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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]].
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[[File:GarageImage_AUBL 74.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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Following comparable mobility from the [[FIAT 6614]], the AUBL/74 offers extra flexibility in the offensive gameplay; with the addition of a new turret featuring good traverse and a low-pressure 90 mm Cockerill Mk.III gun.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]]. It features good mobility and a low pressure Cockerill Mk. III 90 mm gun.
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An inherent weakness of italian light tanks, the lack of reliable armour, is one of the most pressing aspects of the AUBL/74, as even light machine guns have a chance of damaging it at close range. Despite this, the FIAT platform is very mobile on paved grounds and thus excellent to avoid incoming fire if driven with situational awareness. Hence the positioning, the scouting ability and the factor of surprise will be crucial for mastering the AUBL/74.
 
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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The tank's armour is best described as "glass cannon", as it can be damaged even by 7.62 mm machine guns at close range, particularly in the engine area. It will, however, still protect the crew and easily sustain LMG fire from the front, as long as enemy isn't firing at the weakspots specifically. Any tanks with 12.7+ mm HMG should be avoided like plague or attacked from blind angles only. To compensate, the tank has 3 smoke shell groups on the hull itself, which can be used at any time to disrupt enemy aim and give the car a chance to escape or even attack (AB only). To block sniper aim, cannon smoke shells could be used while approaching the nest.
 
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Due to poor armour, survival against aircraft or artillery is not guaranteed even on a glancing hit, but for tankers that forget to take their chemical shells destroying AUBL/74 isn't as trivial as many people believe, as quite often only 1 crew member suffers from any kinetic shot, and the extremely thin armour won't detonate APHE. It can be extra annoying for the enemy when the tank has crew replenishment modification in AB, allowing it to just randomly survive and shoot its enemy back.
 
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Lastly, AUBL/74 should avoid detonating enemy tanks literally infront of itself, as otherwise the blowback will destroy it. Standing next to allies is also sometimes fatal for the same reason.
 
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For AUBL drivers it is better to approach enemy at a slight angle to avoid centre of mass shots, as those generally instantly put it down even in AB. As an enemy, if you don't have a 12.7 HMG you do not toy with the AUBL and fire the main weapon to destroy it, as otherwise you will regret it.
 
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'''Armour Type:'''
 
'''Armour Type:'''
  
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret)
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* Rolled homogeneous armour
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* Cast homogeneous armour (gun mantlet)
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* Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet)
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* Wheel (tires)
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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!Armour
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!Front (Slope Angle)
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!Sides
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!Rear
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!Roof
 
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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|Hull
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|8mm (74°) ''Upper Glacis''<br>8mm (44°) ''Lower Glacis''
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|8mm (39°) ''Upper''<br>8mm (29°) ''Lower''
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|8mm (11°) ''Upper''<br>8mm (44°) ''Lower''
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|8mm (86°) ''Rear''<br>8mm (90°) ''Front''
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Armour
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!Mantlet (Slope Angle)
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!Front
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!Sides  
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!Rear  
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!Roof  
 
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|Hull|| 8 mm (74°) ''Upper Glacis'' <br> 8 mm (29-36°) ''Driver viewport glacis'' <br> 8 mm (44°) ''Lower Glacis'' || 8 mm (36-46°) ''Top'' <br> 5 mm (39°) ''Engine vents'' <br> 8 mm (22-30°) ''Bottom'' <br> 8 mm ''Wheelwells'' || 8 mm (11°) ''Upper plate''<br> 8 mm (44°) ''Lower glacis'' || 8 mm (16°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 8 mm (spherical) ''Driver hatch <br> 8 mm ''Centre'' <br> ''8 mm (4°) ''Rear''
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|Turret
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|15mm (51°) ''Upper''<br>15mm (22°) ''Lower''<br>15mm (11°) ''Sides''
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|Turret || 15 mm (24°) ''Turret front'' <br> 8 mm (13°) ''Turret Cheeks'' <br> 15 mm (8-50°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 8 mm (33°) <br> 15 mm (cylindrical) ''Cupola well'' <br> 8 mm (68-72°) ''Turret underside'' || 8 mm (11°) || 8 mm (85°) ''Front'' <br> 8 mm ''Centre & Rear''
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|15mm (24°) ''Front''<br>8mm (13°) ''Turret Cheeks''
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|8mm (33°)
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| Cupola || colspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 15 mm (cylindrical) || 8 mm
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|8mm (11°)
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|8mm (85°) ''Front Glacis''<br>8mm (90°) ''Rear''<br>8mm (90°) ''Gunner Hatch''
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Armour
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!Sides (Slope Angle)
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!Commander Hatch (Slope Angle)
 
