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There were at least two planned variants of the P 40, developed from early 1943 when the Italian Army realized that the tank was inferior to other designs such as the German Panther. The first one was named P 43 , a tank with a weight of some 30 tonnes, with armour plates some 50–80 mm thick and a main armament of either the 75/34 gun or a ...
The order to design and produce the first Italian tanks was accepted by the FIAT automobile company in 1916. The Fiat 2000 - Model 17 was conceived by Fiat as a private venture in October 1916 and some feel the finest heavy tank built in WW1. The first prototype was ready in June 1917.
Italian destroyer Durand de la Penne in 2004. This is a list of destroyers of the Regia Marina and Marina Militare, sorted by era and class. Regia Marina
The P.43 Bis was a proposed Italian heavy tank designed in April 1943. [1] It was created as a direct continuation and replacement to the P26/40 tank; however only a prototype was manufactured at the end of the summer of 1943. The official Italian designation was carro armato ("armoured vehicle") P.43 Bis. The designation "P" means pesante ...
132nd Tank Regiment: Tank destroyer / Armored infantry support vehicle Centauro Italy: Tank destroyer: 259 In service with the army's nine cavalry regiments. Initially, 400 purchased, 141 sold to Jordan. [98] The vehicles will be replaced by the Centauro II (see details in the "future equipment" section). Centauro II Italy: Tank destroyer: 112
Developed by Ansaldo in 1944 and designated StuG M43 mit 75/46 (852) (i) by the Germans, it was a tank destroyer version based on heavily modified hull of M.43 105/25. It was the last tank destroyer manufactured in Italy after the armistice, as well as being the first Italian AFV with a predominantly welded construction and not bolted.
In 1944 the progress of the war led them to order a new Italian armoured vehicle for a tank-fighting role, based on the Semovente da 105/25 self-propelled gun. The result was the Semovente da 75/46, which was named Sturmgeschütz M 43 mit 75/46 (852) (i) by the Germans, following their naming convention.
Panzer VI E Tiger I heavy tank (1,355; Germany) Panzer VI B Tiger II heavy tank (487; Germany) Panzer 35(t) (German designation for the LT-35) Panzer 38(t) (German designation for the LT-38) Panzerjäger I light tank destroyer (202; Germany) Panzer-Selbstfahrlafette II prototype halftrack tank destroyer (2; Germany) PPG tankette (~100, Soviet ...