Ansaldo armored car (1925)

The Ansaldo armored car was a prototype armored fighting vehicle built by Ansaldo in 1925, based on a Pavesi P4 heavy tractor.

Design

The prototype was armed with a 45 mm / 37 mm cannon in a turret. It had four Template:Convert diameter wheels with Template:Convert wide tyres. The engine was at the front behind a radiator protected by armour plates.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120317203115/http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/Italy/ItalianExperimentalTanks.html</ref> Poor visibility and driving difficulties led to abandonment of the project.<ref>https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/italy/</ref>

Bibliography

• Eserciti del ventesimo secolo N. 7 - Mezzi Corazzati e blindati 1919-1934

See also

Vehicles of comparable role and era

• Lancia IZM

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