Tier VIII Heavy Tank Italy

Bisonte C45

Tank ID 51105

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

In Italy, alongside the production and modernization of American vehicles, there was a considerable discussion around the development of the ideal tank for the future. During that discussion, Colonel Mario Zini proposed a project for a heavy tank with a low silhouette that was easy to maintain. However, no prototypes were built.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,400

Weight

48.2 t

Forward speed

50 km/h

Reverse speed

15 km/h

View range

380 m

Signal range

525 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	135	75	30
Turret	185	80	50

Engine: Fiat V-10 · 600 hp

Radio: Selex STR 633P

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

Cannone da 105/55

Calibre 105 mm

Reload time 13.0 s

Aiming time 2.7 s

Dispersion 0.42

Rate of fire 5.00 /min

Ammo capacity 60

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 270 / 360 / 450

Penetration 164 / 218 / 273 mm

HEAT · shaped charge Damage 270 / 360 / 450

Penetration 203 / 270 / 338 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 330 / 440 / 550

Penetration 79 / 105 / 131 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

2,290

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

3,331

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

4,303

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 1,388

Avg. spotted 1.07

Avg. kills 0.92

Avg. defence 0.49

Exp. win rate 51.42 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

56.72 %

Avg. WN8

2,391

Battles

23,881

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 51 of 228 at Tier VIII

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	Franchini_ na	4,753	100	68.00 %
2	skill4ltu eu	4,494	162	61.73 %
3	Dualistiq eu	4,436	107	71.03 %
4	Thraximundurabrask na	4,309	136	72.06 %
5	Yzne eu	4,216	219	68.04 %
6	Rasierer32 eu	4,106	232	66.81 %
7	Perfectible na	4,091	459	68.41 %
8	MR_Gunslinger eu	4,019	74	62.16 %
9	Panzerfighter_ eu	3,964	177	71.75 %
10	__AgnesTachyon__ na	3,955	428	60.98 %