https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=U19355575War Thunder Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-05-06T23:55:08ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Breda_Mod._38_(8_mm)&diff=45231Breda Mod. 38 (8 mm)2020-03-07T14:40:00Z<p>U19355575: /* General info */</p>
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== Description ==<br />
The ''Mitragliatrice Breda calibro 8 modello 38 per carri armati'' (or Breda Mod. 38 (8mm)) was a tank-pattern machine gun used by the ''Regio Esercito'' (Italian Royal Army) during WW2. It is present in-game on every light or medium tank of the Kingdom of Italy, and even some tank destroyers.<br />
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== General info ==<br />
''The Breda Mod.38 (8mm) fires at a fairly typical rate of about 550rpm but is loaded from a relatively small 24-round box magazine, giving ~2.6 seconds of firing between reloads of ~8 seconds.''<br />
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=== Available shells ===<br />
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=== Comparison with analogues ===<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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== History ==<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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[[Category:Tank machine guns]]</div>U19355575https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Breda_Mod._38_(8_mm)&diff=45230Breda Mod. 38 (8 mm)2020-03-07T14:21:30Z<p>U19355575: /* A */</p>
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| image = File:Weapon_Breda_Mod._38_(8_mm).png<br />
| title = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| MG-calibre = 8<br />
| Belt-capacity = 750<br />
| RoF = 600<br />
| MG-velocity = 720 - 790<br />
| MG-max-pen = 10<br />
}}<br />
== Description ==<br />
The ''Mitragliatrice Breda calibro 8 modello 38 per carri armati'' (or Breda Mod. 38 (8mm)) was a tank-pattern machine gun used by the ''Regio Esercito'' (Italian Royal Army) during WW2. It is present in-game on every light or medium tank of the Kingdom of Italy, and even some tank destroyers.<br />
<br />
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===<br />
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{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}<br />
{{Navigation-Line|AB}}{{Specs-Link|it_ab_41}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_ab_43}}<br />
{{Navigation-Line|M13/40}}{{Specs-Link|it_m13_40_serie_1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_m13_40_serie_2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_m13_40_serie_3}}<br />
{{Navigation-Line|P40}}{{Specs-Link|it_p_40}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_p_26_40}}<br />
{{Navigation-Line|Other}}{{Specs-Link|it_l6}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_m11_39}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_m14_41}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_m15_42}}<br />
{{Navigation-Line|}}{{Specs-Link|it_semovente_breda_501}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_semovente_m41_75_18}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_semovente_m43_75_46}}<br />
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== General info ==<br />
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''<br />
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=== Available shells ===<br />
''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''<br />
<br />
=== Comparison with analogues ===<br />
''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''<br />
<br />
== Usage in battles ==<br />
''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''<br />
<br />
=== Pros and cons ===<br />
''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
<br />
*<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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*<br />
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== History ==<br />
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''<br />
<br />
== Media ==<br />
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''<br />
<br />
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''<br />
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''<br />
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''<br />
* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''<br />
* ''other literature.''<br />
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{{Tank machine guns}}<br />
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