M11/39 tank

Carro Armato M11/39
British soldiers with a captured M11/39 near Sidi Barrani in August 1941
TypeMedium tank
Place of originItaly
Service history
In service28 July 1939 – c. 1944.
Used by
WarsWorld War II
Production history
Designedc. 1937
ManufacturerAnsaldo
Producedc. January–June 1939
No. built100 (96 operational tanks, 4 prototypes)
VariantsM13/40, M14/41, M15/42
Specifications
Mass11,175 kg (24,640 lb)
Length4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Width2.2 m (7 ft 2.5 in)
Height2.3 m (7 ft 6.5 in)
Crew3 (commander/radio operator, loader/gunner, driver)

ArmourFront armour 30 mm (1.2 in)
Side armour 14.5 mm (0.57 in)
Top and floor armour 6 mm (0.24 in)
Rear armour 8 mm (0.31 in)
Turret armour 30 mm (1.2 in)
Turret top armour 6 mm (0.24 in)
Main
armament
37 mm Vickers-Terni L/40
84 rounds
Secondary
armament
2× 8 mm Breda 38 machine guns
2,808 rounds
EngineSPA 8T V-8 diesel
105 hp (78 kW)
Power/weight9.5 hp (7.1 kW)/tonne
SuspensionTwo 4 wheel bogies, semi-elliptic leaf spring
Operational
range
200 km (120 mi)
Maximum speed 32.2 km/h (20.0 mph) road

The Carro Armato M11/39 was an Italian medium tank first produced prior to World War II. The M11/39 saw service in Africa and Italy (1939–1944). The official Italian designation was Carro Armato (armoured vehicle) M11/39. The designation for the M11/39 is as follows: "M" for Medio ("medium"), followed by the weight in tonnes (11) and the year of adoption (1939).[1]

  1. ^ "Carro Armato M.11/39". Tank Encyclopedia. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2021.