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Carro Armato L 6/40
Carro Armato L 6/40
The L.6/40 was the replacement for the obsolete L.3 series which Italy had used from the start of the war. While the L.6/40 was a definite improvement it was still not the equal of the American and British light tanks it faced. Less than 300 had been built when production stopped in 1942. |
Country : | Italy | Role : | Light Tank | In-Service Date : | February 1941 | Manufacturer : | Fiat | Number Produced : | 283 | Crew : | 2 | Rado : | RF.2CA | Road Speed : | 42 Kilometers per Hour | Rough Speed : | 25 Kilometers per Hour | Road Range: | 200 Kilometers | Off-Road Range: | 80 Kilometers | Engine Name: | Fiat SPD 18D | Coolant : | | Cylinders: | | Capacity: | Liters | Horsepower : | | Power / Weight Ratio : | hp per tonne | Transmission : | Unknown | Gears : | 4 Forward / 1 Reverse | Suspenion : | Torsion Bar | Fuel Type : | Gasoline | Fuel Capacity: | 200 Liters | Road Consumption: | 1 Liters per Kilometer | Off-Road Consumption: | 2.5 Liters per Kilometer | Length : | 3.78 meters | Height : | 2.03 meters | Width : | 1.92 meters | Weight : | 6800 kilograms | Ground Clearance : | 41 centimeters | Ground Pressure : | Unknown kg/cm² | Track Links : | Unknown per track | Track Width : | Unknown centimeters | Track Ground Contact : | Unknown centimeters | Gradiant : | 31° | Vertical Obsticle : | 0.7 meters | Fording Depth : | 0.8 meters | Trench Crossing : | 1.7 meters | Turning Radius : | Unknown meters | Main Gun : | 20mm Breda 35 L / 65 | Gunsight : | Unknown | Traverse : | 360° (Manual) | Elevation : | +20° / -12° | Main Gun Ammo : | 312 | Secondary Weapons : | 1x 8mm Breda M38 (Coaxial - 1560 rounds) | Hull Front (Upper) : | 30mm @ 80° | Hull Front (Lower) : | 30mm @ 80° | Hull Sides (Upper) : | 15mm @ 80° | Hull Sides (Lower) : | 15mm @ 90° | Hull Rear : | 15mm @ 90° | Hull Top : | 6mm @ 0° | Hull Bottom : | 6mm @ 0° | Turret Front : | 40mm @ 80° | Turret Mantlet : | 40mm @ 75° | Turret Sides : | 15mm @ 75° | Turret Rear : | 15mm @ 75° | Turret Top : | 6mm @ 0° |
Penetration Data for the 20mm Breda 35 L / 65
(All data is displayed vs. RHA / FHA plate @ 30°)
Unknown ( Armor Piercing ) | Weight | Velocity | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | 0.32 kg | 850 m/s | 29 / -- mm | 14 / -- mm | 6 / -- mm | 2 / -- mm | 1 / -- mm |
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