VCC-80/60

This page is about the Italian light tank VCC-80/60. For other versions, see VCC-80 Dardo (Family).

VCC-80/60

VCC-80/60

Description

The VCC-80 (HITFIST 60/70) is a rank Italian light tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".

General info

Survivability and armour

The VCC-80/60's armour is easily penetrated by any shell at its BR. The engine and transmission will rarely stop KE munitions from penetrating from the front and the turret can be penetrated by any APFSDS. The turret cheeks have a decent amount of protection against CE munitions but will not stop ATGMs.

Armour type:

• Aluminum Alloy 5083 (hull front, rear, and roof, hull sides - bottom)
• Aluminum Alloy 7039 (hull sides - top, turret)
• Rolled homogeneous armour (turret underside, vents)
• Composite Screen (gun mantlet)
• Rubber-fabric (side skirts)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	8 + 25 mm (78°) Upper Glacis 22 + 50 mm (38°) Lower Glacis	25 + 50 mm (33°) Top 32-52 + 2 mm Bottom	38 mm (30°)	25 mm
Turret	60 mm (17°) Turret front 25 mm Gun mantlet	40 mm (8°)	40 mm	25 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels and torsion bars are 10 mm thick, while tracks are 15 mm thick.
• Belly armour is 25 mm thick.
• A 6 mm internal plate inside the tank acts as spaced armour for spalling debris

Composite screens	Front (Slope angle)	Sides
Turret	Turret Front: 100 mm Kinetic Up to 450 mm Chemical	Turret Side: 25 mm Kinetic Up to 200 mm Chemical

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				806			__.__
Realistic				460			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

60 mm Cannone da 60/70					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	32	-6°/+40°	±180°	Two-plane	32.7	45.2	54.9	60.7	64.6	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Realistic					20.4	24.0	29.2	32.2	34.3

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
M300	APFSDS	249	246	240	231	222	213
OTO HE	HE	11	11	11	11	11	11
OTO HE-VT	HE-VT*	11	11	11	11	11	11

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%
M300	APFSDS	1,620	0.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
OTO HE	HE	1,000	3.07	0	0.1	765	79°	80°	81°

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Arming distance (m)	Trigger radius (m)	Ricochet
									0%	50%	100%
OTO HE-VT	HE-VT*	1,000	3.07	0	0.1	765	500	8	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
32	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

7.62 mm Beretta MG42/59
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	800 (200)	1,200	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

Try not to play this tank as a first spawn, as its APFSDS round is quite bad and will struggle to kill many tanks. Instead, this tank fares much better as a second or third spawn, when it can destroy weaker tanks of the enemy and eliminate helicopters and aircraft with its laser rangefinder and proximity fused shells. The fast speed when spaded is good for capturing points in the late phase of the game. The most dangerous enemies you will face will be enemy MBTs, as your M300 APFSDS shell struggles to frontally penetrate them or even one shot them from the side.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• High rate of fire, thanks to its autoloader: 1 round every 2 seconds
• Gen 1 thermals for gunner
• Commander sight
• Effective turret armour, can withstand some KE munitions and small-calibre autocannon fire
• Proximity fuse rounds, good for dealing with enemy aircraft

Cons:

• The hull isn't very well protected, unless hull-down you will not withstand much
• Crew placement is inadequate, crew members can get taken out if shot in the middle of the turret
• Poor mobility when stock
• APFSDS round does not penetrate much, you will need to know every opponents weak spots to make the best out of each round

History

During the late stages of the Cold War, OTO Melara, assisted by IVECO, had been designing a set of new multi-role armoured fighting vehicles in the hopes that enough interest would be generated to get the vehicles picked up either by the Italian Army or by possible foreign customers. Multiple different types of unique designs, with vastly different sets of armaments would arise during that era. These vehicles would however not generate much success in or indeed outside of Italy, but eventually during the '80s OTO Melara would finally come out with a design which would finally be picked up by the Italian army.

