Progetto C50 mod. 66
Tier IX Heavy Tank Italy

Progetto C50 mod. 66

Progetto 66

Tank ID 3489

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

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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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,800

Weight

46.1 t

Forward speed

45 km/h

Reverse speed

12 km/h

View range

370 m

Signal range

750 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 130 70 40
Turret 240 100 100

Engine: HS-110 · 600 hp

Radio: Selex STR 70

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

Cannone da 105/76

Calibre 105 mm
Reload time 13.0 s
Aiming time 2.4 s
Dispersion 0.35
Rate of fire 5.00 /min
Ammo capacity 42

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 240 / 320 / 400

Penetration 194 / 258 / 323 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 240 / 320 / 400

Penetration 211 / 281 / 351 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 315 / 420 / 525

Penetration 79 / 105 / 131 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
2,591
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
3,768
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
4,867

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 1,570
Avg. spotted 0.98
Avg. kills 0.89
Avg. defence 0.51
Exp. win rate 51.00 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

54.55 %

Avg. WN8

2,197

Battles

14,304

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 64 of 129 at Tier IX

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 Panzerfighter_ eu 4,904 77 75.32 %
2 mailand eu 4,730 79 70.89 %
3 Yzne eu 4,440 182 68.68 %
4 skill4ltu eu 4,439 127 66.93 %
5 Rasierer32 eu 4,423 235 60.00 %
6 Dualistiq eu 4,204 70 70.00 %
7 EvilQuintessence eu 4,196 51 60.78 %
8 Quickfingers eu 3,962 173 64.74 %
9 MaX1Mu55 eu 3,901 66 57.58 %
10 CostaFastAlles eu 3,868 160 71.88 %

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