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History.
The L6/40 was an Italian light tank used during World War II, which was theoretically supposed to replace the obsolete L3/33. The prototype left Ansaldo in 1938 and various configurations were tested until the final one equipped with a 20 mm Breda cannon and a coaxial machine gun was reached in 1939. Although it was in many respects an efficient vehicle in its category, the The L6 was considered an “old” vehicle both in terms of armament and armour, but despite this it was used more or less efficiently in all the battlefields in which Italy fought during the Second World War. In December 1941 an L6/40 was modified by removing the Breda cannon and replacing it with a flamethrower, the same as the L3/35 Flamethrower tank, adding a 200 liter tank of flammable liquid but maintaining the coaxial Breda 38 machine gun. The modification to the armament led to an increase in the weight of the vehicle, which weighed approximately seven tons (1 more than the standard L6). The vehicle was officially adopted on 1 September 1942, and a small series was produced which unfortunately did not survive the end of the Second World War and saw limited battlefield use.
Armament and propulsion.
The vehicle was armed with a turret flamethrower (the same as the L3/35 flamethrower tank) equipped with an internal reserve of 200 liters of flammable liquid. In addition to this there was a Breda Mod.38 coaxial machine gun with a reserve of 65 24-round magazines.
The tank was powered by a 4-cylinder SPA engine, which allowed the tank to reach a maximum speed of 40 km/h (usually 42 km/h but the weight of this vehicle was slightly higher than that of the L6/40s of series).
Specifications.
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Weight: 7 tonnes
Lenght: 3,82 m
Widhth: 1,80 m
Height: 2,175 m
Crew: 2
Engine: SAP 180 4 cylinder, 70 hp
Armour: 6-40 mm
Maximum speed: 40 km/h
Armament: 1x flamethrower with 200 liter of fuel and 1x Breda Modello 1938 with 1560 rounds (65 magazines)
Pictures and drawnings.
Sources.
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L6/40 - Wikipedia
L6/40 tank - Wikipedia
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Ansaldo-Fiat L6/40 (Flame-Thrower)
Carro Armato L6/40
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L6/40 - 나무위키
