Lion
Italy·
Medium Tank·MT sniperAfter the war, Italy set a course for the manufacture of licensed products, and successfully mastered the production of the Leopard 1 and M60 Patton. At the same time, the development of their own combat vehicles continued, although their designs were largely based on foreign creations. The country's debut model was designated the Lion. Despite its similarities with the Leopard 1 and Leopard 1A3, the vehicles differed significantly, especially in the turret. The first trials of the tank were conducted in 1977, but the vehicle never saw mass production. After the release of the more advanced Leopard 2 in 1978, the Lion was rendered obsolete. Nevertheless, it was considered a milestone vehicle that provided immense experience and expertise in the creation of other armored vehicles.
Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Hull
All 12 plates
Turret
All 14 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 1,938
- Damage
- 420
- Penetration
- 258 mm
- … at 500m
- 248 mm
- Reload time
- 17.00 s
- Clip size
- 4
- … clip damage
- 1,680 / 13.5s
- … per-shell refill
- 13.0 / 10.0 / 8.0 / 21.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 4.62/min
- Aim time
- 2.70 s
- Dispersion
- 0.330 m
- … moving
- 0.200
- … tank traverse
- 0.200
- … turret traverse
- 0.120
- … after firing
- 3.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 150
- Caliber
- 105.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 1,080 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 44
- Potential damage
- 18,480
- Shell cost
- 1,120 cr
- Top speed
- 60 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 15 km/h
- Power/weight
- 19.30 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 45.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 52.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 60.0 km/h
- … medium
- 60.0 km/h
- … soft
- 42.9 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 45.0 °/s
- … medium
- 40.0 °/s
- … soft
- 20.0 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 9 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 0.80
- … medium
- 0.90
- … soft
- 1.80
- Hull armor
- 70 / 30 / 25
- Turret armor
- 180 / 70 / 50
- Health
- 1,850
- Engine health
- 360
- … repaired
- 170
- Track health
- 250
- … repaired
- 190
- … repair time
- 6.86 s
- Ammo rack health
- 260
- … repaired
- 180
- Fuel tank health
- 200
- … repaired
- 80
- Total weight
- 43,000 kg
- Stationary camo
- 12.65 / 4.81%
- Moving camo
- 9.50 / 3.61%
- View range
- 400 m
- Fire chance
- 10%
360° traverse
CommanderRadio Operator
Gunner
Driver
Loader
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Video reviews
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