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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 EXPERTS, FOR WHOM IT HAS SOME INTERESTING FEATURES. ITS WHEEL AND TRACK SYSTEMS, SHOWN IN THIS PICTURE, DIFFER GREATLY FROM ORTHODOX SYSTEM ON ALLIED TANKS.
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. 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 EXPERT
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
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
Libya. December 1941. A burning Italian Carro Armato M13/40 medium tank in the bushy hill country near Barce. In the background a truck from an advancing Allied column drives along a nearby road.
