Carro Commando M40
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Carro Commando
per Reparto Semoventi da 75/18 (Scafo M40) |
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| Type | Command Vehicle |
Radio Equipment | RF 1 CA and
RF 2 CA |
| Manufacturer(s) | FIAT-Ansaldo |
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| Crew | 3 ( Commander/gunner,
loader, driver) |
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| Production Quantity | 30 |
Production Period | 1941 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 12500 kg |
Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
| Length w/Gun | 4.92 m |
LLength /hull | 4.92 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 1.82 m |
| Width | 2.20 |
Ground clearance | 0.41 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 2 x 8 mm Modello 38 MG(1) |
Ammunition Carried | 504-1560 |
| Traverse | 12° left, 12° right (manual) |
Elevation | -8° to +20° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
| Location | 1: superstructure, loose (AA) |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | bolting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 30 mm / round 25 mm / 9&21 ° (glacis) |
25 mm / 90° |
25mm / 70° |
15 mm / 9°
(front) 11 mm / 0° (rear) |
| Superstructure | 25+25 mm / 85° |
25 mm / 75° |
25 mm / 81° |
9 mm / 84°,
71° & 68° |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | SPA M13(8T) |
Type & Displacement | V8, 11.1 liters |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 125 hp at 1800 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 10 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | Monodisc type 4 forward - 1 reverse |
Steering | Clutch brake |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | 145L Diesel |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Leaf spring bogies |
Road wheels | 2 bogies with 4 dual wheels, rubber edgings |
| Track return rollers | 3 |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front, |
| Idler Sprockets | Rear |
Shock absorbers | ? |
| Track Type | center guide, dry pin, steel | ||
| Width | 260 mm |
Pitch | 124 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 84 |
Track ground contact | 2.14 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 32 km/h on road, 15 km/h off road |
Range | 200 km on road |
| Mileage | 73 L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 45° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.1 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.8 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 4.5 m |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS n°1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 | ||
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