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Carro Armato Fiat-Ansaldo M13/40 Italian Tanks and AFVs of World War II
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Carro Armato Fiat-Ansaldo M13/40 tanks advance through the streets of Tripoli in March 1941.
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Carro Armato Fiat-Ansaldo M13/40 tanks in North Africa in April 1941. Sandbags have been added to the
front of several of the M13/40 tanks to increase the armor protection.
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Carro Armato Fiat-Ansaldo M13/40
| Type | | Medium Tank |
| Weight | | 14 tonnes |
| Length | | 4.9 m (192.9 in) |
| Width | | 2.2 m (86.6 in) |
| Height | | 2.39 m (94.1 in) |
| Crew | | 4 |
| Armor | | 42 mm |
| Primary Armament | | 47 mm Cannone da 47/32 M35 |
| Secondary Armament | | 3 8 mm Breda machine guns |
| Engine | | Fiat V8 diesel, 125 hp |
| Suspension | | Leaf spring bogies |
| Range | | 200 km (120 mi) |
| Speed | | 32 km/h (20 mph) road |
Sources:
• Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain, Hilary Louis Doyle, Thomas L. Jentz, Arco Publ., 1978.
• Handbook on the Italian Military Forces, U.S. War Department, 1943.
• Wikipedia.
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ITALIAN TANKS AND AFVs OF WWII
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