M13/40 (I)

M13/40 (I)

L6/40

M13/40 (III)

M13/40 (I)

L6/40

M13/40 (III)

Italy

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.7	1.7	1.7

Class:

Medium tank

Research:2 900

Purchase:700

This page is about the Italian medium tank Fiat-Ansaldo M13/40 I Serie. For other uses, see M13/40 (Family).

Description

The Fiat-Ansaldo M13/40 I Serie (shortened to M13/40 (I)) is a Rank I Italian medium tank with a battle rating of 1.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic". Its default colour is gray.

The M13/40 (I) 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.

General info

Survivability and armour

All of your armour, which can realistically be targeted, is flat, so despite quite high frontal armour values the M13/40 (I) must always be angled when squaring off with an enemy combatant or risk direct shot penetration of your vehicle. Your side armour value is not as good as the front, but at extreme angles, it becomes more effective.

As long as you angle your tank right, you will have 36 to 50 mm effective armour thickness and use it to block enemy shots. Destroy british tanks and any SPG as soon as possible, as every single one of them can destroy your tank. It is also worth destroying soviet and certain USA tanks first as well, however, not every one of them can penetrate your armour.

The rear end is also rather long, so enemies could pick this piece off if it is exposed. But it's better to be shot at your engines, than your crew compartment, located in the middle of the tank. Don't give your opponent any time to do that and make them go away before they started firing onto your second tier.

Mobility

Mobility of this tank is horrible on anything but flat land, but it's okay as long as you don't try to climb steep hills or trying to cross entire map fast. Attempting steep hill flank will just get you stuck and leave you exposed to enemy fire.

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)	Add-on Armor weight (tons)	Max speed (km/h)
13.6	N/A	35 (AB)
		32 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	201	248
Realistic/Simulator	115	130
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	14.78	18.24
Realistic/Simulator	8.46	9.56

Armaments

Main armament

Ammunition 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.

Upgraded ammo 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 something like French tanks at longer range.

Overall, almost nothing can deflect your shots at 100-200 m range.

47 mm 47/32 mod.35
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
104			-15°/+25°	±180°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	13.33	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__
Realistic	8.33	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
6.5	__.__	__.__	__.__

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
Granata Perforante mod.35	APHE	54	52	40	30	22	16
Granata Perforante mod.39	APBC	53	52	45	39	33	28

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
Granata Perforante mod.35	APHE	630	1.5	1.2	15	30	°	47°	60°	65°
Granata Perforante mod.39	APBC	630	1.4	1.2	15	30	°	48°	63°	71°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
104	XX (X+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	No

Turret empty: 57 (47)

Machine guns

8 mm Breda Mod. 38
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
1,524 (24)				600	N/A	N/A
Pintle mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
1,524 (24)				600	__°	__°

Usage in battles

Try to push through enemy fire, while being angled at least 30° to your enemy. Destroy anyone who dares to fire at you, specifically targeting SPGs and those who forgot to angle their armour. Upgrade your ammunition for a better damage profile.

Alternatively, take a slightly flanking direction near to your team and use your strong characteristics to intercept any fast-moving vehicles while moving along with your team. After finishing the cleanup, flank main battle and destroy defenceless opponents.

It's not worth fighting heavily armoured vehicles alone while being angled without upgraded ammo. At a range of 500 m, you will probably only penetrate each other's turret and it's more up to luck than anything. One possibility if fighting from this range, your shell can potentially incapacitate turret crew, disabling the tank and allowing a team member with heaver firepower to finish the target off without the threat of being fired upon.

Tanks equipped with autocannons can destroy you from the rear and sides, however they often go for engines first. Keep an eye out for them.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• When angled, can take shots from most 1^st rank tanks without consequences
• Can destroy tanks fast, if penetration is possible
• Very thick mantlet - about 40+30 mm overall, but be aware that at long range shells drop at an angle, and at places it's protection becomes less than 30 mm
• Excellent gun depression

Cons:

• Engages in eternal shootouts with something with the same armour level as itself
• Slow and unable to climb well
• While being slow, you are also forced to always drive at an angle as not to allow someone to set up for a direct shot
• Slower reload compared to other reserve tanks.

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