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Breda Mod.35 firing from AS 42

Description

The 20 mm Breda Mod.35 is an Italian anti-tank and anti-aircraft cannon.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.

Available ammunition

As they are designed for anti-aircraft use, the "Default (AS 42)" and "Granata mod.35" belts are exclusive to the AS 42.

Default: API-T · HEFI-T*
Default (AS 42): API-T · HEFI-T* · HEFI-T* · HEFI-T*
Granata mod.35: HEFI-T*
Perforante mod.35: API-T
PzGr 40: HVAP-T · API-T

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
HEFI-T*	5	5	4	3	2	2
API-T	38	36	27	19	14	10
HVAP-T	48	45	31	20	13	8

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	0%	50%	100%
HEFI-T*	830	0.14	0.04	0.1	3	79°	80°	81°
API-T	832	0.14	1.2	9	1.7	47°	60°	65°
HVAP-T	1,050	0.1	-	-	-	66°	70°	72°

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.

Pros and cons

Pros:

Access to very powerful PzGr 40 belt
High penetration and muzzle velocity

Cons:

Small magazine

History

The Breda Mod.35 was one of the main Italian anti-aircraft guns during World War II. Designed as a dual-purpose gun for the Royal Italian Army, it was designed in 1932, but not adopted until 1935. An effective weapon against the light tanks of the inter-war period, the Breda Model 35 was towed on a two-wheel trailer however, the carriage was fragile, so it was often mounted on the bed of a truck. The Breda Mod.35 first saw combat during the Spanish Civil War serving as the cannon for Nationalist German Panzer I tanks to combat the Republicans' Soviet T-26s. Other vehicles that notably mounted the gun were the AB 41 armoured car, AS 42 scout car, and L6/40 light tank.

In other foreign nations, 88 were purchased by Finland during the Winter War in 1940 with the last examples arriving during the period known as the Interim Peace. These guns would see combat during the Continuation War, where five were lost. The guns would remain in Finnish service as anti-aircraft training weapons until the 1980s under the designation 10 ItK/35 Breda. In North Africa, several examples were captured by the UK and Commonwealth nations during Operation Compass (December 1940-February 1941). These guns were frequently used by the Long Range Desert Group and in anti-aircraft units with at least one Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car Mk.II converted to use the Breda 35. The Chinese Nationalist Army would use the gun during the Second Sino-Japanese War in both anti-tank and anti-aircraft roles where it was quite effective. The Battle of Xinhou in 1937 saw three Japanese shot down with the Breda. Ecuador also purchased the gun from Italy before the Ecuador-Peruvian War of 1941 and 120 guns were ordered by Yugoslavia and delivered prior to the Invasion in April 1941. After the Armistice, like most Italian weapons, the Breda Mod.35 fell into German service where it was designated the 2cm Breda(i).

Media

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External links

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topic on the official game forum;
other literature.

Italy tank cannons
20 mm	Breda Mod.35 · Fucile Controcarri S Mod.39
25 mm	Oerlikon KBA B02
37 mm	Vickers-Terni 37/40 mod.18
47 mm	47/32 mod.35 · 47/32 mod.39 · 47/40 mod.38
60 mm	Cannone da 60/70 · OTO HVG
75 mm	75/18 mod.34 · 75/32 mod.37 · 75/34 mod.39 · Ansaldo 75 L/34 · OTO 75/43 mod.40
90 mm	90/53 mod.41 · Cannone da 90/50 M3A1 · Cockerill Mk.3
100 mm	Cannone da 100/17 Mod.1914
105 mm	Cannone Ansaldo da 105/25 · OTO Melara 105/52 · OTO Melara 105/55
106 mm	Cannone da 106 s.r.M40A1
120 mm	OTO Breda 120/44 · OTO Melara 120/45
	Foreign:
30 mm	Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 ^(USA)
37 mm	M6 ^(USA)
75 mm	KwK37 ^(Germany) · KwK40 L48 ^(Germany) · M3 ^(USA) · M6 ^(USA) · StuK40 L48 ^(Germany)
76 mm	M1 ^(USA) · QF 17-pounder ^(Britain)
90 mm	M3 ^(USA)
105 mm	L7A3 ^(Germany) · M68 ^(USA)
155 mm	M126 ^(USA)
	Hungary
20 mm	Solothurn QF.36M
40 mm	37/42M · MÁVAG 41.M 40/51
75 mm	41.M · 43.M
105 mm	MÁVAG 40/43M
	Foreign:
30 mm	2A72 ^(USSR) · MK 30-2/ABM ^(Germany)
88 mm	KwK36 ^(Germany)
120 mm	Rh120 L/44 ^(Germany) · Rh120 L/55 A1 ^(Germany)
122 mm	2A31 ^(USSR)
125 mm	2A46 ^(USSR)

