MC 485

MC 485

MC 485

Italy

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.7	2.7	2.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Motor torpedo boat

Boat

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Description

The S 26-class, MC 485 is a premium gift rank III Italian motor torpedo boat with a battle rating of 2.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "La Royale" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season XII, "Armour Breaking Ambusher".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull40 mm (wood)

Superstructure4 mm (steel)

Number of section3

Displacement120 t

Crew26 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB101 / 33 km/h

RB72 / 24 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	101	33
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	72	24

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB743

RB951

Crew training10 000

Experts115 000

Aces500

Research Aces640 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 90 / 150 / 50 %

2 × 142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Rudder Replacement Propeller Replacement Engine Maintenance	Damage Control Division Fire Division Smokescreen New Pumps	40 mm HE clips 40 mm AP clips Primary Armament Targeting Artillery Support Torpedo Mode

Armament

Primary armament

2 х Turret40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 3 gun

Ammunition2000 rounds

Belt capacity4 rounds

Fire rate160 shots/min

Vertical guidance-10° / 85°

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• Universal: AP-T · HEFI-T
• 40 mm AP clips: AP-T · AP-T · AP-T · HEFI-T
• 40 mm HE clips: HEFI-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T · AP-T

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
HEFI-T	3	3	3	3	3	3
AP-T	81	78	68	58	49	41

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
						0%	50%	100%
HEFI-T	874	0.9	0	0.1	67.13	79°	80°	81°
AP-T	874	0.89	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°

Additional armament

Setup 12 x 533 mm steam turbined torpedo S.I. 270/533X6.84 Tipo L

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

Videos

Battle Pass: Armour Breaking Ambusher discusses the MC 485 at 0:54 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

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External links

• [Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: MC 485

Lürssen Werft
Schnellboot
Type S-38	S-38 · S-38b · MC 485*
Type S-100	S-100 · S-147 · S-204 Lang
Fast Attack Craft
Jaguar-class	Jaguar
Albatros-class	Albatros · Bussard
	*S-67 in post-war Italian Service

Italy premium ships
Motor torpedo boats	Freccia P-493 · MAS 569 · MS 444 · MC 485
Motor gun boats	Sparviero
Sub-chasers	Folaga
Destroyers	RN Aquilone · RN Aviere · RN Geniere · RN Tigre · Geniere
Heavy cruisers	RN Pola
Battleships	RN Leonardo da Vinci