SIDAM 25 (Mistral)

SIDAM 25 (Mistral)

SIDAM 25

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SIDAM 25 (Mistral)

SIDAM 25

▄Osa-AKM

Italy

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.0	9.7	9.7

Class:

SPAA

Research:260 000

Purchase:710 000

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Description

The Sistema Italiano Difesa Aerea Mobile, 25mm (Mistral) is a rank VII Italian SPAA with a battle rating of 10.0 (AB) and 9.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Aluminium Alloy 7039
• Structural steel
• Steel (Cannons and Missile Launchers)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	38 mm (46°), 29 mm (46°) Front glacis 38 mm (25°) Lower glacis	44 mm Top 32 mm Bottom	38 mm (10°)	38 mm (89°) Front 38 mm (89°) Rear
Turret	38 mm (24°) Turret front 25 mm (1°) Gun mantlet	25 mm (0°)	25 mm (1°)	25 mm (89°)

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	70	17	14.3	301	404	21.05	28.25
Realistic	65	15		188	212	13.15	14.83

Armaments

Main armament

The SIDAM 25 (Mistral) is outfitted with the following offensive weapons:

• 4 x 25 mm Oerlikon KBA autocannons (215 RPG - 660 total)

The SIDAM 25 (Mistral) is armed with 4 x 25 mm cannons, with the main purpose of destroying aircraft. Like almost all SPAA armaments, these cannons are not designed to disable or destroy tanks. It is capable of destroying other SPAA, and some SPGs, but it is limited in its anti-tank effectiveness. It carries 660 rounds for each cannon, giving a total of 2,640 rounds.

Additional armament

The SIDAM 25 (Mistral) is outfitted with the following additional armament:

• 6 x Mistral SATCP Surface-to-Air missiles

The SIDAM also possesses 6 surface-to-air (SAM) Launchers, for its Mistral missiles. These can be guided by the Optical tracking system onto the target and have an approximate effective range of 4 km. However jets will most likely to evade the missiles if fired from this range, so it is suggested that you wait to fire these at a closer range than 4 km where it will be more difficult for them to react and evade. The history section (at the bottom of this page) suggests that using the cannon at short range, and missiles for longer range targets, is the best tactic.

Usage in battles

The SIDAM, with its optronic guidance and a powerful arsenal of weaponry, is more than capable of taking down most aircraft within range. Helicopters, with their flare, present an issue for the missiles, but unlike the Stormer HVM, the SIDAM has guns! This allows you to dispatch a helicopter with ease, although you may choose to fire missiles to take down a particularly experienced player, as this will not only give you an opportunity to kill him, your teammates may be able to take him down. The SIDAM, like most other anti-aircraft vehicles, has virtually no useful armour and is very susceptible to incoming fire including some heavy machine gun rounds. Fortunately, it has a reasonable range, so it should be able to protect its team from a distance. As the history does point out, the crews assigned to this vehicle tended to fire missiles at long-range targets and then utilised the cannons at closer targets. Unfortunately, its missiles launchers, although a great asset, is also on the top of the turret, leaving them very exposed. Much like most anti-aircraft and missile tanks, if these missiles are hit while still in the launchers, they will most likely detonate and cause damage to the vehicle.

Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks		Parts	Horizontal Drive
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation Mechanism	M791
IV	Transmission	Engine		Artillery Support	Laser rangefinder

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Compared to the previous SIDAM 25, the Mistral model has SAM missiles
• Has reasonable mobility
• Cannons has relatively high rate of fire
• The APDS belt can go trough most tanks side armour

Cons:

• Armour is extremely inadequate, heavy machine guns even from a far can cut right trough
• Without the HEI-T ammo belt the main cannons are rather inadequate against most top tier aircraft
• Missiles can only be utilised for anti-air attacks
• Missile launchers are highly exposed on the top of the tank
• Does not have a search radar
• Missiles have an absolute maximum range of 5.5 km
• Suffers heavily from hull break

History

Modernization plans for the SIDAM 25 were drawn up in late 1994, when Italian engineers proposed the up-arming of the vehicle with Mistral surface-to-air missiles in order to give it better long-range capabilities and improve its performance as a whole.

The missiles were to be distributed between two launchers, with each launcher containing three missiles. As such, the vehicle could then utilize the missiles against targets at long range, whilst preserving the cannon armament for close-range engagements.

The modernization of the SIDAM 25s with Mistral SAMs was expected to begin in the early 2000s, alongside some other potential upgrades as well.

- From Devblog

Media

The Shooting Range #168 - Metal Beasts section at 00:32 discusses the SIDAM 25 (Mistral).

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the vehicles;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] SIDAM 25 Mistral: Blowing Away the Competition

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