At the top of the Chinese heavy tank line, you'll find the 113 (or the WZ-111 model 5A). This vehicle may be also a heavy-medium tank hybrid, but it's rather different from the previous vehicles, especially the WZ-111 model 1-4. Let's have a closer look at what this top-tier Chinese is made of!
Gameplay
The first thing you'll notice is that the turret is located in the centre of the vehicle. Unlike its predecessor, the 113 finally boasts strong armour again, both at the hull and turret. The upper frontal plate is capable of bouncing a fair amount of shots, thanks to its favourable slope, and even without having a pike nose. Pay attention to the lower frontal plate as this is the main weak spot of this Chinese tank – do your best to keep it hidden! The side armour can be used to side-scrape but it's quite easy to overdo it and take unnecessary damage, so be careful.
This heavy tank is fairly versatile as its combat parameters allow it to take different roles on the battlefield, whatever the situation requires. You are not bound to playing as a heavy tank exclusively, use the 113's good mobility to support your medium tanks if you see a good opportunity. There you can use your good armour and strong gun to your advantage, but make sure to have teammates cover you as you can be flanked easily.
Speaking of the gun: remember the 130 mm gun used by the WZ-111 model 1-4? The 113 actually sacrifices damage per shot in favour of a better rate of fire, accuracy, and aiming time. Trading shots with weaker opponents won't be that easy any more, however, you can now count on a much higher damage per minute. Try to learn the damage values and the reload time of vehicles you face to see when you can either use your DPM or damage per shot to your advantage.
Equipment
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The best choice for this vehicle is similar to the ones used by previous vehicles, so if you sold them, you can re-use their pieces of equipment. It aims to increase your potential damage per minute and make your gun more reliable by reducing the aiming time as well as dispersion penalties.
Crew Skills
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As usual, focus on Repair first as it's extremely important to keep your tracks intact. Then improve your ammo rack durability with Safe Stowage and reduce the dispersion penalties with Snap Shot and Smooth Ride. Brothers in Arms will give another useful boost to many parameters of the 113.
Adrenaline Rush
Decreases the gun reload time by 10% if your vehicle's HP drops below 10%.
Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.
Brothers in Arms / Sisterhood of Steel
Increases the training level of your crew members by 5%.
Works only if the skill progress has reached 100% for every single crew member.
Band of Brothers
Increases the training level of your crew members by 5%.
Works only if the skill progress has reached 100% for every single crew member.
Also works if other crew members have Brothers in Arms / Sisterhood of Steel.
Call for Vengeance
Reports the enemy vehicles' location for two more seconds after the destruction of the own vehicle.
Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.
Clutch Braking
Increases the traverse speed of your vehicle.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Concealment
Increases the camouflage value of your vehicle.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Controlled Impact
Increases the ramming damage dealt and decreases damage taken by ramming.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Deadeye
Increases the chance of landing a critical hit.
Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.
Designated Target
Keeps targetes vehicles visible for two more seconds.
Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.
Eagle Eye
Allows you to identify damaged/destroyed modules as well as injured crew members of an enemy vehicle by hovering your mouse over it for several seconds.
Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.
Firefighting
Reduces the duration and damage taken by fire.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Intuition
Grants a slight chance of changing the shell type without having to reload again.
Doesn't work with autoloaders. Works also while reloading.
Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.
Jack of All Trades
Reduces the performance penalty of wounded crew members.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Mentor
Increases the Crew XP gained for each member apart from the commander.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Off-Road Driving
Increases the mobility on medium and soft terrain.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Preventative Maintenance
Reduces the chance of taking fire.
Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.
Recon
Increases the view range of your vehicle.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Relaying
Increases the signal range of your allies' vehicles within your signal range.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Repair
Reduces the repair time of destroyed modules.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Safe Stowage
Increases the durability of your vehicle's ammo rack.
Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.
Signal Boosting
Increases the signal range of your vehicle.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Situational Awareness
Increases the view range of your vehicle.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Sixth Sense
Shows a lightbulb three seconds after you've been spotted.
Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.
Smooth Ride
Reduces the dispersion penalty while driving.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Snap Shot
Reduces the dispersion penalty of traversing the turret.
The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.
Additional Grousers
Increases the mobility on soft and medium terrain.
Binocular Telescope
Increases the view range of your vehicle by 25%.
Your hull must stand still for at least 3 seconds.
Camouflage Net
Increases the camouflage value of your vehicle tremendously.
Your hull must stand still for at least 3 seconds.
Enhanced Gun Laying Drive
Reduces the aiming time of your gun by 10%.
Coated Optics
Increases the view range of your vehicle by 10%.
Tank Gun Rammer
Reduces the reload time of your gun by 10%.
Spall Liner
Decreases damage taken by ramming and high-explosive splash.
Toolbox
Decreases the repair time of destroyed modules.
Cumulative with the Repair skill.
Improved Ventilation
Increases the training level of your crew members by 5%.
Vertical Stabilizer
Reduces the dispersion penalties of hull and turret traverse, as well as driving by 20%.
"Wet" Ammo Rack
Increases the module HP of your ammo rack.