Year | 1935 |
Vehicle Type | Light Tankette |
Origin & Designer | Italy/Ansaldo |
Numbers Produced | 2.500 (Many converted from CV-33s) |
Crew | 2 (Commander/Gunner & Driver) |
Main Armament | 2 x 8mm Breda M38 Machine Guns |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -12° to +15° |
Turret Traverse | [@turret_traverse] |
Gun Traverse | 12° Left 7 Right (Manual) |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Secondary Armament | [@secondary_armament] |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 2.240 x 8mm |
Height | 1.20m |
Width | 1.40m |
Length | 3.03m |
Combat Weight | 3.250 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.23m |
Fording Depth | 1.40m |
Trench Crossing | 2.10m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.71m |
Climbing Ability | 45° |
Radio | [@radio] |
Armour | Hull Front: 14mm Hull Sides: 9mm Hull Rear: 9mm Hull Top: 6mm Hull Bottom: 6mm Gun Compartment: Gun Mantle: None Front: 14mm Sides: 9mm Rear: 9mm Top: 6mm |
Engine | Fiat-SPA CV3 4 Cyl (Petrol) |
Transmission | 4 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 150 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 60 km |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 42 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 26 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | CV-38: 200 converted from 1942, the CV-38 had versions carrying 13.2mm M31 Breda Machine Guns and 20mm Solothurn & 20mm Anti-Tank Rifles. L3/35 Lanciaflamme: Armed with a Flame-Thrower instead of Machine Guns. |
Notes | The CV-35 was light two man tankette and armed with two machine guns. It was initially known as the CV-33 and armed with a single machine gun. It was totally inadequate for modern warfare, but served in Italian armoured division in the early years of World War Two. It saw action on every front were Italian units fought but was gradually withdrawn to secondary fronts. |