The L6/40 was the main tank employed by the Italian forces fighting on the Eastern Front. The L6 fought alongside the L6/40-based Semovente 47/32 self-propelled gun. [2] Although a good light tank for its size and an improvement over the tankettes that were common within the Italian army, it was already obsolete by the time of its introduction. [5]

Mar 7, 2010 · The Fiat L6/40 developed as a replacement to the Carro Veloce CV 33 tankette and intended for the export market. The export demand didn’t materialize, but the Regio Esercito showed an interest in this light tank.

Jun 29, 2022 · The Carro Armato Leggero L6/40 was a light reconnaissance tank used by the Italian Regio Esercito (English: Royal Army) from May 1941 until the Armistice with the Allied forces in September 1943. It was the only turret-equipped light tank of the Italian Army and was used on all fronts with mediocre results.

The Fiat L6/40 was a light tank used by the Italian army from 1940 and on through World War II. The official Italian designation was Carro Armato ("armored tank") L 6/40. This designation is understood as follows: "L" for Leggero (Italian: "light"), followed by the weight in tons (6) and the...

The L6/40, first introduced in 1940, was produced from early 1941 to the fall of 1942. It was the latest light tank design in Italy, although seemingly obsolete by 1942 standards. The bolted hull was derived from the M6T and the suspension was a revamped model of the one used on the 1936 Carro D'Assalto.

Feb 10, 2025 · The Italian Army WW2 L6/40 Light Tank was armed with a 20 mm Breda Modello 35 gun. The tank could carry 296 rounds. It was also armed with a 8mm Breda 38 coaxial machine gun. The tank only weighed 6.8 tonnes and was powered by a SPA 180 four cylinder 70hp engine. It had a maximum road speed of 42 km/h (26 mph).

The Fiat L6/40 arose from a 1936 demand for a heavier vehicle than the L3 series of tankettes produced by Fiat-Ansaldo of Turin, Italy in the early 1930s.

Sep 10, 2022 · The Carro Armato L6/40 was an Italian Regio Esercito (English: Royal Army) light reconnaissance tank. It was the first Italian light tank equipped with a rotating turret to enter service in the Italian Army after the FIAT 3000 in the early 1920s.

Jan 1, 2025 · The Fiat Ansaldo L6/40 Light Tank was a Light Tank designed in 1938, manufactured by Fiat-Ansaldo, it was based on the fully tracked CV33 chassis and was in use from 1939 to 1944.

Carro Armato (armored vehicle) was the Italian Army's designation for tanks from 1938. This would be followed by a letter and a series of numbers. The letter would be either L, M or P meaning light, medium, and heavy tank respectively. The official Italian military tank classification differed from contemporary classifications in other countries.