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Fiat 3000B M 1930 (Carro Armato) (Carro Armato)

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The Fiat 3000B M 1930 (Carro Armato) and was in use from 1930.

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General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)1930
Ordnance classification
Quantity Produced0
Weightunknown
Crew2
M.G's small1
M.G's large(>10mm)n/a
Length4.33 mtr
Width1.68 mtr
Height2.22 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed15 mph
Max Cross Country Speedunknown
Range Road0 miles
Range Cross Countryunknown
Fuel TypeUnknown
Fuel Capacityunknown
Horse Power0 hp
Power/Weightunknown
General Information
The Fiat 3000B M 1930 (Carro Armato) and was in use from 1930.

It was armed with 1 light machine gun. Its main armament consisted of an Cannone contracarro da 37/32 which could penetrate 48 mm of flat plate at 100 metres

The Fiat 3000B was an Intalian built French Renault FT tank which was heavily modified to fit Italian build methods. The 300B had a more powerful engine than the 3000

The drive was from a 50hp petrol engine through the rear drive wheels, across six return rollers to the massive front idler, then back via nine roadwheels.

The angular turret housed the 37mm Anti Tank gun.

Armour Details
Turret
Front16mm@10°(16mm)
Side10mm@15°(10mm)
Rear10mm@(10mm)
Top6mm@85°(6mm)
Superstructure
Front16mm@45°(23mm)
Side6mm@(6mm)
Rear6mm@(6mm)
Top6mm@85°(6mm)
Hull
Front16mm@25°(18mm)
Side6mm@(6mm)
Rear6mm@(6mm)
Top6mm@85°(6mm)
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 23 mm - Minimum 6 mm



Weapon Details
Flag
Cannone contracarro da 37/32
(Anti Tank Gun)
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History
This was the Austrian Bohler 47mm Gun.
Calibre37mm
Rate of Fire10 rpm
 
Ammunition Details
Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content
AP
(AP Armor Piercing)
37mm 0.68Kg 762M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 38mm @ 365mtr/0°
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.28 0.59 1.34 2.33 3.7 5.71 8.97
Penetration(mm@30°) 41 38 32 25 20 15 11 6
Penetration(mm@0°) 48 44 38 30 24 18 13 8
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 90 54 22 3 1

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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