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|Cupola
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|15mm (0°)
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|8mm (90°)
 
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|}
 
'''Notes:'''
 
'''Notes:'''
  
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* The tires are 10 mm thick and the suspension rods are 1 mm thick.
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* The side engine grilles are only 5mm thick, so make sure to protect those weak points.
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* The side engine grilles are only 5 mm thick, so make sure to protect those weak points.
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* There is an engine grille on the roof which is also only 5mm thick. A weak point planes might look to take advantage of.
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* There is an engine grille on the roof which is also only 5 mm thick. A weak point planes might look to take advantage of.
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* This vehicle unfortunately hull breaks quite easily.
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* A tightly spaced crew of three makes it easily taken out by machine guns and autocannons.
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* A tightly spaced crew of three makes it easily taken out by machine guns and auto-cannons.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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This is one of the fastest tanks in the rank, being mildly slower than the FIAT 6614. You can always expect it to drive at least 60 km/h, being somewhat slower when driving in terrain with movement penalty (like with the majority of snow maps) or over hills, where it will drive at 36 km/h with slow acceleration. On a road it will accelerate towards 80 km/h, maybe even further if driving downhill or straight for a very long time. It will always reverse at -20 km/h on demand.
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 248|rbMinHp= 142}}
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In AB, it can slowly accelerate to 80 km/h practically anywhere if driven properly and can go up to 110 km/h on a road. Driving past 60 km/h will significantly stiffen its controls, so sometimes slowing down is faster than starting again from 0.
 
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It hates driving onto sharp hills and trenches, failing to climb them from a standstill, but it can rush them with a head start. Since this is a car with no tracks, it has no neutral steering. The turn circle is not too wide, but it needs to be accounted for when brawling.
 
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Due to the tank being very light, sometimes the concern isn't even the road itself, but allies trying to hog the road for themselves. A light tap from any heavy tank can send this car flying into a building, so some care should be taken on a round start.
 
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It can swim if situation demands it, but it swims extremely slowly at 5 km/h and it requires a lot of time to stop wobbling after stopping. At the very least, it allows it to fall off a bridge as an evasive manoeuvre when encountering something it can't beat.
 
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp=248|rbMinHp=142}}
 
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=== Modifications and economy ===
 
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|Cockerill Mk.3 (90 mm)}}
 
{{main|Cockerill Mk.3 (90 mm)}}
  
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The main weapon of this tank is a 90 mm cannon firing chemical shells. The cannon is extremely inaccurate past 200 m even with all the upgrades and crew skills. It will hit the tank if you fire at its centre, but there is no telling where it will hit. Without the upgrades, the tank can't hit battleship broadside at long range. Due to this, using it to properly snipe or bully enemy artillery tanks is not really feasible even in AB, unless they are flanked so hard that they have no cover at all.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="6" | [[Cockerill Mk.3 (90 mm)]]
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! colspan="3" | Capacity
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! Vertical<br>guidance
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! Horizontal<br>guidance
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! Stabilizer
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| colspan="3" | 32 || -9°/+27° || ±180° || Two-plane
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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! Mode
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! Stock
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! Upgraded
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! Prior +<br>Full crew
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! Prior +<br>Expert qualif.
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! Prior +<br>Ace qualif.
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| ''Arcade'' || ??.?? || ??.?? || ??.?? || ??.?? || ??.??
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| ''Realistic'' || ??.?? || ??.?? || ??.?? || ??.?? || ??.??
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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! Stock
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! Prior +<br>Full crew
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! Prior +<br>Expert qualif.
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! Prior +<br>Ace qualif.
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| 9.7 || ??.?? || ??.?? || ??.??
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The stability of a gun is quite low, but a fully trained crew with vertical drive upgrade can allow to fire it on the move while driving at about 65 km/h over flat terrain (most likely a road) in RB. In AB the gun is a bit easier to handle, but firing on the move without aim assist can result in a miss.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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The tank has only HEAT-FS at first, which is the main shell to use. It doesn't offer any miracles due to it's low explosive mass, but it will penetrate majority of heavy tanks and tank destroyers, at least as long as they don't angle much and the range isn't too great. In comparison, it offers about as much penetration and damage as APDS of some medium tanks, without the caveat of "shell shattered" mechanics, but due to the gun performance any ranged shot is a literal lottery.
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HESH can be unlocked to use as a backup shell. It can overpressure light tanks and can be used as a finisher for wounded tanks from the side or behind. It cannot be used as a main shell as it barely has enough penetration for majority of medium tank hulls, meaning it does practically nothing to them and the gun inaccuracy will not let HESH land on their cupolas or other small weak spots, unless the shot was lucky. Still, it can deal fatal damage in RB through some medium tank turrets (on a good side hit) and due to it's ability to go through fences and bushes without detonating, it can be used to "parry" artillery and light tanks through obstacles that block HE and HEAT shells, prevent aim assist from working or otherwise inconvenience them.
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of<br />warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 90° (mm)'''
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A smoke shell can be unlocked to block enemy sniper sights while pushing them, forcing them to either pull up the hill and expose themselves or let the tank get closer, where the gun is effecitve.
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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| M620A1 || HEATFS || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300
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| M625A1 || HESH || 102 || 102 || 102 || 102 || 102 || 102
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of<br />warhead
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! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
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! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! rowspan="2" | Normalisation at 30°<br>from horizontal
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! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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| M620A1 || HEATFS || 890 || 8.3 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 890.4 || +0.0° || 65° || 72° || 75°
 
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| M625A1 || HESH || 800 || 8.2 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 1,300 || +0.0° || 73° || 77° || 80°
 
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! colspan="7" | Smoke characteristic
 
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! Ammunition
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| rowspan="2" | 32 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+27° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 28.6 || 39.5 || 48.0 || 53.1 || 56.5 || rowspan="2" | 8.71 || rowspan="2" | 7.70 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 6.70
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! Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! ''Screen radius <br /> in m''
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! ''Screen time <br /> in s''
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! ''Screen hold time <br /> in s:''
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! ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
 
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! ''Realistic''
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| 90 mm Smoke || 695 || 9.2 || 20 || 5 || 25 || 50
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| 17.9 || 21.0 || 25.5 || 28.2 || 30.0
 
 
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==== Ammunition ====
 
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{{:Cockerill Mk.3 (90 mm)/Ammunition|M620A1, M625A1, M618A1}}
 
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[[File:Ammoracks AUBL-74.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
 
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! Default magnification
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! Maximum magnification
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* Rack 2 is a first stage ammo rack. It totals 12 shells and gets filled first when loading up the tank.
 
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=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|Beretta MG42/59 (7.62 mm)}}
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{{main|Beretta MG 42/59 (7.62 mm)}}
  
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The machine gun on this car has a notably high fire rate, allowing to quickly cut down some unarmoured SPG at the rank. It can also technically destroy a fighter in a shallow dive, but there is no guarantee.
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! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial mount''
 
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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! style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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! Fire rate<br>(shots/minute)
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! Vertical<br>guidance
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! Horizontal<br>guidance
 
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| Coaxial || 800 (200) || 801 || N/A || N/A
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The AUBL/74 is most effective in a scout-support role from cover or when flanking. The extremely weak armour of the AUBL will not be enough to resist most frontal engagements. The HEAT shell can penetrate most enemies at the rank, but the post-penetration damage is unpredictable due to the gun inaccuracy.
 
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If enemy must be attacked head-on, then most shots should be aimed at key crew members like the gunner, loader, or even machine gunner in the case of tanks wielding 12.7 mm HMG. If you are on defence, then try to make enemy expose themselves to your allies and aim for the driver instead. To avoid being immediately destroyed, driving at an angle is almost required, as it helps to minimize crew damage. Due to the poor armour, the best strategy for RB/SB is to intentionally form a squad with nations that have HMG  on the majority of their tanks (like US or USSR), just so you don't have to think about enemy potentially having an auxillary weapon every time you drive somewhere.
 
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If you can afford time to aim, then considering the AUBL's somewhat slow reload speed (an enemy with high crew agility and expert qualification can get their gunner back and shoot before the AUBL reloaded) the ammo racks are often the best areas to target in order to eliminate enemy tanks. Peeking, firing and disappearing (shoot and scoot) is also suggested when fighting on a hilly terrain, as the small numbers of crew members on the AUBL won't resist a shell impact to the turret - firing before being seen and quickly leaving is the best way to engage threats when you don't have an upper hand.
 
