View source for Vulcan

''See also'': [[Turrets]], [[How to Use Vulcan (Tips and Tricks)]]

==Description in Garage==
A rapid-fire gun, great for medium and long-range combat. It has a unique control system that prevents the sight from being shot down even under heavy enemy fire. Remember that prolonged firing can cause overheating and damage your tank!

==Table of Characteristics==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
!Modification
!M0
!M1
!M2
!M3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Available from Rank'''
|{{Rank/04|size=normal}}
|{{Rank/11|size=normal}}
|{{Rank/18|size=normal}}
|{{Rank/26|size=normal}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''View from Garage'''
|[[File:Vulcan0.png|center|link=]]
|[[File:Vulcan1.png|center|link=]]
|[[File:Vulcan2.png|center|link=]]
|[[File:Vulcan3.png|center|link=]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Price'''
|{{price|1 250}}
|{{price|22 850}}
|{{price|88 100}}
|{{price|231 800}}
|-
| colspan="5" |<b>Upgradable Parameters</b>
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[File:MinMax dmg.png|link=HUD#Turrets]] '''Damage (hp/s)''' {{Hint|Damage dealt to the enemy per second.}}
|33
|42
|51
|60
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Heat Limit''' {{Hint|The maximum heat level of the tank.}}
|0.38
|0.60
|0.81
|1.00
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Impact force.png|link=HUD#Turrets]] '''Impact Force''' {{Hint|The physical impact of the turret's projectiles on an enemy tank, causing displacement.}}
|66
|95
|121
|139
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Recoil''' {{Hint|The physical effect of the turret firing on its own hull.}}
|46
|67
|83
|96
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Reload time (s).png|link=HUD#Turrets]]'''Overheat Time (s)''' {{Hint|The duration you can fire before self-damage occurs.}}
|4.923
|5.650
|6.377
|7.000
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Barrel Spin-up Time (s)''' {{Hint|Time before the turret starts firing.}}
|1.7
|1.45
|1.21
|1.00
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Turret Turning Speed (degrees-s).png|link=HUD#Turrets]] '''Rotation Speed (°/s)''' {{Hint|The maximum speed at which the turret can turn.}}
|86.4
|100.3
|114.2
|126.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Rotation Acceleration (°/s²)''' {{Hint|How fast the turret reaches maximum rotation speed.}}
|113.71
|122.04
|130.37
|137.51
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Range of min. damage.png|link=HUD#Turrets]] '''Minimum Damage Range (m)''' {{Hint|The distance at which turret damage starts decreasing.}}
|149.6
|169.0
|188.4
|205.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Maximum Damage Range (m)''' {{Hint|The range at which the turret deals full damage. If the target is farther, damage decreases linearly up to the minimum damage range.}}
|31.76
|36.47
|39.41
|45.88
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Self-Overheat (units/s)''' {{Hint|The amount of heat generated after fully using the tank’s energy reserve.}}
|0.09
|0.15
|0.20
|0.25
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Turret Rotation Slowdown (%)''' {{Hint|The percentage by which turret rotation speed decreases while firing.}}
|50.0
|43.5
|36.2
|30.0
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Non Upgradable Parameters'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Barrel Spin-down Time (s)''' {{Hint|The time required for the barrels to stop spinning.}}
|1.5
|1.5
|1.5
|1.5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Weak Damage Percentage (%)''' {{Hint|The percentage of base damage dealt at the minimum damage range.}}
|25
|25
|25
|25
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Auto-Aim Upward Angle (°)''' {{Hint|The auto-aim angle when targeting an enemy above the turret's horizontal plane.}}
|15
|15
|15
|15
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Auto-Aim Downward Angle (°)''' {{Hint|The auto-aim angle when targeting an enemy below the turret's horizontal plane.}}
|18
|18
|18
|18
|}

==Protection Paints==
The following [[Paints]] have protection [[File:Vulcan_rez.png|link=HUD#Damage_Types]] against Vulcan:

<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{|class="wikitable" style="border:1;width:100%;text-align:center;"
![[Fracture]]
![[Lumberjack]]
![[Sakura]]
![[Vortex]]
![[Invader]]
![[Cherry]]
|-
|[[File:Fracture Paint.png|link=]]
|[[File:Lumberjack Paint.png|link=]]
|[[File:Sakura Paint.png|link=]]
|[[File:Vortex Paint.png|link=]]
|[[File:Invader Paint.png|link=]]
|[[File:Cherry Paint.png|link=]]
|-
|10%
|10%
|12%
|13%
|15%
|22%
|-
![[Guerrilla]]
![[Raccoon]]
![[Rhino]]
![[Africa]]
![[Blacksmith]]
![[Hive]]
|-
|[[File:Guerrilla Paint.png|link=]]
|[[File:Raccoon Paint.png|link=]]
|[[File:Rhino Paint.png|link=]]
|[[File:Africa Paint.png|link=]]
|[[File:Blacksmith Paint.png|link=]]
|[[File:Hive Paint.png|link=]]
|-
|26%
|27%
|30%
|30%
|40%
|42%
|-
![[Graffiti]]
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[File:Graffiti Paint.png|link=]]
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|50%
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|}
</div>

==Kits including Vulcan==

Vulcan can be purchased from the following [[Product kits]]:

