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Carro Armato L3/33 (CV33)

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The Carro Armato L3/33 was designed in 1932, manufactured by Fiat-Ansaldo and was in use from 1933 to 1945.

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General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)1933 - 1945
Quantity Produced300
Weight2.7 tonne
Crew2
M.G's small1
M.G's large(>10mm)n/a
Length3.20 mtr
Width1.44 mtr
Height1.31 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed26 mph
Max Cross Country Speed14 mph
Range Road0 miles
Range Cross Country68 miles
Fuel TypePetrol
Fuel Capacityunknown
Horse Power43 hp
Power/Weight15 hp/tonne
General Information
The Carro Armato L3/33 was designed in 1932, manufactured by Fiat-Ansaldo and was in use from 1933 to 1945.

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. 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
Frontn/a
Siden/a
Rearn/a
Topn/a
Superstructure
Front12mm@45°(17mm)
Side9mm@15°(9mm)
Rear9mm@15°(9mm)
Top6mm@85°(6mm)
Hull
Front12mm@15°(12mm)
Side12mm@15°(12mm)
Rear9mm@(9mm)
Top6mm@85°(6mm)
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 17 mm - Minimum 6 mm



Weapon Details
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Breda Mod.5C
(Machine Gun)
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ManufacturerBreda Meccanica Bresciana
Manufactured1933 - 1945
Calibre6.50mm
Rate of Fire180 rpm
 
Ammunition Details
Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content
No ammunition details available
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs)
Penetration(mm@30°) 0
Penetration(mm@0°)
Hit Probability(%)

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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