Italy Carro Veloce 29 Tankette

World War 2 Tank and Gun Database

The Carro Veloce 29 Tankette and was in use from 1929.

General Details (APC)

Specifications
Operational Date(s)	1929
Ordnance classification
Quantity Produced	21
Weight	unknown
Crew	2
M.G's small	1
M.G's large(>10mm)	n/a
Length	2.49 mtr
Width	1.72 mtr
Height	1.23 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed	25 mph
Max Cross Country Speed	unknown
Range Road	0 miles
Range Cross Country	unknown
Fuel Type	Unknown
Fuel Capacity	unknown
Horse Power	0 hp
Power/Weight	unknown

General Information

The Carro Veloce 29 Tankette and was in use from 1929.

It was armed with 1 light machine gun. Its main armament consisted

The CV 29 was a vehicle based on the British Carden Lloyd machine gun carrier.

Powered by a Ford 20hp petrol engine the drive was through the front sprockets down to seven roadwheels, then back via the rear idler over two return rollers.

The Fiat 6.5mm Type 14 machine gun was mounted in the hull front.

Armour Details

Turret
Front	n/a
Side	n/a
Rear	n/a
Top	n/a

Superstructure
Front	14mm	@	45°	(20mm)
Side	9mm	@	15°	(9mm)
Rear	9mm	@	15°	(9mm)
Top	6mm	@	85°	(6mm)

Hull
Front	14mm	@	15°	(14mm)
Side	14mm	@	15°	(14mm)
Rear	9mm	@	0°	(9mm)
Top	6mm	@	85°	(6mm)

Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)

Effective Armour - Maximum 20 mm - Minimum 6 mm

About Penetration Figures

All penetration figures in this database are calculated to a common standard based on German WWII testing criteria (complete penetration with functioning fuze). This allows direct comparison between all nations' guns.

Original national test figures would be higher for some nations due to different criteria:

German: 1.00? (baseline - strictest)
British: 1.02? (slightly looser)
American: 1.05? (50% mass through plate)
Soviet: 1.10? (75% mass through plate)

For example, a Soviet gun showing 159mm here would be published as ~175mm in Soviet documents, and a German gun showing 120mm would be published as 120mm in German documents. The 159mm figure is directly comparable to the German 120mm - the Soviet gun really was more powerful.

National Testing Standards
German:	1.00? - Complete penetration, fuze functions (strictest)
British:	1.02? - Complete penetration
American:	1.05? - 50% of shell mass through plate
Soviet:	1.10? - 75% of shell mass through plate
All database figures are normalized to German standard for direct comparison. Multiply by the factor above to see original national test figures.

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.