| Autoblindo 40, Autoblindo 41 and 43 | |
|---|---|
 An Autoblindo 41 | |
| Type | Armoured car |
| Place of origin | Kingdom of Italy |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1941–1945 |
| Used by | Kingdom of Italy Nazi Germany Italian Social Republic Italy |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1940 |
| Manufacturer | Fiat-Ansaldo |
| Produced | 1941–1944? |
| No. built | 600-700 (AB40: 24 units later partly modernized / AB41: about 600 units / AB43: about 70 units) [1] |
| Variants | AS 42 "Camionetta Sahariana", SPA-Viberti AS.42 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7.518 tonnes |
| Length | 5.21 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Width | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 2.48 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Crew | 4 (forward driver, rear driver, gunner and commander) |
| Armour | 18 mm maximum[2] |
Main armament |
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Secondary armament | 2 × 8 mm Breda mod. 38 machine guns (one in rear hull, one coaxial with main gun) 1,992 rounds |
| Engine | |
| Ground clearance | 40 cm (16 in)[3] |
Operational range | 400 km (250 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 78 km/h (48 mph) on road[2] |
The Autoblindo 40, 41 and 43 (abbreviated AB 40, 41 and 43) were Italian armoured cars produced by Fiat-Ansaldo and which saw service mainly during World War II. Most autoblinde were armed with a 20 mm Breda 35 autocannon and a coaxial 8 mm machine gun in a turret similar to the one fitted to the Fiat L6/40, and another hull mounted rear-facing 8 mm machine gun.[2]
- ^ Cappellano, Filippo; Battistelli, Pier Paolo. Italian Medium Tanks (New Vanguard) (p. 67). Bloomsbury Publishing.
- ^ a b c The Complete Guide to Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles. Hermes House. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-84681-110-4.
- ^ Cappellano & Battistelli 2012, p. 46.