M15/42 - Revision history

U54548726: /* Ammunition */ Corrected APBC description (HE filler)

2023-01-28T13:18:41Z

‎Ammunition: Corrected APBC description (HE filler)

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-01-24T22:03:17Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U38088265: /* Machine guns */

2022-08-29T13:54:30Z

‎Machine guns

U54548726: /* Pros and cons */

2022-07-31T18:02:30Z

‎Pros and cons

U44629479: Edits

2022-01-08T00:02:58Z

Edits

U17577377 at 16:38, 22 December 2021

2021-12-22T16:38:07Z

U44629479: Edits

2021-12-22T10:08:54Z

Edits

U122946199 at 09:15, 22 December 2021

2021-12-22T09:15:28Z

U44629479: Edits

2021-12-11T21:57:38Z

Edits

U38088265: /* Armaments */

2021-08-07T14:59:41Z

‎Armaments

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 * '''Granata mod.35''': HE; a high-explosive useful for destroying open and lightly armoured vehicles. It however is a very slow shell travelling (twice slower than the other projectile). You can pack a few of those as you lack a heavy machine gun.
-* '''Granata Perforante mod.39''': APBC; a solid shot with an average penetration but no explosive filler. Make sure to target modules and crew positions to maximise the damage. Disabling the enemy gunner on your first shot will be critical to win engagements as you'll most likely need several shots to destroy an enemy vehicle. This shell should be your default ammunition.
+* '''Granata Perforante mod.39''': APBC; a solid shot with an average penetration and good explosive filler. Make sure to target modules and crew positions to maximise the damage.  A single shot may be effective against armoured cars and smaller or cramped vehicles but disabling the enemy gunner on your first shot will be critical to win engagements against bigger opponents as you'll most likely need several shots. This shell should be your default ammunition.
 {{:47/40 mod.38 (47 mm)/Ammunition|Granata mod.35, Granata Perforante mod.39}}

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 * '''Granata Perforante mod.39''': APBC; a solid shot with an average penetration but no explosive filler. Make sure to target modules and crew positions to maximise the damage. Disabling the enemy gunner on your first shot will be critical to win engagements as you'll most likely need several shots to destroy an enemy vehicle. This shell should be your default ammunition.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:47/40 mod.38 (47 mm)/Ammunition|Granata mod.35, Granata Perforante mod.39}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 | Coaxial || 288 (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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 '''Pros:'''
-* Solid frontal armour, especially when angled
+* Decent frontal armour, especially when angled or in a hull-down position
 * Decent mobility
 * The Mod.39 shell has effective penetration for the BR and quite good post-penetration damage
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 * Adequate turret traverse
 * Due to the 80° angle the upper glacis is angled at, it can be a very good shot-bouncer
 * Decent muzzle velocity
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 * Crew is cramped
 * Mod.39 shell rapidly loses effectiveness at range
-* Frontal plate is almost flat
+* Although better than previous italian medium tanks, giant flat plate on the hull front provides a massive weakspot
 * Rest of the armour is mediocre at best
 * Shots to the lower glacis almost always result in the transmission breaking

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=it_m15_42
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_M15_42.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_M15_42.jpg|ArtImage_M15-42.png}}
 }}

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 '''Notes:'''
 * Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick and bogies 10 mm thick.
 * The {{PAGENAME}}'s belly is 14 mm thick.
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 ;Turret
 The turret is only 25 mm at the side, but due to the roundness and the slope of the armour at the front of the tank, it has an effective thickness of ~70 mm which can bounce poorly aimed shots. The mantlet has two layers of armour stacked on top of each other, giving an effective thickness of 75 mm, however, it has a shot trap on the left side which only has a thickness between 29 mm and 49 mm however due to the low battle rating, most new players won't know to shoot there. Despite the shot trap, the combination of good, sloped and rounded turret armour can make the {{PAGENAME}} effective at hull-down positions.
 ;Hull
 The top of the hull has decent protection in the form of a 50 mm frontal plate and a ludicrously sloped (80°) 20 mm plate which has an effective thickness of ~75 mm. However, the lower glacis plate only has a thickness of 30 mm and is directly in front of the transmission, so shots there will cripple the tank's mobility and possible result in its destruction.
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 ;Combat tactics
 The {{PAGENAME}} is basically a M14/41 tank boasting a better gun, a more powerful engine and thus sitting at a higher battle rating. With the BR increase, the competition gets also tougher. That's why the {{PAGENAME}} features henceforth average armour for its rank, especially the sides and around the turret. Frontally, the massive 50 mm front plate is the biggest weak spot: flat, hard to miss and a penetrating shot through this plate will kill the driver and the gunner that sits behind him. To avoid this, you can angle your tank about 30 degrees to the left to hide your flat plate and present instead the MG bulge that could absorb some shots. This however is not a durable strategy, any expert tanker won't fall for that trick.
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 ;How to defeat a {{PAGENAME}}
 Rule of thumb is to get as close as possible as you can to maximise your penetration power as its armour is flat.
 * In a frontal encounter, shoot right in the middle of the front plate if the {{PAGENAME}} did not angle its hull. This will knock out the gunner and the driver.
 * If it is hull down, aim at the turret cheeks.
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 * Hard to kill from the front, especially when in a hull-down position
 * Decent muzzle velocity
 '''Cons:'''
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=it_m15_42 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Vehicles equipped with the same chassis
 * [[75/34 M42]]
 ;Other vehicles of similar configuration and role
 * [[M14/41]] / [[M14/41 (47/40)]]
 * [[Chi-He]] / [[Chi-He (5th Regiment)]]

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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.-->
+<!-- ''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}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]]. The M15/42 is the last tank before getting to the P40 and foreign medium tanks and is the final version of the Carro Armato, thus giving some notable improvements over the previous models.
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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)
 |-
 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
-| Granata mod.35 || HE || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 ||
+| Granata mod.35 || HE || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5
 |-
-| Granata Perforante mod.39 || APBC  || 69 || 67 || 59 || 51 || 43 || 37
+| Granata Perforante mod.39 || APBC || 69 || 67 || 59 || 51 || 43 || 37
 |-
 |}
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 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| Granata mod.35 || HE || 364 || 2.37 || 2 || 0.1 || 150 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| Granata mod.35 || HE || 364 || 2.37 || 0 || 0.1 || 150 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
-| Granata Perforante mod.39 || APBC || 755 || 1.44 || 1.2 || 15 || 30 || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| Granata Perforante mod.39 || APBC || 755 || 1.44 || 1.2 || 9 || 30 || 47° || 60° || 65°
 |-
 |}
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| Coaxial || 1,524 (24) || 600 || N/A || N/A
+| Coaxial || 288 (24) || 600 || N/A || N/A
 |-
-| Pintle || 288 (24) || 600 || -10°/+30° || N/A
+| Pintle || 1,524 (24) || 600 || -10°/+20° || N/A
 |-
 |}
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 === Pros and cons ===
-<!--Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".-->
+<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
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 == History ==
 The last version of the M13 series. The M15/42 was slightly longer than the preceding models and had a higher-velocity 47mm gun, a more powerful engine, and improved armour. In total 112 were built, before production was switched to the tank destroyer version (the Semovente M42 da 75/18). By September 1943 when Italy surrendered, 82 of those had been issued to army units, in five-tank platoons. Their only use in combat by an Italian Army unit was actually against the Germans that month, in particular by the 135th "Ariete II" Division in the defence of Rome.
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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 aircraft;''
+* ''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.'' -->
 ;Vehicles equipped with the same chassis