Tanks in the Italian Army

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Cruiser I. There was no turret design strong enough to support the designed M40 37mm gun, and the latter had to be fitted in the hull; the light turret was equipped with a twin Breda 8mm. For the first time, this was a three-man crew design. The armour was 30mm thick, and the engine was a 105 bhp V6 diesel, sufficient to a 32 km/h max speed and 200 km range. It was an 11-ton model, hence its denomination. The M11/39, which saw service in Africa and Italy (1939–1944), was developed as a "breakthrough tank" (

2323: 1481:. The tank was widely used in North Africa by the Italian army and some that were captured by the British army were subsequently issued to the British 6th Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) and the Australian 6th Cavalry Regiment early in 1941 when tanks were in a very short supply on the Allied side. The Australian regiment had three squadrons of captured vehicles which they called Dingo, Rabbit, and Wombat. So that they were not engaged by Allied units, white kangaroos were painted on the sides, glacis and turret rear. 664: 2172: 1883: 2495: 2210: 1710: 2532: 1820: 2361: 656:. This influence is reflected particularly in the track and suspension design. One innovative aspect of the design was the placement of the final reduction gears inside the front-mounted drive sprockets, eliminating the need for enlarged final drive housings in the bow armor. However, it was relatively slow, its mechanical reliability was very poor, and its 30 mm maximum riveted steel armor, designed to withstand only 20 mm fire, was vulnerable to British 1153: 708: 5899: 5441: 4816: 4139: 3500: 1637: 447:

1943. Another model developed in 1930, was the gun-armed (Vickers-Termi 37mm) serie II or FIAT 3000B. Both formed the bulk of the Italian army corps until new models arrived in 1935. Soon after, the official designations incorporated "Carro Armato or "CA" meaning "armed carriage". Italy bought a number of Carden Loyd Mark VIs, built a few licence copies designated CV-29, and then developed this design further. Italy produced a large number of

550: 1875: 1513: 588: 5909: 5451: 4826: 4149: 3510: 768:"heavy" tank had started in 1940 but very few had been built by the time Italy signed the armistice with the Allies in September 1943 and the few produced afterwards were used by the Germans. The turret was operated by two crew members and this was a significant drawback as it put excessive workload on the tank's commander as most new tanks were designed with three-man turrets, following the successful example of the German 2401: 2512: 2421: 933:, was the first tank to be produced in series in Italy. It was to be the standard tank of the emerging Italian armored units in World War 1. Although 1400 units were ordered, with deliveries to begin in May 1919, the end of the war caused the original order to be cancelled, only 100 were delivered. The first Fiat 3000s entered service in 1921 and were officially designated as the carro d'assalto Fiat 3000, Mod. 21. 2475: 2438: 2303: 2266: 2228: 2190: 2152: 1547:, along with towed 6 pounder anti-tank guns in their infantry units, the weaknesses of the M13 were exposed. In an attempt to improve protection, many crews piled sandbags or extra track links on the outside of their tanks, but this made the already-underpowered vehicles even slower and increased maintenance requirements. The Italians equipped at least one company in each tank battalion with more heavily armed 745: 24: 753: 864: 402: 914: 410: 2458: 2286: 1702: 910:

tank put on a convincing display: it climbed a 1.1 m wall, then faced another 3.5 m wall, which it knocked down with its weight. Then a trench of 3 m width was successfully crossed and several trees were knocked down. This impressive performance failed to revive interest in the heavy tank and so it was abandoned.

