Italian Light Tanks - 1919-45

Informationen zum Autor Pier Paolo Battistelli, Filippo Cappellano, illustrated by Richard Chasemore Klappentext The Italian army, unlike those of the British and French, did not use tanks in combat during World War I and, by November 1918, only one training unit equipped with French Schneider and Renault tanks had been formed. Consequently, during the 1920s the Italian army had just one single tank type in its armoured inventory - the Fiat 3000. Only in 1927 was the first tank unit formed as a branch of the infantry and not as an independent organization, while the cavalry rejected the idea of both tanks and armoured cars and decided to stand by the use of horses for its mounted units. Between 1933 and March 1939, a further 2,724 CV 33 / L 3 tanks were built, 1,216 of which were exported all over the world. By the time Italy entered the war in June 1940, the army had 1,284 light tanks, 855 of which were in combat units, including three armoured divisions. Variants of the CV 33 / L 3 tanks included flame-throwers, bridge-layers, recovery vehicles, and a radio command tank. Some L 3 tanks were still in use in 1945, by both the Germans and the German-allied Italian units of the Repubblica Sociale.A detailed study of the light tanks of the Italian armed forces of World War II. Zusammenfassung The Italian army, unlike those of the British and French, did not use tanks in combat during World War I and, by November 1918, only one training unit equipped with French Schneider and Renault tanks had been formed. Between 1933 and March 1939, a further 2,724 CV 33 / L 3 tanks were built. This book deals with this topic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction/ Design & Development/ Operational History/ Bibliography/ Index

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• Authors: Pier Battistelli, Pier Paolo Battistelli, Battistelli Pier Paolo, Filippo Cappellano, Cappellano Filippo
• Assisted by: Richard Chasemore (Illustration), Chasemore Richard (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2012
• EAN: 9781849087773
• ISBN: 978-1-84908-777-3
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 248 mm x 6 mm
• Series: New vanguard series; New Vanguard; New Vanguard; New vanguard series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, Italy, Military vehicles, Warfare & defence, Second World War, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Tanks & military land vehicles, Land forces and warfare