AS 42

AS 42

AS 42

Italy

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.3	1.3	1.3

Class:

SPAA

Research:2 900

Purchase:700

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Description

The Camionetta AS 42 Tipo II "Metropolitana" (shortened as just AS 42) is a Rank I Italian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with a battle rating of 1.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".

General info

Survivability and armour

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Mobility

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Armaments

Main armament

20 mm Breda Mod.35
Capacity (Belt capacity)		Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
1,200 (12)		501	-10°/+90°	±150°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	30.8	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__
Realistic	20.8	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
3.9	__.__	__.__	__.__

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
Granata mod.35	HEFI-T	2	2	2	2	2	2
Perforante mod.35	API-T	40	38	29	20	14	10
PzGr 40	HVAP-T	64	63	29	20	14	10

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
Granata mod.35	HEFI-T	830	0.14	0.3	0.1	3	°	79°	80°	81°
Perforante mod.35	API-T	832	0.14	1.3	15	1	°	47°	60°	65°
PzGr 40	HVAP-T	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
XX	XX (+XX)	XX (+XX)	XX (+XX)	XX (+XX)	XX (+XX)	XX (+XX)	No

Usage in the battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

• High top speed
• Access to PzGr 40 rounds

Cons:

• Small magazine for SPAA
• Only has two crew members
• Crew is exposed

History

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Media

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Read also

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

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Sources

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• other literature.

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