WW2 Italian Tanks & AFV's

[Daz]

M14/41

 

[Daz]

L3/33

 

[Bouillabaisse]

L3/33
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Those photos don't do them justice. The L3 is tiny, like an armoured MG Midget. Very brave men indeed to go to war in one

 

[Halftrack]

I remember building the original version of the Tamiya Semovente many moons ago. A fine AFV and a great kit.

 

[Halftrack]

Any chance of some Semovente pics??

 

[Wordsmith]

Those photos don't do them justice. The L3 is tiny, like an armoured MG Midget. Very brave men indeed to go to war in one

I had read the Italian tanks were thinly armoured and very vulnerable to A/T or artillery. Looking at those photos, you can clearly see that. Musso went to war without the development capability to build modern weapons, nor the industrial capability to build them in sufficient volume.

Wordsmith

 

[SPROCKET321]

those two exhibits seem to my mind to have the most original WW2 finish of any exhibit at the Tank Museum.

 

[robinrocket111]

You read any accounts from Tankies involved in the early parts of the desert campaign, the ubiquitous 2 pounders, which fired solid shot, took out the Eyties nearly every time. The 2lber shot sometimes passed completely through 'em.
And as was mentioned in another tread, was normally full of "Cheesy and winey consumables" I often wondered, how many squaddies were done for being" drunk on duty," after a battle.

 

[Halftrack]

Not everything the Italians fielded was pants of course . The SPA-Viberti AS42 was an extremely capable desert vehicle, crewed by excellent troops.

 

[Daz]

I had read the Italian tanks were thinly armoured and very vulnerable to A/T or artillery. Looking at those photos, you can clearly see that. Musso went to war without the development capability to build modern weapons, nor the industrial capability to build them in sufficient volume.

Wordsmith

Part of the reason was that they rearmed earlier than other country's, oops

But saying that, dont forget that at the start, we were still using this little beauty

 

[Daz]

Not everything the Italians fielded was pants of course . The SPA-Viberti AS42 was an extremely capable desert vehicle, crewed by excellent troops.
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There (very) old Airfix books had plans to scratch build that vehicle.

 

[robinrocket111]

There (very) old Airfix books had plans to scratch build that vehicle.

I think I've seen an old model Italiara I think or maybe a white metal kit of that.

 

[Daz]

Any chance of some Semovente pics??

M40 based ones as per the tamiya model (more or less)

 

[Daz]

Semovente 90/53

 

[Daz]

M40 based munitions carrier vehicle for the 90/53 Semovente

 

[robinrocket111]

During the Seige of Torbruk, Aussies captured a few Eytie tanks and used them in the hull down position.

 

[Daz]

I think I've seen an old model Italiara I think or maybe a white metal kit of that.

1/35 scale Italiara in plastic is a definite - this is the book I was thinking of, can find any pics of the plans inside

 

[Halftrack]

That bottom Semovente in post 13 looks like a 75/18. It would make an excellent model!!!!

 

[Halftrack]

I think I've seen an old model Italiara I think or maybe a white metal kit of that.

Looks like there have been at least three versions of the Italiara kit, the latest in 2015, so should still be around.

 

[robinrocket111]

And there was me thinking I was loosing it