#Italian tanks

[captain-price-unofficially]

Polish insurgent in front of a burned Italian-made M13/40 used by Germans during the Warsaw Uprising, August 1944.

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I did not, and now that I do, my unprofessional recommendation is that they send it to me, so they don't destroy a priceless historical artifact in some pointless tribal conflict.

[tanksandbeyond]

Italian M13/40s from the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete" during an attack in the Battle of Gazala, June 10th, 1942.

The M13/40 was one of Italy's first real conventional medium tanks, armed with a 47mm gun in a fully rotating turret. It was meant to replace the M11/39 that came before it. Entering service in 1940, it would serve throughout the war and be upgraded into the M14/41 and M15/42, while also serving as the basis for a line of Semoventi, assault guns with larger guns for infantry support and anti-tank use.

Fun fact: Italian World War II tank names followed a specific convention. The first letter would be the tank's weight class, L for Leggero (Light), M for Mediano (Medium), and P for Pesante (Heavy). The following numbers referred to the tank's weight in tons and the year it was adopted. As such, for the M13/40, we can tell that it is a Medium Tank weighing 13 tons adopted in 1940!

[f1shart]

normaltown pt 1

remember those wips i made... good times... i did not have time to go back to those so just consider them complete 😭 (me procrastinating coloring for hours on end)

anyyways yeah i personality swapped the davis twinks. woww raceswapped kung fu stella too well guess what. cunty alien tank grunt barrage!!

i had the swap fiesta idea swimming in my twisted brain but put it off for soooo long cause i could not for the life of me conjure any ideas for tank/his outfit. then. in a dream.... 💡😇 80s fitness trainer booty shorts tank 👼🪽 you're so welcome // @simstraffikcone how did you know i'd make him evil. man am i that predictable

i just think they're neat

bonuses.. but no context sorry 🏃💨

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accidentally made a really butch robot. anyways here's the scary hypothetical military grandparent of streetcleaners

[carbone14]

Nashorn 121, 131 et 231 du 525e Bataillon de chasseurs de chars lourds (Schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 525) – Bataille d'Anzio (Opération Shingle) – Campagne d'Italie – Anzio – Italie – 1944

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yall should I post my incredibly self indulgent part 5 post canon designs

[historicminiaturesnorthernva]

More Italians, supported by a Panzer III of the 10th Panzer Division.

[agustinserrano62]

The Garfield Show - "Go Away", but it's sung by Cuthbert/Jonny Cuba

Cuthbert belongs to @RoseSupreme (c)

[undeadvinyls]

i know yall voted for juveniles' parents lineup next but rlly wanted to post my gw babes :']

from L to R: Apollo 26/Roberta, Arthur, Felician, Naphat

[captain-price-unofficially]

Italian M13/40 medium tanks in North Africa, 1941-42.

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Best Italian tank of WW2? Considering how little development they actually had, prototypes and drawing board designs are acceptable here?

Separate but related question, best non-major Axis and Allied powers tank of WW2? (i.e. outside of US, Britain, France, and China for the Allies, and outside of Germany, Italy, and Japan for the Axis)

Obscure tanks go!

As far as Italian tanks go, I'm going to say the Carro Armato p26/40. It was a fairly capable tank, with a capable drivetrain, a moderately good main gun, and pretty alright armor. It does kinda fall short though, because it only has a crew of 4, making the commander serve double duty, meaning that he doesn't have his whole head in the game.

Now, as to the second question:

My semi-cheat answer is the Czech ČKD LT vz. 38, which technically was adopted by the Germans as the Pz.Kpfw 38(t). It's a genuinely good tank, that I'd put up against any early-war light tank and give it decent odds.

My non-cheat answer is the Polish 9TP, which was a worthy competitor to the Panzer 1 and other tankettes, using a Bofors 37mm AT gun. It was a neat light tank, and I'd love to see how Polish rank development would have progressed, had it been allowed to progress to the planned 10TP and 14TP, instead of spending 40 years under the Soviet thumb.

[tanksandbeyond]

A French ad for the Italian OTO Melara C13 AIFV (Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle), September 1984.

The C13 family was developed by the Italian OTO Melara company as a replacement for the aging M113 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier), but as a stopgap solution until the Dardo IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) could be put into service. It was first announced in 1981, and the basic APC variant armed with a 12.7mm machine gun was showcased the following year. This variant could carry 12 people, including the driver, and had a decent top speed of 60 km/h. As showcased above, OTO Melara expanded the C13 family to include a variety of variants, from the anti-aircraft variant shown in the bottom left, and a fire support variant at the top left. An anti-tank variant, the C13 TUA (TOW Under Armor) was also developed with the intention of providing effective anti-tank fire while keeping the crew safe inside the vehicle. Despite the promise the family showed, they were never ordered by the Italian military or any other country, and a few prototypes remain at the OTO Melara factory in La Spezia.

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dearest @turn200 tagged me to make a moodboard by searching your name + core on pinterest and girlies.... i had to SCRAP to find something worthy! guidocore comes out with only jersery shore memes!! im gonna kms! so amongst the dozens of snooki and pauly d memes i was able to find: an outstanding number of pictures of bees? and anime/omori memes? and, understandly in true guidocore fashion, pictures of muscled up men in tank tops wow i guess pinterest DOES know me! alksdlkjksdf

i tag @cacaos and @straponstrapoff <3

[womenofwrestlingfashion]

MY MOM IS ITALIAN Muscle Tank from Oh Kay Shop ($37)

[carbone14]

Soldats américains sur un chasseur de chars Marder III détruit par les troupes françaises – Bataille de Monte Cassino – Campagne d'Italie – Esperia – Italie – 17 mai 1944