The L6/40 was originally designed by Fiat purely for export, was eventually adopted by the Italian army. It was based on the L3/38 tankette, but had a rotating turret and a 20 mm tank gun.
While it was outclassed by other tanks in its weightclass, it continued to be used until the end of World War 2 in North Africa, the Balkans, the Eastern Front and in Italy. After Italy surrendered, Germany continued to use the L6/40. A total of 283 was produced.
A flamethrower variant and a command tank was made, and the L6/40 chassis was also used to build the Semovente 47/32.
| L6/40 | |
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| Crew | |
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| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 6.8 t |
| Length | 3.78 m |
| Width | 1.92 m |
| Height | 2.03 m |
| Armour | |
| Armour (range) | 6-30 mm |
| Performance | |
| Speed (max) | 42 km/h |
| Engine | |
| Engine | Fiat SPA 180 |
| Net h.p. | 70 |
| Cylinders | 4 |
| Armament | |
| Primary weapon | 20 mm Breda Modello 35 (1) |
| Secondary weapon | 8 mm Breda Modello 38 (1) |
