M19A1 (Japan)

This page is about the SPAA M19A1 (Japan). For the American variant, see M19A1.

▅M19A1

So-Ki

▅M42

▅M19A1

So-Ki

▅M42

Japan

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.7	4.0	4.0

Class:

SPAA

Research:18 000

Purchase:47 000

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Description

The Twin Gun Motor Carriage M19A1 is a rank III Japanese SPAA with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB) and 4.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull12 / 12 / 12

Turret12 / 8 / 8

Crew6 people

Visibility123 %

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	12.7 mm (59°) Upper glacis 12.7 mm (45°) Lower glacis	12.7 mm (11°)	12.7 mm	12.7 mm
Turret	12.7 mm (cylindrical) Gun shield - lower part 12.7 mm (spherical) Gun shield - upper part	8 mm (cylindrical) 8 + 12.7 mm (cylindrical) Turret base	8 mm (cylindrical) 8 + 12.7 mm (cylindrical) Turret base

Notes:

• Suspension wheels are 10 mm thick while tracks are 15 mm thick.

The M19A1 (Japan) is so lightly armoured that it is very vulnerable to nearby ammorack detonations, bomb blasts and even heavy MG fire can reliably penetrate the vehicle from beyond 1,000 m. As the M19A1 (Japan) has an open-topped turret, gun servants are also very exposed to MG fire, artillery strikes and plane strafings.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB62 / 26 km/h

RB and SB57 / 24 km/h

Number of gears8 forward

2 back

Weight18.7 t

Engine power

AB565 hp

RB and SB296 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB30.2 hp/t

RB and SB15.8 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	62	26	18.7	420	565	22.46	30.21
Realistic	57	24		262	296	14.01	15.83

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB1 326 → 1 706

RB1 006 → 1 294

SB1 493 → 1 921

Total cost of modifications19 810

32 500

Talisman cost980

Crew training13 000

Experts47 000

Aces330

Research Aces280 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

70 / 90 / 130 %

136 / 136 / 136 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 990 Cost: 1 600 95 Suspension Research: 890 Cost: 1 500 85 Brake System Research: 890 Cost: 1 500 85 Filters Research: 1 700 Cost: 2 800 160 Transmission Research: 2 100 Cost: 3 400 195 Engine Research: 2 100 Cost: 3 400 195	Improved Parts Research: 990 Cost: 1 600 95 Improved FPE Research: 890 Cost: 1 500 85 Crew Replenishment Research: 1 700 Cost: 2 800 160	40mm_usa_M2_HE_ammo_pack Research: 990 Cost: 1 600 95 Horizontal Drive Research: 990 Cost: 1 600 95 40mm_usa_M2_AP_ammo_pack Research: 890 Cost: 1 500 85 Adjustment of Fire Research: 890 Cost: 1 500 85 Elevation Mechanism Research: 1 700 Cost: 2 800 160 Artillery Support Research: 2 100 Cost: 3 400 195

Armaments

Main armament

2 x 40 mm Dual Automatic Gun M2

Ammunition352 rounds

Belt capacity8 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

0.6 → 0.5 s

Fire rate120 shots/min

Vertical guidance-5° / 85°

40 mm Dual Automatic Gun M2 (x2)						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	352 (8)	120	-5°/+85°	±180°	N/A	35.2	48.8	59.2	65.5	69.7	0.65	0.58	0.53	0.50
Realistic						23.8	28.0	34.0	37.6	40.0

Ammunition

• Default: AP-T · FI-T*
• Mk.II: FI-T*
• M81A1: AP-T

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	72	69	58	47	38	30
Mk.II	3	3	3	3	3	3
M81A1	72	69	58	47	38	30

Belt details
Belt	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Mk.II	FI-T*	874	0.86	0	0.1	63	79°	80°	81°
M81A1	AP-T	874	0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	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	Visual discrepancy
44	22 (+22)	20 (+24)	18 (+26)	17 (+27)	15 (+29)	13 (+31)	12 (+32)	10 (+34)	8 (+36)	7 (+37)	5 (+39)	3 (+41)	2 (+42)	Yes

Ammo racks of the M19A1 (Japan)

Notes:

• The visual discrepancy concerns racks and clips: racks are modelled to contain 5 clips while clips are modelled to contain 5 rounds.
• The game however shoots 8 rounds per clip and racks disappear after varying amounts of rounds have been shot. Example: Racks 2 to 13 are the same size (25 rounds) but some disappear after 2 clips were fired (16 rounds), some others disappear only after 1 clip (8 rounds) has been fired.
• No rack is emptied before you have fired 21 clips out of 44.

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