M13/40 medium tank

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The M13/40 medium tank was a World War II Italian armored fighting vehicle used extensively in North Africa, known for its relatively light armor and armament compared to contemporary Allied and German tanks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian tank
World War II armored fighting vehicle
medium tank
armamentPrimary 47 mm Cannone da 47/32 M35 gun
armamentSecondary 8 mm Breda 38 machine gun
coaxial machine guns
hull-mounted machine gun
armorFrontMaximum approximately 30 mm
armorType riveted steel armor
chassisBasedOn M11/39 medium tank
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Italy
crew 4
designer Fiat-Ansaldo
driveLayout rear engine front drive sprocket
engineModel Fiat SPA 8T diesel
enginePower approximately 125 hp
engineType diesel engine
era World War II era
hullConstruction riveted
introduced 1940
manufacturer Fiat-Ansaldo
maximumSpeedRoad approximately 30 km/h
nameEtymology "13" indicates approximate weight in tonnes
"40" indicates year of adoption 1940
"M" indicates medium tank in Italian designation
notableCharacteristic diesel propulsion uncommon among early-war tanks
relatively light armament compared to contemporary Allied and German tanks
relatively light armor compared to contemporary Allied and German tanks
operator Australia
surface form: Australia (captured vehicles)

Germany (captured and reused vehicles)
Italy
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom (captured vehicles)
primaryUser Italy
role infantry support
medium battle tank
serviceEntry 1940
successor M13/40 medium tank self-linksurface differs
surface form: M14/41 medium tank

M15/42 medium tank
suspension semi-elliptic leaf spring bogies
transmission manual transmission
turretType single-man turret
usedBy Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
surface form: Italian Army

Regio Esercito
usedInBattle Battle of Beda Fomm
Operation Crusader
Battle of El Alamein
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein
usedInConflict World War II
usedInTheater North African campaign
surface form: North African Campaign
usedUntil mid-World War II
weightClass approximately 13–14 tonnes

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Italian Ariete Division equipment M13/40 medium tank
Ariete Armoured Division equipment M13/40 medium tank
Ariete Armoured Division equipment M13/40 medium tank
this entity surface form: M14/41 medium tank
German-Italian Panzer Army usedEquipment M13/40 medium tank
this entity surface form: Italian M13/40 tanks
M13/40 medium tank successor M13/40 medium tank self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: M14/41 medium tank
Semovente self-propelled gun chassisBasedOn M13/40 medium tank
this entity surface form: M14/41 tank chassis
Regio Esercito usedEquipment M13/40 medium tank
Italian Army in North Africa usedEquipment M13/40 medium tank
this entity surface form: M13/40 tank
Vickers 6-Ton tank influenced M13/40 medium tank
this entity surface form: Italian M13/40
Heeresgruppe Afrika usedEquipment M13/40 medium tank
this entity surface form: Italian M13/40 tanks
Fiat M11/39 tanks successor M13/40 medium tank
subject surface form: Fiat M11/39
this entity surface form: Fiat M13/40