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Progetto 46 — Tier VIII European medium tank

Progetto 46

/VIII

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1400
HP
18 / 38
296.3m
View range
21 / 38
Firepower
Shell
2321
DPM
13 / 38
180
Penetration
29 / 38
240
Damage
16 / 38
122
Devices/crew damage
16 / 38
720
Burst damage
5 / 8
929
Velocity
25 / 38
11.11%
Penetration loss over distance
22 / 38
Explosion radius
— / —
1837
DPM
17 / 38
259
Penetration
11 / 38
190
Damage
18 / 38
122
Devices/crew damage
16 / 38
570
Burst damage
5 / 8
1250
Velocity
4 / 38
11.97%
Penetration loss over distance
21 / 29
Explosion radius
— / —
2611
DPM
21 / 38
45
Penetration
16 / 38
270
Damage
18 / 38
122
Devices/crew damage
16 / 38
810
Burst damage
5 / 8
732
Velocity
34 / 38
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.46
Explosion radius
16 / 38
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
90.0
Caliber
16 / 38
9.67
Rate of fire
17 / 38
Reload time
— / —
Magazine reload time
— / —
6.20 /4.88 /4.88 /
Time to load next shell
1 / 2
3×
Magazine size
4 / 8
2.50
Time before next shell is ready
4 / 8
Gun handling
1.51
Base aim time
5 / 38
0.310
Dispersion
15 / 38
Dispersion factors
0.120
When moving
3 / 38
0.120
When rotating
3 / 38
0.120
When rotating turret
31 / 38
3.500
After shot
4 / 38
Gun angles
9°
Depression
15 / 38
20°
Elevation
2 / 38
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 38
44.67
Turret traverse speed
23 / 38
Mobility
34.96
Weight
28 / 38
Speed
55
Forward
7 / 38
20
Backward
4 / 38
Effective Power / Weight ratio
22.03
On hard terrain
10 / 38
18.35
On medium terrain
14 / 38
14.68
On soft terrain
8 / 38
Traverse speed
62.05
On hard terrain
13 / 38
51.71
On medium terrain
12 / 38
41.37
On soft terrain
12 / 38
6.94m×3.26m×2.08m
Size
30 / 38
Concealment
24.00%
While still
25 / 38
18.80%
While moving
25 / 38
8.00%
Upon firing while still
23 / 38
6.76%
Upon firing while moving
23 / 38
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 302m
241.5m
While still
254.6m
While moving
281.8m
Upon firing while still
285.0m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

Conceptualization of a draft design developed at the request of General Francesco Rossi who believed that only light vehicles weighing up to 35 tons would be effective in a new war. Such an innovative design was not approved; development was discontinued when Italy joined the Standard Tank project.