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Serpente
In the 1960s, the Italian Ministry of Defense determined the requirements for a promising medium tank capable of competing with Warsaw Pact and NATO vehicles. The designers proposed a configuration with an unmanned oscillating turret. The three-man crew was located at the front of the vehicle, with the commander and the gunner observing the battlefield through cameras from there.
To meet the military's requirements, armor and the volume of ammunition had to be sacrificed, due to which the tank was planned for ambushing. However, because the cameras had poor image quality and the electronics were unreliable, the project was closed before a prototype was built.

Cannone binato da 120/59

Serpente

SEM-25S

MB 833 Ka-500

Serpente

Shell Types:

AP
APCR
HE

Equipment:

Consumables:

Firepower:

Ammunition40 (rounds)
Caliber120 (mm)
Damage400 / 400 / 515 (HP)
Penetration246 / 307 / 60 (mm)
Rate of Fire4.80 (rounds/min)
Average Damage per Minute1920 (HP)
Shells in the Magazine  
Time for Loading Between Shots  (s)
Time for Complete Loading  (s)
Gun Loading12.50 (s)
Aiming Time2.60 (s)
Dispersion at 100 m0.38 (m)

Mobility:

Weight33.00 (t)
Engine Power630 (h.p.)
Specific Power19.09 (h.p./t)
Top Speed55 (km/h)
Reverse Speed20 (km/h)
Traverse Speed45 (deg/s)
Turret Traverse Speed35 (deg/s)

Survivability:

Hit Points1600 (HP)
Hull Armor80 / 45 / 35 (mm)
Turret Armor100 / 80 / 50 (mm)

Spotting:

View Range390 (m)
Signal Range670 (m)
 

Crew:

Commander(Radio Operator)
Gunner(Loader)
Driver