Tier IX Artillery Soviet Union

212A

Tank ID 8449

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Technical requirements for the 212A self-propelled gun were developed in August 1940. The Special Design Bureau No. 2 of the Leningrad Kirov Plant started development based on the KV-220. Blueprints for the vehicle were ready by February 24, 1941, but a prototype was never manufactured. By August of 1941, development was passed on to the UHMP (Ural Heavy Machinery Plant), but a prototype was never built.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

460

Weight

54.9 t

Forward speed

35 km/h

Reverse speed

10 km/h

View range

270 m

Signal range

625 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	60	60	60
Turret	–	–	–

Engine: M-17F (212A) · 700 hp

Radio: 12RT

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

152 mm BR-2 (212A)

Calibre 152 mm

Reload time 25.0 s

Aiming time 4.5 s

Dispersion 0.65

Rate of fire 2.40 /min

Ammo capacity 47

Shell types

HE · high explosive Damage 450 / 600 / 750

Penetration 29 / 38 / 48 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 600 / 800 / 1,000

Penetration 36 / 48 / 60 mm

AP · armour-piercing Damage 330 / 440 / 550

Penetration 162 / 216 / 270 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

2,442

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

3,552

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

4,588

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 1,480

Avg. spotted 0.02

Avg. kills 0.91

Avg. defence 0.80

Exp. win rate 50.36 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

51.32 %

Avg. WN8

1,604

Battles

38,941

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 122 of 129 at Tier IX

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	Yzne eu	3,871	288	60.42 %
2	PicklesWart00th eu	3,403	314	55.73 %
3	Ursid eu	3,290	555	55.32 %
4	NewMultiShow eu	3,204	696	61.21 %
5	m00h eu	2,834	322	54.66 %
6	Panzerfighter_ eu	2,567	645	53.49 %
7	mka999 eu	2,384	293	53.24 %
8	mailand eu	2,378	77	54.55 %
9	skill4ltu eu	2,369	87	63.22 %
10	H0bg0bl1n eu	2,348	268	54.10 %