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Auto Blinda 43 Armoured Car

Tweet The Auto Blinda 43 Armoured Car was an Armoured Car designed in 1940, manufactured by Fiat-Ansaldo, it was based on the 4 x 4 drive Armoured Car chassis and was in use from 1941 to 1943. General Details (Armoured Car) Specifications Operational Date(s) 1941 - 1943 Quantity Produced 0 Weight 7.5 tonne Crew 4 M.G's small 2 M.G's large(>10mm) n/a Length 5.26 mtr Width 1.95 mtr Height 2.46 mtr Engine Details/Performance Max Road Speed 47 mph Max Cross Country Speed 23 mph Range Road 250 miles Range Cross Country 112 miles Fuel Type Petrol Fuel Capacity unknown Horse Power 120 hp Power/Weight 16 hp/tonne General Information The Auto Blinda 43 Armoured Car was an Armoured Car designed in 1940, manufactured by Fiat-Ansaldo, it was based on the 4 x 4 drive Armoured Car chassis and was in use from 1941 to 1943. The vehicle was powered by Fiat 'SPA I6 petrol' petrol powerplant producing 120 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 47 mph with a range of about 250 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 23 mph and a range of about 112 miles. It was armed with 2 light machine guns which were Breda Modello 38s. Its main armament consisted of an Cannone contracarro da 47/32 M32 L/32 which could penetrate 63 mm of flat plate at 100 metres Armour Details Turret Front 19mm @ 15° (20mm) Side 9mm @ 15° (9mm) Rear 9mm @ 15° (9mm) Top 6mm @ 90° (6mm) Superstructure Front 9mm @ 45° (13mm) Side 9mm @ 30° (10mm) Rear 9mm @ 30° (10mm) Top 6mm @ 80° (6mm) Hull Front 9mm @ 45° (13mm) Side 9mm @ 30° (10mm) Rear 9mm @ 30° (10mm) Top 6mm @ 80° (6mm) Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) Effective Armour - Maximum 20 mm - Minimum 6 mm Weapon Details Cannone contracarro da 47/32 M32 L/32 (Anti Tank Gun) History This was the Austrian 4.7cm Bohler L/39 manufactured under licence, and was used in all theatres till Italy surrendered. Manufactured 1935 - 1943 Calibre 47mm Length L/32 Number of Rounds  63 Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content 47 x 195/227 mm R L/32 (AP Armor Piercing) 47mm 1.6Kg 630M/Sec Quoted Penetration 58mm @ 100mtr/30° ( ≈ 66mm/0°) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.16 0.33 0.69 1.53 2.56 3.86 5.53 7.79 Penetration(mm@30°) 54 50 44 37 30 24 19 14 Penetration(mm@0°) 63 58 51 43 35 28 22 17 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 85 44 22 3 2 Bohler HE (HE High Explosive) 47mm 2.37Kg 250M/Sec ≈0.356Kg explosive Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.41 0.84 1.75 3.86 6.45 9.72 13.94 19.68 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.41 0.84 1.75 3.86 6.45 9.72 13.94 19.68 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 77 22 3 1 0 0 Blast/Fragmentation Effects Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill 3 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill 6 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 15 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr 1 mm An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal. An explosion within 6 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. An explosion within 15 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties. The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will penetrate 1 mm of the tank armour including the roof. Bohler HEAT (HEAT High Explosive Anti-Tank) 47mm 2.37Kg 250M/Sec Quoted Penetration 55mm @ 0mtr/0° Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.41 0.84 1.75 3.86 6.45 9.72 Penetration(mm@30°) 55 55 55 55 55 55 Penetration(mm@0°) 55 55 55 55 55 55 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 77 22 3 1 Weapon Details Breda Modello 38 (Machine Gun) History The Breda model 38 was the Italian army standard vehicle mounted machine gun. Manufacturer Breda Meccanica Bresciana Manufactured 1937 - 1943 Calibre 7.92mm Length L/98 Rate of Fire 200 rpm Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content 7.92×57mm Mauser (BALL Standard Small Arms) 7.92mm 0.012Kg 910M/Sec Quoted Penetration 8mm @ 100mtr/30° ( ≈ 9mm/0°) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.17 Penetration(mm@30°) 6 Penetration(mm@0°) 7 Hit Probability(%) 98

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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