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History.
The CV 33 (later renamed L3/33) was an Italian light tank developed between the two world wars as an improved copy of the English Carden-Loyd Mk VI tankette. Among the over two thousand examples produced in various versions (L35, L38 and various minor variants), a small batch of unknown number was sent between 1937 and '39 to the then Kingdom of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Some of these vehicles were lost over time, but two examples were found and refurbished. One in particular was fixed, an L3/35, which was repainted in the early 2000s and placed on a pedestal in Kabul. The vehicle was repainted with a particular and bright mustard color mixed with light blue and green, and was armed (probably for display reasons) with two 7.62 mm PK machine guns. Not much is known about the vehicle, but it is likely that it was found in an abandoned warehouse and it was decided to refurbish it to display it as a propaganda vehicle. It is currently unknown whether the vehicle is still present in the place where it was photographed in 2004.
The camouflage.
The vehicle is painted with a particular color. The cogwheels are a simple white color, while the vehicle itself is painted with a mustard color mixed with two colors of green and one of blue.
Pictures.
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