Italian tankettes advancing with a L3 Lf flame thrower tank in the lead at the Battle of Guadalajara. The L3/35 appeared in several variants including an anti-tank variant and a flame thrower variant.

The Carro Veloce 33 (CV 33) or L3/33 was a tankette originally built in 1933 and used by the Italian Army before and during World War II. It was based on the imported British Carden Loyd tankette (license-built by Italy as the CV 29).

L3 tankettes still equipped all three Italian armored divisions, they equipped the tank battalions in the motorized divisions, they equipped the light tank squadron group in each "Fast" (Celere) division, and they equipped numerous independent tank battalions.

This new model was mass-produced, and manys CV-33 (renamed L3/33 in 1938) were retrofitted alongside the L3/35 specifications. The L3/35 armor was also slightly heavier, but the vehicle had a more powerful FIAT SVA petrol engine, and the speed was almost unchanged.

2019年2月24日 · The CV 35 or L3/35 was a marginal improvement upon the L3 33, the first domestically designed Italian tankette. A digitally colorized image of a Carro Veloce CV 33 also known as the L3/33 tankette. The L3/33’s began with the production of a small batch of 300 named the CV 33, beginning in 1933.

The L3/38 was, in 1940, the latest evolution of the L3 tankettes. According to their 1930s program of renovation and strengthening of the armored forces, a Brazilian military mission was to select the most appropriate model to be bought from Europe.

2018年3月3日 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Carro Armato L3 (Series) Tankette / Light Tank including pictures.