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SECTION 10 // ARMOR / VEHICLE PROFILEREF · PTZ-78
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PTZ-78
China·
Tank Destroyer·ATSPG assaultAfter work on the Chinese BZ-79 tank ended, the military decided to use the existing designs to create a heavy tank destroyer. The project retained the key technical solutions: an opposed-piston engine and liquid jet boosters. A cheaper version with a modified V-shaped 12-cylinder diesel engine and solid-fuel packages from unguided rockets was also developed. By the early 1980s, a blueprint was ready, but the vehicle was never built since second-generation anti-tank missiles turned out to be a cheaper and more effective solution.
Health
2,200
DPM
2,682
View range
390m
Speed
40km/h
Camo
62Good
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-07-12
3 marks · 95%
5,692
2 marks · 85%
4,639
1 mark · 65%
3,328
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA
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.
Armor
25mm230mm
Hull
All 30 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Experimental upgrades0/23 upgrades
Weaponry
- DPM
- 2,682
- Damage
- 760
- Penetration
- 295 mm
- … at 500m
- 285 mm
- Reload time
- 17.00 s
- Rate of fire
- 3.53/min
- Aim time
- 2.40 s
- Dispersion
- 0.360 m
- … moving
- 0.170
- … tank traverse
- 0.170
- … turret traverse
- 0.060
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 203
- Caliber
- 152.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 960 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 35
- Potential damage
- 26,600
- Shell cost
- 1,999 cr
Mobility
- Top speed
- 40 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 16 km/h
- Power/weight
- 15.71 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 30.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 26.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 40.0 km/h
- … medium
- 40.0 km/h
- … soft
- 31.4 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 30.0 °/s
- … medium
- 25.4 °/s
- … soft
- 16.5 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 15 °
- Gun depression
- 6 °
- Gun traverse range
- -12° / 12°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.10
- … medium
- 1.30
- … soft
- 2.00
Everything Else
- Hull armor
- 130 / 80 / 60
- Health
- 2,200
- Engine health
- 380
- … repaired
- 190
- Track health
- 260
- … repaired
- 195
- … repair time
- 6.67 s
- Ammo rack health
- 270
- … repaired
- 203
- Fuel tank health
- 225
- … repaired
- 90
- Total weight
- 70,000 kg
- Stationary camo
- 14.00 / 5.88%
- Moving camo
- 8.40 / 3.53%
- View range
- 390 m
- Fire chance
- 12%
- Tank cost
- 7,400,000 cr
Gun Constraints
-12° / 12° traverse
Crew
CommanderRadio Operator
Gunner
Driver
Loader
A-03 · SERVER PERFORMANCE
Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
Avg WN8
2546
Unicum
Avg WNX
2784
Unicum
Win rate
59.2%
Very Good
DPG
3786
Frags
1.27
Spots
0.95
Survival
47.1%
Dmg taken
1828
Hit rate
79.5%
Spot assist
445
Track assist
58
Defense
0.05
Avg XP
1063
Aggregated from 40 tracked NA players · 365 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.
MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%3,328
85%4,639
95%5,692
Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.
A-04 · TOP OPERATORS
Top players
Highest performers in the PTZ-78 on NA
A-05 · VIDEO INTEL
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
A-06 · SIMILAR HULLS
A-07 · CHANGELOG
Balance changelog
Patch-by-patch changes to this tank
No tracked balance changes
When this tank gets buffed or nerfed in a patch, the change shows up here.
