AB 41

AB 41

M11/39

AB 41

M11/39

Italy

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.0	1.0	1.0

Class:

Light tank

Research:Free

Purchase:Free

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Description

The Fiat-Ansaldo Autoblinda 41 or AB 41 is a rank I Italian light tank with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".

General info

Survivability and armour

The armor of the AB 41 is very weak, and will not protect it from any weapons, including some light machine guns at close range. From the front an inexperienced enemy may shoot the turret, which is the most heavily armored portion, but even that is easy to penetrate by all anti-tank weapons. From the side many shots will over penetrate, killing only two of the four crew members at most; from the side the crew is well spaced out. From the front the crew members are lined up, making it an easy one shot kill. The ammunition stowage is a large target from the side, but it will not always explode when hit.

Armor Composition:

• Rolled Homogeneous Armor
• Gun Steel - Main Gun, Machine Gun
• Wheel - Tires

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	8 mm (22°) Upper Plate 8 mm (44-68°) Upper Glacis 8 mm (19-50°) Lower Glacis	8 mm	8 mm Crew Compartment 5 mm Engine Compartment 6 mm Lower	6 mm
Turret	18 mm (11°) Turret front 8 mm (Various Angles) Gun mantlet	8 mm	8 mm	6 mm

Notes:

• Wheels - 10 mm
• Gun - 10 mm
• Coaxial Machine Gun - 5 mm
• Rear Machine Gun Port - 18 mm
• 6 mm additional armor on some parts of the turret

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	87	43	7.4	124	153	16.76	20.68
Realistic	78	39		71	80	9.59	10.81

Armaments

Main armament

20 mm Breda Mod.35 (x_)						Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	456 (8)	240	-12°/+20°	±180°	N/A	22.85	31.62	38.40	42.47	45.18	7.8	6.9	6.36	6.0
Realistic						14.28	16.80	20.40	22.56	24.00

Ammunition

• Default: API-T · HEFI-T · API-T · HEFI-T - Half the belt is composed of HEFI-T, such shell will do negligible damage against armored targets. However against aircrafts and vehicles with exposed crew, such shell can prove deadly.
• Perforante mod.35: API-T · API-T · API-T · API-T - Intermediate usage until the better PzGr 40 can be used. Decent enough against light tanks and other vehicles from the rear.
• PzGr 40: HVAP-T · API-T · HVAP-T · API-T - Highest penetrating belt. However, the damage effects are very poor. In close combat, aiming for modules and crewmember is advised. It's effects against angled armor is limited due to the nature of the HVAP shells, however the base penetration compensates such drawback.

Penetration statistics
Belt	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Default	38	36	27	19	14	10
Perforante mod.35	38	36	27	19	14	10
PzGr 40	64	63	27	29	14	10

Belt 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%
Perforante mod.35	API-T	832	0.14	1.2	9	1.7	47°	60°	65°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the AB 41

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	7th rack empty	8th rack empty	9th rack empty	10th rack empty	11th rack empty	12th rack empty	13th rack empty	14th rack empty	15th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
57	53 (+4)	49 (+8)	45 (+12)	41 (+16)	37 (+20)	33 (+24)	29 (+28)	25 (+32)	21 (+36)	17 (+40)	13 (+44)	9 (+48)	6 (+51)	3 (+54)	1 (+56)	yes

Machine guns

8 mm Breda Mod. 38
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	1,992 (31)	600	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tires		Parts	Horizontal Drive
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire	Perforante mod.35
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation mechanism
IV	Transmission	Engine		Artillery Support	PzGr 40

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Unlocks potent PzGr 40 APCR belt that is identical to the German 20 mm autocannons
• Reasonably fast on flat paved terrain especially roads
• Good acceleration
• Much quicker than other tracked competitors because it can steer both sides at 45° angle
• Very sharp turns

Cons:

• The "Armor" is only barely adequate at stopping rifle calibre bullets, everything else will shred it
• Only 8 rounds per magazine, which is quickly expended
• Long reload for a small magazine
• Individual shells don't do much internal damage upon penetration
• PzGr 40 belt requires unlocking a tier IV modification
• Default belt is 50/50 API-T and HEF-T Shells
• API-T struggles at longer ranges or even at slightly angled armour
• Off-road is lacklustre
• Sharp turns make it prone to tipping over

History

An advanced automotive design, with the similar AB 40 it gave the Italian Army a modern armoured car during the Second World War. The AB 41 had a 4x4 layout, with four-wheel steering and fully independent suspension. The freely rotating spare wheels, positioned midway along the sides of the hull, prevented the vehicle from bellying out when crossing obstacles. It also had a rear driver position. The AB 40 had 2 coaxial machine guns in the turret and a third rear-facing machine gun. The AB 41 had the 20 mm gun in place of one of the turret machine guns, and also had an increase in engine horsepower over the other design. In total 24 AB 40 and 560 AB 41s were built. They served in the reconnaissance units of armoured, motorized and cavalry divisions, as well as in independent recon companies and platoons, with 4 vehicles per platoon. The AB 40s only were used in North Africa, but AB 41s were active on all fronts, including 30 sent to Russia.

The Germans seized 37 AB 41 and another 20 in production when Italy fell in 1943. They used these, along with 102 AB 43s converted back to a 20 mm main gun, and known as AB 41/43s.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the AB 41 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

What is more important: Rate of fire or Penetration? Autoblinda 41 - HowToPlay1337

AB 41 Review, Fun as heck! - Joseph 2000

See also

Vehicles equipped with the same chassis

• AB 43

Tanks of comparable role, configuration and era

• Sd.Kfz.234/1

External links

• [Wikipedia] Autoblindo Fiat-Ansaldo
• [Tanks Encyclopedia] Autoblinda AB 40/41/43
• [Military Factory] Autoblinda 40/41 (AB 40/41)

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