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resistance; it proved capable of an average speed of 4 km/h, and so, after two months its career ended, being unable to keep up with rapid movement of the enemy. One remained in Tripoli and the other was sent to Italy in the spring of 1919, where it performed before the King at Rome Stadium. The

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The Italian designation system for tanks consisted of a letter (L, M or P; designating light, medium and heavy tanks respectively) followed by two numbers: one giving the approximate weight in tons, the other giving the year it was accepted for service. Thus "M11/39" means the 11 ton medium tank of

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still were in use when World War II started. With Italy's entry into World War II in June 1940, a limited number of Fiat 3000s still in service with the Italian Army were employed operationally on the Greek-Albanian front. They were also among the last Italian tanks to oppose the Allies, as in July

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The M14/41 was a four-person medium tank that served from 1941 and was first employed in the North African Campaign. The M14/41 was a slightly improved version of the M13/40 with a more powerful diesel engine. It was produced in limited numbers as it was considered already obsolete by the time of

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at the start of World War II. The M13/40, weighing 13-14 tons, was fitted with a 47 mm gun, having armor-piercing capabilities, in the turret and a four-men crew. After a single prototype, series production began in late 1940. The late production (by 1941) had a 42 mm armour, similar to

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where its shortcomings quickly became apparent. The vehicle was unreliable, cramped, and caught fire easily when hit. Following the withdrawal of Italian forces from North Africa the M14/41 was rarely encountered. A few captured M11, M13 and M14s were pressed into service by British and Australian

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The M13/40 had a similar chassis like the M11/39 but a redesigned hull of riveted construction varying in thickness. The driver was seated at the front of the hull on the left with the machine-gunner to his right; the latter operated the twin Modello 38 8-mm (0.315-in) machine-guns and the two-man

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of 8 September 1943. Having occupied most of the Italian territory, Germany confiscated all remaining M15/42s and produced 28 incomplete M15/42s. The M15/42 was developed from the M13/40 and the M14/41. It had a more powerful engine and air filters to cope with the harsh conditions of the desert.

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and Ansaldo, were the only industrial complex large enough to deal with tank production. The first model produced for the Royal Army (Regio Esercito), was the FIAT 3000 (by 1935 renamed L5/21). They were ready by 1922, and served well to forge Italian interwar armoured tactics and was in use until

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The M14/41 was a slightly improved version of the earlier Fiat M13/40 with a more powerful diesel engine. It was produced in limited numbers as it was considered already obsolete by the time of its introduction. The M14/41 used the same chassis as the M13/40 but with a redesigned hull with better

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By 1942 the Italian army tried to develop a true "cruiser tank". This could only be achieved with a Christie style suspensions system. This led to the M16/43, better known as the Carro Celere Sahariano, which bears some resemblance to the British Crusader. It had a low profile, long hull, and the

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The Carro Armato (armored vehicle) was the Italian Army's designation for tanks from 1938 onwards. This would be followed by a letter and a series of numbers. The letter would be either L, M or P meaning light, medium, and heavy tank respectively. The official Italian military tank classification

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The Carro Armato M14/41 was essentially the M13/40 fitted with a more powerful diesel engine which was equipped with air filters designed to cope with the harsh conditions of the desert. Production amounted to 1,103 of these vehicles, which had a similar specification to the M13/40 except for an

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Fiat 3000, Mod. 30. The Model 30, in addition to its improved armament, also differed from the Model 21 in that it had a more powerful engine, improved suspension, different engine compartment silhouette, and the external stores were stowed differently. Some Model 30s were also produced with two

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The Fiat 3000 was the first tank to be produced in series in Italy. It was to be the standard tank of the emerging Italian armored units after World War I. The 3000 was based on the French Renault FT. The design was accepted with deliveries to begin in May 1919, but the end of the war caused the

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The M11/39 medium tank was first produced prior to World War II. The need for a medium infantry tank led FIAT to design a brand new hull in 1938. Army specifications included a 37mm gun, two machine-guns and a good armor. The M11/39 had strong influences from the British Vickers Matilda I and

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with a 75 mm main gun, was designed, but saw no service with Italian forces as it became ready at the time of the Italian Armistice with the Allies, after which the Germans took them over. The few produced after the Italian surrender were used by the Germans. The P40 design had firepower

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In 1935, a slightly improved model of the CV-33 was introduced and designated CV-35. The primary differences were that the armour was bolted rather than riveted and the single 6.5 mm machine gun was replaced with twin 8 mm machine guns. Many older CV-33s were retrofitted to meet the

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After the war the Fiat 2000 was displayed as one of the weapons used 'to defeat the enemy' and the two prototypes completed were sent to Libya to fight guerrilla forces, together with other tanks bought from France, in a special unit, the Tank battery (1° Batteria autonoma carri d'assalto).

