Birch Gun

Birch Gun is a tier 4 spg (artillery) from UK in World of Tanks. This is a researchable tech-tree vehicle.

Birch Gun stats at a glance

The Birch Gun has 232 hit points , 6mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 45 km/h. . The vehicle can equip 2 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.0:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Birch Gun can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 4.5:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (2)

How Birch Gun compares to its peers

There are 8 tier 4 spg (artillery)s in WoT, including the Birch Gun. Its 232 HP places it in the top 29% for hit points among same-tier spg (artillery)s (peer average: 187). Frontal hull armor of 6mm ranks in the top 100% for the class (peer average: 22mm). Top forward speed of 45 km/h is faster than 43% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Birch Gun vs AMX 105 AM — tier 4 spg (artillery) from France
• Birch Gun vs M37 — tier 4 spg (artillery) from USA
• Birch Gun vs Pz.Sfl. IVb — tier 4 spg (artillery) from Germany
• Birch Gun vs SPG — tier 4 spg (artillery) from USSR
• See full tier 4 spg (artillery) tier list — all 8 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

In the 1920s, British engineers explored the idea of an SPG on a tank chassis. Development of the vehicle started in 1923 at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. It was based on the Vickers Medium Mark II, the chassis of which could carry the required modules. A total of seven prototypes were manufactured from 1926 through 1927 and joined the Experimental Mechanised Force established on May 1, 1927. Later, the unit was disbanded, along with the SPG program.

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