List of Italian military vehicles of the Second World War
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Armored Fighting Vehicles

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. The Italian definitions of light, medium and heavy tank differ from other nations at the time. For instance the Italian "medium" tanks are often described as "light" in other sources.

Medium Tanks

  • M11/39
    Fiat M11/39
    The Fiat-Ansaldo M11/39 was an Italian Medium Tank first produced prior to World War II. The M11/39 saw service in Africa and Italy . The official Italian designation was Carro Armato M11/39...

  • M13/40
    Fiat M13/40
    The Fiat-Ansaldo M13/40 was an Italian medium tank , designed to replace the Fiat L3, the Fiat L6/40 and the Fiat M11/39 in the Italian Army at the start of World War II...

  • M14/41
    Fiat M14/41
    The Fiat M14/41 was a four person medium tank that served from 1941 in the Royal Italian Army. The official Italian designation was Carro Armato M 14/41...

     (a M13/40 with a more powerful engine)
  • M15/42
    M15/42 tank
    The Carro Armato M15/42 was an Italian medium tank of World War II. Italy begun production on 1 January 1943. By mid 1943, Italy had made 90 of them prior to the Italian Armistice on 8 September 1943...


Self-Propelled Guns

  • Semovente 47/32
    Semovente 47/32
    The Semovente 47/32 was an Italian self-propelled gun built during World War II. It was created by mounting a Cannone da 47/32 M35 in an open-topped, box-like superstructure on a Fiat L6/40 chassis. Some were built as command tanks with a radio installed instead of the main gun...

  • Semovente 75/18
    Semovente 75/18
    The Semovente 75/18 was an Italian self-propelled gun of the Second World War. It was built by mounting the 75 mm Obice da 75/18 modello 34 mountain gun on the chassis of a M13/40 or M14/41 tank. The first 60 were built using the M13/40 chassis and a subsequent 162 were built on the M14/41...

  • Semovente 75/34
    Semovente 75/34
    The Semovente 75/34 was an Italian self-propelled gun in use during World War II. It was built by mounting a 75 mm L34 gun on the chassis of a M15/42 tank. 192 were built before the Italian surrender in September 1943. The vehicle was never used in combat by the Italian army...

  • Semovente 90/53
    Semovente 90/53
    The Semovente 90/53 was a heavy Italian self-propelled gun and tank destroyer, used by the Italian and German Armies during World War II.-Development:...

  • Semovente 105/25
    Semovente 105/25
    The Semovente 105/25 was an Italian tank destroyer in use during World War II. It was constructed by mounting a 105 mm gun that was 25 calibers long in a widened chassis from a M15/42 tank. 30 were built by Fiat-Ansaldo and delivered in 1943 before the Italian surrender in September that year...

  • Semovente 149/40 (one prototype only)

Armored Cars

  • Autoblinda 40
  • Autoblinda 41
  • Lancia IZM
    Lancia IZM
    The Lancia IZ and the Lancia IZM were two variations of an Italian armoured car built during World War I and which saw limited service during that war, the interwar period, and during World War II.-Design:...

  • Lince scout car
    Lince scout car
    The Autoblinda Lince was an Italian armored car used by the Italian Social Republic between 1943-1945 during World War II. The Lince was a copy of the British Daimler Dingo and was primarily used for reconnaissance....

     (A copy of Daimler Dingo MK I)

Automobiles

  • Alfa Romeo 6С2500 Coloniale
  • FIAT-508СМ
  • Balilla-1100 Coloniale
  • Lancia Aprilia Coloniale

Light Trucks/Utility Vehicles

  • Breda-32
  • Breda-40
  • Breda-41
  • ОМ-32 Autocarretta da Montagna
  • ОМ-36DM
  • SPA TL.37
  • SPA CL39
  • SPA ТМ40

Medium Trucks

  • Alfa Romeo 430RE
  • Alfa Romeo 800RE
    Alfa Romeo 800
    The Alfa Romeo 800 is a heavy truck produced by Alfa Romeo between 1940 to 1947. It was first produced as a military version 800RE and after the war as civilian version. The military version was initially used only in the Italian Army , mainly in North Africa, Russia and occupied France...

  • Breda Dovunque-41
  • Bianchi Miles
  • Ceirano-50СМ
  • FIAT-626 NM
  • Isotta-Fraschini D65
  • Isotta-Fraschini D80
  • SPA Dovunque-35
  • SPA Dovunque-41
  • SPA-38R

Heavy Trucks

  • FIAT-633NM
  • FIAT-634N
  • FIAT-666
  • Fiat 661
  • Lancia Ro
  • Lancia 3Ro
    Lancia 3 RO
    -Lancia Ro:The Lancia Ro was the first of a family of Lancia 4x2 heavy truck, starting in 1933. The Ro was built with two versions, a three cylinder gasoline engine or a two cylinder diesel engine. The Ro was particularly robust truck, considered reliable, requiring little maintenance, and easy...

  • Lancia EsaRo
  • ОМ Taurus
  • ОМ Titano

Motorcycles

  • Moto Guzzi Alce


On the web

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?180133-Military-automobiles-pics/page8

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/Italy/ItalianHalfTrack-SupportVehicles.html

http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Files/1-Vehicles/Axis/2-Italy/07-Halftracks/Breda-Typo61/Breda-Typo61.htm

http://www.kfzderwehrmacht.de/Homepage_english/Motor_Vehicles/Italy/Breda/Breda_Type_61/breda_type_61.html
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