Carro Cannone Mod.36, not L6 and not M11.

ImportantSimone5 · August 3, 2024, 6:02am

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Carro Cannone Mod.36

History.

In the 1930s a series of light tanks derived from a prototype Carden Loyd tank featuring a single-weapon revolving turret appeared in Britain. This influenced nearby industries, such as the Italian one and in particular Ansaldo, which decided in 1935 to try to fit a small armed rotating turret on the left of a CV33 tank. The hull should have been (and remained) almost unchanged, while the suspension had been redesigned in favor of a new rolling train. Initially the prototype of the tank was armed in a turret with a detachable machine gun and usable in anti-aircraft fire, but the model was discarded. Despite this, experiments to create an assault tank equipped with a turret and more powerful armament were not abandoned. A new model was studied, of which only the engine room and the lower part of the hull remained of the original fast wagon from which it started. The new suspension appeared more robust and easier to maintain, and the armament had been further enhanced with the addition of a cannon. The tests carried out at the Motorization Study Center from 19 November 1935 did not give satisfactory results, and it was decided to move the armament and simplify the turret, as well as the suspension was slightly modified and the armor was made entirely bolted. The new version, called “5 T” by Ansaldo, was tested until the first half of 1936, but was also rejected due to the vehicle’s complexity and excessive height. Thus the Mod.36 Cannon Tank officially ended, which before being ultimately scrapped was modified again by removing the revolving turret (effectively making the vehicle very similar to a classic CV33). None of these vehicles ever went into production, probably both due to the inconveniences that the tank with the casemate had presented in Africa, and due to the changing of the guard at the military leaders. Despite this, the remaining vehicles were widely used for comparative shooting tests, and the experience gained was used for the creation of the tank that would become the L6/40 tank.

Armaments and propulsion.

The vehicle was armed with a 37/26 cannon, an almost unknown weapon used by the Italians in the mid-1930s. It was also armed with two 6.5 mm Scotti machine guns.
The vehicle also maintains the classic engine of a CV33, i.e. a 42 hp Fiat Gasoline 4cyl engine, which could push the vehicle up to 27.9 km/h.

Specifications.

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Crew: 2
Engine: Fiat Gasoline 4cyl (42 hp)
Length: 3,8 m
Width: 1,7 m
Height: 2 m
Weight: 4.75-5 t
Maximum Speed: 27,9 km/h
Range: 265 km
Armament: 1x Cannone 37/26 and 2x Scotti 6.5 mm
Elevation: -9,25°/+24,8° for the cannon, -15°/+15° for the machine guns
Swing: 10° right and 10° left for the cannon, 360° for the machine guns
Armor: 30-6 mm

Pictures and drawnings.

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