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NOVICE QUESTON re: WWII Italian armor
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 05:26 AM UTC
I have been reading as much as I am able on WWII Italian armor to clear up their designation terminology.

I know that L=light, M=medium,but what are the numbers used for. Such as 13/40, 14/41?

Bob
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 06:25 AM UTC
The Carro Armato (armored vehicle) was the Italian Army's designation for tanks from 1938 onwards. 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. The numbers would follow the pattern of X/Y where X would be the weight in tonnes and Y the year of adoption (i.e. the L6/40 weighs 6 tonnes and was adopted in the year 1940).
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 06:38 AM UTC
Mark, thanks for the education, it helps and your explanation was really easy to understand.

Bob
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 04:21 AM UTC
L= Leggero=light , M= Medio=Medium and P=Pesante=Heavy , Carro Armato is literally Armored cart or Wagon

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