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{{Notice|Practicing with the shortstop key and 'sight lock' on options can increase the accuracy when doing quick shots, as the AUBL/74 lacks any stabilization and is even more likely to miss when not driving on a flat road}}
 
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Using AUBL/74 as a lightning fast brawler is possible in a 1v1 scenario, but difficult. It is ill adviced to attempt this against SPG like Jagdpanther G1 as players that use them will just fire immediately on any visual cue when entrenched, and even this car just isn't fast enough. First of all, you want to get a head start, so that your speed is at least 60 km/h (80 km/h in AB), then you need to approach enemy tank at an angle, so that their response shot doesn't instantly nail you in the middle, blasting all the crew members in one go. If they miss, hit only 1 crew member, or you fire first and hit both their gunner and loader at once, you might just win. Technically, AUBL can bully some popular heavy tanks by just flat out outspeeding their turret turn rate, which can be abused to completely dominate and ammo rack German Tigers (assuming you have high enough "reloading" crew skill) and sometimes bully IS-series (assuming that you destroyed their machine gunner beforehand).
 
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The AUBL's high speed allows it to secure a reliable over-watch position early in the match and makes it possible to scout enemies and take potshots if the opportunity arises. The flanking approach will be mainly directed towards spotting and opportunistic medium-ranged ambushes, whilst long range sniping is the last choice and the one requiring most of the skill and luck, because the rather small calibre HEAT rounds and the gun ballistics might not perform as desired at long distances and could just reveal your location to enemies for superficial damage dealt.
 
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Therefore, playing this vehicle like an [[M18 GMC|M18 Hellcat]] or any other fast vehicles with shells as the APCBC is ill-advised, because often it won't be able to destroy flanked enemies in one reliable shot, leaving the car open to retaliation fire. It still can be a great light tank hunter with the addition of overpressure damage, particularly with HESH, as it can not only obliterate unarmoured SPG, but even other light tanks on a decent hit.
 
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Try to use strong features of the car to your advantage. The amphibious ability increases drastically the possibilities of ambushes and locations that can be exploited by this light tank, on maps like [[Kuban (Ground Forces)|Kuban]], [[Eastern Europe (Ground Forces)|Eastern Europe]] or [[Tunisia]]. Another thing to note is the inferior performance on rough terrains and superior performance on roads. this should be taken into account when deciding to spawn in a snowy map like [[Frozen Pass (Ground Forces)|Frozen pass]] for example as one of the best advantages of the AUBL, the speed, will be hampered, switching the vehicle into a more sluggish support light tank than an energetic flanker. Paved roads and urban maps like [[Maginot Line (Ground Forces)|Maginot line]], on the other hand, bring a lot of possibilities to this light tank but could lead to unwanted frontal engagements. Players should contemplate all this when operating the AUBL.
 
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Your team can be given an invaluable support with the enemies' location thanks to the AUBL/74's scouting capacities. This is twice as valuable if the player also brings a multi-purpose aircraft in the line up to provide air support. Players that couple the airstrike and scouting abilities of this modest light tank can considerably influence battles. The smoke shells can be equipped depending on the methods of the player and will be good enough to hinder enemy positions and obscure the allied team's advance - at least for a short while.
 
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Despite the apparent passive approach, the support role also supposes to remain close to the brawling tanks in the frontline while performing repairs and having a chance to assist in the point captures. The speedy turret rotation when upgraded does help in this close support usage, as the confrontations require good reflexes and rapid responses. Any needed tactical retreat will happen easily with the good reverse and smoke grenades to cover it. Always have a plan for the next move as it won't be able to turn on the spot, like most wheeled vehicles.
 
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Overall the whole vehicle performance in Realistic battles is hugely affected by the map and the tactical approach to it. Because of the only high-explosive shells available for the AUBL/74 and the mobility limitations, the players might choose to perform support, flanking or not spawning for the battle. If flanking in a tree-covered map, keep in mind the sensibility of the HEAT fuze: even the smallest of the bushes can detonate the warhead and jeopardise the entire vehicle; if fighting in a snowy environment, all speed advantage and flanking potential is lost against the regular tracked vehicles.
 
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However, enemy also can survive lethal hits due to the "crew replenishment", which can be fatal for you for a great amount of reasons, such as enemy having an HMG, better crew, slow allies behind next building that were late but actually came "just in time", being heavy AND fast, etc... Everyone also have aim assist and will relatively easily find you if they care due to the spotting mechanic, while you have an inherently inaccurate gun with weak ammunition and thus can't reliably disable annoying pursuers. There is also no option to "metagame" the US tanks out of the enemy team.
 
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* 90 mm HEATFS with reasonable penetration comes stock, HESH and smoke shells are unlockable later
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The AUBL/74 (Autoblinda 1974) prototypes were built upon the FIAT 6616 chassis which then got modified with a 90 mm Cockerill Mk. III gun or a 60 mm HVG gun. These modifications intended to meet the Italian army requirements for a combat-capable light reconnaissance vehicle and troop transport of the military branches, but perhaps, more importantly, it aimed to evolve as a distinguished yet economic defence solution for the exportation to any developing country amidst the tensions of the Cold war.
 
