PTZ-78

PTZ-78 stats at a glance

The PTZ-78 has 1760 hit points , 130mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 40 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 760 damage per shot with 295mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2683.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.6:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.5:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the PTZ-78 can theoretically output up to 2683 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How PTZ-78 compares to its peers

There are 5 tier 11 tank destroyers in WoT, including the PTZ-78. Its 1760 HP places it in the top 0% for hit points among same-tier tank destroyers (peer average: 1630). Frontal hull armor of 130mm ranks in the top 50% for the class (peer average: 160mm). Top forward speed of 40 km/h is faster than 50% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 760 damage per shot, higher than 75% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 295mm puts it in the top 50% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• PTZ-78 vs Gorilla — tier 11 tank destroyer from USA
• PTZ-78 vs Hirschkäfer — tier 11 tank destroyer from Germany
• PTZ-78 vs Breaker — tier 11 tank destroyer from UK
• See full tier 11 tank destroyer tier list — all 5 vehicles ranked

Related tier 11 tank destroyers

• AT-FV230 Breaker — UK
• Gorilla — USA
• Hirschkäfer — Germany
• Strv 107-12 — Sweden
• All China tanks · Tier 11 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

After 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.

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