AS 42/47
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Description
The Camionetta AS 42 Tipo II "Metropolitana" 47/32 is a rank I Italian tank destroyer with a battle rating of 1.7 (AB) and 2.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice".
General info
Survivability and armour
Armour type:
- Structural steel (chassis, gun breech, gun mount)
- Wheel (tires & spares)
- Gun Steel (cannon barrel)
Armour type:
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis | 3 mm | |||
| Gun mount | 150 mm Gun Breech 20 mm Gunner's Seat 20 mm Elevation and Traverse Mechanisms |
N/A | ||
Notes:
- Tires are 10 mm thick.
- There is a spare tire on the front and on the rear of the vehicle.
- Storage boxes, fuel containers and fenders are 3 mm thick.
- Storage Boxes and fuel Containers cover much of the flanks in addition to the chassis armour.
- The belly of the car is 3 mm thick.
Mobility
The AS-42/47 has very high mobility with speeds exceeding 80 km/h on concrete and 35 km/h offroad.
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 94 | 25 | 6 | 156 | 210 | 26 | 35 |
| Realistic | 85 | 22 | 97 | 110 | 16.17 | 18.33 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Main armament
| 47 mm 47/32 mod.39 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 312 | -8°/+15° | ±150° | 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 Perforante mod.35 | APHE | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ |
| Granata Perforante mod.39 | APBC | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ |
| 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 Perforante mod.35 | APHE | ___ | _.__ | __ | _._ | ___ | __° | __° | __° |
| Granata Perforante mod.39 | APBC | ___ | _.__ | __ | _._ | ___ | __° | __° | __° |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 312 | 274 (+38) | 235 (+77) | 196 (+116) | 157 (+155) |
| 5th rack empty |
6th rack empty |
7th rack empty |
8th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
| 118 (+194) | 79 (+233) | 40 (+272) | 1 (+311) | No |
Notes:
- As they are modeled by sets of 3, shells disappear from the rack only after you've fired all shells in the set.
- To go into battle with the right side empty, load 157 (+155) shells.
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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Pros:
- Faster than some light tanks (eg. M2A2) on paved roads, quick to reposition
- 47mm cannon has enough penetration and explosives to frontally penetrate & one-shot most tanks (eg. M3A1, Pz.II)
- High reverse speed (-22 km/h) allows it to pull out of danger safely
- -8° gun depression plus low gun mount makes hilly terrain combat effective
- Huge ammo capacity of 300+ rounds allows prolonged battle
- Very small profile, easier to conceal
Cons:
- Extremely low survivability, anything (eg. MG bullets, shrapnels, direct hits) can destroy it easily
- Wheeled design becomes sluggish off-road
- 5-second reload is not very fast for its caliber
- Cannon cannot rotate to the rear which may be dangerous in some situations
History
The AS (Autosahariana) 42 was derived from the AB 41 armoured car. It was, however, unarmoured and did not have the rear driver position. Designed for long-range reconnaissance in North Africa, it had a cross country range of almost 500 miles (800 km). It was also known as the Camionetta Desertica (Desert Weapons Carrier) mod. 42, or "la Sahariana" (the Saharan). The main armament varied: 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons (see the AS 42 entry for details), 20 mm anti-tank rifles, and machine guns were common alternatives. For heavier firepower, some were fitted with a Breda M35 47 mm anti-tank gun, which is the variant described in this article. About 200 were built and saw service in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. After the armistice, some continued in use with Fascist Italian forces and Germany, including on the Eastern Front, and in the Ardennes in 1944-45.
Post-war, about a dozen survivors, painted amaranth red and disarmed, were used by the Polizia di Stato in Udine and Bologna.[1]
Media
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See also
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References
| Italy tank destroyers | |
|---|---|
| Italy | |
| M41 | 75/18 M41 · 75/32 M41 · 90/53 M41M |
| M42 | 75/34 M42 |
| M43 | 105/25 M43 · M43 "G.C.Leoncello" · 75/34 M43 · 75/46 M43 |
| Wheeled | Lancia 3Ro (100/17) · AS 42/47 · Breda 90/53 · Breda 501 |
| Other | L3/33 CC · 47/32 L40 |
| Germany | ▄StuG III G |
| USA | M36B1 · ▄M109G · M113A1 (TOW) |
| Hungary | |
| Zrínyi | Zrinyi I · Zrinyi II |
| USSR | ◔2S1 |
