🇬🇧 Headshaker (Tier IX Tank Destroyer, Premium, mechanic: Gun Cooling)
This is the first British tank destroyer with the Gun Cooling mechanic. The turret can rotate 30° to each side.
Time required in the Gun Cooling mode to achieve the best accuracy: 19.38 sec
Vehicle parameters affected by the mechanic:
• Accuracy at 100 m: 0.38
• Accuracy at 100 m (with cooled gun): 0.31
• Gun cooling time after firing: 19.38 sec
Other stats:
Average damage: 600/720/770
Average armor penetration (mm): 275/220/70
Rate of fire (rounds/min): 4.85
Loading of the gun (sec): 12.37
Turret Traverse Speed (deg/s): 26.07
Hull Traverse Speed (deg/s): 34.42
Gun depression/elevation (deg): -6/20
Turret rotation angles (deg): 30/30
Aiming time (sec): 2.11
Accuracy at 100 m: 0.38/0.31
Average damage per minute: 2911
Strength (HP): 1700
Hull Armor (frontal/side/rear in mm): 159/57/38
Turret Armor (frontal/side/rear in mm): 248/57/38
Track Repair time (sec): 11.7
Maximum weight of the machine(t): 54
Engine power (hp): 800
Specific power (hp/t): 14.81
Max. speed/reverse (km/h): 37/14
Stationary vehicle camo (%): 20.35/2.93
Moving Vehicle camo (%): 12.2/1.76
View Range (m): 380
Historical Reference:
As armament power increased, classic SPG cabin configurations no longer met contemporary requirements, leading to the development of a vehicle with a fundamentally new arrangement. One such project was the Headshaker self-propelled gun with a manned turret that could rotate across two planes. Placing the support and rotation mechanism in the upper part of the cabin made it possible to significantly lower the vehicle’s profile and use a powerful gun with a wide aiming range. Another important feature was a cooling system with ribbed heat-exchange elements, increasing the gun’s reliability. However, despite all the benefits, the project was terminated due to the complexity and high production costs.
General:
• Role in battle: Versatile tank destroyer
• Crew: 4 (Commander [Radio Operator], Gunner, Driver, Loader)
• Special equipment category: Firepower
Who would have thought it, now the British are getting the Gun Cooling Mechanic. You could almost think WG is running out of ideas. But no, WG will always surprise us, just not in the way we’d like…
I surely do shake my head seeing this…
If you can talk to the person, taking this screenshots, can you ask him to take screenshots of the effective armour profile as well? It gives a lot better idea about how armour works
Historical reference. The description is as much AI slop as the tank itself.
WG has lost it’s soul. Players came originally to WoT for real tanks in an arcade game, that has slowly been eroded away to end up with this meaningless slop.
This
“Historical reference” for a made-up tank that Wargaming gave a comically fake name.
What’s next? The UK Tier IX TDs Retarder an Inbreeder?
Teir 8 premiums – 😵
Teir 9 premiums – 😀