M14/41 (47/40)

M14/41 (47/40)

M14/41 (47/40)

Italy

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.3	2.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

Purchase:700

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Description

The Fiat-Ansaldo M14/41 (47/40) is a premium rank II Italian medium tank with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Regia Marina". This tank is a one-off modification of the in-tree M14/41 with the 13.2 mm hull-mounted coaxial machine-gun which can be useful, but it is purely situational, and an upgraded main gun (the same as mounted on the M15/42).

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret)
• Cast homogeneous armour (gun mantlet)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	30 mm (12°) Upper plate 50 mm (12°) Driver view port 30 + 30 mm (12°) MG bulge 30 mm (spherical) MG port 25 mm (80°) Front glacis 30 mm (cylindrical°) Lower plate	25 mm (8°) Top 25 mm Bottom 30 mm (9-12°) MG bulge	25 mm Upper part 27 mm (21°) Lower part	25 mm (10°) Front glacis 25 mm Crew compartment 8 mm (15°) Rear section - Engine 5-25 mm (8°) Rear section - Radiator vents
Turret	30 + 40 mm (cylindrical) Gun mantlet 45 mm (13°) Turret front 50 mm Turret ring	25 mm (20°) 50 mm Turret ring		15 mm (5°)

Notes:

• Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick and bogies 10 mm thick.
• The belly is 14 mm thick.
• Mudguards are 4 mm thick.

The M14/41 (47/40) offers decent armour protection and survivability for a rank II tank, but it has to be played carefully. The turret can block some shells with its 45 mm front, and the mantlet can ricochet some rounds, but due to the rank increase, it will be more and more challenging to rely on your armour alone. The upper glacis can be penetrated, but some sharp angles can occasionally save you. The driver's vision-port is 50 mm thick. The most obvious weak spot is the side armour, which is only 25 mm unsloped. Spacing between the crew members will save you, but if shots penetrate, it won't be easy to recover. The driver and machine gunner sit behind the transmission, which can increase their chances of survival.

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	38	6	14.6	194	305	13.29	20.89
Realistic	34	6		111	160	7.6	10.96

The mobility of this tank (and also the M14/41) is not great, but not terrible, either. The player won't be the first one at the capture point, but won't be the last either. There is no neutral steering, so the tank will take a moment to turn around.

Armaments

Main armament

This tank fields a standard-issue Italian 47 mm cannon, which can be found on the M15/42 as well. As with all low to mid-tier Italian guns, this 47 mm features a good selection of shells. The APBC offers excellent penetration and after effect capabilities, which will always reward the player who can find weak spots on the enemy tanks.

47 mm 47/40 mod.38					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	87	-10°/+20°	±180°	N/A	13.3	18.5	22.4	24.8	26.4	3.77	3.33	3.07	2.90
Realistic					8.3	9.8	11.9	13.2	14.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	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 Perforante mod.39	APBC	69	67	59	51	43	37

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Granata mod.35	HE	364	2.37	2.0	0.1	150	79°	80°	81°
Granata Perforante mod.39	APBC	755	1.44	1.2	9.0	30	47°	60°	65°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the M14/41 (identical)

Last updated: 1.101.1.16

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
87	79 (+8)	54 (+33)	1 (+86)	No

Notes:

• As they are modeled by sets of 2 or 3, shells disappear from the rack only after you fire all shells in the set.
• Turret empty: 54 (+33) shells.

Machine guns

8 mm Breda Mod. 38
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	2,424 (24)	600	N/A	N/A
Pintle	288 (24)	600	-10°/+30°	N/A

The small calibre of the Breda Mod. 38 machine gun makes it largely ineffective against all armoured vehicles but the ones with an open compartment. It still can be used to ping targets as a rangefinding help or to mow down minor obstacles blocking your line of sight. The pintle-mounted machine gun cannot traverse independently of the turret horizontally and is limited by the rather slow rotation speed of the turret. Furthermore, its limited elevation and traverse does not allow to target low-flying aircraft. The clip capacity of the machine gun is poor, as it relies on a magazine of 24 bullets instead of a belt like similar machine guns from other nations.

13.2 mm Breda Mod.31
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Hull	300 (30)	450	-8°/+20°	±10°

The hull-mounted 13.2 mm Breda Mod.31 heavy machine gun can deal a good amount of damage to open-top and lightly armoured vehicles by picking off enemy crew members one by one. Since it is hull-mounted, its traverse and firing angles are limited and it can attack only foes coming at you frontally. The clip capacity of the Breda Mod.31 is poor, as it relies on a magazine of 30 bullets instead of a belt like similar machine guns from other nations. It will also become unusable the moment the tank loses the machine gunner/radio operator.

Usage in battles

This tank plays precisely like its in-tree brother, but it is a premium, so it will reward players who know what they are doing. The decent mobility and gun will carry you through most battles, and the armour can save you in some instances, especially if angled properly. The spaced out crew compartment will ensure your survival, and it is advised to use the 13.2 mm Breda to do some damage or knock out fences and small trees.

Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks		Parts	Horizontal Drive
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation Mechanism
IV	Transmission	Engine		Artillery Support
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Plays like the M14/41, so the player should be familiar with the low tier Italian tank play style
• 13.2 mm heavy machine gun is decent, but won't break any records
• Average mobility and armour, just like M14/41.
• Good silver lion grinder.
• Main gun is upgunned with the 47 mm 47/40 mod.38 cannon found on the M15/42

Cons:

• 13.2 mm heavy machine gun becomes inoperable the moment co-driver leaves his position.
• Decent armour, but if not angled, other tanks will be able to knock it out with ease.
• Narrow tracks will slow the tank down on loose terrain,
• Same BR as the M15/42, while having the inferior engine and armor of the M14/41

History

M41 Carro Comando (An M41 Self-Propelled Command Tank)

Historically, this is rather a different vehicle than in-game. The only variant of the M14/41 was a command vehicle, which had its turret removed and only had a Breda mod.38 machine gun mounted as the anti-air weapon on the turret ring, while the 13.2 mm Breda machine gun was hull-mounted. These command vehicles were then added to the SPG platoons. They used RF1 CA and RF3 M2 radios to communicate with Tank Command and other units.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the M14/41 (47/40) from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

Italian Beginner's Pack Full Review - Should You Buy? Re 2001 Gruppo 22 & M14/41 (47/40) - Tankenstein

See also

Vehicles equipped with the same chassis

• M14/41

Vehicles equipped with the same gun

• AB 43
• M15/42

Other vehicles of similar configuration and role

• Chi-He / Chi-He (5th Regiment)

External links

• [Tanks Encyclopedia] Carro Armato M14/41