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== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (shortened as just '''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''', also nicknamed "Quadruplo"), is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]].  
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (shortened as just '''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''', also nicknamed "Quadruplo") is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]].
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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The M42 Contraereo is based off the M15/42 hull with an opened top turret, surrounding the crew members. The gunner does have an exposed spot in the front, and if shown correctly to the enemy, can be machined gunned easily without them to have to fire their main cannon. The turret may protect you from small rifle caliber bullets, but 50. caliber and up, especially on the M4 Sherman will be able to penetrate your turret from anywhere, as it is generally weak against them. The hull armor is decent, still keeping the armor from the M15/42 hull, but don't expect to tank a lot of shots, as most of your enemies you will face at 3.3 will have better caliber weapons, with mostly encountering 75mm and Russian 76.2mm cannons. You may be able to bounce some smaller caliber shells like the 37mm cannons but don't rely on your hull armor as your turret will most likely be targeted by the enemy. You have a small crew count of 3 members, and with two in the turret, and having okay armor, you'll usually die in one hit.
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The M42 Contraereo is based off the M15/42 hull with an opened top turret, surrounding the crew members. The gunner does have an exposed spot in the front, and if shown to the enemy, can be machine-gunned easily without them to have to fire their main cannon. The turret may protect you from small rifle-calibre bullets, but .50 calibre and up, especially on the M4 Sherman will be able to penetrate your turret from anywhere, as it is generally weak against them. The hull armour is decent, still keeping the armour from the M15/42 hull, but don't expect to tank a lot of shots, as most of your enemies will have better calibre weapons, mostly encountering 75 mm and Russian 76.2 mm cannons. You may be able to bounce some smaller calibre shells like the 37 mm cannons but don't rely on your hull armour as your turret will most likely be targeted by the enemy. You have a small crew count of 3 members, and with two in the turret, and having okay armour, you'll usually die in one hit.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
 
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|Scotti-IF 20/70 mod.41 (20 mm)}}
 
{{main|Scotti-IF 20/70 mod.41 (20 mm)}}
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="6" | [[Scotti-IF 20/70 mod.41 (20 mm)|20 mm Scotti-IF 20/70 mod.41]] (x4)
 
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! colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity each)
 
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
 
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
 
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
 
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
 
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| colspan="2" | 3,200 (12) || 600 || -5°/+90° || ±180° || N/A
 
 
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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! colspan="6" | [[Scotti-IF 20/70 mod.41 (20 mm)|20 mm Scotti-IF 20/70 mod.41]] (x4) || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
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! Mode !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
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! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
 
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
 
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
 
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| ''Arcade'' || 52.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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! ''Arcade''
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| rowspan="2" | 3,024 (12) || rowspan="2" | 600 || rowspan="2" | -5°/+90° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 52.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || rowspan="2" | 5.2 || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | 4.0
 
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| ''Realistic'' || 35.7 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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! ''Realistic''
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| 35.7 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
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| 5.2 || __.__ || __.__ || 4.0
 
 
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|}
  
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===== Ammunition =====
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==== Ammunition ====
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}
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* '''Granata mod.35:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}
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* '''Perforante mod.35:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
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* '''PzGr 40:''' {{Annotation|HVAP-T|High-velocity armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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! colspan="7" | Penetration statistics
 
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Belts
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
 
 
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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! 100m
 
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! 500m
 
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! 1000m
 
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! 1500m
 
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! 2000m
 
 
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| Granata mod.35 || HEFI-T || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
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| Default || 38 || 36 || 27 || 19 || 14 || 10
 
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| Perforante mod.35 || API-T || 40 || 38 || 29 || 20 || 14 || 10
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| Granata mod.35 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
 
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| PzGr 40 || HVAP-T || 64 || 63 || 29 || 20 || 14 || 10  
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| Perforante mod.35 || 38 || 36 || 27 || 19 || 14 || 10
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| PzGr 40 || 64 || 63 || 27 || 19 || 14 || 10
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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''in mm:''
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! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
 
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
 
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
 
 
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! 50%
 
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! 100%
 
 
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| Granata mod.35 || HEFI-T || 830 || 0.14 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 3 || ° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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| Granata mod.35 || HEFI-T || 830 || 0.135 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 3 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
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| Perforante mod.35 || API-T || 832 || 0.14 || 1.3 || 15 || 1 || ° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| Perforante mod.35 || API-T || 832 || 0.14 || 1.2 || 9.0 || 1.7 || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| PzGr 40 || HVAP-T ||1,050||0.1||N/A||N/A||N/A||+1.5°||66°||70°||72°
 
 
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full<br /> ammo
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! Full<br>ammo
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st<br /> rack empty
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! 1st<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd<br /> rack empty
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! 2nd<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd<br /> rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th<br /> rack empty
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! 4th<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th<br /> rack empty
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! 5th<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual<br /> discrepancy
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! Visual<br>discrepancy
 
