The SPA-Viberti AS.42 Sahariana entered service for the Italian military in August 1942. It was a reconnaisance vehicle that performed very well in theatre.
Jim H
Jim H
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The Semovente da 90/53 was designed as response to the need of an armored vehicle capable of defeating Soviet T-35 and KV-1 tanks on the Eastern Front.
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The Fiat-Ansaldo M15/42 entered service in 1943. Because of the Italian armistice, it never saw action against the Allies. A total of 118 were built.
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The Semovente da 105/25, known as the “Bassotto” (Dachshund) was the most powerful Italian Self-Propelled Guns (SPG) built during World War Two.
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The Semovente da 75/18 is an Italian Self Propelled Gun mounted an obice da 75/18 mod. 34 field gun. It was effective in the North African campaign.
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The Fiat L6/40 Tank was developed as a replacement to the Carro Veloce CV 33 tankettet. Armament included a Breda Modello 35 20 mm gun and 8 mm Breda 38 MG.
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The Carro Armato P26/40 was an Italian tank mounted with an Ansaldo 75 mm L/34 gun. The P40 was the heaviest tank Italy produced in WWII but few were made.
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The Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale, or MVSN, was a Fascist party organization also known as Blackshirts. The military units were called CCNN.
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Giovani Fascisti, or GGFF, were not part of the MVSN but a Regular Army unit whose members were recruited from the Gioventu’ Universitaria Fascista.
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Giulio Douhet was an air power pioneer. He authored “Command of the Air” and his central theory was that control of the air alone could win a war.