The Corpo Truppe Volontarios
Fascist Italy
Ceirano 50 CMA truck w. Autocannone da 75-27 CK
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The Autocannone da 75/27 CK (Ceirano 50 CMA) was designed in 1926, manufactured by Arsenale Costruzioni Artiglierie of Naples based on the existing 4 x 2 drive Ceirano 50 CMA truck. Its main armament consisted of an Autocannone da 75/27 which could penetrate 93 mm of flat plate at 100 metres.
Ceirano 50 CMA truck w. Autocannone da 75-27 CK
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The Autocannone da 75/27 CK (Ceirano 50 CMA) was designed in 1926, manufactured by Arsenale Costruzioni Artiglierie of Naples based on the existing 4 x 2 drive Ceirano 50 CMA truck. Its main armament consisted of an Autocannone da 75/27 which could penetrate 93 mm of flat plate at 100 metres.
Lancia-Ansaldo 1Z Armoured Car
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In 1916, the Lancia 1Z armoured car was built by Ansaldo of Italy. