121
China·
Medium Tank·MT universalDevelopment of a new medium tank based on the Type 59 began in 1962. The new tank was expected to feature improvements in firepower and armor protection. However, the project was canceled shortly after. Some technical innovations were applied later, in the development of the Type 69 tank. All 121 tank prototypes were destroyed during Chinese nuclear weapon testing.
Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Hull
All 8 plates
Turret
All 9 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 2,809
- Damage
- 440
- Penetration
- 262 mm
- … at 500m
- 244 mm
- Reload time
- 9.40 s
- Rate of fire
- 6.38/min
- Aim time
- 2.30 s
- Dispersion
- 0.350 m
- … moving
- 0.140
- … tank traverse
- 0.140
- … turret traverse
- 0.100
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 165
- Caliber
- 122.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 1,115 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 40
- Potential damage
- 17,600
- Shell cost
- 1,065 cr
- Top speed
- 56 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 20 km/h
- Power/weight
- 16.67 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 50.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 40.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 56.0 km/h
- … medium
- 56.0 km/h
- … soft
- 41.7 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 50.0 °/s
- … medium
- 43.7 °/s
- … soft
- 21.9 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 15 °
- Gun depression
- 5 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 0.70
- … medium
- 0.80
- … soft
- 1.60
- Hull armor
- 135 / 80 / 60
- Turret armor
- 240 / 130 / 60
- Health
- 2,050
- Engine health
- 360
- … repaired
- 180
- Track health
- 250
- … repaired
- 190
- … repair time
- 6.86 s
- Ammo rack health
- 210
- … repaired
- 140
- Fuel tank health
- 200
- … repaired
- 80
- Total weight
- 39,000 kg
- Stationary camo
- 13.15 / 5.20%
- Moving camo
- 9.90 / 3.91%
- View range
- 400 m
- Fire chance
- 12%
- Tank cost
- 6,100,000 cr
360° traverse
Commander
Gunner
Driver
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Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
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Performance over time
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Population spread
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Top players
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- Reload time9.69.4
- Aiming time2.52.3