P.43 bis

P.43 bis stats at a glance

The P.43 bis has 720 hit points , 80mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 240 damage per shot with 140mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1800. The vehicle can equip 3 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.6:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.5:1. The P.43 bis has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (3)

With the top-tier gun, the P.43 bis can theoretically output up to 1800 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

How P.43 bis compares to its peers

There are 39 tier 6 medium tanks in WoT, including the P.43 bis. Its 720 HP places it in the top 50% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 698). Frontal hull armor of 80mm ranks in the top 24% for the class (peer average: 63mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 42% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 240 damage per shot, higher than 89% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 140mm puts it in the top 68% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• P.43 bis vs E8 Sherman — tier 6 medium tank from USA
• P.43 bis vs E8 Sherman — tier 6 medium tank from USA
• P.43 bis vs E8 Sherman — tier 6 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 6 medium tank tier list — all 39 vehicles ranked

Related tier 6 medium tanks

• 40TP Habicha — Poland
• A-43 — USSR
• AC 4 Experimental — UK, premium
• Bretagne Panther — France, premium
• B.U.G.I. — Poland
• Type 4 Chi-To — Japan
• Cromwell B — UK, premium
• Cromwell — UK
• All Italy tanks · Tier 6 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

The P.43 bis is one of the versions of the Italian medium tank developed in the mid-1940s. A 90-mm gun was planned to be mounted on the new vehicle. The tank was intended to demonstrate effective performance against existing vehicles.

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