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The P 40 design was reasonably up-to-date, but the tank was without some modern features such as welded armour, modern suspension, and a cupola for the commander. The P 40 was designated as a heavy tank in Italy, not because of its weight, but because of its intended role [ 11 ] in support of the widely used medium ("M") tanks on the battlefields.
This tank’s design was obviously a natural progression of the P40. The tank only reached the wooden mock-up stage. However, the proposed armaments for the tank did exist in sufficient numbers. Two cannons were looked for the tank as its main armament. The first was the 90/53 mod.41 cannon already found on the M41M.
Fiat 2000 tank Fiat 3000 tank, model 21. Italy first built a heavy tank called the Fiat 2000 during World War I with a powerful gun, a 65/17 howitzer (of 65mm caliber with a barrel 17 calibers long), with the first prototype being partially finished in 1917, but just two were built.
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 1939.
Italian tanks typically suffered from poor main armaments and thin, bolted-on armour. It was not until summer of 1943 that the Italians developed a heavier tank (the P40). [9] However, while the P40 was in the same class as the contemporary M4 Sherman, only five were ready for combat before Italy signed the armistice that same year. The Germans ...
An Italian parliamentary committee approved on Tuesday a government plan worth some 8.2 billion euros ($8.86 billion) to buy new-generation tanks and revamp the army's ground forces, two sources ...
Main battle tanks Ariete Italy: Main battle tank: 200 [97] 125 To be upgraded and remain in service until 2035 4th Tank Regiment 32nd Tank Regiment 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 ...
Rumors are flying that Rome may be “secretly” delivering some of its retiring B1 Centauro tank-destroyers to Ukraine.