<center>
===M0===
<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content:center; gap: 25px;">
{{KitCard
|name=The supplier
|preview=Kit1.png
|price={{price|4 440}}
|from=[[File:IconsNormal_04.png|link=Corporal]]
|to=[[File:IconsNormal 07.png|link=Staff Sergeant]]
|hull=— 
|turret=All M0 [[Turrets]] (except [[Smoky]])
|paint=— 
|discount=60%
}}
{{KitCard
|name=Full
|preview=Kit1.png
|price={{price|4 830}}
|from=[[File:IconsNormal_04.png|link=Corporal]]
|to=[[File:IconsNormal 07.png|link=Staff Sergeant]]
|hull=All M0 [[Turrets]] (except [[Smoky]]).
|turret=All M0 [[Hulls]] (except [[Hunter]])
|paint=—
|discount=65%
}}
{{KitCard
|name=Geyser
|preview=Geyser.png
|price={{price|1 275}}
|from=[[File:IconsNormal_02.png|link=Private]]
|to=[[File:IconsNormal 05.png|link=Master Corporal]]
|turret=[[Vulcan]] M0
|hull=[[Dictator]] M0
|paint=[[Swamp]]
|discount=50%
}}
{{KitCard
|name=Krakatau
|preview=Krakatau.png
|price={{price|1 440}}
|from=[[File:IconsNormal_03.png|link=Gefreiter]]
|to=[[File:IconsNormal 06.png|link=Sergeant]]
|turret=[[Vulcan]] M0
|hull=[[Mammoth]] M0
|paint=[[Invader]]
|discount=60%
}}
</div>

===M1===
<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content:center; gap: 25px;">
{{KitCard
|name=Reaper
|preview=Reaper.png
|price={{price|35 997}}
|from=[[File:IconsNormal_08.png|link=Master Sergeant]]
|to=[[File:IconsNormal 11.png|link=Warrant_Officer_2]]
|turret=[[Vulcan]] M1
|hull=[[Titan]] M1
|paint=[[Guerrilla]]
|discount=45%
}}
{{KitCard
|name=Exterminator
|preview=Exterminator.png
|price={{price|31 845}}
|from=[[File:IconsNormal_08.png|link=Master Sergeant]]
|to=[[File:IconsNormal 11.png|link=Warrant_Officer_2]]
|turret=[[Vulcan]] M1
|hull=[[Dictator]] M1
|paint=[[Corrosion]]
|discount=45%
}}
{{KitCard
|name=Fujiyama
|preview=Fujiyama.png
|price={{price|57 487}}
|from=[[File:IconsNormal_13.png|link=Warrant Officer 3]]
|to=[[File:IconsNormal 15.png|link=Warrant_Officer_5]]
|turret=[[Vulcan]] M1
|hull=[[Hunter]] M2
|paint=[[Sakura]]
|discount=55%
}}
</div>

===M2===
<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content:center; gap: 25px;">
{{KitCard
|name=Anaconda
|preview=anaconda.png
|price={{price|161 790}}
|from=[[File:IconsNormal_16.png|link=Third Lieutenant]]
|to=[[File:IconsNormal 18.png|link=First Lieutenant]]
|turret=[[Vulcan]] M2
|hull=[[Dictator]] M2
|paint=[[Python]]
|discount=40%
}}
{{KitCard
|name=Terminator
|preview=Terminator.png
|price={{price|171 450}}
|from=[[File:IconsNormal_18.png|link=First Lieutenant]]
|to=[[File:IconsNormal 20.png|link=Major]]
|turret=[[Vulcan]] M2
|hull=[[Mammoth]] M2
|paint=[[Blacksmith]]
|discount=40%
}}
{{KitCard
|name=Vesuvius
|preview=Vesuvius.png
|price={{price|176 280}}
|from=[[File:IconsNormal_19.png|link=Captain]]
|to=[[File:IconsNormal 21.png|link=Lieutenant Colonel]]
|turret=[[Vulcan]] M2
|hull=[[Viking]] M2
|paint=[[Cherry]]
|discount=40%
}}
</div>

===M3===
<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content:center; gap: 25px;">
{{KitCard
|name=Thunderer
|preview=Thunderer.png
|price={{price|367 800}}
|from=[[File:IconsNormal_24.png|link=Lieutenant General]]
|to=[[File:IconsNormal 26.png|link=General]]
|turret=[[Vulcan]] M3
|hull=[[Dictator]] M3
|paint=[[Zeus]]
|discount=40%
}}
{{KitCard
|name=Eyjafjallajokull
|preview=Eyjafjallajokull.png
|price={{price|427 020}}
|from=[[File:IconsNormal_26.png|link=General]]
|to=[[File:IconsNormal 28.png|link=Fieldmarshal]]
|turret=[[Vulcan]] M3
|hull=[[Mammoth]] M3
|paint=[[Africa]]
|discount=40%
}}
</div>
</center>

==Overheat damage==

Below is a comparison of the overheating effect. There is no difference between using protection against Firebird [[File:Firebird.png]] or against Vulcan [[File:Vulcan_rez.png]]

<center>
{|class="wikitable" style="width:550px;"
!style="width:33%;"|No protection
!style="width:33%;"|Protection 50% [[File:Firebird.png]]
!style="width:33%;"|Protection 50% [[File:Vulcan_rez.png]]
|-
|[[File:Vulcan_m3_overheat.gif|link=]]
|[[File:Vulcan_m3_overheat_zeus.gif|link=]]
|[[File:Vulcan_m3_overheat_graffiti.gif|link=]]
|}
</center>


==Interesting Facts==
* Vulcan was added to the game on July 11, 2023, during the 2nd ProTanki Anniversary.

==Turret Overview==
{{TurretOverview}}

[[Category:Gameplay]]