P.43 bis - characteristics review of medium tank 6 tier of Italy, how much XP, tech tree, modules, provisions, similar tanks

Tanks / Italy / 6 tier, Medium tank

Modules selection

P.43 bis

P.43 bis v.s.

SPA 242

SPA 343

V-2-34 modificato

R.F. 2 C.A.

R.F. 3 M. 2

P.43 prima variante

P.43 bis

Cannone da 75/50 Skoda

Cannone da 90/42

Basic

Tank ID 1697

Tank type Medium tank

Tier 6

Nation Italy

XP needed

25 510

Price in credits

905 000

Crew 4 people

Commander radioman, commander

Gunner

Driver

Loader

Боевая мощь

Damage 240 / 240 / 320 points

Armor percing

Damage 180 - 240 - 300 points

Penetration 105 - 140 - 175 mm

Armor piercing CR

Damage 180 - 240 - 300 points

Penetration 135 - 180 - 225 mm

High explosive

Damage 240 - 320 - 400 points

Penetration 34 - 45 - 56 mm

Penetration 140 / 180 / 45 mm

Gun caliber 90 mm

Gun reload time 7.5 sec

Gun fire rate 8 shots/min

DPM 1920 points/min

Gun aim time 2.4 sec

Gun dispersion 0.4 m

Gun elevation angles 7 / 20

Gun horizontal aiming angles 180 / 180

Gun traverse speed 35 deg/sec

Max ammo 48

Survivability

HP 830 points

Hull HP 664 points

Turret HP 166 points

Hull armor 80 / 50 / 50 mm

Turret armor 80 / 50 / 50 mm

Engine fire chance 15%

Mobility

Mass 33.2 ton

Engine power 520 hp

Power per ton 15.66 hp/ton

Speed forward 50 km/h

Speed backward 20 km/h

Steering angle 0 deg

Suspension traverse speed 42 deg/sec

Turret traverse speed 40 deg/sec

Spotting

View range 360 m

Radio signal range 525 m

Compatible modules

Guns

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Damage	Penetration	Reload	Rounds per min	Aim time (sec)	Dispersion	Rounds	Other compatible tanks
Cannone da 75/50 Skoda	5	0	36 000	800	110/110/175	118/146/38	4	15	2	0.39	63	P.43
Cannone da 90/42	6	6 700	61 000	1 200	240/240/320	140/180/45	8.16	7.35	2	0.4	40	P.43 ter

Turrets

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Armor	HP	Traverse speed	View range	Other compatible tanks
P.43 prima variante	5	0	10 000	3 500	80/50/50	126	40	350	none
P.43 bis	6	5 200	17 100	5 000	80/50/50	166	40	360	none

Radio

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Signal range (m)	Other compatible tanks
R.F. 2 C.A.	6	0	8 200	35	415	P26/40 SMV CC-67 Semovente Show 7 more tanks P.43 ter M15/42 Bassotto Carro P.88 P.44 Pantera P.43 SMV CC-56
R.F. 3 M. 2	8	4 080	23 400	136	525	P.44 Pantera P.43 ter Carro P.88 Show 2 more tanks P.43 SMV CC-67

Engines

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Power	Fire chance	Other compatible tanks
SPA 242	5	0	21 800	1 300	430	20%	P.43
SPA 343	6	5 300	25 400	1 700	460	15%	P.43 ter
V-2-34 modificato	6	6 100	29 500	900	520	15%	P.43 ter

Suspensions

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Other compatible tanks
P.43 bis	5	0	9 400	9 000	none
P.43 bis v.s.	6	5 150	15 600	9 000	none

P.43 bis tree

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How much XP and credits are needed for P.43 bis?

To unlock and buy the P.43 bis tank, including modules and progressing from the first level in the Italian tree, 58 230 experience points and 1 663 450 credits will be required.

Tech tree path	Total
1 Fiat 3000 Cannone da 37/20 0 0 Cannone da 37/40 1 950 40 2 M14/41 4 100 270	310 6 050
2 M14/41 4 100 270 Cannone da 37/40 1 950 0 Cannone da 47/32 3 400 140 3 M15/42 45 400 1 230	1 370 50 750
3 M15/42 45 400 1 230 Cannone da 47/32 3 400 0 Cannone da 47/40 4 650 430 M15/42 modificata 2 100 350 4 P26/40 148 000 4 160	4 940 158 150
4 P26/40 148 000 4 160 Cannone da 47/40 4 650 0 Cannone da 75/32 23 500 1 800 P26/40 mod. 43 4 900 1 150 Cannone da 75/34 29 000 2 200 5 P.43 375 000 11 850	17 000 437 050
5 P.43 375 000 11 850 Cannone da 75/34 29 000 0 Cannone da 75/46 31 300 3 100 P.43 10 150 2 450 Cannone da 75/50 Skoda 36 000 3 550 6 P.43 bis 905 000 25 510	34 610 1 011 450

Total:

58 230 and

1 663 450

WN8

Table of the expected values for P.43 bis is used to calculate the WN8 rating. The values are based on active player statistics from Lesta servers in the XVM database.