Celere Sahariano

Celere Sahariano

Celere Sahariano

Italy

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.7	2.7	2.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

Purchase:850

Description

The Carro Armato M Celere Sahariano is a premium rank II Italian medium tank with a battle rating of 2.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "New Power".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour - Main
• Structural steel - Sideskirts and fenders

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	35 mm + 15 mm (55°) Upper Glacis 35 mm (55°) Driver's Hatch 20 mm (55°) Upper Glacis (Lower Portion) 20 mm (35°) Lower Glacis	15 mm Main 8 mm Upper Engine Compartment	15 mm Lower Part 8 mm Upper Part	10 mm Crew Compartment 8 mm Engine Compartment
Turret	30 mm (12°) Turret front 30 mm + 40 mm (Curved) Gun mantlet	25 mm	25 mm	10 mm

Notes:

• Fenders and sideskirts - 5 mm
• Tracks, road wheels, drive sprocket, etc. - 15 mm
• Suspension - 10 mm

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	67	5	13.5	426	525	31.56	38.89
Realistic	61	5		243	275	18	20.37

Armaments

Main armament

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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	122	-10°/+20°	±180°	N/A	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Realistic					__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

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	0	0.1	150	79°	80°	81°
Granata Perforante mod.39	APBC	755	1.44	1.2	9	30	47°	60°	65°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Celere Sahariano

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
122	107 (+15)	91 (+31)	46 (+76)	1 (+121)	Yes

Notes:

• The visual discrepancy concerns the number of shells per rack:
  • Rack 1 & 2 are modeled as 9 shells each but disappear after having fired 16 shells from each rack.
  • Racks 3 & 4 are modeled as 52 shells each but disappear after having fired 45 shells from each rack.
• As they are modeled by sets of 2, 3 or 4, shells disappear from the rack only after you fire all shells in the set.

Machine guns

8 mm Breda Mod. 38
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	288 (24)	600	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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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
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great mobility
• Wide, great grip and turning rate
• 50 mm UFP, can bounce most shells at its BR

Cons:

• Slow reverse
• Relatively sub-par turret traverse, can be countered with its good turn rate and mobility
• Armour can't block higher calibre shells
• Relatively weak gun, will have difficulty dealing with M4s and T-34s

History

Devblog

After clashing with British armored forces in the desert of North Africa in the early 1940’s, the Italian Army became impressed with the performance of the various cruiser tanks fielded by the British. As a result, the army issued an order to tank manufacturers to develop a new light vehicle whose mobility and firepower would outmatch that of the cruiser tanks.

Already in 1941, work on the new vehicle began as mockups were created based on the existing M14/41 medium tank. The new vehicle incorporated thin, but sloped armor, as well as a torsion bar suspension system, instead of the more commonly used leaf spring system on similar fighting vehicles.

A single prototype of the vehicle was built by 1943, which had multiple engines trialed, including aviation ones. However, with the worsening war situation, limited Italian industrial capacity and the P40 taking over production priority along with the fact that Italy was driven out of the theater for which the vehicle was initially designed for, all this led to diminishing interest in the vehicle.

With all these factors in play, further development of the Celere Sahariano was halted and the project subsequently cancelled, leaving the sole prototype of the vehicle as the only example of the design to be built.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Vehicles equipped with the same gun

• AB 43
• M14/41 (47/40)
• M15/42

Other vehicles of similar configuration and role

• Crusader (Family)

External links

• [Development] Celere Sahariano: The Desert Cheetah
• [History of War] Carro Armato Celere Sahariano
• [War Drawings] Carro Armato Celere Sahariano (Fast) Medium Tank