Birch Gun

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. Its strongest gun configuration deals 280 damage per shot with 22mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1750. 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)

With the top-tier gun, the Birch Gun can theoretically output up to 1750 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

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. The strongest gun deals 280 damage per shot, higher than 14% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 22mm puts it in the top 100% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Birch Gun vs M37 — tier 4 spg (artillery) from USA
• Birch Gun vs T82 HMC — tier 4 spg (artillery) from USA
• Birch Gun vs AMX 105 AM — tier 4 spg (artillery) from France
• See full tier 4 spg (artillery) tier list — all 8 vehicles ranked

Related tier 4 spg (artillery)s

• AMX 105 AM mle. 47 — France
• M37 — USA
• Pz.Sfl. IVb — Germany
• SPG — USSR
• Sturmpanzer II — Germany
• SU-5 — USSR
• T82 HMC — USA
• All UK tanks · Tier 4 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

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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