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M13/40 Carro Armato (Medium Tank), Italian.
Initial production 1940.
The FIAT-Ansaldo Company produced 785 M13/40s until production of an improved version was adopted in mid-1941. The M13/40 was considered the best of the Italian [tanks]. It had a crew of four and was armed with a 47mm gun, two 8mm Breda bow machine-guns, and a 8mm Breda coaxial machine-gun. After the occupation in September 1943, many served in German units until December 1944. She had a maximum road speed of 20 mph. |