L6/40 - Revision history

U44629479: Undo revision 173478 by U153435799 (talk)

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Undo revision 173478 by U153435799 (talk)

U153435799: /* Usage in battles */

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‎Usage in battles

U38088265: /* Description */

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‎Description

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‎Description correction

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‎Description

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

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‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U128939687: fixed link to premium ver.

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fixed link to premium ver.

U38088265: /* Machine guns */

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‎Machine guns

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 Playing at range and sniping is almost pointless as the armament quickly loses penetration over range and struggles to penetrate even lightly armoured opponents.
-Whichever playstyle one chooses, it is important to always play to the strengths of the vehicle, mainly the automatic armament and reactive turret traverse. Another possible tatic is to shoot at enemy tracks/tires to disable them.
+Whichever playstyle one chooses, it is important to always play to the strengths of the vehicle, mainly the automatic armament and reactive turret traverse.
 ;Notable enemies

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 Playing at range and sniping is almost pointless as the armament quickly loses penetration over range and struggles to penetrate even lightly armoured opponents.
-Whichever playstyle one chooses, it is important to always play to the strengths of the vehicle, mainly the automatic armament and reactive turret traverse.
+Whichever playstyle one chooses, it is important to always play to the strengths of the vehicle, mainly the automatic armament and reactive turret traverse. Another possible tatic is to shoot at enemy tracks/tires to disable them.
 ;Notable enemies

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The L6/40 (Introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]].) is a tracked light tank made by Ansaldo for the Royal Italian army during the 1940's. The L6/40 would be based on a heavily modified L3 chassis, keeping the two-person crew, but with an increase in firepower, protection and mobility. It would be heavily used during the occupation of the balkans where it did prove it worth. It would be armed with the [[Breda Mod.35 (20 mm)|20 mm Breda Mod.35]] autocannon which was able to fire a multitude of munitions, this included the Perforante mod.35 and the German made PzGr 40. In game this armament is more than adequate for its battle rating as the majority of the enemies it will face do not have a lot of armour. It also has great turret rotation which is something which will be useful when flanking or when the enemy team flanks you. Mobility wise its not too bad either, what it lacks in however is survivability, the crew placement means that a well placed shot will instantly destroy your vehicle, and due to the lackluster armour you will more often than not be taken out even by low calibre guns. It's best if you stick with your more armoured allies if you wish to stay in the fight longer.
+The L6/40 is a tracked light tank made by Ansaldo for the Royal Italian army during the 1940s. The L6/40 was based on a heavily modified L3 chassis, keeping the two-person crew, but with an increase in firepower, protection, and mobility. It was heavily used during the occupation of the Balkans where it proved its worth. It was armed with the [[Breda Mod.35 (20 mm)|20 mm Breda Mod.35]] autocannon, able to fire a multitude of munitions including the Perforante mod.35 and the German PzGr 40.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The L6/40 (introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]]) is a tracked light tank made by Ansaldo for the Royal Italian army during the 1940's. The L6/40 would be based on a heavily modified L3 chassis, keeping the two-person crew, but with an increase in firepower, protection and mobility. It would be heavily used during the occupation of the balkans where it did prove it worth. It would be armed with the [[Breda Mod.35 (20 mm)|20 mm Breda Mod.35]] autocannon which was able to fire a multitude of munitions, this included the Perforante mod.35 and the German made PzGr 40. In game this armament is more than adequate for its battle rating as the majority of the enemies it will face do not have a lot of armour. It also has great turret rotation which is something which will be useful when flanking or when the enemy team flanks you. Mobility wise its not too bad either, what it lacks in however is survivability, the crew placement means that a well placed shot will instantly destroy your vehicle, and due to the lackluster armour you will more often than not be taken out even by low calibre guns. It's best if you stick with your more armoured allies if you wish to stay in the fight longer.
+The L6/40 (Introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]].) is a tracked light tank made by Ansaldo for the Royal Italian army during the 1940's. The L6/40 would be based on a heavily modified L3 chassis, keeping the two-person crew, but with an increase in firepower, protection and mobility. It would be heavily used during the occupation of the balkans where it did prove it worth. It would be armed with the [[Breda Mod.35 (20 mm)|20 mm Breda Mod.35]] autocannon which was able to fire a multitude of munitions, this included the Perforante mod.35 and the German made PzGr 40. In game this armament is more than adequate for its battle rating as the majority of the enemies it will face do not have a lot of armour. It also has great turret rotation which is something which will be useful when flanking or when the enemy team flanks you. Mobility wise its not too bad either, what it lacks in however is survivability, the crew placement means that a well placed shot will instantly destroy your vehicle, and due to the lackluster armour you will more often than not be taken out even by low calibre guns. It's best if you stick with your more armoured allies if you wish to stay in the fight longer.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (shortened to '''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''') is a reserve rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]].
+The L6/40 (introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]]) is a tracked light tank made by Ansaldo for the Royal Italian army during the 1940's. The L6/40 would be based on a heavily modified L3 chassis, keeping the two-person crew, but with an increase in firepower, protection and mobility. It would be heavily used during the occupation of the balkans where it did prove it worth. It would be armed with the [[Breda Mod.35 (20 mm)|20 mm Breda Mod.35]] autocannon which was able to fire a multitude of munitions, this included the Perforante mod.35 and the German made PzGr 40. In game this armament is more than adequate for its battle rating as the majority of the enemies it will face do not have a lot of armour. It also has great turret rotation which is something which will be useful when flanking or when the enemy team flanks you. Mobility wise its not too bad either, what it lacks in however is survivability, the crew placement means that a well placed shot will instantly destroy your vehicle, and due to the lackluster armour you will more often than not be taken out even by low calibre guns. It's best if you stick with your more armoured allies if you wish to stay in the fight longer.
 == General info ==