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Also in 2013 the Artillery Command and Engineer Command merged to create the Operational Support Command, while the Logistic Projection Command was disbanded and its units transferred to the brigades. As part of the reform the Army created the new Army Special Forces Command (COMFOSE) in

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came late in the war and was armed with a 75 mm gun and an 8 mm Breda machine gun, plus another optional machine gun in an anti-aircraft mount. Of the 1,200 tanks ordered, only a few (between one and five depending on the source) pre-production models were completed before the

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in an effort to allow cut-off Italian troops to retreat along the Libyan coast. The brigade's action was unsuccessful and all 20 of their tanks were lost. The last six surviving tanks entered a field near the local British command post. They were destroyed one after another by a single

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turret with the 47-mm 32-calibre gun was in the center of the hull, with the commander/gunner and the loader operating it. A Modello 38 8-mm (0.315-in) machine-gun was mounted co-axial with the main armament and a similar weapon was mounted on the turret roof for anti-aircraft defense.

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and came out in 1965 and quickly became a standard of European forces, entering service with the Italian Army in 1971. Since 1990, the Leopard 1 were gradually relegated to secondary roles: Italy had 720 Leopard 1 (600 A2s, 120 A5s) that were retired by the end of 2008 (replaced by

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system were produced by Oto Melara. The vehicle carries the latest optical and digital-imaging and fire-control systems, enabling it to fight day and night and to fire on the move. The first deliveries were in 1995, and the last occurred 8 years later in August 2002.

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There were at least two planned variants of the P40. One was named P43, a tank with a weight over 30 tonnes, which would have had about 100mm of frontal armour and a main armament of either a longer-barrelled 75 mm gun or the same 90 mm piece mounted on the

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tank destroyers. Armament was sufficient for 1940–41, but did not keep up with the increased armor and firepower on Allied or German tanks and anti-tank guns. Beginning in 1942, the Italian Army recognized the firepower weakness of the M13/40 series and employed the

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and produced a slightly improved version, the Fiat 3000, before beginning its own designs. While the Fiat 3000 was being developed, France sent 100 of these FT tanks to Italy in 1918 so that Italian troops could get acquainted with tracked combat vehicles. By 1918,

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differed from contemporary classifications in other countries. The numbers would follow the pattern of X/Y where X would be the weight in tonnes and Y the year of adoption (i.e. the L6/40 weighs 6 tonnes and was adopted in the year 1940).

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Mod.21, or Carro Armato L5/21 and the later upgrade the up-gunned version of the 3000, armed with a 37/40 gun, was tested in 1929 and was officially adopted in 1930 with the designation of carro d'assalto Fiat 3000, Mod. 30 or L5/30

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in Rome. After that point they were confiscated and used by the Germans, along with 28 incomplete M15/42s. The Germans ordered the completion of the remaining 28, but incorporated a slightly improved version of the 47 mm gun.

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Fiat 3000, Mod. 21. ("Fiat 3000 assault tank, Model 21"). Tests of the Model 21 revealed that the armament, consisting of two 6.5 mm machine guns, was inadequate, and adoption of a 37 mm gun as main armament was urged.

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same armament as the M15/42, and a powerful FIAT SPA (275 hp). It was capable of a sustained speed of 71 km/h (44 mph) but came too late. Production was cancelled when the Axis forces were driven out of Tunisia.

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Furthermore, the Operational Terrestrial Forces Command (COMFOTER) in Verona will disband by 2015 and the three divisions come under the newly raised Army Operational Center (Centro Operativo dell’Esercito or COE) in Rome.

