AB 41
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Description
The Fiat-Ansaldo Autoblinda 41 or AB 41 is a rank I Italian light tank
with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".
General info
Survivability and armour
The armor of the AB 41 is very weak, and will not protect it from any weapons, including some light machine guns at close range. From the front an inexperienced enemy may shoot the turret, which is the most heavily armored portion, but even that is easy to penetrate by all anti-tank weapons. From the side many shots will over penetrate, killing only two of the four crew members at most; from the side the crew is well spaced out. From the front the crew members are lined up, making it an easy one shot kill. The ammunition stowage is a large target from the side, but it will not always explode when hit.
Armor Composition:
- Rolled Homogeneous Armor
- Gun Steel - Main Gun, Machine Gun
- Wheel - Tires
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 8 mm (22°) Upper Plate 8 mm (44-68°) Upper Glacis 8 mm (19-50°) Lower Glacis |
8 mm | 8 mm Crew Compartment 5 mm Engine Compartment 6 mm Lower |
6 mm |
| Turret | 18 mm (11°) Turret front 8 mm (Various Angles) Gun mantlet |
8 mm | 8 mm | 6 mm |
Notes:
- Wheels - 10 mm
- Gun - 10 mm
- Coaxial Machine Gun - 5 mm
- Rear Machine Gun Port - 18 mm
- 6 mm additional armor on some parts of the turret
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 | 87 | 43 | 7.4 | 124 | 153 | 16.76 | 20.68 |
| Realistic | 78 | 39 | 71 | 80 | 9.59 | 10.81 | |
Armaments
Main armament
| 20 mm Breda Mod.35 (x_) | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 456 (8) | 240 | -12°/+20° | ±180° | N/A | 22.85 | 31.62 | 38.40 | 42.47 | 45.18 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.36 | 6.0 |
| Realistic | 14.28 | 16.80 | 20.40 | 22.56 | 24.00 | |||||||||
Ammunition
- Default: API-T · HEFI-T · API-T · HEFI-T - Half the belt is composed of HEFI-T, such shell will do negligible damage against armored targets. However against aircrafts and vehicles with exposed crew, such shell can prove deadly.
- Perforante mod.35: API-T · API-T · API-T · API-T - Intermediate usage until the better PzGr 40 can be used. Decent enough against light tanks and other vehicles from the rear.
- PzGr 40: HVAP-T · API-T · HVAP-T · API-T - Highest penetrating belt. However, the damage effects are very poor. In close combat, aiming for modules and crewmember is advised. It's effects against angled armor is limited due to the nature of the HVAP shells, however the base penetration compensates such drawback.
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| Default | 38 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 10 | |
| Perforante mod.35 | 38 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 10 | |
| PzGr 40 | 64 | 63 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 10 | |
| Belt 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% | |||||||
| Perforante mod.35 | API-T | 832 | 0.14 | 1.2 | 9 | 1.7 | 47° | 60° | 65° |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
5th rack empty |
6th rack empty |
7th rack empty |
8th rack empty |
9th rack empty |
10th rack empty |
11th rack empty |
12th rack empty |
13th rack empty |
14th rack empty |
15th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 53 (+4) | 49 (+8) | 45 (+12) | 41 (+16) | 37 (+20) | 33 (+24) | 29 (+28) | 25 (+32) | 21 (+36) | 17 (+40) | 13 (+44) | 9 (+48) | 6 (+51) | 3 (+54) | 1 (+56) | yes |
Machine guns
| 8 mm Breda Mod. 38 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
| Coaxial | 1,992 (31) | 600 | N/A | N/A |
Usage in battles
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Modules
| Tier | Mobility | Protection | Firepower | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Tires | Parts | Horizontal Drive | ||
| II | Suspension | Brake System | FPE | Adjustment of Fire | Perforante mod.35 |
| III | Filters | Crew Replenishment | Elevation mechanism | ||
| IV | Transmission | Engine | Artillery Support | PzGr 40 | |
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Unlocks potent PzGr 40 APCR belt that is identical to the German 20 mm autocannons
- Reasonably fast on flat paved terrain especially roads
- Good acceleration
- Much quicker than other tracked competitors because it can steer both sides at 45° angle
- Very sharp turns
Cons:
- The "Armor" is only barely adequate at stopping rifle calibre bullets, everything else will shred it
- Only 8 rounds per magazine, which is quickly expended
- Long reload for a small magazine
- Individual shells don't do much internal damage upon penetration
- PzGr 40 belt requires unlocking a tier IV modification
- Default belt is 50/50 API-T and HEF-T Shells
- API-T struggles at longer ranges or even at slightly angled armour
- Off-road is lacklustre
- Sharp turns make it prone to tipping over
History
An advanced automotive design, with the similar AB 40 it gave the Italian Army a modern armoured car during the Second World War. The AB 41 had a 4x4 layout, with four-wheel steering and fully independent suspension. The freely rotating spare wheels, positioned midway along the sides of the hull, prevented the vehicle from bellying out when crossing obstacles. It also had a rear driver position. The AB 40 had 2 coaxial machine guns in the turret and a third rear-facing machine gun. The AB 41 had the 20 mm gun in place of one of the turret machine guns, and also had an increase in engine horsepower over the other design. In total 24 AB 40 and 560 AB 41s were built. They served in the reconnaissance units of armoured, motorized and cavalry divisions, as well as in independent recon companies and platoons, with 4 vehicles per platoon. The AB 40s only were used in North Africa, but AB 41s were active on all fronts, including 30 sent to Russia.
The Germans seized 37 AB 41 and another 20 in production when Italy fell in 1943. They used these, along with 102 AB 43s converted back to a 20 mm main gun, and known as AB 41/43s.
Media
- Skins
- Videos
See also
- Vehicles equipped with the same chassis
- Tanks of comparable role, configuration and era
External links
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- topic on the official game forum;
- encyclopedia page on aircraft;
- other literature.
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|---|---|
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| 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 |