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|| 268 || 253&nbsp;''(+15)'' || ''9 (+259)'' || 6&nbsp;''(+262)'' || 3 ''(+265)'' || 0&nbsp;''(+268)'' || style="text-align:left" | No
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| '''252''' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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In Realistic battles, the Quadruplo is best used in the support role when tank hunting, sticking with teammates, assisting them and potentially distracting the enemy .Your best bet of killing any tank, usually a Sherman, Cromwell or T-34 is from the side as the APCR will pierce through their side armor, killing the tank. Light tanks such as M24s, Stuarts and Crusaders are able to be penetrated by the front, but usually this is only in close range engagements. T-50 and other slightly armored light tanks will be tougher to kill, but you're still able to flank them. You can kill basically any SPAA you see, as you'll usually encounter trucks or armored cars. Ambush and surprise tactics are good options to kill tanks effectively, as the enemy will stroll pass you, usually showing their side armor. Aggressive play styles are suggested to get the most out of the Quadruplo, similar when playing a Wirbelwind when tank hunting. Try not to expose yourself too much and move from cover to cover, as one hit from a tank shell, usually APHE will knock you out in one shot, or the machine guns pierce your turret armor and kill both your gunner and commander. When it comes to shooting down planes in the Quadruplo, it is best to get their attention so they try to strafe you, or surprise them as they come closer to you, when you have a good shot as they won't have enough reaction time to evade your shots if they connect. Be mindful that you are opened topped, and you'll less likely ti survive a strafe run. Despite the guns having a high fire rate, and being close together, the Quadruplo has a lower ammo count per gun  with 12 with each gun, having a 48 in total loaded (essentially a discount Wirbelwind). It is easy to burn through it, so make sure you have a good shot on the aircraft you are trying to shoot down as you'll only have about 3-4 seconds of continuous fire before needing to reload.  
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In Realistic battles, the Quadruplo is best used in the support role when tank hunting, sticking with teammates, assisting them and potentially distracting the enemy. Your best bet of killing any tank, usually a Sherman, Cromwell or T-34, is from the side as the HVAP will pierce through their side armour, killing the tank. Light tanks such as M24s, Stuarts and Crusaders are able to be penetrated from the front, but usually this is only in close range engagements. T-50 and other slightly armoured light tanks will be tougher to kill, but you're still able to flank them. You can kill basically any SPAA you see, as you'll usually encounter trucks or armoured cars. Ambush and surprise tactics are good options to kill tanks effectively, as the enemy will stroll past you, usually showing their side armour. Aggressive play styles are suggested to get the most out of the Quadruplo, similar to playing a Wirbelwind when tank hunting. Try not to expose yourself too much and move from cover to cover, as one hit from a tank shell, usually APHE, will knock you out in one shot, or the machine guns pierce your turret armour and kill both your gunner and commander. When it comes to shooting down planes in the Quadruplo, it is best to get their attention so they try to strafe you, or surprise them as they come closer to you, when you have a good shot as they won't have enough reaction time to evade your shots if they connect. Be mindful that you are open-topped, and you're less likely to survive a strafe run. Despite the guns having a high fire rate, and being close together, the Quadruplo has a lower ammo count per belt with 12 in each gun, having 48 loaded in total at any time (essentially a discount Wirbelwind). It is easy to burn through it, so make sure you have a good shot on the aircraft you are trying to shoot down as you'll only have about 3-4 seconds of continuous fire before needing to reload.
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=== Modules ===
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! Tier
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! colspan="2" | Mobility
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! Protection
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! colspan="2" | Firepower
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| I
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| Tracks
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| Parts
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| Horizontal Drive
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| Granata mod.35
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| II
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| Suspension
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| Brake System
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| FPE
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| Adjustment of Fire
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| Perforante mod.35
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| III
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| Filters
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| Crew Replenishment
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| Elevation Mechanism
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| Smoke grenade
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| IV
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| Transmission
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| Engine
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| Artillery Support
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| PzGr 40
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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* Turret can be penetrated by .50 cals heavy machine guns
 
* Turret can be penetrated by .50 cals heavy machine guns
 
* High rate of fire makes it more difficult to adjust fire against planes
 
* High rate of fire makes it more difficult to adjust fire against planes
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* 3 crew members, all in turret
 
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== History ==
 
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A prototype AA tank based on the M15/42 medium tank. The single prototype was captured by Germany upon Italy's surrender in September, 1943. Some sources have claimed it served as inspiration for the German Wirbelwind AA tank, which first saw service in mid-1944.
 
A prototype AA tank based on the M15/42 medium tank. The single prototype was captured by Germany upon Italy's surrender in September, 1943. Some sources have claimed it served as inspiration for the German Wirbelwind AA tank, which first saw service in mid-1944.
  
 
== Media ==
 
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== See also ==
 
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* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
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== External links ==
 
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{{Italy anti-aircraft vehicles}}
 
{{Italy anti-aircraft vehicles}}

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M42 Contraereo
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M42 Contraereo
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This page is about the Italian SPAA M42 Contraereo. For other usages, see M42 (Disambiguation).

