M13/40 (II)

This page is about the Italian medium tank M13/40 (II). For other variants, see M13/40 (Family).

M13/40 (II)

M13/40 (II)

Italy

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.0	2.0	2.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

Purchase:400

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Description

The M13/40 (II) was the second production series of the Carro Armato M13/40, with 200 vehicles built. The gun elevation angle was increased, an antenna for the radio station was added, short track guards were installed, and other less significant modifications were made.

The M13/40 (II) was introduced during Update 1.85 "Supersonic" as a battle reward in the 2018 War Thunder Festivities. It has since been available for purchase with Golden Eagles. The tank has decent armour and a good gun, with improved rate of fire and aiming angles compared to its predecessor. However, the tank still suffers from low turret rotation speed and mediocre mobility. Its poor acceleration will make it difficult to reach its top speed of 32 km/h.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull30 / 25 / 25

Turret45 / 25 / 25

Crew4 people

Visibility82 %

All of your armour, which can realistically be targeted, is flat, so despite quite high frontal armour values the M13/40 (II) must always be angled when squaring off with an enemy combatant or risk direct shot penetration of your vehicle. Your side armour value is not as good as the front, but at extreme angles, it becomes more effective.

As long as you angle your tank right, you will have 36 to 50 mm of effective armour thickness and use it to block enemy shots. Destroy British tanks and any SPG as soon as possible, as every single one of them can destroy your tank. It is also worth destroying Soviet and certain USA tanks first as well, however, not every one of them can penetrate your armour.

The rear end is also rather long, so enemies could pick this piece off if it is exposed. But it's better to be shot at your engines, than your crew compartment, located in the middle of the tank. Don't give your opponent any time to do that and make them go away before they started firing onto your second tier.

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour
• Cast homogeneous armour (gun mantlet)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	30 mm (12°) Upper Plate 25 mm (80°) - 30 mm (66°) Upper Glacis 30 mm (Curved) Lower Glacis	30 mm Upper Front 25 mm Upper 25 mm Lower	25 mm Upper 3 Levels 27 mm Lower Level	15 mm Crew Compartment 5 mm - 15 mm Engine Compartment
Turret	45 mm (13°) Turret front 30 mm + 40 mm (cylindrical)Gun mantlet	25 mm		15 mm

Notes:

• Turret Ring Guard - 50 mm
• Fenders, Storage Boxes - 4 mm
• Tracks - 20 mm
• Suspension - 10 mm to 15 mm

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB36 / 6 km/h

RB and SB32 / 5 km/h

Number of gears4 forward

1 back

Weight13.6 t

Engine power

AB248 hp

RB and SB130 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB18.2 hp/t

RB and SB9.6 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	36	6	13.6	201	248	14.78	18.24
Realistic	32	5		115	130	8.46	9.56

Mobility is the same as M13/40 (I) - It is rather slow and is unable to scale hills well, 32 km/h being its top speed, reachable only on flat land.

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB638

RB200

SB180

Crew training450

Experts3 000

Aces45

Research Aces220 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 20 / 20 / 20 %

2 × 100 / 100 / 100 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment	Horizontal Drive Adjustment of Fire 47mm_m39_APBC_ammo_pack Elevation Mechanism Artillery Support

Armaments

Main armament

47 mm 47/32 mod.35 cannon

Ammunition87 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

3.8 → 2.9 s

Vertical guidance-15° / 25°

Like the other M13/40s, the M13/40 (II) has a 47 mm gun with ammunition capable of destroying most of tanks in one shot, assuming they are within 200 m range. Upgraded ammunition improves performance against angled tanks and damage potential at long range.

47 mm 47/32 mod.35					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	87	-15°/+25°	±180°	N/A	13.3	18.4	22.4	24.8	26.4	3.77	3.33	3.07	2.90
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
Granata Perforante mod.35	APHE	50	47	37	27	20	15
Granata Perforante mod.39	APBC	48	47	41	35	30	26

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%
Granata Perforante mod.35	APHE	630	1.5	1.2	9	30	47°	60°	65°
Granata Perforante mod.39	APBC	630	1.44	1.2	9	30	47°	60°	65°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the M13/40 (II)

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
87	79 (+8)	54 (+33)	1 (+86)	Yes

Note:

• Turret empty: 54 (+33) shells.

Machine guns

8 mm Breda Mod. 38 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition1 536 rounds

Belt capacity24 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate600 shots/min

8 mm Breda Mod. 38 machine gun

Ammunition1 536 rounds

Belt capacity24 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate600 shots/min

Although the pintle-mounted machine gun cannot traverse independently of the turret on the horizontal, its limited vertical traverse can make it useful against unprotected enemy crew as well as incoming aircraft. The coaxial-mounted machine gun is hard to use for anything, as it's limited by the traverse of the main gun.

8 mm Breda Mod. 38
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	1,536 (24)	600	N/A	N/A
Pintle	1,536 (24)	600	-10°/+20°	N/A

Usage in battles

Like the M13/40 (I), it can be used as a breakthrough tank to push through enemy defences and slowly, but surely destroy them, while driving at them at an angle to maximise armour effectiveness.

Just as with other models, you can also use flank route to go along with your team and to destroy every enemy tank that tries to flank your team.

The important difference from other models is that your gun depression is somewhat worse, so scaling hills is even more risky and has less worth than before. Instead, focus on pushing enemy tanks, as your ammunition is good enough to destroy most tanks in one shot.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Very thick gun mantlet
• Good gun depression
• Its shells deal good post-penetration damage

Cons:

• Unsloped armour is easy to penetrate for opponents
• Slow and unable to climb well
• Struggles against better-armoured foes

History

Intended to replace the unsatisfactory M11/39, the M13/40 retained its main mechanical features, but with a more powerful gun in a fully rotating turret. The M13 was slow, unreliable, and suffered from the tank commander doubling as the gunner. Similar to early Soviet and French tanks, it did not receive radios as standard equipment until 1942. Nevertheless, it became the standard Italian medium tank from 1941 on, and is the best known Italian tank of the war. In War Thunder, the M13/40 (II) represents those made in the mid part of the production run, with hydraulic traverse gears and fixed radio installations.

It first saw service with the 3rd Medium Tank Battalion (Battaglione Carri M) in Libya's Sollum-Halfaya region. It later equipped 132nd "Ariete (Ram)" Armoured Division (Divisione Corazzata) in North Africa. From January to April of 1941, it also saw action in Yugoslavia and Greece with the 131st Centauro (Centaur) and 133rd Littorio armoured divisions. For a short time after the first rush of British victories in North Africa in early 1941, there were enough captured M13s to equip a British armoured unit, 6th Royal Tank Regiment, in Libya. These were all lost in turn to Rommel's offensive in March of that year. In late August of 1941, Italian medium tank platoons increased their number from four to five.

When Italy surrendered in September 1943, 22 M13s were captured by Germany, who handed them over to the Italian fascist forces. It is uncertain how many in total were produced, as many were converted to M14/41s: estimates range from 710 to 1,049.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the M13/40 (II) from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

M13/40 (II) Review. A worthy final stand - Joseph 2000

See also

Related Development

• M14/41 - (Successor)

Tanks of comparable role, configuration and era

• Pz.35(t)
• T-26
• A13
• Ha-Go

External links

• [Wikipedia] M13/40 tank
• [Tanks Encyclopedia] Carro Armato M13/40
• [Military Factory] Carro Armato M13/40

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