Italy Carro Armato P 26/40 Heavy Tank

Tweet The Carro Armato P 26/40 Heavy Tank and was in use from 1942. General Details Specifications Operational Date(s) 1942 Ordnance classification Quantity Produced 21 Weight unknown Crew 4 M.G's small 1 M.G's large(>10mm) n/a Length 5.87 mtr Width 2.82 mtr Height 2.54 mtr Engine Details/Performance Max Road Speed 22 mph Max Cross Country Speed unknown Range Road 0 miles Range Cross Country unknown Fuel Type Unknown Fuel Capacity unknown Horse Power 275 hp Power/Weight unknown General Information The Carro Armato P 26/40 Heavy Tank and was in use from 1942. It was armed with 1 light machine gun. Its main armament consisted of an Cannone contracarro da 75/46 which could penetrate 119 mm of flat plate at 400 metres The Carro Armato P26/40 was the first Italian heavy tank the design was similar to the M13/40 but larger. The vehicle was powered by a Fiat diesel engine of 275hp from the front drive sprocket then took the track under eight road wheels on two bogies, round the rear idler and back via fouur return rollers. The 75mm L34 gun was mounted in the turret. Armour Details Turret Front 60mm @ 15° (62mm) Side 45mm @ 25° (50mm) Rear 40mm @ 25° (44mm) Top 20mm @ 85° (20mm) Superstructure Front 50mm @ 45° (71mm) Side 45mm @ 35° (55mm) Rear 40mm @ 10° (41mm) Top 20mm @ 85° (20mm) Hull Front 50mm @ 55° (87mm) Side 40mm @ 0° (40mm) Rear 40mm @ 40° (52mm) Top 15mm @ 90° (15mm) Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) Effective Armour - Maximum 87 mm - Minimum 15 mm Weapon Details Cannone contracarro da 75/46 Manufactured unknown - 1942 Calibre 75mm   Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content AP (AP Armor Piercing) 75mm 6.8Kg 740M/Sec Quoted Penetration 91mm@500m Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.14 0.28 0.57 1.21 1.93 2.75 3.69 4.77 Penetration(mm@30°) 122 113 103 90 78 68 58 48 Penetration(mm@0°) 141 131 119 105 91 79 67 56 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 93 69 39 22 8

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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