Tier X Tank Destroyer Italy

Controcarro 3 Minotauro

Minotauro

Tank ID 5281

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

This vehicle was developed in the 1960s by OTO Melara using both elements of American and German design. It was supposed to combine a German power unit with home-grown developments in naval weaponry and loading systems. A distinguishing feature of the vehicle was its placement of the driver in the turret with limited gun traverse, as well as its mechanized loading system.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

2,000

Weight

57.5 t

Forward speed

30 km/h

Reverse speed

12 km/h

View range

390 m

Signal range

745 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	300	75	40
Turret	300	75	50

Engine: MTU MB Ba 500A · 780 hp

Radio: RV-4/213/V

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

Cannone da 130/45

Calibre 130 mm

Reload time 24.0 s

Aiming time 2.3 s

Dispersion 0.44

Rate of fire 5.36 /min

Ammo capacity 40

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 398 / 530 / 663

Penetration 199 / 265 / 331 mm

HEAT · shaped charge Damage 398 / 530 / 663

Penetration 248 / 330 / 413 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 525 / 700 / 875

Penetration 98 / 130 / 163 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

3,400

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

4,945

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

6,387

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 2,060

Avg. spotted 0.86

Avg. kills 0.99

Avg. defence 0.50

Exp. win rate 53.18 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

58.36 %

Avg. WN8

2,399

Battles

13,531

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 19 of 110 at Tier X

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	666Niklas na	5,506	70	67.14 %
2	Baby eu	5,182	67	70.15 %
3	HockeyGoaIie na	5,094	89	73.03 %
4	Daddy eu	4,928	137	71.53 %
5	IThree_starsI eu	4,169	161	61.49 %
6	Rasierer32 eu	4,071	130	64.62 %
7	mailand eu	4,047	103	69.90 %
8	Yzne eu	4,010	245	69.80 %
9	skill4ltu eu	4,002	247	68.02 %
10	Dualistiq eu	3,896	88	63.64 %