Chinese Typ 69

Why is the Chinese Typ 69 at BR 8.0?
That thing has a LRF aswell as
vertical + horizontal stabilizers
absolutely outclassing every
other tank at the same BR.

Compression + worst APFSDS in the game. The Brits have fully stabilised tanks at 8.0 too. It’s just all compression.

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It is a good vehicle to use for the laser range finder, otherwise you’re better off with Type59’s APHE/APDS. That trash-tier dart on the Type69 has you using HEAT-FS. I enjoy Type69, but it’s not OP compared to something like the Vickers Mk.1. I just play it as an excuse to bring out the WZ305.

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Uh, should have known. OP has never used Type69, so he has no idea of its downsides. Typical.

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It’s 8.0 because it fires HEATFS with a range finder for longer ranges and stabilizer for shorter ranges while not being particularly quick compared to something like STB-2 [8.3].
Clovis trades stab for mobility and light tank benefits.
OF-40 and AMX-30 trade stab for mobility.

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your opinion on ztz59a vs. t54?

But they dont have an laser range finder neither do
they have the same armor.

i dont think you understood his point
also brits have a full stab at 6.7

Then explain the downsides
the 1.6 seconds longer reload compared to the OF-40?
the -4 gun depression compared to the OF-40?
or the 200 like HP power to weight ratio it has less then the OF-40?
those three points against an fully stabilized vehicle and way better armor?

does not matter bc everything lolpens you at this br
you also did not mention the sluggish reverse and only having a chemical round as its only effective option to kill ppl (which is an obvious problem)
also fuel exploded :)

I can life with brits having that starting at 7.3 with the FV4202
since i know that thing sucks eventhough without having it
i did so many one shots on them in my Aubl/74 while using
HEAT-FS to know they are bad.

Way better armor? It gets penned as easily as M60.
And for now mobility is king in War Thunder, especially when evidence is found of tanks over-performing in acceleration.

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do i have to point you to that again? its the same reason clovis ant df105 are at the same br

I’m sorry, but you can’t fully judge a vehicle that you’ve never used. Why did you make this topic? Did your Leopard 1 get donked by a Type 69?

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No i just checked the tech trees compaired the 8.0 BR vehicles
and noticed certain nations get preferred treatment China is a
great example of that just compair Soviet OG vehicles to China
Temu versions the Chinese 60 year old ripoff gets LRF and stabilizer
but the Soviet OG ones only get the benefit of using APDS while beeing
the same BR
Great trade absolutely

EDIT: Or look at the PzH2000 vs PLZ05
No way in hell this thing outperforms the PzH2000
in real life but hey atleast the PzH2000 is faster in reverse
xDDD

I actually really like the Type 69’s dart, I know it’s trash tier but I still used it as my main round when I played it.

Having played it… yeah there really is no defending 8.0. Dart is functional but it also has comparable heatfs to most tanks of its br. Stab already puts it at T55a levels and lrf would put it near the top of 8.3.

Thank you
yes because it IS a T55a just a better version of it
sitting 0.3 BR lower then the original Soviet one
just with the tradeoff of having 116mm less pen with the dart but for
that you get:

  • LRF
  • lower BR of 0.3
  • 97% the same HEAT-FS round as the T55a

Really, the only differences between the T-55A and the Type 69 are that one has better ammunition, while the other has a laser, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea for both to be Br 8.3s.
More complicated is the Type 69-IIA, which is a Br 8.3 and carries practically the same ammunition as the Type 69, when it should at least be a Br 8.7 with an APDS-FS.

Really, you haven’t used the Type 69. Another one, lol. Come back when you’ve used it.

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