese armored vehicle tech tree. A tank destroyer of this class was really missing in the rank V-VI setup: the vehicle is light-weight and lightly protected, but with a good gun.
Indeed, made on the basis of APC, PTL02 cannot protect herself against something heavier than a 12.7 mm machine gun round, and the wheeled chassis overcomes off-road somewhat worse than the tracked one. But, having taken a position behind cover, the commander has at his disposal an excellent 100 mm calibre smooth-bore gun, good shells, a stabilizer and night vision device. This wheeled Chinese vehicle copes well with the armor of early MBTs, but rank VI tanks will have to be hit on the side or from behind.
Overall, the PTL02 will be good company for rank V medium tanks and will act as an alternative to the Chinese BMP-1 for long-range shooting due to better stabilization of APFSDS shots. The first Chinese wheeled SPG arrives in hangars with the release of the next major update. Stay tuned to learn more!
The War Thunder Team
Comments (218)
Oh no I'm sad where are my T-900 and Leo2A700? Nice vehicle btw want to see more wheeled boys especially Centauro serial variants
Wanted to say T800, right? The Terminator? But what BR would that be? T-X and T3000 would rank very high.
hmm yes.. exactly what we need; more CARS god i love CARS so much i feel like there arent enough CARS. the pros of CARS:
grass31, This is War Thunder, not Tank Thunder. Grow up.
ugly arse
centauro from wish
CRO_SkyGuard, Remind me of Degman, ebay spare parts bought and assembled.
China getting armored cars before France and the Uk nice
Uhm... UK has the rooikat and France has the EBR.... france does not need anymore OP stuff anytime soon thank you.
All answers (2)Supreme_Admiral_, There are way more exemples than just EBRs and Rooikats, France gets ERCs, a stabilised AMX-10RC, Vextra 105 (plus WWII ones); same goes for the British the Saladin, most of the AEC and Daimler are premium/rare the Humber armored car isn't there all of those could add to low tier machines and variety to the game, tho i agree with adding those to the chinese tech tree to fill it up i think it's a shame to add another top tier machine without any real potential anyways due to lack of production
What about the Rooikat's and AMX10-RC? *think*
All answers (4)AbigailxCake, yeah it's just a shame that countries that used armored cars very proficiently doesn't get those especially when you consider the numbers of machines that could add to the game aswell as the variety
Hope they also get a radar SPAA. They have been missing one for over a year now!
Still waitiing for Poland... China have twch tree. Poland still not there. ☹️
At least you have a Ship and a Tank. Switzerland is still only presented as the Oerlikon AA guns and the base for the Stryker. But hopefully we get heard and we will get cool things from our countrys.
All answers (1)__SteelAngel__, I hope so.
God bless em, at least Poland has enough of their own tanks to populate a tech tree. It'd be tiny, but it wouldn't be over 50% clones like China.
happy
Neat