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L6/40
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Rank
AB
1.0
RB
1.0
SB
1.0
Battle rating
Italy
Game nation
Light tank
Main role
Free
Research
Free
Purchase
Kingdom of Italy
Operator country
General information

The L6/40 is a tracked light tank made by Ansaldo for the Royal Italian army during the 1940s. The L6/40 was based on a heavily modified L3 chassis, keeping the two-person crew, but with an increase in firepower, protection, and mobility. It was heavily used during the occupation of the Balkans where it proved its worth. It was armed with the 20 mm Breda Mod.35 autocannon, able to fire a multitude of munitions including the Perforante mod.35 and the German PzGr 40.

Introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic", the L6/40's armament is more than sufficient for its battle rating as the majority of the enemies it will face do not have a lot of armour. It also has great turret rotation which is something which will be useful when flanking or when being flanked. Its mobility is also adequate; however, what it lacks in is survivability. The crew placement means that a well placed shot will instantly destroy your vehicle and, due to the lacklustre armour, you will more often than not be taken out even by low calibre guns. It's best if you stick with your more armoured allies if you wish to stay in the fight longer.


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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 30 / 15 / 15 mm
Turret 30 / 15 / 15 mm
Visibility 74 %
Crew 2 persons
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 4247 km/h
Backward 67 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 108.819.115.4 hp/t
Engine power 6860130105 hp
Weight 6.8 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
1.9x–3.5x
Armaments
20 mm Breda Mod.35 cannon
Ammunition 280 rounds
Belt capacity 8 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Fire rate 240 shots/min
Vertical guidance -12 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 16.814.331.622.82420.445.232.6 °/s
Vertical 10.58.436.723.5151252.533.6 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
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8 mm Breda Mod. 38 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 1,536 rounds
Belt capacity 24 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 600 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
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Economy
Repair cost
AB free
RB free
SB free
Crew training free
Experts 1,000 SL
Aces 10 GE
Research Aces 80,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
10 / 10 / 10 % SL
100 % RP
Total cost of modifications 3,380 RP
152 SL
Talisman cost 190 GE

Research order:

Mobility
Protection
Firepower
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