Progetto C50 mod. 66

Progetto C50 mod. 66 stats at a glance

The Progetto C50 mod. 66 has 1520 hit points , 130mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 45 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 400 damage per shot with 242mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 3600. The vehicle can equip 3 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.9:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.8:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (3)

With the top-tier gun, the Progetto 66 can theoretically output up to 3600 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 Progetto 66 compares to its peers

There are 69 tier 9 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Progetto 66. Its 1520 HP places it in the top 56% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1483). Frontal hull armor of 130mm ranks in the top 72% for the class (peer average: 154mm). Top forward speed of 45 km/h is faster than 76% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 400 damage per shot, higher than 28% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 242mm puts it in the top 91% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Progetto 66 vs AE Phase I — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• Progetto 66 vs Concept 1B — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• Progetto 66 vs M-VI-Y — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 9 heavy tank tier list — all 69 vehicles ranked

Related tier 9 heavy tanks

• 50TP Tyszkiewicza — Poland
• 63TP Rycerski — Poland, premium
• AE Phase I — USA, premium
• Ambassador — Sweden, premium
• AMX 50 120 — France
• AMX M4 mle. 51 FL — France, premium
• AMX M4 mle. 51 — France
• Buryan — USSR, premium
• All Italy tanks · Tier 9 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

In 1966, General Vittorio La Rosa wrote an article in which he outlined his vision of a tank to replace the M60A1 in the Italian Armed Forces, the development and production of which could have been managed by Italian industry. The project existed only in blueprints.

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