Carro Armato M11/39 | |
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![]() Two M11/39s (foreground) and an M13/40 captured by the Australians at Tobruk, January 1941 | |
Type | Medium tank |
Place of origin | Italy |
Service history | |
In service | 28 July 1939 – c. 1944. |
Used by | Italy Italian Social Republic Australia |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | c. 1937 |
Manufacturer | Ansaldo |
Produced | c. January–June 1939 |
No. built | 100 (96 operational tanks, 4 prototypes) |
Variants | M13/40, M14/41, M15/42 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 11,175 kg (24,640 lb) |
Length | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
Width | 2.2 m (7 ft 2.5 in) |
Height | 2.3 m (7 ft 6.5 in) |
Crew | 3 (commander/radio operator, loader/gunner, driver) |
Armour | Front 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 |
Engine | SPA 8T V-8 diesel 105 hp (78 kW) |
Power/weight | 9.5 hp (7.1 kW)/tonne |
Suspension | Two 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]