This post covers the armoured fighting vehicles used by the Italians during Operation Compass.
No Vehicle Radios
Italian vehicles are not fitted with radios. This reduces the Command Group radius to 3”. All units must be within 3” of the leader to be included in a Command Group.
Autoblinda AB40 Armoured Car
The AB40 is a fast and reliable armoured car armed with twin machine guns.
Training: Regular
Move: Fast
Reliability: Average
Reaction: 3D
Weapon: Machine Gun
- Range: 6/12/24
- FP: 5D AT: –
Notes: Recon. Break-off.
Carro Veloce 3/33 (L3/35)
Developed from the British Carden-Lloyd tankette the L3/35 is outdated and outclassed by the British Cruisers.
Training: Regular
Move: Average
Reliability: Poor
Reaction: 4D (3D)
Weapon: Machine Gun
- Range: 6/12/24
- FP: 5D AT: – Notes: Low profile.
Carro Veloce 3 (L3/35)
Armed with a Solothurn S–18/100 anti-tank rifle, this version has some Anti-Tank capability, but with a very limited range.
Training: Regular
Move: Average
Reliability: Poor
Reaction: 4D (3D)
Weapon: Solothurn S–18/100 Anti-tank Rifle
- Range: 2/5/10
- FP: – AT: 4D
Notes: Low profile.
Carro Veloce 3 (Flamethrower)
This L3/35 is armed with a flamethrower. While potentially devastating, the flamethrower has a much shorter range than an anti-tank gun.
Training: Regular
Move: Average
Reliability: Poor
Reaction: 4D (3D)
Weapon: Flamethrower
- Range: 1/2/3
- FP: 10D AT: 10D
Notes: Low profile. The flamethrower ignores all types of cover. Any unit hit by the flamethrower is automatically suppressed. Any time the vehicle rolls more 1s than 6s when firing, it runs out of ammunition and cannot fire again.
Carro Armato M11/39
The M11/39 is an improvement over the CV3/33 with increased armour and a better gun, but the 37mm gun is restricted to a 180° fire arc.
Training: Regular
Move: Average
Reliability: Poor
Reaction: 4D
Weapon: 37L40 Gun
- Range: 6/12/24
- FP: 5D AT: 5D
Notes: The 37L40 gun is restricted to a 180° fire arc. It may fire its turret machine guns (FP: 5D) in a 360° fire arc.
Carro Armato M13/40
A more effective design than the M11/39, the M13/40 has a 47mm gun mounted in its turret and can hold its own against the British Cruisers.
Training: Regular
Move: Average
Reliability: Poor
Reaction: 4D
Weapon: 47L32
- Range: 7/14/28
- FP: 5D AT: 6D