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did not take necessary steps to plan for possible setbacks on the battlefield, or for proper logistical support to its field armies. There were too few anti-aircraft weapons, obsolete anti-tank guns, and too few trucks.

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medium tanks in two tank battalions. L3 tankettes still equipped all three Italian armored divisions, they equipped the tank battalions in the motorized divisions, the light tank squadron group in each "Fast"

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its introduction. The M14/41 used the same chassis as the M13/40 but with a redesigned hull with better armor, and was manufactured in 1941 and 1942. Nearly 800 were produced by the time production ended.

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machine gun. The driver sat in the front right of the hull. The riveted armor was six to 30 mm in thickness, which was roughly equivalent to existing Allied light tanks. A further development of the

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1939. The Italian definitions of light, medium and heavy tank differ from other nations at the time. For instance the Italian "medium" tanks are often described as "light" in other sources.

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and intended primarily for export sales. OTO Melara would develop and produce the hulls, and automotive components would be provided by FIAT. The OF-40 was very similar to versions of the

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with a 75 mm Obice da 75/18 modello 34 mountain gun on the chassis of older tanks such as the M13/40 and M14/41 chassis from 1941 to 1943, later using the M15/42 chassis. The

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with welded turrets (Leopard 1A3 & 1A4), which had also been produced under license by OTO Melara since 1974. The only orders for the vehicles ultimately came from the

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joined the development program. In 1963 France and Germany had decided to each build their own tank; Germany continued with the Leopard, while France built the similar

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series in the 1930s, and these, armed with machine guns, formed the main armor strength of Italy as late as 1940. Italy began fielding heavier tanks beginning with the

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from then until the end of the war, although most were not entirely completed because of a lack of engines. A few were used in combat, under the German designation of

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army from 1940 and on and was adopted by the Italian Army when officials learned of the design and expressed interest. A one-man turret in the center mounted a single

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being developed with a 420 hp engine called the 'P43 bis', with a gun was the same as the P.26, the 75/34 mm cannon, but never got past the first models.

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comparable to Allied and German medium tanks but was far lighter and thus less well armored. The Fiat 3000 (Model 21) was first used in action in February 1926 in

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in Italy, not because of its weight, but because of the intended role: it was to accompany and support the widely used medium ("M") tanks on the battlefields.

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involving the United States, Italy, Turkey, and Greece, appears to have been one of the first exercises in which the new Italian Army orientation was tested.

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tanks and 20 of the Schneider CA tanks were sent by France to Italy in 1918. The only other solution at the time was to begin production of original designs.

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of around 700 m/s (2,300 ft/s). The P26/40 originally fielded three machine guns, but one was removed along with the deletion of the frontal, dual

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The Carro Armato M16/43 was cancelled before the single prototype was completed after Axis were expelled from North Africa so never was used in the war.

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was the successor of the M11/39 (only 100 built). Ordered for the Italian army in January 1940, it was in service from September 1940 in North Africa.

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6.5 mm machine guns as main armament, as on the Model 21, in lieu of the 37 mm gun. A limited number of Model 21 vehicles were exported to

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After World War I, Italy began to develop its own tanks from imported ones and of its own designs. So the Italian army was mainly equipped with

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the next model, the almost identical M14/41. It was the main tank the Italians used throughout the war. The design was influenced by the British

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During World War I, Italy did not field armoured units for the most part until near the end of the war, due to a lack of tanks. Over 100 of the

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original order to be cancelled and only 100 were delivered. The first Fiat 3000s entered service in 1921 and were officially designated as the

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The up-gunned version of the Fiat 3000, armed with a 37/40 gun, was tested in 1929 and was officially adopted in 1930 with the designation of

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A, B and C) and one French design team would be included in a competition, with each team producing two prototypes each. In September, 1958

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light tank and was only armed with two machine guns and was in wide use at the beginning of the war in Africa. About 300 CV-33s were built.

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anti-tank gun. Many tanks were lost in this campaign to artillery fire rather than other tanks. Subsequently, in April 1941, M13s of the

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and was based on the modified chassis of the earlier M11/39, whose production was cut short in order to get the M13/40 into production.

