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Fiat 2000 | |
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Type | Heavy tank |
Place of origin | Italy |
Service history | |
Wars | Pacification of Libya |
Production history | |
No. built | 2 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 40 t |
Length | 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) |
Width | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
Height | 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) |
Crew | 10 |
Armor | Front/sides 20 mm (0.79 in) Top 15 mm (0.59 in) |
Main armament | 1 x Cannone da 65/17 modello 13 |
Secondary armament | 6 x 6.5 mm Fiat-Revelli Mod. 1914 machine guns |
Engine | Fiat Aviazione A.12 water-cooled inline six cylinder (petrol) 240 hp (180 kW) |
Power/weight | 6 hp/t (4.5 kW/t) |
Transmission | 6 forward and 2 reverse ratios gearbox, low range |
Suspension | Leaf springs |
Ground clearance | 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in) |
Fuel capacity | 600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) |
Operational range | 75 km (47 mi) |
Maximum speed | 7 km/h (4.3 mph) |
The Fiat 2000 was an Italian heavy tank designed and produced by Fiat during World War I. Only two were built as it never entered serial production. It was one of the largest designs of its time. It was the first tank in history to have a turret.