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Freccia
VII
Rank
AB
10.7
RB
10.7
SB
10.7
Battle rating
Italy
Game nation
Light tank
Main role
300,000
RP
Research
830,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The Freccia IFV, made by Iveco and OTO Melara, was an Italian IFV designed to meet a new requirement from the Italian army for a new modern vehicle that would be able to successfully replace the obsolete fleet of VCC-2 APCs that had been serving in the Italian armed forces for many years. Iveco and OTO Melara would eventually design something closely based on the Centauro family of vehicles, which would end up being known as the Freccia. It would enter service in 2009 and continues to serve today in a multitude of locations where the Italian army is stationed.

Introduced in Update "La Royale", the main defining feature of the Freccia over its prototype is the new turret which is able to mount Spike fire-and-forget ATGMs. The main con when playing the Freccia is the big profile, you are very limited in how you can hide this machine. Fighting in close proximity to enemy vehicles is also not the best, the Spikes are mid-to-long range weapons with relatively poor penetration, and at close range the Spike missiles behave randomly, so for the missile to actually hit the target there often has to be some considerable distance between players. This is why playing as a sniper is recommended. The Spike missile can lock onto enemy aircraft too but it is very slow, so instead Freccia should use onboard IRST to use the gun on it instead when possible. Mobility-wise, Freccia will not be found lacking on maps with roads, but take note of areas with mud/snow as they will make it go slower. Armour-wise, the Freccia is actually surprisingly good for an IFV, it can withstand low-level autocannon fire and enemy tank shells if they hit an area of the platform with empty space. Overall the Freccia is a solid addition to any top tier Italian ground forces lineup.



Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 72 / 52 / 38 mm
Turret 40 / 40 / 40 mm
Visibility 98 %
Crew 3 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 110123 km/h
Backward 2325 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 18.816.635.929.2 hp/t
Engine power 5504861,049852 hp
Weight 29.2 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
9.0x–20.0x
2.5x–10.0x
Optical device
Armaments
Spike-LR II ATGM
Ammunition 10 rounds
Belt capacity 2 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
13 → 10 s
Fire rate 120 shots/min
Vertical guidance -3 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Vertical 17.51461.239.2252087.556 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
ATGM (tandem)900900900900900900
25 mm Oerlikon KBA B02 cannon
Ammunition 400 rounds
Belt capacity 100 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 560 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 60°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 40.134.175.554.557.348.7107.977.9 °/s
Vertical 201670.144.828.622.9100.164.1 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
APDS/HEI-T/HEI-T807973676155
HEI-T/HEI-T/HEI-T764333
APDS/APDS/APDS807973676155
APFSDS929083756258
7.62 mm Beretta MG42/59 machine gun
Ammunition 1,200 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 800 shots/min
Vertical guidance -8 / 20°
Horizontal guidance -45 / 120°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 6353.6118.685.79076.5169.4122.4 °/s
Vertical 6350.4220.5141.19072315201.6 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/T13127320
7.62 mm Beretta MG42/59 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 1,200 rounds
Belt capacity 600 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 800 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/T13127320
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 3,532 → 5,976 SL
RB 3,375 → 5,710 SL
SB 4,528 → 7,661 SL
Crew training 240,000 SL
Experts 1,140,000 SL
Aces 2,100 GE
Research Aces 830,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
140 / 180 / 230 % SL
238 % RP
Total cost of modifications 249,100 RP
404,000 SL
Talisman cost 2,900 GE

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