Description

GarageImage M42 (Italy).jpg


The Semovente M42 Contraereo (shortened as just M42 Contraereo, also nicknamed "Quadruplo") is a rank III Italian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".

General info

Survivability and armour

The M42 Contraereo is based off the M15/42 hull with an opened top turret, surrounding the crew members. The gunner does have an exposed spot in the front, and if shown to the enemy, can be machine-gunned easily without them to have to fire their main cannon. The turret may protect you from small rifle-calibre bullets, but .50 calibre and up, especially on the M4 Sherman will be able to penetrate your turret from anywhere, as it is generally weak against them. The hull armour is decent, still keeping the armour from the M15/42 hull, but don't expect to tank a lot of shots, as most of your enemies will have better calibre weapons, mostly encountering 75 mm and Russian 76.2 mm cannons. You may be able to bounce some smaller calibre shells like the 37 mm cannons but don't rely on your hull armour as your turret will most likely be targeted by the enemy. You have a small crew count of 3 members, and with two in the turret, and having okay armour, you'll usually die in one hit.

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 42 4 15.5 263 353 16.97 22.77
Realistic 39 4 164 185 10.58 11.94

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: Scotti-IF 20/70 mod.41 (20 mm)
20 mm Scotti-IF 20/70 mod.41 (x4) 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 3,024 (12) 600 -5°/+90° ±180° N/A 52.8 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__ 5.2 _.__ _.__ 4.0
Realistic 35.7 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__

Ammunition

  • Default: 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
Belts 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
Granata mod.35 2 2 2 2 2 2
Perforante mod.35 38 36 27 19 14 10
PzGr 40 64 63 27 19 14 10
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%
Granata mod.35 HEFI-T 830 0.135 0.0 0.1 3 79° 80° 81°
Perforante mod.35 API-T 832 0.14 1.2 9.0 1.7 47° 60° 65°

Ammo racks

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
252 __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __

Usage in battles

In Realistic battles, the Quadruplo is best used in the support role when tank hunting, sticking with teammates, assisting them and potentially distracting the enemy. Your best bet of killing any tank, usually a Sherman, Cromwell or T-34, is from the side as the HVAP will pierce through their side armour, killing the tank. Light tanks such as M24s, Stuarts and Crusaders are able to be penetrated from the front, but usually this is only in close range engagements. T-50 and other slightly armoured light tanks will be tougher to kill, but you're still able to flank them. You can kill basically any SPAA you see, as you'll usually encounter trucks or armoured cars. Ambush and surprise tactics are good options to kill tanks effectively, as the enemy will stroll past you, usually showing their side armour. Aggressive play styles are suggested to get the most out of the Quadruplo, similar to playing a Wirbelwind when tank hunting. Try not to expose yourself too much and move from cover to cover, as one hit from a tank shell, usually APHE, will knock you out in one shot, or the machine guns pierce your turret armour and kill both your gunner and commander. When it comes to shooting down planes in the Quadruplo, it is best to get their attention so they try to strafe you, or surprise them as they come closer to you, when you have a good shot as they won't have enough reaction time to evade your shots if they connect. Be mindful that you are open-topped, and you're less likely to survive a strafe run. Despite the guns having a high fire rate, and being close together, the Quadruplo has a lower ammo count per belt with 12 in each gun, having 48 loaded in total at any time (essentially a discount Wirbelwind). It is easy to burn through it, so make sure you have a good shot on the aircraft you are trying to shoot down as you'll only have about 3-4 seconds of continuous fire before needing to reload.

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive Granata mod.35
II Suspension Brake System FPE Adjustment of Fire Perforante mod.35
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism Smoke grenade
IV Transmission Engine Artillery Support PzGr 40

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • PzGr 40 shells are great at penetrating tanks from the sides and knocking out modules
  • High mobility when spaded
  • Great armour for a SPAA
  • Guns have a very high rate of fire
  • Guns are placed very close together

Cons:

  • PzGr 40 is tier IV modification
  • Performance is inadequate when stock
  • Gap in the gunner's position of the turret armour
  • Turret can be penetrated by .50 cals heavy machine guns
  • High rate of fire makes it more difficult to adjust fire against planes
  • 3 crew members, all in turret
  • Low magazine count for the guns (12 rounds per belt)

History

A prototype AA tank based on the M15/42 medium tank. The single prototype was captured by Germany upon Italy's surrender in September, 1943. Some sources have claimed it served as inspiration for the German Wirbelwind AA tank, which first saw service in mid-1944.

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Italy anti-aircraft vehicles
R3 Capraia  R3 T20 FA-HS
SIDAM 25  SIDAM 25 · SIDAM 25 (Mistral)
Wheeled  AS 42 · CM52
Tracked  M42 Contraereo · Leopard 40/70 · OTOMATIC
Hungary  ◔ZSU-57-2 · ◔ZSU-23-4

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