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 * '''PzGr 40:''' {{Annotation|HVAP-T|High-velocity armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}} - Highest penetrating belt, designed to deal with armoured targets . However, the penetration is very poor beyond 500 m. In close combat, aiming for modules and crew member is advised as the post-penetration damage is limited. Its effect against angled armour is limited due to the nature of the HVAP shells, but the penetration power compensates such drawback.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:Breda Mod.35 (20 mm)/Ammunition|HEFI-T*, API-T, HVAP-T}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 |about= Italian light tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 |usage = the premium version
-|link = L6/40
+|link = L6/40 (31 Rgt.)
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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-| Coaxial || 1,524 (24) || 600 || N/A || N/A
+| Coaxial || 1,536 (24) || 600 || N/A || N/A
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 The story of the L6/40 began during the late 1930s, Ansaldo assisted by FIAT were creating a multitude of prototypes in the hopes that it would take over many of the roles of the L3 Tankette. Ansaldo would mainly take on the idea and the doctrine of mountain combat when designing new vehicles; due to the Italian involvement in WW1, they thought that allowing a vehicle to be easily transported to the tops of high mountains would ultimately give them the upper hand if in the future there was a chance for another world war to take place.
-This is exactly what they did with the L6/40: they kept the vehicle as light as possibile. It would be based on a heavily modified L3 chassis, keeping the two-person crew, but with increased firepower, protection, and mobility. The L6/40 as previously stated, would be designed with mountain-worthy combat specifications in mind. The vehicle had a width of 1.8 metres, this allowed it to travel on all the mountain roads and mule trails that other vehicles of the era would have a much harder time passing through. Its weight would overall be 6.84 tonnes, its name stood for L for Light, 6 for its weight, and 40 for its year of adoption in the Royal Italian Army.
+This is exactly what they did with the L6/40: they kept the vehicle as light as possible. It would be based on a heavily modified L3 chassis, keeping the two-person crew, but with increased firepower, protection, and mobility. The L6/40 as previously stated, would be designed with mountain-worthy combat specifications in mind. The vehicle had a width of 1.8 metres, this allowed it to travel on all the mountain roads and mule trails that other vehicles of the era would have a much harder time passing through. Its weight would overall be 6.84 tonnes, its name stood for L for Light, 6 for its weight, and 40 for its year of adoption in the Royal Italian Army.
 By the time it was accepted for service in early 1940, it was adequate as a reconnaissance tank and as a general support vehicle to supplement infantry and other armoured columns when travelling. However, when it entered general service in 1942 it was hopelessly obsolete, mainly due to the fact that the Italian industry was not able to compete with other nations like the USSR and the USA. Italy created many designs for armoured vehicle during the era too, so it wasn't really a priority for them to try and rectify the vehicle by improving on it without wasting precious resources into the project. In fact, after 283 units had been built, it was cancelled in favour of the [[47/32 L40|Semovente 47/32]].

