O-47

## General Information

The in-game icon for the O-47

The O-47 is a tier VIII Hybrid Nation premium medium tank. For a long time, the O-47 was the only tier VIII Hybrid Nation tank until the addition of the Titan-54d. This tank does not appear to excel in any particular stat.

## Strategy

### Pros

* Decent turret armor
* 8º of gun depression is more than enough to hull-down
* The "wings" on the turret and the track protectors actually serve as spaced armor
* Decent view range

### Cons

* Has basically no armor when fighting against tanks with higher penetration values
* Low penetration, just like most medium tanks (except for the HEAT shells on this tank)
* Less than 2000 DPM, has similar DPM to an IS-3 with Gun Rammer when not using Gun Rammer on the O-47

### Strategy

#### As the O-47

Stay with your team, you are a jack-of-all-trades vehicle as you don't excel in any stat (except for maybe gun depression). The O-47 has great HEAT penetration for a medium, something that you should constantly use when facing higher tier enemies. The track protectors on the sides of the hull actually cover most of it, and your "wings" are also spaced armor, so if you expect an enemy to try and shoot HE, HEAT, or HESH at you, you can show your "wings" to block most of the damage. Remember, you are not overpowered by any means, so you can't bully many tanks, but you can use your mobility to perform the "Circle of Death" tactic.

#### Against the O-47

If the tank that you're using doesn't have great penetration then aim for the weak spots (lower hull and driver's viewport). However, as the O-47 cannot always get matches with tier VII's (the ones who will struggle with the armor), you are likely to overmatch the armor of the O-47. Don't aim for the "wings" on the turret, and generally just don't fire HE (or its variants) at the sides of the tank. Remember, you are likely stronger than the O-47, so just aim for the weak spots on the O-47 since the O-47 is average for a medium.

## Specifications

The following specifications represent those achieved by the tank without enhancements from consumables or equipment.

### Modules

#### Turret

 **Turret Armor** | Front: 140 mmSides: 86 mmRear: 65 mm
 **Max AmmoRack Size** | 100 shells

#### Suspension

 **Terrain CrossingCapacity** | Road: 104% Ground: 87%Water: 70%

## Legendary Camouflage

 Description
 Concealment
 Icons
 Appearance

## History

From GuidesBlitz:

"O-47 was designed by Kunio Okawara specifically for WoT Blitz. Kunio Okawara is a mechanical designer in the Japanese Anime industry, hence the O-47’s somewhat Gundam style of design and its camo being named “Mecha Phoenix”.

*“It was an honor for us to work with Okawara-san on the O-47 project,” said Ozan Kocoglu, General Manager APAC, Wargaming. “He’s an industry pioneer—the father of mecha. Through this collaboration, World of Tank Blitz players will get some truly fascinating content that leverages the talent of Japanese games and anime.”*

*“I’m happy to introduce the first mecha tank to World of Tanks Blitz,” said Kunio Okawara. “Working as designer for a game was a truly interesting experience. I tried to create something that fits into the game world seamlessly, and am proud to be the first to design a tank for World of Tank Blitz under the Artist’s Signature initiative.”*

-Tokyo Game Show 2016"

## Trivia

* The O-47 was the only tier VIII Hybrid Nation vehicle for approximately 40 major updates
* The O-47 has a tier X engine instead of a tier VIII engine
* The O-47 is anime styled according to the history of this vehicle

## External Links

https://blitzhangar.com/en/tank/o-47

https://guidesblitz.com/o-47/#historical-note

https://na.wotblitz.com/en/news/updates/update-5-3/