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AUBL/74
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Battle rating:
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Description

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The FIAT AUBL/74 is a rank IV Italian light tank with a battle rating of 6.3 (AB) and 6.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic". It features good mobility and a low pressure Cockerill Mk. III 90 mm gun.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour Type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour
  • Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet)
Armour Front (Slope Angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 8mm (74°) Upper Glacis
8mm (44°) Lower Glacis 		8mm (39°) Upper
8mm (29°) Lower 		8mm (11°) Upper
8mm (44°) Lower 		8mm (86°) Rear
8mm (90°) Front
Armour Mantlet (Slope Angle) Front Sides Rear Roof
Turret 15mm (51°) Upper
15mm (22°) Lower
15mm (11°) Sides 		15mm (24°) Front
8mm (13°) Turret Cheeks 		8mm (33°) 8mm (11°) 8mm (85°) Front Glacis
8mm (90°) Rear
8mm (90°) Gunner Hatch
Armour Sides (Slope Angle) Commander Hatch (Slope Angle)
Cupola 15mm (0°) 8mm (90°)

Notes:

  • The side engine grilles are only 5mm thick, so make sure to protect those weak points.
  • There is an engine grille on the roof which is also only 5mm thick. A weak point planes might look to take advantage of.
  • This vehicle unfortunately hull breaks quite easily.
  • A tightly spaced crew of three makes it easily taken out by machine guns and auto-cannons.

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 112 22 8.2 248 305 30.24 37.2
Realistic 100 20 142 160 17.32 19.51

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: Cockerill Mk.3 (90 mm)
Cockerill Mk.3 (90 mm)
Capacity Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance 		Stabilizer
32 -9°/+27° ±180° Two-plane
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior +
Full crew 		Prior +
Expert qualif. 		Prior +
Ace qualif.
Arcade  ??.??  ??.??  ??.??  ??.??  ??.??
Realistic  ??.??  ??.??  ??.??  ??.??  ??.??
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior +
Full crew 		Prior +
Expert qualif. 		Prior +
Ace qualif.
9.7  ??.??  ??.??  ??.??
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 90° (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
M620A1 HEATFS 300 300 300 300 300 300
M625A1 HESH 102 102 102 102 102 102
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Normalisation at 30°
from horizontal 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
M620A1 HEATFS 890 8.3 0.0 0.1 890.4 +0.0° 65° 72° 75°
M625A1 HESH 800 8.2 0.4 0.1 1,300 +0.0° 73° 77° 80°
Smoke characteristic
Ammunition Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Screen radius
in m 		Screen time
in s 		Screen hold time
in s: 		Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent):
90 mm Smoke 695 9.2 20 5 25 50
AUBL/74 Optics
Default magnification Maximum magnification
Main Gun optics X7.2 X8.0
Comparable optics  ???

Machine guns

Main article: Beretta MG 42/59 (7.62 mm)
7.62 mm Beretta MG 42/59
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
800 (200) 1,200 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • 90 mm HEAT FS comes stock - HESH and smoke shells are unlockable later
  • Rather good traverse and elevation rates allowing for quick reaction to incoming enemies
  • Fast on road and medium terrain
  • Recoil is not too strong, making aiming the follow-up shot much easier than other light tanks
  • Can repair friendly units
  • Good multi-purpose tank, both for scouting, ambushing, and side shots
  • Can swim!

Cons:

  • Light armour is vulnerable to .50 calibre even at medium ranges
  • Bad soft terrain speed, can barely break 25 km/h
  • Very prone to being moved by both enemy units and explosions; a bomb going off nearby can flip the vehicle entirely

History

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Media

AUBL/74 HVG - Tank Review

See also

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External links

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Italy light tanks
  Italy
L6/40  L6/40 · L6/40 (31 Rgt.)
M11/39  M11/39
Autoblindo  AB 41 · AB 43
Fiat 6614/6616  FIAT 6614 · AUBL/74 · AUBL/74 HVG
R3 Capraia  R3 T106 FA
Centauro  Centauro I 105 · Centauro I 105 R · Centauro I 120 · Centauro RGO · VRCC
Freccia  VBC (PT2) · Freccia
Dardo  Dardo · VCC-80/60 · VCC-80/30
Other  C13 T90
USA  ▄M3A3 · ▄M24 · ▄M18
  Hungary
WWII  Csaba · Toldi IIA
Post  ◔BTR-80A · KF41

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