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 (captured vehicles) ⓘ
linked to: Australia

Germany (captured and reused vehicles) ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
United Kingdom (captured vehicles) ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom
primaryUser Italy ⓘ
role infantry support ⓘ
medium battle tank ⓘ
serviceEntry 1940 ⓘ
successor M14/41 medium tank ⓘ
linked to: M13/40 medium tank

M15/42 medium tank ⓘ
suspension semi-elliptic leaf spring bogies ⓘ
transmission manual transmission ⓘ
turretType single-man turret ⓘ
usedBy Italian Army ⓘ
Regio Esercito ⓘ
usedInBattle Battle of Beda Fomm ⓘ
Operation Crusader ⓘ
Second Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
usedInTheater 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 → M14/41 medium tank ⓘ
linked to: M13/40 medium tank
German-Italian Panzer Army → usedEquipment → Italian M13/40 tanks ⓘ
linked to: M13/40 medium tank
M13/40 medium tank → successor → M14/41 medium tank ⓘ
linked to: M13/40 medium tank
Semovente self-propelled gun → chassisBasedOn → M14/41 tank chassis ⓘ
linked to: M13/40 medium tank
Regio Esercito → usedEquipment → M13/40 medium tank ⓘ
Italian Army in North Africa → usedEquipment → M13/40 tank ⓘ
linked to: M13/40 medium tank
Vickers 6-Ton tank → influenced → Italian M13/40 ⓘ
linked to: M13/40 medium tank
Heeresgruppe Afrika → usedEquipment → Italian M13/40 tanks ⓘ
linked to: M13/40 medium tank
Fiat M11/39 → successor → Fiat M13/40 ⓘ
subject linked to: Fiat M11/39 tanks
linked to: M13/40 medium tank
M11/39 medium tank → precursorOf → M13/40 medium tank ⓘ
M11/39 medium tank → successor → M13/40 medium tank ⓘ
M14/41 tank → predecessor → M13/40 tank ⓘ
linked to: M13/40 medium tank
Ariete armoured units → notableEquipment → M13/40 medium tank ⓘ