The Carro Armato L3/33 was a Tankette designed in 1932, manufactured by Fiat-Ansaldo and was in use from 1933 to 1945. It was commonly called a CV33. General Details (Tankette) Specifications Operational Date(s) 1933 - 1945 Quantity Produced 300 Weight 2.7 tonne Crew 2 M.G's small 1 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 14 mph Range Road 0 miles Range Cross Country 68 miles Fuel Type Petrol Fuel Capacity unknown Horse Power 43 hp Power/Weight 15 hp/tonne General Information The Carro Armato L3/33 was a Tankette designed in 1932, manufactured by Fiat-Ansaldo and was in use from 1933 to 1945. It was commonly called a CV33. The vehicle was powered by FIAT-SPA 'CV3 water-cooled' petrol powerplant producing 43 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 26 mph with a range of about 0 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 14 mph and a range of about 68 miles. It was armed with 1 light machine gun , a Breda Mod.5C. Its main armament consisted The CV 35/r 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. Armour Details Turret Front n/a Side n/a Rear n/a Top n/a Superstructure Front 12mm @ 45° (17mm) Side 9mm @ 15° (9mm) Rear 9mm @ 15° (9mm) Top 6mm @ 85° (6mm) Hull Front 12mm @ 15° (12mm) Side 12mm @ 15° (12mm) Rear 9mm @ 0° (9mm) Top 6mm @ 85° (6mm) Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) Effective Armour - Maximum 17 mm - Minimum 6 mm Weapon Details Breda Mod.5C (Machine Gun) Manufacturer Breda Meccanica Bresciana Manufactured 1933 - 1945 Calibre 6.50mm Rate of Fire 180 rpm Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content No ammunition details available Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 1.33 Penetration(mm@30°) 0 Penetration(mm@0°) 0 Hit Probability(%) 62 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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