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History.
In 1943 in Piacenza the Royal Army Arsenal of Piacenza, renamed the Arsenal of Piacenza, was used by the RSI forces for the production and repair of artillery pieces. Just under a year later the Arsenal undertook to armor various trucks for the units present in anti-partisan functions, and among the armored vehicles one of them was a FIAT 666N truck for civilian use seized after entering the war in 1940 The improvised armored car was used until 1945 when the armistice occurred and the vehicle was requisitioned by the Allied units.
Armaments and propulsion.
The main armament of the FIAT 666N Armored was an automatic anti-aircraft gun Cannone-Mitragliera Scotti-Isotta-Fraschini 20/70 Model 1939, placed in an armored turret, i.e. the same anti-aircraft/anti-tank gun used in the M15/42 Contraereo tank, except that this could be fed from tapes, plates or from a 41-round drum magazine. The possible presence of secondary armament was unknown, however it is possible that some Breda Mod.37 or Mod.37 machine guns firing from the side slits were mounted.
Propulsion was entrusted to a FIAT Tipo 366 6-cylinder in-line diesel engine. The maximum power output of the engine was limited to 95 HP at 1,700 rpm. The maximum road speed was 57 km/h. Fuel was stored in a 255-litre tank located on the right side of the chassis, which offered an on-road range of 465km.
Specifications.
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Crew: 4
Length: 8m
Width: 2.4m
Height: 4 m
Weight: 6 t
Engine: Fiat 366 diesel, 6 cylinders with direct injection, 9365 cm³
Power: 105 hp at 2000 rpm
Traction: 4×2
Maximum speed: 57 km/h
Maximum autonomy: 390 km
Maximum gradient 25%
Armament: 1x Scotti Isotta-Fraschini 20/70 in cilindric turret rotating at 360° and up to 4x Breda Mod.37/Mod.38
Armor: 9-0 mm
Pictures and drawnings.
Sources.
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Gli Autoveicoli tattici e logistici del Regio Esercito Italiano fino al 1943, Tomo I e II
Gli Autoveicoli del Regio Esercito nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale
Ruote in divisa, I veicoli militari italiani 1900-1987
Siamo Ribelli, Storie e Canzoni della Resistenza
…Come il Diamante! I Carristi Italiani 1943-'45
Italia 43-45, I Blindati di Circostanza della Guerra Civile
28^ Brigata Nera “Pippo Astorri”: una Documentazione
Le armi della fanteria italiana 1919-1945
Fiat 666 - Wikipedia
Fiat 665NM - frwiki.wiki