Italy Carro Armato M15/42 Medium Tank

Tweet 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 49 mm of flat plate at 400 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 (Machine Gun) 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 Armor Piercing) 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.

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