Other Axis and Allied Armored Fighting Vehicles

56 Pages·2008·53.41 MB·English

by  George Bradford

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Abm ANSALDO
ITALY
(Lancia 1ZM, 1917)
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(Autoblindamitragliatrice Ansaldo)
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1:48 to 1:76 cal =630/0
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1:35 t 1:32 cal =10901£ - )
1: 5 t 1:16 al =21 01£
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1:48 t 1:32 cal =15001£
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1:72 t 1:35 cal =20701£
TheLancia1ZMwasoneofthebestItalianarmored
1:72 to 1:4 al = 15001£ carsofWorldWarI,anditsperformancewas
exceptionalforthetimeperiod.Itwasbasedonthe
1:72 t 1:16 al =45001£ 1915Ansaldo1Ztruckchassis,andmountedtwo
8mmSt.EtienneModel 1917machinegunsinthe
largeturretandathirdintherear.
ItwaspoweredbyaLancia35hp.,4940cc.,
4-cylinder,water-cooledpetrolengine,andcould
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achievearoadspeedof37mphandarangeof270
miles. Thecrewconsistedofsixmen:commander,
o 0 0 0 0 0 driver,mechanic/driverandthreemachinegunners.
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carsperformedsecuritytasksontheYugoslavborder.
OthersweresenttoLibyawithvariousupgradingfor
desertservice,andlatertoEthiopiain1929. In
January1937a1ZMunitwassenttofightinSpain,
andotherswereshippedtoChina. Itwassorugged
thatitcouldstillbefoundinuseinItaliancoloniesat
theopeningofWorldWarII.
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60th r Axis &Allied Armored FightingVehicles
Ve oee L3/33
(C.V. L3·33/11 serie)
fitted with two 8mm Fiat model 14/35 MGs
AformationofItalianL3/33tankettesonthemoveintheWesternDesert,1940.
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AustraliantroopsexaminecapturedItalianM11139mediumtanksafterthebattle.
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Carro Armato M11/39
Ansaldo Medium Tank with 37mm
sponson-mounted main gun
and dual turret-mounted
Breda machine guns
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AgroupofcapturedItalianM11/39mediumtanksandan M13/40attheback,whichwereusedbythe
6thAustralianCavalryforthedefenseofTobrukinApril1941.
Carro Armato Mll/39
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rro Armato Carro Armato L35/c (C.V. 33/11 serie)
L35/L.F. fitted with the Swiss "Solothurn" S18-1100 20mm anti-tank gun
(Ianciafiamme)
C.V. 33/11 series fitted with flamethrower equipment
Asearlyas 1928the Italianauthoritiesbegantoshow
an interestinasmalltwo-mantankette.Twenty-five
Carden Loyd Mk.VItanketteswere purchasedfrom the
British in 1929,andan Ansaldo/Fiatversion was
designed.Thiswasdesignatedas"Carroarmatoda
accompagnamentoperlafanteria"standingforinfantry
supporttank.Aftertrials in 1931 and anumberof
modifications, itwasacceptedasthe"Carroarmato
veloceALSALDO", andfull production began in 1933.
The newvehiclewasnowstandardized astheC.v.
33series I,andmountedasingleair-cooled6.5mm Fiat
type AV machinegun.Thisseriesisrecognized byits
armamentandaprominenttracktension rollerassem
bly.In 1935theC.v.33series IIappearedmountingtwin
8mm Fiat1935machineguns. Itnowalsofeaturedthe
simplerreartension roller, andrevised armorplate
anglesonthe rearofthecrewcompartment.The riveted
superstructureappearsmainlyonthelaterC.v.35
modelsstarting in 1936.
Aconfusing numberofupgradealterationsfollowed,
until manyoftheearliermodelswere retrofittedto
series II orthe latestproduction C.v.35standards.From
thatpointontheywereallusuallyreferredtoastheC.v.
35.Then in 1938thedesignation L3-35becamethe
standard, andfinallyjustL35.
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After initialtrialsin 1931 andanumberofmodifications,thissmalltankettewasacceptedas
the"CarroarmatoveloceALSALDO", andfull productionbegan in 1933.
The newvehicle wasnowstandardizedastheC.v.33series I,and mountedasingle
air-cooled6.5mm FiattypeAVmachinegun.Thisseriesisrecognized byitsarmamentanda
prominenttracktension rollerassembly.In 1935the C.v.33series IIappearedmountingtwin
8mm Fiat 1935machineguns.Itnowalsofeatured thesimplerreartension roller, and revised
armorplateanglesonthe rearofthecrewcompartment. The riveted superstructureappears
mainlyonthe laterC.v.35modelsstarting in 1936.
Aconfusing numberofupgradealterationsfollowed, until manyoftheearliermodelswere
retrofittedtoseries /I orthe latestproduction C.v.35standards. Fromthatpointontheywere
all usuallyreferredtoasthe C.v.35.Then in 1938thedesignation L3-35becamethe
standard, andeventuallytheywerejustreferredtoasthe L35.
The interestingfield modificationshown herefeaturesthe20mm"Solothurn"anti-tankgunfitted
toaC.v.33series II radio modelandlocallydesignatedas L35/c. In 1941,when itwas realized
Oneofthe morecommon variantsonthischassis wasthe thatthe MGarmamentwasnowineffective,asmall numberofvehicleswerecustomized with
flamethrowerversion.Thismountedasingle8cal.MG this20mmgun in an attempttogivethe L35 (C.v.33) somemuch neededfirepower.The
besidealongflamethrowerbarrel.Theorginal design modificationutilizedthesamepartsand supportsasthe monoarmed earlyC.V.33,thus
incorporatedaself-containedcontaineronthe reardeckfor maintainingtheoriginallineofsightandfire.Ammunitionstowagewasalsothesame, sofew
theflame liquid.However,asecondversiontowingthetrailer changes hadtobemade.
offluid behind seemstohadbetteracceptance. The Thefewon record were modified inthefield and sawaction in NorthAfrica.Theywere
self-containedversioncarriedonly60liters, whilethetrailer mainlyusedforcoveringfire inthefinal battlesofthefirstBritishcounteroffensivesof1941.
versioncarried 500liters.They hadafire range of60yards, Duringlateroperationstheywereallwithdrawn fromfrontline serviceandseveralwere later
andapparentlywere usedboth in Africaand onthe Russian captured bythe BritishonthehighgroundaboveBardia.The largestoragebinson each side
front. ofthe radio version housedthe Marellibatteries.
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Carro Armato M13/40
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AclearfrontviewoftheItalianM13/40mediumtankondisplayinEnglandattheBovingtonTankMuseum,showingtherivetdetail
andthetwin Breda8mmmachinegunsandtheirbowmount.
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a rmato L6/40 Autoblinda AB41
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North African Campaign
Upperportionof
sidedoorsopenindependently.
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Shownwiththelow-profiletread Pirelli"Libia"tires.
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Recessedheadlamps
shownwiththe
armoredcoverinthe
openposition.
SideView FrontView
Carro Armato L6/40 LF
Lanciafiamme
ThisvariantoftheL6/40hadthe20mm
gunreplacedwithaflameprojector,
ina revisedmantlet.
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