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Fiat 3000 (L.5/21 and L.5/30)
Italian Tanks and AFVs of World War II

Fiat 3000 (L.5/21 and L.5/30)
Fiat 3000 (L.5/21 and L.5/30)

Fiat 3000 (L.5/21 and L.5/30)

Type     Light Tank
Weight5.5 tonnes
Length4.29 m (168.9 in)
Width1.65 m (65.0 in)
Height2.20 m (86.6 in)
Crew2
Armor16 mm max, 6 mm min
Primary Armament: Model 21 L.5/212 6.5 mm machine guns
                             Model 30 L.5/301 37 mm
EngineFiat 4-cyl, 50 hp
SuspensionVertical springs
Range100 km (62 mi)
Speed21 km/h (13 mph)

Sources:
     • Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain, Hilary Louis Doyle, Thomas L. Jentz, Arco Publ., 1978.
     • Handbook on the Italian Military Forces, U.S. War Department, 1943.
     • Wikipedia.

 
 
 
 
ITALIAN TANKS AND AFVs OF WWII
Heavy Tanks:
• Carro Armato P26/40
Armored Cars:
• Autoblinda 41
Self-Propelled Guns: • Semovente 47/32
• Semovente 75/18
• Semovente 75/34
• Semovente 90/53
• Semovente 105/25
 


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