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 [[File:Fiat-Ansaldo L6 40.jpg|x200px|left|thumb|none|A Fiat-Ansaldo L6/40.]]
-The story of the L6/40 began during the late 1930's, Ansaldo assisted by FIAT were creating a multitude of prototypes in hopes it would take over many roles that the L3 Tankette would do. Ansaldo would mainly take on the idea and the doctrine of mountain combat when designing new vehicles, due to the Italian involvement in WW1, they thought that allowing a vehicle to be able to be easily transported on top of high mountains would ultimately give them the upper hand if in the future there was a chance for another world war to take place. So this is exactly what did with the L6/40, they kept the vehicle as light as possibile. It would be based on a heavily modified L3 chassis, keeping the two-person crew, but with increased firepower, protection and mobility. The L6/40 as previously stated, would be designed with mountain worthy combat specifications in mind. The vehicle had a width of 1.8 meters, this allowed it to travel on all the mountain roads and mule trails that other vehicles of the era would have a much harder time passing through. Its weight would overall be 6.84 tonnes, its name stood for L for Light, 6 for its weight and then 40 for its year of adoption in the Royal Italian Army. By the time it was accepted for service in early 1940, it was adequate as a recon tank and as a general support vehicle to supplement infantry and other armoured collums when travelling. By the time it entered general service in 1942 it was hopelessly obsolete, mainly due to the fact that the Italian industry was not able to compete with other nations like the USSR and the USA. Italy created many designs for armoured vehicle during the era too, so it wasn't really a priority for them to try and rectify the vehicle by improving on it without wasting precious resources into the project. In fact,  after 283 units had been built it was cancelled in favour of the [[47/32 L40|Semovente 47/32]]. The main characteristics that made the L6/40 stand-out whilst it was being designed was its mobility, it used a FIAT SPA Tipo 18vt liquid-cooled engine which allowed the vehicle to reach speeds of up to 42km an hour. The L6/40's range was 200km. In terms of armament the L6/40 used the 20mm Breda-35, it was installed on a multitude of vehicles at the time. The cannon was able to fire rounds such as the Italian Perforante mod.35 and the German PzGr.40. In terms of service, the L6/40 was to be used in the Raggruppamento Esplorante Corazzato (RECo); the divisional-level armoured reconnaissance task forces found in the order of battle of armoured and motorized divisions, and in several independent recon units deployed in 4-car platoons. In total, 72 were sent to North Africa, and 55 went to Russia on March 1942, where they equipped the 67th Battaglione Motocorazzato Bersaglieri (lightly armoured battalion) in the 3rd Celere (Cavalry) Division. They were the heaviest Italian tanks used on that front. The battalion was destroyed in December 1942 during fighting on the Don River. L6/40 was also employed in Yugoslavia, by the San Guisto light armoured squadron-group of the 1st Celere Division. The L6/40 would proceed to be used all the way into the end of the war, but also would be extensively used post war by in the Celere police force. Some may have survived and remained in service in the preceeding years. Some L6/40's have also survived till this day, one can be found in Legnano in Italy, one is in the inventory of the Kubinka Tank Museum in Russia, and another is preserved in the Arms Museum in the castle of Gjirokastër in Albania.
+The story of the L6/40 began during the late 1930s, Ansaldo assisted by FIAT were creating a multitude of prototypes in the hopes that it would take over many of the roles of the L3 Tankette. Ansaldo would mainly take on the idea and the doctrine of mountain combat when designing new vehicles; due to the Italian involvement in WW1, they thought that allowing a vehicle to be easily transported to the tops of high mountains would ultimately give them the upper hand if in the future there was a chance for another world war to take place.
-[[File:German Beutepanzer L6-40 tank (Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-203-1680-14A).jpg|right|thumb|none|x200px|A L6/40 in German service.]]
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