Product Description
- The M11/39 was the first Italian medium tank of World War II.
- Since it was scheduled for entry into service in 1939, it was designated the M11/39 and 100 were produced between 1939 and 1940.
- The main gun, a Vickers-Terni M30 37 mm 40 caliber gun, was mounted on the right front side of the vehicle, not in a turret, and a Breda M38 8 mm twin machine gun was mounted in a swivel turret.
- This mounting method was similar to that of self-propelled guns, and if the enemy moved out of firing range the entire vehicle had to be turned around and then re-aimed, which put it at a great disadvantage in close-quarters combat.
However, there were some advances, such as the adoption of diesel engines instead of the gasoline engines that had been used up until then, which were more resistant to fire when hit and had better fuel economy.
- In 1940, they were deployed in combat, first in Libya, but due to their poor armor, many vehicles were lost in battle, and by early 1941 almost all of them had been withdrawn from service.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Item Size/Weight : 30 x 20 x 4.7 cm / 180g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- PB72122
- JAN code
- 4544032899714
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.