ZŤS Vz.63-1 Ogar

ZŤS Vz.63-1 Ogar is a tier 9 medium tank from Czechoslovakia in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

ZŤS Vz.63-1 Ogar stats at a glance

The ZŤS Vz.63-1 Ogar has 1400 hit points , 80mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.1:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Ogar can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.8:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Ogar compares to its peers

There are 50 tier 9 medium tanks in WoT, including the Ogar. Its 1400 HP places it in the top 45% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1368). Frontal hull armor of 80mm ranks in the top 69% for the class (peer average: 97mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 27% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Ogar vs AMX 30 — tier 9 medium tank from France
• Ogar vs Ares 85 — tier 9 medium tank from USA
• Ogar vs Ares MTB — tier 9 medium tank from USA
• Ogar vs B-C 25 t AP — tier 9 medium tank from France
• See full tier 9 medium tank tier list — all 50 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

By the mid-1960s, the Czechoslovak Army was planning to obtain a license to produce the Soviet T-55 medium tank. Alongside this they were considering an alternative option—a homegrown tank with similar technical characteristics. By 1964, they had prepared a concept for a vehicle designated ZŤS Vz.63-1 Ogar combining the best solutions of the Soviet and Czechoslovakian tank-building schools. However, analysis of all the benefits and drawbacks made it clear that producing a licensed copy of the T-55 with Soviet technologies would be far cheaper than setting up production of a new Czechoslovakian...

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