Italy anti-aircraft guns
20 mm	Breda Mod.35 · Scotti-IF 20/70 mod.41
40 mm	Bofors DA 40/70
76 mm	OTO-Breda 76/62
	Foreign:
12.7 mm	M2HB ^(USA)
20 mm	Oerlikon KAD ^(Swiss)
25 mm	Oerlikon KBA ^(Swiss)
	Hungary
	Foreign:
23 mm	AZP-23 ^(USSR)
57 mm	S-68 ^(USSR)

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+[[File:Breda Mod.35 (20 mm).jpg|thumb|x250px|Breda Mod.35 firing from [[AS 42]]]]
 == Description ==
-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
+<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
+The '''20 mm Breda Mod.35''' is an Italian anti-tank and anti-aircraft cannon.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
@@ Line 8: / Line 10: @@
 * {{Specs-Link|it_as_42_metropolitana}}
 * {{Specs-Link|it_l6}}
+* {{Specs-Link|it_l6_leone}}
 == General info ==
 ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
-=== Available shells ===
+=== Available ammunition ===
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
+<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
-! colspan="8" |''Penetration statistics''
+As they are designed for anti-aircraft use, the "Default (AS 42)" and "Granata mod.35" belts are exclusive to the AS 42.
-|-
-! rowspan="2" |''Belt''
+* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T*|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}
-! rowspan="2" |''Type ofwarhead''
+* '''Default ({{Specs-Link|it_as_42_metropolitana}}):''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T*|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T*|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T*|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}
-! colspan="6" |''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)''
+* '''Granata mod.35:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T*|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}
-|-
+* '''Perforante mod.35:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
-!''10 m''
+* '''PzGr 40:''' {{Annotation|HVAP-T|High-velocity armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
-!''100 m''
-!''500 m''
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|HEFI-T*, API-T, HVAP-T}}
-!''1,000 m''
-!''1,500 m''
-!''2,000 m''
-|-
-|''Default''
-|''API-T/HEFI-T*''
-|''38''
-|''36''
-|''27''
-|''19''
-|''14''
-|''10''
-|-
-|''Granata mod.35''
-|''HEFI-T''
-|''2''
-|''2''
-|''2''
-|''2''
-|''2''
-|''2''
-|-
-|''Perforante mod.35''
-|''API-T''
-|''38''
-|''36''
-|''27''
-|''19''
-|''14''
-|''10''
-|-
-|''PzGr 40''
-|''HVAP-T/API-T''
-|''64''
-|''63''
-|''27''
-|''19''
-|''14''
-|''10''
-|}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
+''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
 == Usage in battles ==
-''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
+''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
 === Pros and cons ===
-''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
+<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
-* Access to PzGr 40 rounds
+* Access to very powerful PzGr 40 belt
-* High penetration for the 20mm cannon
+* High penetration and muzzle velocity
-*
 '''Cons:'''
@@ Line 84: / Line 45: @@
 * Small magazine
-*
+== History ==
+<!-- ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' -->
+The Breda Mod.35 was one of the main Italian anti-aircraft guns during World War II. Designed as a dual-purpose gun for the Royal Italian Army, it was designed in 1932, but not adopted until 1935. An effective weapon against the light tanks of the inter-war period, the Breda Model 35 was towed on a two-wheel trailer however, the carriage was fragile, so it was often mounted on the bed of a truck. The Breda Mod.35 first saw combat during the Spanish Civil War serving as the cannon for Nationalist German Panzer I tanks to combat the Republicans' [[T-26|Soviet T-26s]]. Other vehicles that notably mounted the gun were the [[AB 41]] armoured car, [[AS 42]] scout car, and [[L6/40]] light tank.
-== History ==
+In other foreign nations, 88 were purchased by Finland during the Winter War in 1940 with the last examples arriving during the period known as the Interim Peace. These guns would see combat during the Continuation War, where five were lost. The guns would remain in Finnish service as anti-aircraft training weapons until the 1980s under the designation 10 ItK/35 Breda. In North Africa, several examples were captured by the UK and Commonwealth nations during Operation Compass (December 1940-February 1941). These guns were frequently used by the Long Range Desert Group and in anti-aircraft units with at least one [[Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car (Family)|Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car Mk.II]] converted to use the Breda 35. The Chinese Nationalist Army would use the gun during the Second Sino-Japanese War in both anti-tank and anti-aircraft roles where it was quite effective. The Battle of Xinhou in 1937 saw three Japanese shot down with the Breda. Ecuador also purchased the gun from Italy before the Ecuador-Peruvian War of 1941 and 120 guns were ordered by Yugoslavia and delivered prior to the Invasion in April 1941. After the Armistice, like most Italian weapons, the Breda Mod.35 fell into German service where it was designated the 2cm Breda(i).
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''
 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
-* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
+* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
+* [[20 mm/65 Breda (20 mm)]] - naval variant.
 == External links ==
@@ Line 102: / Line 65: @@
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''
 * ''other literature.''

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