SMV CC-64

## General Information

SMV CC-64

The **SMV CC-64** is a turreted tier VIII Italian tank destroyer. Its turret can only be turned 45º. Similar to its predecessor, the SMV CC-56, the SMV CC-64 possesses thick frontal armor with thinner side and rear armor along with the Reserve Shell mechanic. The tank itself is considered to be very strong, as its lower plate is thin and the hatches are effectively nonexistent, and the tank's hull other than the lower plate requires premium ammunition or high penetration shells to go through. The infobox shows the highest possible stats without equipment, provisions, and consumables.

## Strategy

### Pros

* Strong frontal armor, and the sloping increases the effective thickness
* Slightly above average alpha on the top regular gun
* Possesses a turret
* Somewhat heavy, allows for ramming lighter vehicles
* Above average gun depression at 11º

### Cons

* Slow average speed despite an average top speed
* Has the Reserve Shell mechanic, can't just dump all of its shells out in one burst
* Low DPM when firing the Reserve Shell
* Can't traverse turret fully
* Somewhat slow aiming time

### Strategy

#### As the SMV CC-64

The SMV CC-64, like most of the other vehicles in the line have particularly hard stock grinds since the Reserve Shell mechanic and their low average speeds cause these tanks to be slower than other vehicles. Note that even if you get the regular gun, Gun Rammer won't be available to you and will still have Improved Ventilation and Calibrated Shells as your option. The tank is effective with top modules, but is slow with low alpha at 320 when stock. For more mobility focused players, 10% food paired with both fuel provisions may help with the grind, or double food with Improved Fuel.

##### Autoreloader

In battle, with the autoreloader gun, try to refrain from firing with your Reserve Shell. If you can clip out an enemy with 3 rounds, then make sure that you can retreat before firing. When you're reloading, make sure to be aware of your surroundings and don't get rushed by enemies. Fight as a second line support since the vehicle doesn't have the hitpool to survive against sniper TDs with enough shell penetration to go through the turret cheeks. Be wary of rushing a flank and getting behind, since your average speed isn't very high.

##### Regular

The regular gun has 410 alpha. Utilize peek-a-boom and while you can frontline, getting tracked out in the open combined with your reputation of being considered to be annoying to deal with often times causes several enemy vehicles to focus on eliminating you. If you choose to frontline, play like you're a heavy tank and go hull-down. You have 11º of gun depression, so you can hit the enemy at some angles and use certain positions that most other tanks can't use. Play this like you would a heavy tank since your frontal armor is also rounded on the turret.

On both guns, try not to get flanked and have a place to retreat to if things start to go wrong.

#### Against the SMV CC-64

The most noticeable option is to simply flank the vehicle. This works if you're safe from snipers or if the vehicle is by itself. Alternatively, simply shooting its weak points while retreating every time the SMV CC-64 looks at your vehicle is another option. The goal is to not have to face the SMV head-on unless if your vehicle is taller than it (e.g. VK 168.01 (P)). Whittling down its hitpool is also an option. Don't be afraid to spam premium ammunition and/or HE shells since the SMV is a difficult opponent to face head-on.

## Specifications

The following presents what the vehicle can achieve at 100% crew without provisions, equipment, or consumables.

## Ammo

Note: The following is applied with these guns on the top turret

## History

From Blitzhangar: "An Italian tank destroyer with a limited turret traverse angle. Development on the vehicle began in the first half of the 1960s as a collaboration between the countries of the Western European Union. The project aimed to develop new prototypes of armored vehicles, and was highly influenced by promising designs for German tank destroyers. The vehicle itself was a successor of the turreted tank destroyers produced by the OTO Melara company. Due to a number of reasons, no metal prototype was ever created."

## Trivia

* It has been noted that the regular gun of the SMV CC-64 is actually the gun found on World of Tanks PC's Vipera tank, a similar vehicle to the SMV CC-64
* This tank has been noted to be very strong in battles
* This is the last tank in the Italian tank destroyer line to have a regular gun

## External Links

1. ↑ https://blitzhangar.com/en/tank/smv-cc-64