The Carro Armato M15/42 Medium Tank was designed in 1942, manufactured by Ansaldo based on the existing fully tracked M13/40 and was in use from 1943 to 1944.
General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)
1943 - 1944
Quantity Produced
287
Weight
15.5 tonne
Crew
4
M.G's small
2
M.G's large(>10mm)
n/a
Length
4.98 mtr
Width
2.26 mtr
Height
2.40 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed
24 mph
Max Cross Country Speed
13 mph
Range Road
120 miles
Range Cross Country
48 miles
Fuel Type
Unknown
Fuel Capacity
unknown
Horse Power
192 hp
Power/Weight
12 hp/tonne
General Information
The Carro Armato M15/42 Medium Tank was designed in 1942, manufactured by Ansaldo based on the existing fully tracked M13/40 and was in use from 1943 to 1944.
The vehicle was powered by FIAT-SPA 'SPA 15TB M42' powerplant producing 192 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 24 mph with a range of about 120 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 13 mph and a range of about 48 miles.
It was armed with 2 light machine guns. Its main armament consisted of an Cannone contracarro da 47/39 M39 which could penetrate 41 mm of flat plate at 800 metres
Armour Details
Turret
Front
49mm
@
16°
(51mm)
Side
25mm
@
22°
(27mm)
Rear
25mm
@
22°
(27mm)
Top
14mm
@
85°
(14mm)
Superstructure
Front
42mm
@
11°
(43mm)
Side
25mm
@
9°
(25mm)
Rear
25mm
@
0°
(25mm)
Top
14mm
@
90°
(14mm)
Hull
Front
30mm
@
45°
(42mm)
Side
25mm
@
0°
(25mm)
Rear
25mm
@
20°
(27mm)
Top
6mm
@
90°
(6mm)
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 51 mm - Minimum 6 mm
Weapon Details
Cannone contracarro da 47/39 M39
History
This was the Austrian 4.7cm Bohler L/39 manufactured under licence, this was a slightly improved version and was used in all theatres till Italy surrendered.
Manufactured
1939 - 1943
Calibre
47mm
Ammunition Details
Name/Id
Calibre Weight MVelocity
Explosive Content
AP(AP)
47mm 1.45Kg 670M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 43mm@500m
Range(Mtr)
100
200
400
800
1200
1600
2000
2400
Flight Time(Secs)
0.15
0.31
0.65
1.44
2.41
3.63
5.2
7.33
Penetration(mm@30°)
52
48
42
35
29
23
18
13
Penetration(mm@0°)
61
56
49
41
34
27
21
16
Hit Probability(%)
98
98
98
88
48
22
6
2
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.