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CV-33
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-783-0107-27, Nordafrika, italienischer Panzer L3-33.jpg|thumb|L3/33 in Northern Africa, 1941
The '''Carro Veloce CV-33''' or '''L3/33''' was a tankette originally built in 1933 and used by the Italian Army before and during World War II. Many CV-33s were retrofitted to meet the specifications of the L3/35|CV-35 in 1935. In 1938, the CV-33 was re-named the "L3/33" while the retrofitted CV-35s became known as "L3/35s."
The original CV-33 carried a two-man crew protected by 12 mm of armor and was armed with a single 6.5 mm machine gun.
Variants
A version with a 500 litre towed bowser was built for use as a flamethrower. It had a range of 40 yards. They were fielded in North Africa, although there is no record of them being involved in combat there.[Bovington Tank Museum : CV-33]
L3 Lf
The "L3 Lf" (Lancia fiamme, "flamethrower") flame tank was another variant of the L3 tankette. Development began in 1935. The flamethrower nozzle replaced one of the machine guns, and the flame fuel was carried in an armored trailer towed by the vehicle. Later versions had the fuel carried in a box-shaped tank mounted above the L3's engine compartment. The vehicle weighed 5 tonnes.
The L3 Lf saw action in Abyssinia, Spain, France, the Balkans and Italian East Africa.
During the Italian attack on France On 22 June a battalion of the Inf. Div. Cagliari, helped by a GAF company and 5 companies of the 1st Tank regiment (equipped with L.3/35 Fiamma flamethrower tankettes), with a company of the 4th Bersaglieri Regiment in reserve, conquered the fort des Arcellins.
Reference
External links
- L3/33 (CV 33), L3/35 (CV 35) Tankettes at wwiivehicles.com
- CARRO CV 33 (L3/33) and CV 35 (L3/35) at comandosupremo.com
Category:Armoured fighting vehicles of the interwar period
Category:World War II tanks of Italy
Category:Tankettes of World War II
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Category:Armoured fighting vehicles of Italy
Category:Tanks of the interwar period
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