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M26 Pershing- used immediately post World War II as frontline tank; M46 Patton- used temporarily until M47 Patton could be sent; M47 Patton-Main Italian MBT from 1952 to 1970. M60 tank-Replaced M47 saw service till end of Cold War; Leopard 1- used alongside M60.
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 classic main battle tanks of the 1950s were the British Centurion, the Soviet T-55 series, and the US M46 through the M48 series, which saw continuous updates throughout the Cold war. For example, the Centurion began life with the highly effective 17-pounder (76.2 mm) gun , but was upgraded to 20 pounder (84 mm) and then 105 mm main ...
Main battle tanks Ariete Italy: Main battle tank: 200 [98] 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 ...
This article is based on the 1984 publication of the Italian Army's order of battle by the Institute for Disarmament, Development and Peace (Istituto di ricerche per il disarmo, lo sviluppo e la pace (IRDISP) in Rome (a think tank of the Radical Party).
2 Cold War. 3 Present. 4 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of military weapons of Italy. ... This is a list of all weapons ever used by the Italian Army ...
After the end of the Cold War the Italian Army began to draw down its forces and on 1 June 1991 the 3rd Mechanized Brigade "Goito" was disbanded and the 4th Tank Battalion "M.O. Passalacqua" transferred to the Mechanized Brigade "Legnano". The same year the 67th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Montelungo" moved from Monza to Solbiate Olona.
After the end of the Cold War Italian Army began to draw down its forces: on 1 April 1991, the 32nd Armored Brigade "Mameli" was disbanded and the 3rd Tank Battalion "M.O. Galas", 5th Tank Battalion "M.O. Chiamenti", and 23rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Castel di Borgo" were transferred to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete".