The Auto Blinda 40 was an Armoured Car designed in 1940, manufactured by Fiat-Ansaldo and was in use from 1941 to 1943. General Details (Armoured Car) Specifications Operational Date(s) 1941 - 1943 Quantity Produced 24 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 unknown Range Road 250 miles Range Cross Country unknown Fuel Type Petrol Fuel Capacity unknown Horse Power 88 hp Power/Weight 11 hp/tonne General Information The Auto Blinda 40 was an Armoured Car designed in 1940, manufactured by Fiat-Ansaldo and was in use from 1941 to 1943. The vehicle was powered by Fiat 'SPA I6 petrol' petrol powerplant producing 88 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 47 mph with a range of about 250 miles before refuelling. It was armed with 2 light machine guns which were Breda Modello 38s. Its main armament consisted The Autoblinda was looked on as being a good design for an Armoured Car and was used extensively in North Africa. This early model had a small turret armed with two machine guns, most of these early models were converted into AB41's by replacing the turret. Armour Details Turret Front 9mm @ 15° (9mm) 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 13 mm - Minimum 6 mm Weapon Details Breda Modello 38 (Machine Gun) x 2 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) 0.11 Penetration(mm@30°) 1 Penetration(mm@0°) 2 Hit Probability(%) 74 About Penetration Figures All penetration figures in this database are calculated to a common standard based on German WWII testing criteria (complete penetration with functioning fuze). This allows direct comparison between all nations' guns. Original national test figures would be higher for some nations due to different criteria: German: 1.00? (baseline - strictest) British: 1.02? (slightly looser) American: 1.05? (50% mass through plate) Soviet: 1.10? (75% mass through plate) For example, a Soviet gun showing 159mm here would be published as ~175mm in Soviet documents, and a German gun showing 120mm would be published as 120mm in German documents. The 159mm figure is directly comparable to the German 120mm - the Soviet gun really was more powerful. National Testing Standards German: 1.00? - Complete penetration, fuze functions (strictest) British: 1.02? - Complete penetration American: 1.05? - 50% of shell mass through plate Soviet: 1.10? - 75% of shell mass through plate All database figures are normalized to German standard for direct comparison. Multiply by the factor above to see original national test figures.

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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