M13/40 (I) - Revision history

U38088265: /* Main armament */

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‎Main armament

U38088265: /* Description */

2024-08-22T20:37:26Z

‎Description

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

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‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U38088265: /* Machine guns */

2022-08-29T13:45:59Z

‎Machine guns

U54548726: /* Pros and cons */

2022-07-31T17:52:10Z

‎Pros and cons

U38088265: /* Main armament */ Updated

2022-06-24T15:25:21Z

‎Main armament: Updated

U44629479: Undo revision 131638 by U107077455 (talk)

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U132564618: /* Pros and cons */

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 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 104 || rowspan="2" | -15°/+25° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 13.3 || 18.4 || 22.4 || 24.8 || 26.4 || rowspan="2" | 5.20 || rowspan="2" | 4.60 || rowspan="2" | 4.24 || rowspan="2" | 4.00
+| rowspan="2" | 104 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || 13.3 || 18.4 || 22.4 || 24.8 || 26.4 || rowspan="2" | 5.20 || rowspan="2" | 4.60 || rowspan="2" | 4.24 || rowspan="2" | 4.00
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 ! ''Realistic''

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (shortened to '''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''') is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]]. Its default colour is grey.
+The '''Carro Armato M13/40''' was a development of the [[M11/39]] tank, the first experiment and breakthrough for Italian tank building. However, due to the unfortunate placement of the gun in the hull, the tank's crew could not fully utilise its already not particularly large potential. Furthermore, the gunner was overloaded with duties, as besides aiming the gun, he also had to load it. Taking these shortcomings into account, the Italian army put forward requirements for improving the M11/39 tank.
-The {{PAGENAME}} is typically used as a breakthrough tank or a "blockade runner" due to the fact that it is very resistant to enemy fire especially when angled and can disable or destroy enemy vehicles with only one shot when up close. Beware, however, around the 500 m mark, the cannon ammunition starts to lose its punch and can fail to penetrate effectively.
+Thus, the new tank was requested to feature a full turret with a more powerful 47 mm gun, and the crew was expanded to four people by adding a loader. Over time, it became clear that to install a turret with a full-fledged gun, the tank's hull would also need to be modernised. As a result, the Ansaldo firm prepared a project for a tank with a new hull and turret, but using the old running gear. The first prototype was trialled in 1938, and in 1940 the tank was adopted by the Italian army under the designation M13/40. 100 tanks were built in the first production series, and improvements were subsequently made in the form of the [[M13/40 (II)]] and [[M13/40 (III)|(III)]].
 == General info ==

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 * Overall, almost nothing can deflect your shots at 100-200 m range.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:47/32 mod.35 (47 mm)/Ammunition|Granata Perforante mod.35, Granata Perforante mod.39}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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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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-| Pintle || 1,524 (24) || 600 || -10°/+20° || N/A
+| Pintle || 1,536 (24) || 600 || -10°/+20° || N/A
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 |}

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 ==== Ammunition ====
 * The APHE shell is good enough for flank shots and direct shots at flat armour up to 500 m. Post-penetration effect is enough to destroy most opponents of rank 1 with one or two shots.
 * The APBC shot does not have increased performance against flat armour, however against angled armour it does increase your chances to penetrate turrets along with angled armour and damage enemy tanks at longer range.
 * Overall, almost nothing can deflect your shots at 100-200 m range.
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 ! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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 * Can destroy tanks fast with APHE shells
-* Very thick mantlet - about 40+30 mm overall, but be aware that at long range shells drop at an angle, and at places its protection becomes less than 30 mm
+* Thick mantlet - about 40+30 mm overall, but be aware that at long range shells drop at an angle, and at places its protection becomes less than 30 mm
 * Excellent gun depression
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=it_m13_40_serie_1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Related Development
 {{main|M13/40 (Family)}}
 * [[M14/41]] - <small>(Successor)</small>
 ;Tanks of comparable role, configuration and era
 * [[Pz.35(t)]]
 * [[T-26]]

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 {{main|47/32 mod.35 (47 mm)}}
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 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 104 || rowspan="2" | -15°/+25° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 13.33 || 18.45 || 22.40 || 24.77 || 26.35 || rowspan="2" | 6.50 || rowspan="2" | 5.75 || rowspan="2" | 5.30 || rowspan="2" | 5.00
+| rowspan="2" | 104 || rowspan="2" | -15°/+25° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 13.3 || 18.4 || 22.4 || 24.8 || 26.4 || rowspan="2" | 5.20 || rowspan="2" | 4.60 || rowspan="2" | 4.24 || rowspan="2" | 4.00
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 ! ''Realistic''
-| 8.33 || 9.80 || 11.90 || 13.16 || 14.00
+| 8.3 || 9.8 || 11.9 || 13.2 || 14.0
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 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
+! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
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 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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-| Granata Perforante mod.35 || APHE || 630 || 1.5 || 1.2 || 9.0 || 30 || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| Granata Perforante mod.35 || APHE || 630 || 1.5 || 1.2 || 9 || 30 || 47° || 60° || 65°
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-| Granata Perforante mod.39 || APBC || 630 || 1.44 || 1.2 || 9.0 || 30 || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| Granata Perforante mod.39 || APBC || 630 || 1.44 || 1.2 || 9 || 30 || 47° || 60° || 65°
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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 [[File:Ammoracks_M13-40_(I).png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
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 == See also ==
-<!--''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
-* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''-->
+* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 ;Related Development