P.43 bis

/VI

Cost

920 000
24 500

Preceded by

VStrv m/42

Succeeded by

VIIP.43 ter

Competes with

Configuration

Provisions

Equipment

Modules

Crew

1Commander
1Gunner
1Loader
1Driver
0Radio operator

                    
                    113%
                  
Base mastery

                    124.3%
                  
Aiming

                    124.3%
                  
Reloading

                    124.3%
                  
Driving

Crew skills

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Extra concealment

Consumables

75s
15s

75s
15s

Boosters

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:

930

23 / 33

278.8m

View range

6 / 33

Firepower

Shell

1822
DPM
26 / 33
140
Penetration
19 / 33
225
Damage
1 / 33
122
Devices/crew damage
1 / 33
—
Burst damage
— / —
700
Velocity
32 / 33

                      14.29%
                    
Penetration loss over distance
31 / 33
—
Explosion radius
— / —

1539
DPM
26 / 33
180
Penetration
21 / 33
190
Damage
1 / 33
122
Devices/crew damage
1 / 33
—
Burst damage
— / —
750
Velocity
31 / 33

                      22.22%
                    
Penetration loss over distance
32 / 33
—
Explosion radius
— / —

2186
DPM
28 / 33
45
Penetration
1 / 33
270
Damage
6 / 33
122
Devices/crew damage
1 / 33
—
Burst damage
— / —
650
Velocity
31 / 33

                      —%
                    
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.46
Explosion radius
1 / 33

DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —

                      %
                    
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —

90.0

Caliber

1 / 33

8.10

Rate of fire

30 / 33

7.41

Reload time

27 / 30

—

Magazine reload time

— / —

/ / /

Time to load next shell

— / —

—×

Magazine size

— / —

—

Time before next shell is ready

— / —

Gun handling

2.17

                  Base aim time
                  
                
31 / 33
0.362
Dispersion
28 / 33
Dispersion factors
0.130
When moving
11 / 33
0.130
When rotating
11 / 33
0.100
When rotating turret
31 / 33
4.000
After shot
5 / 33
Gun angles

                  7°
                
Depression
24 / 33

                  20°
                
Elevation
10 / 33

                  180°/180°
                
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 33
48.60
Turret traverse speed
11 / 33

Mobility

33.06
Weight
14 / 33
Speed
50
Forward
19 / 33
20
Backward
2 / 33

                  Effective Power / Weight ratio
                  
                
19.22
On hard terrain
16 / 33
15.73
On medium terrain
23 / 33
12.36
On soft terrain
22 / 33
Traverse speed
59.65
On hard terrain
5 / 33
48.81
On medium terrain
13 / 33
38.35
On soft terrain
11 / 33

                  6.30m×3.10m×1.95m
                  
Size
21 / 33
Concealment

                  22.50%
                
While still
28 / 33

                  17.60%
                
While moving
29 / 33

                  7.88%
                
Upon firing while still
27 / 33

                  6.65%
                
Upon firing while moving
27 / 33

                    Spotting distance by enemy with view range of
                    279m
                  

                  227.5m
                
While still

                  238.7m
                
While moving

                  261.0m
                
Upon firing while still

                  263.8m
                
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor

164–205
123–164
82–123
41–82
0–41

Spaced armor

184–230
138–184
92–138
46–92
0–46

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

APP

HEP

APP

HEP

APP

HEP

From the side

APP

HEP

APP

HEP

APP

HEP

From the back

APP

HEP

APP

HEP

APP

HEP

Score is a recommendation whether tank is suitable for given tactic:

Good— perfect fit
Average— can perform quite good
Not recommended— result is not guaranteed

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Tactics

Tank's sutability for commonly used tactics based on tank's top stats and compared to others in the battle. Personal experience is not considered

In:

Peek-A-Boo Average Average

You hide behind a cover, fully reload your gun, pre-aim and sneak out just for a second to make one damaging shot. Before enemy realizes you are hidden again. Decent mobility and aiming stabilization and you surely can pull this one off.

Long range sniping Average Average

Hiding in the bush on the hill and shooting at enemies on the other side of the map. If you don't mind all the hate that comes with it then you just need good dispersion and penetration to make every shot count.

Front Line Not recommended Not recommended

Forget rocks, hills, buildings and all other cover. Make youself a cover for your teammates. Of course, this works only if you have very good armor and know how to use it or… well if you're already dead.

Circle Of Death Average Average

Drive behind slow tank destoyers and heavy tanks and keep circling around them to avoid being hit while making easy shots into the back of the enemy. Good traverse speed and acceleration is required.

Hit & Run Not recommended Not recommended

Hide in the bush, spot the enemy without being seen. Take a shot and start running. Fast. Repeat until no enemies left. Master this technique and there are many masteries coming your way.

1 vs 1 brawl Not recommended Not recommended

Who would win in 1 on 1 brawl depends on too many variables. Armor, guns, mobility, tanks sizes and many others. One thing for sure: without good DPM it's better to stay in the group or keep your distance.

Historical Reference

The P.43 bis is one of the versions of the Italian medium tank developed in the mid-1940s. A 90-mm gun was planned to be mounted on the new vehicle. The tank was intended to demonstrate effective performance against existing vehicles.

P.43 bis — Tier VI European medium tank

P.43 bis

Parameters

Armor profile

Armor performance