Lanciafiamme Modello 35Lanciafiamme Modello 41Lanciafiamme Modello 41 d'assaltoBreda Mod. 5C 6.5 mm heavy machine gunBreda Mod. 5G 6.5 mm light machine gunBreda 30 6.5 mm light machine gunBreda M31 (licensed copy of the 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun)Breda 37 8 mm heavy machine gunBreda 38 8 mm tank machine gunFM 24/29 (ex-French)Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 6.5 mm machine gunFiat–Revelli Modello 1935 8 mm Breda machine gunSIA Mod. 1918 6.5 mm heavy machine gunBreda-SAFAT machine gunItalian artillery was usually designated using the calibre and length of the barrel in number of calibre lengths, so "90/53" would mean a weapon with a 90 mm diameter barrel where the length of the barrel was approximately 53 calibre lengths (i.e. 53x90 mm, that is 4.77 m).
See also:
Mortar da. 260/9 1916M (used in Spanish civil war)203 mm /53 Italian naval gun - main gun on Italian cruisersBefore and during World War II, Italy designed most of their anti-aircraft guns and some its infantry guns to also serve in the anti-tank role. No dedicated anti-tank gun was produced. Listed below is just the guns used in anti-tank role most commonly.
fucile controcarro 35(P) - Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle captured from PolandSolothurn S-18/100 anti-tank rifleSolothurn S-18/1000 anti-tank rifleSolothurn S-18/1100 anti-tank riflePanzerfaust - one-shot disposable recoilless shaped charge launcher imported from GermanyLanciabombe Controcarro 60 mm - HEAT rifle grenade capable of penetrating 70 mm RHA at 80 mAll calibers of AA guns were also mounted in portee trucks in dual roles (ground attack and AA).
The Italian designation system for tanks consisted of a letter (L, M or P; designating light, medium and heavy tanks respectively) followed by two numbers: one giving the approximate weight in tons, the other giving the year it was accepted for service. Thus "M11/39" means the 11 ton medium tank of 1939. The Italian definitions of light, medium and heavy tank differ from other nations at the time. For instance the Italian "medium" tanks are often described as "light" in other sources.
The L3 tankette was also a basis for several engineering vehicles.
During World War II, Italy regularly mounted cannons on portee trucks. Also, permanent installation of guns on trucks and armored cars were done on ad-hoc basis, therefore many self-propelled guns had no official name besides descriptive type of truck plus type of cannon. Below is the grossly incomplete list of these self-propelled weapons.
Autocannone Sahariana Corta da 75/27 - cannon installed on truck TL 37102/35 on SPA 9000102/35 on Fiat 634NCarro Commando Per Reparto Semovente da 75/18Autocannoni da 75Breda Dovunque 90/53Breda Autocannone Blindato Tipo 102Autocannone da 90 - Lancia 3 RO ChassisFiat 611 AT - SP ATG armed with 37mm cannonL.3/Solothurn or L.3/cc (antitank) - changes made on several specimens directly from the operational departments in Italian North Africa in 1941. In place of the twin machine guns an S-18/1000 Solothurn 20 mm anti-tank rifle was mounted, which could penetrate the armor of British armored cars and light tanks.Trubia - experimental version of the Spanish armed with a gun Breda 20/65 Mod 1935 20mm.Chariot anti-tank gun or self-propelled L3 47/32 - prototype self-propelled gun armed with a 47/32 mm; trying "desperately" to adapt to the new demands of war the L3 Chariot had a very similar design to the Panzerjäger I (which was also derived from the most common light tank in the army of adoption, the Panzer I). The hull, superstructure private, had a front antitank gun 47/32 cowl, which was to protect the crew and the rest of the half was equal to the chassis of L .3, although the photo of the prototype seems that the suspensions were a mainspring. Probably would not be successful, since the recoil while content of 47/32 could, in the long run detrimental to the operation of the medium.Engineering and command
L.3/r - command tank with radio inside, deployed in all tankette unitsL.3 carro recupero - experimental version for the recovery of damaged vehicles.L.3 da demolizione - radio-controlled prototype for the destruction of the minefields.L6/40 ammunition carrierL6/40 command tankBreda-32Breda-40Breda-41ОМ-32 Autocarretta da MontagnaОМ-36DMSPA TL.37SPA CL39SPA ТМ40Alfa Romeo 430REAlfa Romeo 800REBreda Dovunque-41Bianchi MilesCeirano-50СМFIAT-626 NMIsotta Fraschini D65Isotta Fraschini D80SPA Dovunque-35SPA Dovunque-41SPA AS.37SPA-38RFIAT-633NMFIAT-634NFIAT-666Fiat 661Lancia RoLancia 3RoLancia EsaRoОМ TaurusОМ TitanoAlfa Romeo 6С2500 ColonialeFIAT-508СМBalilla-1100 ColonialeLancia Aprilia ColonialeBenelli 500 M36Benelli 500 VLMBianchi Supermil 500Gilera 500 LTEMoto Guzzi AlceMoto Guzzi TrialceVolugrafo Aermoto 125Tractors and prime movers
L.3 trattore leggero - hypothetical version for towing the gun da. 47/32Pavesi Р4.31 (L140)Fiat 727 - half-track artillery tractorSPA TM40 - wheeled artillery tractorBreda 61 - half-track artillery tractor, a licensed copy of the German Sd.Kfz. 7Carro Veloce 29 (armored car) - may be misspelled or fictitiousThe Italy was late on the radar development; At the date of the armistice in 1943, 84 of 85 radars in operation were German-built. Italian Army and Navy have deployed a network of radar detectors and jammers though.
ARGO - domestically developed air warning radar in Pratica di Mare Air BaseFREYA - sold by Germans 1 July 1942, later transported to SicilyRTD Arghetto or Vespa - prototype of airborne 300 MHz radarSee also: Armi avanzate della Seconda Guerra Mondiale/Appendix 4 (wikibook)
Cartridges and shells
6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano7.35×51mm Carcano9mm Glisenti 