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in 1929. The first vehicle developed by the Italians from the Carden Lloyd tankette was designated CV-29; "CV" being an abbreviation of

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L6/40, was put into production in 1939, with 283 finally produced. It was the main tank employed by the Italian forces fighting on the

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went through a number of prototypes during the late 1930s and used the Italian army from 1940 and on through World War II. The

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in Bologna, as well as three brigades, were the only forces initially available to this command to defend northeastern Italy.

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medium tank was used from 1940 through the early period of World War II. The M11/39 was developed as a "breakthrough tank" (

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long), with the first prototype being partially finished in 1917, but just two were built. It then imported the French

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was one of the first of the self-propelled tanks and was used in North Africa in many actions and in later in Italy.

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armor. The M14/41 was manufactured in 1941 and 1942. Nearly 800 were produced by the time production ended.

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light tank, the L6 went through a number of prototypes during the late 1930s. The first was armed with a

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tanks, for example. More crucially, Italy lacked suitable quantities of equipment of all kinds and the

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The M15/42 was a medium tank whose production began on 1 January 1943. 90 had been built before the

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main battle tank); the AEVs, ARVs and ABLVs remain in service and 120 Leopard were kept in reserve.

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that were common within the Italian army, it was already obsolete by the time of its introduction.

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it took command of the operational brigades of the Italian Army. At the same time two brigades -

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which was reliable, but in rough terrain would not allow speeds similar to the more modern

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Basic armament was one 47 mm / L40 main gun and four 8 mm Breda 38 machine guns.

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British troops with a captured Semovente self-propelled gun in German service, 19 May 1944

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self-propelled gun. Although a good light tank for its size and an improvement over the

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tanks were at a marked disadvantage against the comparatively heavily armed American

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In 1938, a further development of the L3 design was designated L3/38. The L3/38 had

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specifications of the CV-35. In 1938, the vehicles were redesignated L3/33 ("L" for

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armed with a 75 mm gun and an 8 mm Breda machine gun. The design of the

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At the end of the reform the armor in the Army will consist be in the following:

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The mechanical systems were a development of the "M" series, in particular the

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increase in speed to 33 km/h (20 mph) and in weight to 14.5 tonnes.

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Iron Hulls, Iron Hearts; Mussolini's Elite Armoured Divisions in North Africa

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were disbanded, leaving the Army with nine operational combat brigades. The

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in 1935. The Italians did not employ any of these tanks in Spain during the

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The order to design and produce the first Italian tanks was accepted by the

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that were first upgraded and officially designated as the carro d'assalto

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The first real tank to be able to take on the allies modern tanks was the

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suspension and two versions of a single mounted 13.2 mm machine gun.

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Italian tankettes advancing with a flame thrower tank in the lead at the

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represented a significant improvement in mobility over its predecessors.

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with a 37 mm main gun in 1940. This tank and its derivatives, the

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In 2013 the Army began a major reform. The three corps level commands

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The designations of these tanks were changed prior to the outbreak of

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in September 1943, at which point they were taken over by the German

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signed an agreement to develop a common tank, designated in German

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tanks, and weighing 40 tons as compared to the Mark V's 28 tons.

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The Semovente line of self-propelled gun was developed with the

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and prepared for a feared invasion from the east, possibly via

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self-propelled gun alongside the tanks in their armored units.

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forces to fill the serious shortage of allied tanks in 1941.

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in 1946. The Royal Army changed its name to Italian Army (

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Division Command, taking the name and traditions of the

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300 in service (to be reduced to 136), 100 in reserve.

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at any range at which the M11/39s main gun was useful.

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In 1977, design work was started by OTO Melara on the

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Italian tank captured by Greek soldiers in the Balkans

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tankettes based on this Vickers-Carden-Lloyd concept.

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is the current main battle tank of the Italian Army.

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30+ Arisgator variants, Amphibious assault vehicles

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