Let’s see how it stacks up against the 113 and give you some tips on how to destroy it and play it..
Firepower
| Spec | Dravec | 113 |
|---|---|---|
| DPM | 2,753.52 | 2,560.09 |
| Penetration | 249 | 264 |
| Gold Pen | 315 APCR | 340 HEAT |
| Damage | 440 | 450 |
| Caliber | 122 | 122 |
| Shell velocity | 950 | 970 |
| Ammo capacity | 34 | 40 |
113 has a better premium pen and DPM advantage, but it’s not that big. Dravec has better standard penetration and a tiny extra alpha damage.
Quality of life advantage, is nice to have 6 extra shells, then you are more flexible with your loadouts, 34 rounds is really limiting you in 113.
Gun Handling
This is where Dravec mops the floor with the 113.
| Spec | Dravec | 113 |
|---|---|---|
| Aim time | 1.92 | 2.68 |
| Dispersion | 0.32 | 0.35 |
| … moving | 0.17 | 0.18 |
| … turret traverse | 0.17 | 0.18 |
| … tank traverse | 0.12 | 0.8 |
| Elevation | 20 | 18 |
| Depression | 8 | 7 |
Dravec has a really nice gun handling, great aim time, something that a medium would have, great dispersion, which enables you to snipe for weak spots and hit targets at longer ranges. 113 has only better dispersion when turning the hull. An extra degree of gun depression on Dravec also helps to be more flexible.
Mobility
| Spec | Dravec | 113 |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed | 45 km/h | 50 km/h |
| Reverse speed | 15 km/h | 15 km/h |
| Power/weight | 17.24 | 17.64 |
| Weight | 58 tons | 45 tons |
| Terrain resist (hard) | 0.96 | 1.05 |
| … med | 1.15 | 1.15 |
| …. soft | 1.92 | 2.4 |
| Turret traverse | 26.07 | 27.12 |
| Tank traverse | 36.50 | 37.55 |
Mobility-wise, Dravec has enough of it for a heavy tank; while it does have 5 km/h less top speed, you can put a field mod that would give you +4 km/h top speed. Ground resistances are going in favor of Dravec, especially on soft ground; the rest of the mobility characteristics are quite similar to the 113.
Armor
Now we come to the part that makes Dravec special.
| Spec | Dravec | 113 |
|---|---|---|
| Hull armor | 100/80/50 | 120/120/70 |
| Turret armor | 330/100/50 | 290/180/80 |
| Health | 2,200 | 2,300 |
While on paper, Dravec’s armor looks paper-thin with only 100 mm of armor on the front, this doesn’t tell the whole story, because it has very aggressive angling.
As you can see, when not using a gun depression, the whole upper plate and lower lower plate of Dravec is an auto ricochet. Turret is incredibly well armored, also on the front, with only 1 small weak spot on the left side.
This is how well angled this lower plate is, around 250 mm of effective armor. Also, on top of that, almost the whole lower plate is covered with 10 mm of spaced armor, which will help against HEAT rounds.
Pretty much, tier 8s and 9s will have a really hard time penetrating you with standard rounds by shooting anywhere at the front of this tank, which makes it incredibly scary.
If you manage to use your 8 degrees of gun depression, you are almost god like. The turret is around 400 mm thick; you are completely hiding the turret’s weak spot, and the upper plate is an auto ricochet.
The only option for you is to shoot the flaps above the tracks, which can be easily penetrated with any gun.
Be careful if you are going to be face-hugging other heavies, because if they are taller than you, this will happen.
If they get above you, your almost god like upper plate is now paper-thin for any tier 9 tank and above.
But this is where the good news ends. Other parts of the tank are really badly armored to the point where they are susceptible to higher penetration HE rounds, which can be devastating. So the side of the tank has only 80 mm of armor with almost no angling.
Light tanks will be able to penetrate you with HE rounds almost every time if they manage to get on your rear because you have only 50 mm of armor with absolutely no angling.
Conclusion: Try your best to keep your armor facing the component and be extra careful of being flanked by mediums and light tanks.
Miscellaneous
| Spec | Dravec | 113 |
|---|---|---|
| Stationary camo | 6.73 | 6.5 |
| After firing | 1.21 | 1.17 |
| Moving camo | 3.36 | 3.25 |
| Shell cost | 1,161 | 1,065 |
| View Range | 390 | 400 |
On these stats, tanks are almost identical. I guess it makes sense since they are about the same size and height.
The only thing where they differ is the view range, 113 does have 10 extra meters, and this is a solid advantage when the tank has to rely on its own view range to spot its opponents.
How to destroy
If on flat ground
- aim for the turret weakspot
If below him
- aim for flaps above the tracks
If above him
- aim for the upper plate
If behind/on the side
- The whole tank is easily penetrated. Use HE rounds if you have above 100 mm of penetration
Tips
Use your solid mobility to take hull-down positions and dominate with your upper plate and turret armor. You have enough gun depression to also work smaller ridgelines.
Do not let taller tanks get too close to you because the whole upper plate will become a huge weak spot.
Great gun handling enables you to trade effectively with other heavy tanks, which will have a hard time hitting your turret weak spot.
Be really aggressive against tier 8s because even with premium rounds, they will have a harder time going through your lower plate.
Conclusion
Overall, a great tier 10 tank which can dominate lower-tier games where nobody will be able to penetrate you. It doesn’t really have any weaknesses that you can take advantage of; it really reminds me of the T95/FV4201 Chieftain with its reliable frontal armor and great gun.
Chances are, the tank might be a little bit too good, so you can expect a nerf somewhere in the future when many players will manage to get it by completing weekly missions, but that is just my prediction.
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