Zrinyi I

Zrinyi I

Zrinyi I

Italy

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.0	4.0	4.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Tank destroyer

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

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Description

The 44M Zrinyi I is a premium gift rank III Italian tank destroyer with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Danger Zone" as a reward for the 2022 Summer Quest event.

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull75 / 25 / 25

Turret0 / 0 / 0

Crew4 people

Visibility74 %

At its BR, it has relatively average armour. It has 75 mm of armour on the upper front plate, and also has 75 mm plate. Like some other tank destroyers in the Italian tech tree, it has angled plates between the front and sides. These are both 50 mm. On the sides it is 25 mm of armour. This is the same armour value on the lower hull. There are 35 mm and 13 mm of armour protecting the lower part of the tank. The weakest part of the tank would be the sides, so it's suggested to keep them from enemy view. The modules are mostly situated in the back, so they have a lesser chance of being hit and damaged. Like the German StuGs, the Zrinyi has its crew besides the cannon. Unlike the StuG however, it has two crew members on each side, which means if you get hit in one side, you will still have two crew members left to man the cannon and drive the tank. A module to make note of is the transmission, unfortunately for this tank, it is not in the front to absorb spall and shrapnel like it does on the StuG, making you more vulnerable to hits in that area. On paper, the Zrinyi's armour sounds at least adequate. In practice however, this is not the case. The upper front plate is only angled at 16 degrees, which makes it nearly flat. As well as this, the plates between the front and sides make angling very difficult.

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Superstructure	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Reverse gearbox

Forward and backward movement is possible at the same maximum speed

Speedforward / back

AB44 / 44 km/h

RB and SB41 / 41 km/h

Number of gears6 forward

6 back

Weight22.0 t

Engine power

AB496 hp

RB and SB260 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB22.5 hp/t

RB and SB11.8 hp/t

Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	44	44	22	369	496	16.77	22.55
Realistic	41	41		230	260	10.45	11.82

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB838

RB1 052

SB1 202

Crew training10 000

Experts165 000

Aces470

Research Aces710 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 90 / 130 / 170 %

2 × 148 / 148 / 148 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment Smoke grenade	Horizontal Drive Adjustment of Fire 75mm_kwk_37_40_HEAT_ammo_pack Elevation Mechanism

Armaments

Main armament

75 mm 43.M cannon

Ammunition40 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

7.6 → 5.9 s

Vertical guidance-8° / 25°

Horizontal guidance-12° / 10°

75 mm 43.M					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	40	-8°/+25°	-12°/+10°	N/A	12.3	17.1	20.7	22.9	24.4	7.67	6.79	6.25	5.90
Realistic					8.3	9.8	11.9	13.2	14.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
43.M pancelgranat	APCBC	145	143	130	116	104	93
43.M repeszgranat	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10
43.M pancelrobbantogranat	HEAT	80	80	80	80	80	80

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
43.M pancelgranat	APCBC	770	6.8	1.2	14	28.9	48°	63°	71°
43.M repeszgranat	HE	550	5.74	0	0.1	686	79°	80°	81°
43.M pancelrobbantogranat	HEAT	550	4.4	0.05	0.1	872.1	62°	69°	73°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
40	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Additional armament

150 mm Wgr.41 Spr rocket

Ammunition6 rounds

Vertical guidance0° / 10°

Flight speed340 m/s

Range7 055 m

Wgr.41 Spr rocket
Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer
6	0°/+10°	N/A	N/A

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Wgr.41 Spr	Rocket	27	27	27	27	27	27

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Wgr.41 Spr	Rocket	340	34.15	0	0.1	2,150	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
6	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Highly effective main gun capable of knocking out most tanks at its BR
• High gun depression allows stronger protection when firing over hills
• Incredible mobility, with the a reverse gearbox giving it the same speeds in reverse as forwards
• Quite short, making enemies less likely to spot or hit you

Cons:

• With only 75 mm of frontal protection, armour is generally ineffective in direct frontal engagements
• Rocket launchers can be detonated by about any weapon when still loaded, which leads to an ammo rack detonation
• Lacking a turret limits effectiveness in many scenarios
• No machine guns
• Lacks an APCR shell, which may cause problems fighting certain heavily armoured vehicles

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Zrinyi I from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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External links

• [Devblog] Zrínyi I