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Carro Armato Fiat L6/40 Italian Tanks and AFVs of World War II
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Italian Carro Armato Fiat L6/40 in the Balkans in August 1943.
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Carro Armato Fiat L6/40 in German markings in Albania in September 1943.
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Carro Armato Fiat L6/40
| Type | | Light Tank |
| Weight | | 6.8 tonnes |
| Length | | 3.78 m (12 ft 5 in) |
| Width | | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Height | | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Crew | | 2 |
| Armor | | 6-40 mm |
| Primary Armament | | 20 mm Breda 35 |
| Secondary Armament | | 8 mm Breda 38 machine gun |
| Engine | | SPA 180 four-cylinder, 70 hp |
| Range | | 200 km (125 mi) |
| Speed | | 42 km/h (26 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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