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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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The OF-40's armour isn't great, but it certainly is in a way better than the Leopard 1's. The OF-40's turret has very weird angles, so you can bounce some incoming shots from there. The sides (excluding the spaced armour in the turret) are only 35mm thick at most, so you can't rely on the armour as much as you could hope to compared to other tanks that fight at the OF-40's battle rating. The OF-40 has better protection when it comes to the front plate. It is 170mm thick front-on. Other than that, its hull is very weak, so it cannot be completely relied on. It's survivability is average. In most cases, enemies will only manage to take out one crew member, the gunner and loader are quite spaced out between each other. The same cannot be said about the rest of the crew however. The OF-40 can and will take a hit and with smoke launchers it will survive better than most.
  
 
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The OF-40 has great mobility, similar to the Leopard 1. It can handle off-road with an average speed of around 40 kph. On flat surfaces, the OF-40 will reach around 60-65 kph. It has great static mobility when spaded (not as great when stock.) It can keep up with the light tanks and be one of the first to the capture point if you try hard enough. {{tankMobility|abMinHp=1286|rbMinHp=734}}
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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Even though it is a medium tank, its armour is very similar to the [[Leopard 1]]. The mantlet can bounce or soak some APDS/APFSDS shells but it will usually end up damaging the cannon breech and knocking out 1 or 2 crew members. The best tactic is to flank using your speed or snipe using the laser rangefinder for precision shots.
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Even though it is a medium tank, its armour is very similar to the [[Leopard 1]]. The mantlet can bounce or soak some APDS/APFSDS shells but it will usually end up damaging the cannon breech and knocking out 1 or 2 crew members
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The OF-40 is an overall great tank that can fulfill most tasks on the battlefield. However, the OF-40 has access to something very powerful: a laser rangefinder, which is unheard of at its battle rating of 7.7. With this, you can range out tanks at very far ranges with ease in less than a second. Measurements given will be way more accurate than the estimate the gunner will give without a rangefinder. This makes the OF-40 a great sniper and it exceeds in this field. Using the mobility, the OF-40 can get to the key positions and sniper spots at a good pace. In the right spot, the OF-40 can apply lots of pressure to the enemy team from a considerable range.
  
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Good main gun handling; quick rotation and gun lifting
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* Good main gun handling
 
* Has a laser rangefinder, making sniping much easier
 
* Has a laser rangefinder, making sniping much easier
 
* Spaced armour in the turret allows taking some autocannon hits, the mantlet are immune to HESH, and some AP shots bounce if the turret is angled
 
* Spaced armour in the turret allows taking some autocannon hits, the mantlet are immune to HESH, and some AP shots bounce if the turret is angled
 
* Quick and agile tank when upgraded
 
* Quick and agile tank when upgraded
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* HEAT shells combined with the laser rangefinder almost guarantees that you will cause damage
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* No stabilizer
 
* No stabilizer
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* Vehicle grind is tedious with only the stock APDS ammunition before upgrades
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* Non-ideal stock grind with only APDS to start off with
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* Turret, while more armoured than its German cousin Leopard 1, is quite boxy and can be spotted easily if peeking over a ridgeline or hilltop
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* Turret, while more armoured than its German cousin Leopard 1, is quite boxy and can be spotted easily if peeking over a ridge line or hilltop
 
* Only 19+1 rounds in its ready racks, any more ammo is stored next to the driver in the lightly armoured hull and can be easily set off by a penetrating hit
 
* Only 19+1 rounds in its ready racks, any more ammo is stored next to the driver in the lightly armoured hull and can be easily set off by a penetrating hit
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* Slightly below average turret traverse without aced crew
  
 
== History ==
 
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The OF-40 was produced in Italy primarily for export to other countries. The only country that took an interest in these tanks was the United Arab Emirates. They purchased many of these tanks.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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[[File:Shot 2020.08.01 02.24.36.jpg|thumb|The OF-40 in the jungle.]]
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
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* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
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== External links ==
 
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OF-40
it_of_40_mk_1.png
OF-40
Italy flag.png Italy
V Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
8.0 8.0 8.0
Class:
Research:120 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
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Description

GarageImage OF-40.jpg


The Carro Armato OTO Melara OF-40 is a rank V Italian medium tank with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".

General info

Survivability and armour

The OF-40's armour isn't great, but it certainly is in a way better than the Leopard 1's. The OF-40's turret has very weird angles, so you can bounce some incoming shots from there. The sides (excluding the spaced armour in the turret) are only 35mm thick at most, so you can't rely on the armour as much as you could hope to compared to other tanks that fight at the OF-40's battle rating. The OF-40 has better protection when it comes to the front plate. It is 170mm thick front-on. Other than that, its hull is very weak, so it cannot be completely relied on. It's survivability is average. In most cases, enemies will only manage to take out one crew member, the gunner and loader are quite spaced out between each other. The same cannot be said about the rest of the crew however. The OF-40 can and will take a hit and with smoke launchers it will survive better than most.

