Tier X Medium Tank China

121B

Tank ID 63537

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

The upgraded version of the 121 Chinese medium tank, developed in the 1960s. Unlike the prototype, the 121B was equipped with a modern 105-mm rifled gun, improved suspension, and reinforced front armor. The vehicles of this modification were equipped with infrared lamps and a laser rangefinder. The 121B aiming system had a higher firing accuracy than that of the Type 59.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,950

Weight

40.0 t

Forward speed

55 km/h

Reverse speed

25 km/h

View range

420 m

Signal range

750 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	135	80	60
Turret	275	200	60

Engine: 12150L7B · 700 hp

Radio: A-220B

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

105 mm L7C

Calibre 105 mm

Reload time 8.1 s

Aiming time 2.2 s

Dispersion 0.33

Rate of fire 7.41 /min

Ammo capacity 50

Shell types

APCR · composite rigid Damage 293 / 390 / 488

Penetration 196 / 261 / 326 mm

HEAT · shaped charge Damage 293 / 390 / 488

Penetration 263 / 350 / 438 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 360 / 480 / 600

Penetration 79 / 105 / 131 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

3,005

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

4,370

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

5,645

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 1,821

Avg. spotted 1.32

Avg. kills 0.93

Avg. defence 0.64

Exp. win rate 50.50 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

55.63 %

Avg. WN8

2,626

Battles

19,572

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 63 of 110 at Tier X

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	EvilQuintessence eu	5,771	104	68.27 %
2	Daddy eu	5,742	278	72.30 %
3	DaCupCakkeZor eu	5,705	91	73.63 %
4	Rasierer32 eu	5,659	67	59.70 %
5	mailand eu	5,534	103	74.76 %
6	Alfazet eu	4,979	236	67.37 %
7	Dualistiq eu	4,925	82	64.63 %
8	Perfectible na	4,860	137	62.77 %
9	skill4ltu eu	4,745	213	59.15 %
10	marty_vole eu	4,277	1,276	65.60 %