Italy Carro Veloce Fiat Ansaldo L38 Solothurn

Tweet The Carro Veloce Fiat Ansaldo L38 Solothurn and was in use from 1938. General Details Specifications Operational Date(s) 1938 Ordnance classification Quantity Produced 0 Weight unknown Crew 2 M.G's small n/a M.G's large(>10mm) n/a Length 3.20 mtr Width 1.44 mtr Height 1.31 mtr Engine Details/Performance Max Road Speed 26 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 Fiat Ansaldo L38 Solothurn and was in use from 1938. Its main armament consisted of a 20mm Solothurn s18-1100 which could penetrate 11 mm of flat plate at 400 metres The CV 38 was a vehicle based on the British Carden Lloyd machine gun carrier. Powered by a 43hp petrol engine the drive was through the front sprockets down to seven roadwheels, then back via the rear idler over two return rollers. This model had better suspension and tracks and improved driver vision, and mounted the Solothurn 20mm Anti Tank gun. 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 Weapon Details 20mm Solothurn s18-1100 Calibre 20mm   Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content S18-1100 (AP Armor Piercing) 20mm 0.125Kg 850M/Sec Quoted Penetration 25‑30mm@100m Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.26 0.59 1.59 Penetration(mm@30°) 14 12 9 5 Penetration(mm@0°) 17 14 11 6 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 85

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.

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