Despite a troubled development cycle, the VCC-80 Dardo would enter service and would continue to serve inside of the Italian army even till this day. Although the base version which is being used is comprised of the OTO TC-25 turret armed with a 25 mm Oerlikon-Buhrle cannon and TOW ATGMs, OTO Melara would heavily experiment on the previous versions known as the VCC-80.

The general configuration of the VCC-80 is conventional, being similar to other contemporary infantry fighting vehicles. What sets it apart is the design, being very well self-proportioned and well executed. The hull as well as the turret of the VCC-80 is welded from plates of aluminium alloys (5083 and 7020 type). These vehicles would be extremely useful in gaining valuable know-how, and allowed OTO Melara to see what worked and what didn't.

One of these cases would be the VCC-80/60, a one-off prototype which would utilize a very special weapon system known as the OTO T60A. The OTO T60A was a further development of the joint Italian-Israeli collaboration of the 60 mm High Velocity Medium Support (HVMS) weapon system. In short, both countries had disagreements which led to them going separate ways when developing the cannon.

Outside of Italy, many different turret variants would come out, such as the OTO T60M which would be manually loaded and tested unto a Fiat 6616 vehicle, and then the OTO T60A which would be autoloaded and installed on various different vehicles such as the OTO Melara AV-90, B1 Centauro, and of course, the VCC-80. The T60A would come in different versions however the one installed on the VCC-80/60 would be a special version which would mount a special armour kit at the front of the turret, this would surprisingly protect the crew quite a bit from KE munitions and low level auto-cannon fire. However the turret was not invincible, advanced APFSDS used on MBTs of the time would easily be able to penetrate the vehicle, same goes for the hull which was even less protected than the turret. It is important to note that this vehicle variant was primarily advertised to be a troop support vehicle, and was not designed to fight tanks 1-on-1, instead the idea was to keep it close to infantry where it could adequately provide support while also being able to be a platform which could repel any enemy helicopter attacks thanks to its special munitions. The 60 mm cannon could use proxy, HE and APFSDS rounds, which as previously mentioned would be autoloaded, specifically it could fire 1 round every 2 seconds. The vehicle sadly did not generate interest with the Italian Army, which instead opted for the variant armed with a 25 mm. It is unknown what happened to the 60 mm variant, however it is good to note that Poland at one point showed interest and decided to utilize the same weapon system for a vehicle called the 'BWP 2000'.

Media

Videos

Italy's budget HSTV-L ft. nukes! - VCC8-/60 - JustinPlays

See also

• Dardo
• VCC-80/30
• C13 T90

External links

• https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/434464-vcc-dardo/
• https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/393556-variants-dardo-ifv-italian/

OTO Melara
Light Tanks/IFVs
Centauro	Centauro I 105 · Centauro I 105 R · Centauro I 120 · VRCC
Dardo	Dardo · VCC-80/30 · VCC-80/60
Other	C13 T90 · R3 T106 FA
MBTs
OF-40	OF-40 · OF-40 Mk.2A · OF-40 (MTCA)
Ariete	Ariete (P) · Ariete · Ariete PSO · Ariete AMV
Other	M47 (105/55)
Tank Destroyers	M113A1 (TOW)
SPAA	R3 T20 FA-HS · SIDAM 25 · SIDAM 25 (Mistral) · OTOMATIC
Patrol Boats
Sparviero-class	Sparviero*
See Also	OTO
	*Built by OTO Melara in La Spezia under the Alinavi S.p.A. consortium

Italy light tanks
	Italy
L6/40	L6/40 · L6/40 (31 Rgt.)
M11/39	M11/39
Autoblindo	AB 41 · AB 43
Fiat 6614/6616	FIAT 6614 · AUBL/74 · AUBL/74 HVG
R3 Capraia	R3 T106 FA
Centauro	Centauro I 105 · Centauro I 105 R · Centauro I 120 · Centauro RGO · VRCC
Freccia	VBC (PT2) · Freccia
Dardo	Dardo · VCC-80/60 · VCC-80/30
Other	C13 T90
USA	▄M3A3 · ▄M24 · ▄M18
	Hungary
WWII	Csaba · Toldi IIA
Post	◔BTR-80A · KF41