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Autoblinda 41 (Italy)

Length 521cm / 205in
Width 192cm / 75.5in
Weight 7,510kg / 16,520lb
Crew 4
Armour 40mm / 1.6in max
Armament 20mm main gun and two 8mm machine guns
Range 410km / 250m
Top speed 78km/h / 50mph

The Autoblinda is quite a remarkable vehicle, especially for one designed to meet so many requirements. Italian concerns covered many different terrains and environments, which all needed some form of armoured car support during World War II. The answer was a car that could be configured to run on the rail network as well as on roads whenever required.

An ingenious system of road and rail wheels was employed which proved highly successful. The turret from a light tank was also incorporated into one variant of the design creating an incredibly versatile up-gunned machine.

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