Progetto C50 mod. 66

Modules

Tier	Gun	Penetration (mm)	Damage (HP)	Rate of fire (rounds/minute)	Dispersion (m/100m)	Aiming time (s)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	Cannone da 105/71	220/242/105	320/320/420	9.47	0.37	2.4		2177	125000
IX	Cannone da 105/76	258/281/105	320/320/420	10.67	0.34	3.1		2021	220000
X	Cannone da 120/62	242/303/120	400/400/515	8.55	0.36	2.7		1925	310000

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	HS-110	600	12		2100	59500
IX	AVDS-1790	640	12		2132	85200
X	MB 838	690	10		1990	112000

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	Progetto C50 tipo A	49.75	26	0		10000	35000
IX	Progetto C50 tipo B	52	28	0		10650	62500

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
IX	SEM-24	710		23	50000
X	Selex STR 70	750		50	54500

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• has an 'improved' auto-reloader with 3 shots of nice alpha damage with end gun (400)
• turret is decently armored, and cheeks are sloped and very hard to penetrate
• the only Italian heavy with 4 shells (using 2nd gun and 2nd turret)
• 9 degrees of gun depression
• 45 km/h top speed with very good overall mobility

Cons:

• hull armor is quite unreliable from all angles
• turret face (near mantlet) can be easily penetrated by premium ammo
• bad penetration on both standard and premium round
• long reload and bad DPM
• prone to multiple crew deaths and damaged modules

Performance

Play it like a medium tank, purely as a support, as long as you are not top tier. As opposed to Progettos in medium line, this tank has 'improved auto-reloader', which means that you can sometimes afford to shoot prematurely if little time is left to reload the next shot, because in that case next shot's reload time will get a boost (how much, depends on the exact time remaining to reload next shot, but it can be up to 50%). This requires a lot of practice and tactical thinking, but it helps in some dire situations. However, like all Italian auto-reloaders, as soon as you fire more than 1 shot you are left extremely vulnerable due to long reload. Bad penetration does not help much as well, and playing with pure premium ammo is basically required against most tier IXs and Xs.

Armor is very unreliable and you are better off playing with a mindset that every single shot will penetrate you; bounces rarely happen, and when they do it is only the turret that helps (mostly cheeks, especially against premium ammo). The tank has weak modules in general, and HE shots will often kill more than a single crew member. Take cover from arty at all times, and engage only enemies you can quickly finish or who are unable to retaliate. Keep your distance, never go anywhere alone, shoot distracted enemies then quickly retreat to reload. As the game progresses, your auto-reloader gets increasingly more valuable since you can finish off multiple heavily damaged tanks. Do not even try to brawl with "real" heavies (unless they are lower tier). They mostly have way better DPM, alpha and armor and it will end with a quick trip back to garage.

Early Research

In order to attach the 2nd turret, you need to use the 3rd and final lighter engine. The heaviest modules are the 2nd turret (by 3.5 tons), stock gun, 2nd radio, and 2nd engine. (Without using improved hardening) Start with the 2nd gun and 3rd engine in order to put on the turret and go from there.

Interestingly enough, if you use the 2nd gun (tier IX Canon da 105/75) with the 2nd turret, you get a 4th shell in the magazine which unusual from the 3 shells all other Italian heavies can hold. There's 2 viable setups with the 2nd turret: with the 2nd or 3rd gun. You'll have faster reload, less dispersion (but higher aiming time), higher pen on standard rounds, less time for leading between shots (.5 sec), and an extra shell with the 2nd gun. This will allow you to have more damage potential with a full clip, save credits if you don't use much gold, able to shoot several shells faster and more accurately. With the 3rd gun, you'll have much higher alpha (80), higher gold/HE pen, lower aiming time, and access to HEAT rounds.

Suggested Equipment

   Improved Hardening

Documented Tank and Crew Builds

(both will activate the same section)

For external review links (Youtube, etc)