WZ-120
China·
Medium Tank·MT universalInitially, the WZ-120 (Type 59) tank was a copy of the Soviet medium T-54A tank. In later modifications the tank was upgraded. Between 6,000 and 9,500 vehicles of all variants were manufactured from 1958 through 1987.
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 2 of 2
All 8 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 2,400
- Damage
- 440
- Penetration
- 249 mm
- … at 500m
- 235 mm
- Reload time
- 11.00 s
- Rate of fire
- 5.45/min
- Aim time
- 2.40 s
- Dispersion
- 0.380 m
- … moving
- 0.140
- … tank traverse
- 0.140
- … turret traverse
- 0.120
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 165
- Caliber
- 122.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 950 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 40
- Potential damage
- 17,600
- Shell cost
- 1,065 cr
- Top speed
- 60 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 20 km/h
- Power/weight
- 17.47 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 55.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 42.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 60.0 km/h
- … medium
- 60.0 km/h
- … soft
- 38.8 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 55.0 °/s
- … medium
- 48.9 °/s
- … soft
- 24.4 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 15 °
- Gun depression
- 6 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 0.80
- … medium
- 0.90
- … soft
- 1.80
- Hull armor
- 100 / 80 / 45
- Turret armor
- 220 / 160 / 65
- Health
- 1,800
- Engine health
- 360
- … repaired
- 180
- Track health
- 240
- … repaired
- 180
- … repair time
- 4.57 s
- Ammo rack health
- 200
- … repaired
- 135
- Fuel tank health
- 200
- … repaired
- 80
- Total weight
- 37,200 kg
- Stationary camo
- 13.50 / 5.47%
- Moving camo
- 10.15 / 4.11%
- View range
- 390 m
- Fire chance
- 12%
- Tank cost
- 3,520,000 cr
360° traverse
Commander
Gunner
Driver
LoaderRadio Operator
Module research
Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
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Performance over time
Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift
Population spread
How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)
Top players
Highest performers in the WZ-120 on NA
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
8:11reviewWZ-120 - 8 947 damage / 6 kill / 530 blocked
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- Dispersion during movement——
- Dispersion on hull traverse——
- Traverse speed4453
- Mobility on hard terrain——
- Mobility on medium terrain——
- Mobility on soft terrain——
- Traverse speed4655
- Engine12150L12150L (120)
- Power520580
- Engine12150LSremoved
- Engine12150LT12150LT (120)
- Power600650
- Vehicle durability16501720
- Vehicle durability17501800
- GunWZ-120 / 100 mm 59-100TWZ-120 / 100 mm 59-100T (120)
- Reload time85.3
- Dispersion at 100 m0.390.35
- Aiming time2.92
- Dispersion on turret traverse——
- AP penetration181233
- APCR* penetration241278
- Depression angle55.5
- GunWZ-120 / 100 mm 60-100Tremoved
- GunWZ-120-1 / 100 mm 59-100TWZ-120-1 / 100 mm 59-100T (120)
- Reload time7.65.2
- Dispersion at 100 m0.390.35
- Aiming time2.71.9
- AP penetration181233
- APCR* penetration241278
- Depression angle55.5
- GunWZ-120-1 / 100 mm 60-100Tremoved
- GunWZ-120-1 / 100 mm 62-100Tremoved
- GunWZ-120-1 / 122 mm 60-122TWZ-120-1 / 122 mm 60-122T (120)
- Aiming time2.72.4
- Depression angle35.5