M13/40 (II) - Revision history

U38088265: /* Description */

2024-08-22T20:14:12Z

‎Description

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-01-24T19:28:01Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U38088265: /* Main armament */ Updated

2022-09-17T14:12:35Z

‎Main armament: Updated

U38088265: /* Machine guns */

2022-08-29T13:46:38Z

‎Machine guns

U44629479: Edits

2022-08-03T07:39:12Z

Edits

U54548726 at 17:55, 31 July 2022

2022-07-31T17:55:13Z

U54548726: /* Pros and cons */

2022-07-31T17:52:54Z

‎Pros and cons

U38088265: /* Main armament */ Updated

2022-06-24T15:26:36Z

‎Main armament: Updated

U44629479: Edits

2022-05-24T21:44:00Z

Edits

U44629479: Undo revision 129449 by U132564618 (talk)

2022-05-24T21:43:19Z

Undo revision 129449 by U132564618 (talk)

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (shortened as '''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''') is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]] as a battle reward in the [[wt:en/news/5967-news-festivities-in-war-thunder-en|2018 War Thunder Festivities]]. It has since been available for purchase with Golden Eagles.
+The '''M13/40 (II)''' was the second production series of the [[M13/40 (I)|Carro Armato M13/40]], with 200 vehicles built. The gun elevation angle was increased, an antenna for the radio station was added, short track guards were installed, and other less significant modifications were made.
-The M13/40 (II) is nearly identical to its other in-game variants. Compared to the [[M13/40 (I)]], it has 5 degrees worse gun depression, but its reload rate now matches other rank I tanks, being 3.5 seconds after experting the crew. Compared to the [[M13/40 (III)]], it just has worse gun depression with everything else being same.
+The M13/40 (II) was introduced during [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]] as a battle reward in the [[wt:en/news/5967-news-festivities-in-war-thunder-en|2018 War Thunder Festivities]]. It has since been available for purchase with Golden Eagles. The tank has decent armour and a good gun, with improved rate of fire and aiming angles compared to its [[M13/40 (I)|predecessor]]. However, the tank still suffers from low turret rotation speed and mediocre mobility. Its poor acceleration will make it difficult to reach its top speed of 32 km/h.
 == General info ==

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| 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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 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 87 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+25° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 13.3 || 18.4 || 22.4 || 24.8 || 26.4 || rowspan="2" | 3.77 || rowspan="2" | 3.33 || rowspan="2" | 3.07 || rowspan="2" | 2.90
+| rowspan="2" | 87 || rowspan="2" | -15°/+25° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 13.3 || 18.4 || 22.4 || 24.8 || 26.4 || rowspan="2" | 3.77 || rowspan="2" | 3.33 || rowspan="2" | 3.07 || rowspan="2" | 2.90
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 ! ''Realistic''

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

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 * Rolled homogeneous armour
-* Cast homogeneous armour (Interior Mantlet)
+* Cast homogeneous armour (gun mantlet)
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 |Hull || 30 mm (12°) ''Upper Plate''<br>25 mm (80°) - 30 mm (66°) ''Upper Glacis''<br>30 mm (Curved) ''Lower Glacis'' || 30 mm ''Upper Front''<br>25 mm ''Upper''<br>25 mm ''Lower'' || 25 mm ''Upper 3 Levels''<Br>27 mm ''Lower Level'' ||15 mm ''Crew Compartment''<Br>5 mm - 15 mm ''Engine Compartment''
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-|Turret || 45 mm (13°) ''Turret front''<br>30 mm + 40 mm (Curved)''Gun mantlet'' || colspan="2" | 25 mm || 15 mm
+|Turret || 45 mm (13°) ''Turret front''<br>30 mm + 40 mm (cylindrical)''Gun mantlet'' || colspan="2" | 25 mm || 15 mm
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 |}
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 * Tracks - 20 mm
 * Suspension - 10 mm to 15 mm
 === Mobility ===
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-Turret empty: 54&nbsp;''(+33)''
+* Turret empty: 54&nbsp;''(+33)'' shells.
 === Machine guns ===
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 '''Pros:'''
-*Can destroy tanks fast with APHE shells
+* Very thick gun mantlet
-*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
+* Good gun depression
-*Good gun depression, but worse than other M13/40 versions
+* Its shells deal good post-penetration damage
 '''Cons:'''
-*Struggles against better-armoured foes
+* Unsloped armour is easy to penetrate for opponents
-*Slow and unable to climb well
+* Slow and unable to climb well
-*Unsloped armour is easy to penetrate for opponents
+* Struggles against better-armoured foes
 == History ==
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-Intended to replace the unsatisfactory M11/39, the M13/40 retained its main mechanical features, but with a more powerful gun in a fully rotating turret. The M13 was slow, unreliable, and suffered from the tank commander doubling as the gunner. Similar to early Russian and French tanks, it did not receive radios as standard equipment until 1942. Nevertheless, it became the standard Italian medium tank from 1941 on, and is the best known Italian tank of the war. In War Thunder, the M13/40 (II) represents those made in the mid part of the production run, with hydraulic traverse gears and fixed radio installations.
+Intended to replace the unsatisfactory M11/39, the M13/40 retained its main mechanical features, but with a more powerful gun in a fully rotating turret. The M13 was slow, unreliable, and suffered from the tank commander doubling as the gunner. Similar to early Soviet and French tanks, it did not receive radios as standard equipment until 1942. Nevertheless, it became the standard Italian medium tank from 1941 on, and is the best known Italian tank of the war. In War Thunder, the M13/40 (II) represents those made in the mid part of the production run, with hydraulic traverse gears and fixed radio installations.
 It first saw service with the 3rd Medium Tank Battalion (Battaglione Carri M) in Libya's Sollum-Halfaya region. It later equipped 132nd "Ariete (Ram)" Armoured Division (Divisione Corazzata) in North Africa. From January to April of 1941, it also saw action in Yugoslavia and Greece with the 131st Centauro (Centaur) and 133rd Littorio armoured divisions. For a short time after the first rush of British victories in North Africa in early 1941, there were enough captured M13s to equip a British armoured unit, 6th Royal Tank Regiment, in Libya. These were all lost in turn to Rommel's offensive in March of that year. In late August of 1941, Italian medium tank platoons increased their number from four to five.

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	* Struggles at fighting other heavily armoured tanks		* Struggles at fighting other heavily armoured tanks
−	* Mediocre gun depression
	* Long reload time		* Long reload time

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 === Pros and cons ===
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 '''Pros:'''