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 37 mm of flat plate at 200 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) 0.12 0.24 0.47 0.94 1.41 1.88 Penetration(mm@30°) 35 32 29 24 19 15 Penetration(mm@0°) 41 37 34 28 23 18 Hit Probability(%) 74 74 74 70 62 52 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.

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