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Hi guys.
Today i wanna sugguest the Fiat 2000 to War Thunder.
History
The story of the Fiat 2000 began when Italy was able to obtain sambles off the french Schneider CA and Renault FT. and could fully understand the effectiveness off the tank back in the first world war.
In late 1915 Major General Giulio Martini ordered the Fiat company to start the resarch off what would become the Fiat 2000.
When the design was finished the official contract was called Automobile blindata d’assalto tipo 2000 also called the Mobile fortress which we know as Fiat 2000.
The design was a 40 ton armored vehicle with a 65mm main gun on the roof with machine guns on the side.
During the development off the tank. There was alot off drama between the company Fiat and Ansaldo since Ansaldo didnt have an army contract and they were the ones creating the armor plates for Fiat.
The layout was Simple and effective. the lower end served the Transmission, Running gear and the Engine. while the upper part served the combat department.
However the extreme size of the tank was considered too large for combat in the mountains of the Alps. so it was decided not to sent it to the front in the Alps.
But its combat debut would be in Libya when it was sent to fight of rebels.
The tank was mostly used for study and parades after the war. It recieved an upgrade in 1934 where there was installed 2x 37mm L.40 anti tank guns while keeping the 65mm howitzer in the dome turret.
However when World War 2 began the tank was scrapped and it is believed the reason was to salvage parts for the war effort.
There have been discussed in 2017 that a replica may be recreated using the original papers of the original tank design costing around 700.000 Euros
Fiat 2000 Heavy Tank - Prototype No.1 - YouTube
Tank overview and specification
The tank is believed to have a crew off 8 to 10 with multiple Gunners for the mahine guns another Gunner for the 65mm howitzer, Loaders, a Driver and a Comander.
The engine is the Fiat A-12 6 cylinder 250hp petrol engine
The top speed off the tank was 7.5 km/h
The weight off the tank was 40 tons.
The armor of the tank was 20mm at the front.
The main gun was the 65mm Howitzer in the dome turret. while the mod 1934 variant also carried 2x 37mm anti tank guns instead off the frontal machine guns.
In War Thunder
In War Thunder. The Fiat 2000 would need a rework of rank 1 in order to be implamentet to the game. so i have made a concept tree for Italy in order to show how it could be sitting in such a tree.
Special thanks to @Thurny for allowing me to Repost this suggestion from the Old War Thunder Forums. Link below to his old Suggestion.
Fiat 2000 - Italy - War Thunder - Official Forum
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