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FISHERMEN'S BEND, VIC. 1942-07. BADLY HOLED BY ANTI-TANK FIRE, THIS ITALIAN CARRO ARMATO M13/40 MEDIUM TANK WAS CAPTURED BY THE AIF IN LIBYA AND BROUGHT TO AUSTRALIA FOR EXAMINATION BY ARMAMENT EXPERTS. THE MAIN ARMAMENT IS FIXED IN A REVOLVING TURRET AND THEREFORE CAN BE FOCUSED ON ANY TARGET, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE TANK IS POINTING.
FISHERMEN'S BEND, VIC. 1942-07. THIS ITALIAN CARRO ARMATO M13/40 MEDIUM TANK, BADLY HOLED BY ANTI-TANK FIRE, WAS CAPTURED BY THE AIF IN LIBYA AND BROUGHT TO AUSTRALIA FOR EXAMINATION BY ARMAMENT EXPER
FISHERMEN'S BEND, VIC. 1942-07. THIS ITALIAN CARRO ARMATO M13/40 MEDIUM TANK, BADLY HOLED BY ANTI-TANK FIRE, WAS CAPTURED BY THE AIF IN LIBYA AND BROUGHT TO AUSTRALIA FOR EXAMINATION BY ARMAMENT EXPER
This Italian Carro Armato M13/40 medium tank was captured by the AIF in Libya and brought to Australia for examination by armament experts. Its turret, with its 47mm gun is trained to the rear and its
This Italian Carro Armato M13/40 medium tank was captured by the AIF in Libya and brought to Australia for examination by armament experts. Its turret, with its 47mm gun, is trained to the rear and it
FISHERMEN'S BEND, VIC. 1942-07. LOOKING THROUGH THE TURRET OF A GERMAN ARMOURED SCOUT CAR SHOWING THE SCREEN MESH DESIGHED AS A PROTECTION AGAINST GRENADES. THE CAR, CAPTURED BY THE AIF IN LIBYA, WAS
Libya. December 1941. An Italian Carro Armato M13/40 medium tank captured by British forces in the bushy hill country near Barce. In the background a truck from an advancing Allied column drives along
