Special Trucks

[Htar]

while looking for detailed composition/TO&E of AS42 Medium Tank Company, i noticed the "Special Trucks" deployed in a Service Platoon, i tried looking for what type of "Special Trucks" is but so far i hadnt found one.
Leland Ness said there are 3 heavy trucks (excluding Tank Transports) in a Medium Tank Company, each with different purposes (1 for Personnel (likely for troop transport), 1 for Food, and 1 for General Equipment), but did not explain the "Special Trucks" and only mentioned in the AS42 Medium Tank Regiment Organizational.

i might assume the Special Trucks as something like Repair Workshop or Fuel Tankers or Special Carriage things idk

Leland Ness's Italian Armor PDF

 

[jwsleser]

I assume you are discussing the cp. carri M in the A.S.42 division. I have looked that the FdG for the A.S.42 divisione corazzata and I don't know where he got the number of three special trucks in the company. I assume he combined the one light maintenance truck (nota 7: per le piccolo riparazioni) with the two motocarrelli that are not shown separately in his chart. The other vehicle numbers match. Note the four motorcycles are biposto.

Pista! Jeff

 

[Htar]

I assume you are discussing the cp. carri M in the A.S.42 division. I have looked that the FdG for the A.S.42 divisione corazzata and I don't know where he got the number of three special trucks in the company. I assume he combined the one light maintenance truck (nota 7: per le piccolo riparazioni) with the two motocarrelli that are not shown separately in his chart. The other vehicle numbers match. Note the four motorcycles are biposto.

Pista! Jeff

i did some digging and this is the vehicle list of the Service Section should be:
4x Two-Seater Motorcycles (Moto Guzzi Alce)
1x Field Car (Fiat 508CM)
3x Heavy Trucks (Lancia 3Ro or Fiat 666N)
1x Cross-Country Truck (Dovunque 33 - 35)
1x Light Maintenance Truck (SPA 38R Autofficina 37)
2x Motocarrelli (probably Three-wheeled Motorcycles, such as Moto Guzzi TriAlce)

correct me if im wrong thou

 

[jwsleser]

Yes those numbers match the FdG. Those are the likely vehicle types, but the Italian FdGs and/or the Dotazioni Provvisorie di Mobilitazione don't state the actual model of the authorized vehicles. What was issued was based on the category of the authorization (heavy truck,. staff car, etc.) and availability. The Dovungue is specifically stated (but not the exact model).

Pista! Jeff