Mobility

The OF-40 has great mobility, similar to the Leopard 1. It can handle off-road with an average speed of around 40 kph. On flat surfaces, the OF-40 will reach around 60-65 kph. It has great static mobility when spaded (not as great when stock.) It can keep up with the light tanks and be one of the first to the capture point if you try hard enough.

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 73 28 43 1286 1,584 29.91 36.84
Realistic 66 26 734 830 17.07 19.3

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: OTO Melara 105/52 (105 mm)
105 mm OTO Melara 105/52 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 61 -9°/+20° ±180° N/A 19.0 __._ __._ __._ __._ 8.7 _._ _._ _._
Realistic 11.9 __._ __._ __._ __._

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
M392A2 APDS 303 302 296 277 257 252
M393A2 HESH 127 127 127 127 127 127
M456 HEATFS 400 400 400 400 400 400
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%
M392A2 APDS 1,478 4.0 N/A N/A N/A +1.5° 75° 78° 80°
M393A2 HESH 732 14.85 0.4 0.1 4,306 +0.0° 73° 77° 80°
M456 HEATFS 1,173 10.5 N/A 0.1 1,271 +0.0° 65° 72° 77°
Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
mass (kg) 		Screen
radius (m) 		Screen deploy
time (s) 		Screen hold
time (s) 		Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
M416 730 11.4 20 5 25 50

Ammo racks

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

Optics

OF-40 Optics
Default magnification Maximum magnification
Main Gun optics X8.0 X16.1
Comparable optics ___

Machine guns

Main article: FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)
7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40
Mount Capacity
(Belt capacity) 		Rate of fire
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
Coaxial 4,000 (200) 600 N/A N/A
Commander's cupola 1,500 (200) 600 -8°/+20° ±120°

Usage in battles

Even though it is a medium tank, its armour is very similar to the Leopard 1. The mantlet can bounce or soak some APDS/APFSDS shells but it will usually end up damaging the cannon breech and knocking out 1 or 2 crew members

The OF-40 is an overall great tank that can fulfill most tasks on the battlefield. However, the OF-40 has access to something very powerful: a laser rangefinder, which is unheard of at its battle rating of 7.7. With this, you can range out tanks at very far ranges with ease in less than a second. Measurements given will be way more accurate than the estimate the gunner will give without a rangefinder. This makes the OF-40 a great sniper and it exceeds in this field. Using the mobility, the OF-40 can get to the key positions and sniper spots at a good pace. In the right spot, the OF-40 can apply lots of pressure to the enemy team from a considerable range.

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive
II Suspension Brake System FPE Adjustment of Fire M393A2 NVD
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism M416 Smoke grenade
IV Transmission Engine Artillery Support M456 Laser rangefinder

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Good main gun handling
  • Has a laser rangefinder, making sniping much easier
  • Spaced armour in the turret allows taking some autocannon hits, the mantlet are immune to HESH, and some AP shots bounce if the turret is angled
  • Quick and agile tank when upgraded
  • HEAT shells combined with the laser rangefinder almost guarantees that you will cause damage

Cons:

  • No stabilizer
  • Non-ideal stock grind with only APDS to start off with
  • Turret, while more armoured than its German cousin Leopard 1, is quite boxy and can be spotted easily if peeking over a ridge line or hilltop
  • Only 19+1 rounds in its ready racks, any more ammo is stored next to the driver in the lightly armoured hull and can be easily set off by a penetrating hit
  • Slightly below average turret traverse without aced crew

History

The OF-40 was produced in Italy primarily for export to other countries. The only country that took an interest in these tanks was the United Arab Emirates. They purchased many of these tanks.

Media

File:Shot 2020.08.01 02.24.36.jpg
The OF-40 in the jungle.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on the tank;
  • other literature.


Italy medium tanks
  Italy
M13/40  M13/40 (I) · M13/40 (II) · M13/40 (III)
M14/41  M14/41 · M14/41 (47/40)
M15/42  M15/42
M16/43  Celere Sahariano
P26/40  P40 · P40 "G.C. Leoncello"
OF-40  OF-40 · OF-40 Mk.2A · OF-40 (MTCA)
Ariete  Ariete (P) · Ariete · Ariete PSO · Ariete AMV
Germany  ▄Pz.III N · ▄Pz.IV G · ▄Leopard 1A5
Allied powers  ▄Sherman I Composito · Sherman Ic · ▄Sherman Vc · ▄Sherman V · M26 "D.C.Ariete" · M26A1 · M47 (105/55) · M60A1 "D.C.Ariete"
  Hungary
Turán  Turan I · Turan II · Turan III
Germany  ◔Leopard 2A4
USSR  ◔T-72M1

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