P40

P40

▄Pz.III N

▄Sherman V

P40

▄Pz.III N

▄Sherman V

Italy

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.3	3.3	3.3

Class:

Medium tank

Research:14 000

Purchase:32 000

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Description

The Fiat-Ansaldo P40 is a rank II Italian medium tank with a battle rating of 3.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".

General info

Survivability and armour

The armour on the P40 can be described as “decent”. While the actual armour values are not high, sufficient slope on the upper glacis and upper side armour sloping are very similar to the sides of T-34’s. The turret is a weak area, the side cheeks are only 50mm thick, angling the turret can alleviate this somewhat. You can reliably survive smaller calibre shells, but do not seek out confrontation. While the armour can bounce the 75mm M3 cannon, on Shermans and is almost completely resistant frontally to the Sherman 105’s HE, HEAT will obliterate the P40, and the crew is packed inside. Full penetrations are generally fatal.

Mobility

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Armaments

Main armament

The 75 mm Ansaldo 75 L/34 cannon mounted on the P40 is appropriate armament for its tier, it combines a decent reload with flexible munitions. A 75 mm APHE round with 79 mm of penetration and a HEAT round with 100 mm of penetration. It is worth noting, either ammunition is usable, however, a mix is preferable. Most enemies will easily fall prey to your APHE round, but T34’s, M4 Shermans, KV1s, are all enemies that require heavier hitting rounds, like the HEAT round. Note turret rotation is abysmal, and traversing the hull is necessary. Low velocity will make longer range combat difficult and the penetration drop off of the APHE round becomes quite noticeable.

Additional armament

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Machine guns

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Usage in the battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Decent frontal armour
• The gun possesses satisfactory performance at its rank

Cons:

• Overall penetration is not that good
• Pitifully low ammo count for each machine gun belt
• Armor can still be penetrated by a few enemies of rank II, most notably by the long-barreled Panzer IVs

History

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Media

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Read also

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