M11/39 medium tank

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The M11/39 medium tank was an early Italian World War II tank design that served as a precursor to later models like the M13/40, featuring a hull-mounted main gun and relatively light armor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian tank
World War II tank
medium tank
armorThickness up to about 30 mm
armorType riveted armor
capturedBy British Army NERFINISHED
classificationByItaly carro armato M11/39 NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
crew 3
4
designedForRole infantry support
designedInPeriod late 1930s
enteredServiceIn 1939
evaluatedAs obsolete early in World War II
hasDesignFeature limited gun traverse due to hull mounting
petrol engine
relatively light armor
hasLayout front hull fighting compartment
rear engine compartment
hasMainGunMount hull-mounted
hasSuspension bogie suspension
hasTurretArmament twin machine guns
hasWeakness mechanical unreliability in desert conditions
poor anti-tank capability
thin armor
historicalSignificance early Italian attempt at a modern medium tank design
influenced subsequent Italian medium tank designs
nameMeaning 11 for approximately 11 tonnes
39 for 1939 model year
M for medium
precursorOf M13/40 medium tank NERFINISHED
primaryUser Italian Army armored units
successor M13/40 medium tank NERFINISHED
usedAs second-line vehicle
training vehicle
usedBy British forces NERFINISHED
Italian forces in North Africa
Regio Esercito NERFINISHED
usedInCountry Libya NERFINISHED
usedInTheater North African Campaign NERFINISHED

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M13/40 medium tank chassisBasedOn M11/39 medium tank
Italian Army in North Africa usedEquipment M11/39 medium tank
this entity surface form: M11/39 tank