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Carro Armato P 26/40 Italian Tanks and AFVs of World War II Carro Armato P 26/40 (P40) Type       Heavy Tank Weight 26 tonnes Length 5.80 m (19.03 ft) Width 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in) Height 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) Crew 4 Armor      Turret Front 50 mm (2.0 in)      Turret Sides and Rear 40 mm (1.6 in)      Turret Top 20 mm (0.8 in)      Hull Front 50 mm (2.0 in)      Hull Sides and Rear 40 mm (1.6 in)      Hull Bottom 14 mm (0.6 in) Primary Armament Ansaldo 75 mm L/34 cannon Secondary Armament 2 8 mm Breda 38 machine guns Engine V-12 SPA 342 diesel, 330 hp Suspension Semi-elliptical leaf spring bogies Range 280 km (170 mi) Speed 40 km/h (25 mph) road, 25 km/h (16 mph) cross-country 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.

ITALIAN TANKS AND AFVs OF WWII Light Tanks & Tankettes: • Fiat 3000 (L.5/21 and L.5/30) • Carro Veloce CV-33 (L3/33) • Carro Veloce CV-35 (L3/35) • Carro Armato Fiat L6/40 Medium Tanks: • Carro Armato M11/39 • Carro Armato M13/40 • Carro Armato M14/41 • Carro Armato M15/42 Heavy Tanks: • Carro Armato P26/40 Armored Cars: • Autoblinda 41 Self-Propelled Guns: • Semovente 47/32 • Semovente 75/18 • Semovente 75/34 • Semovente 90/53 • Semovente 105/25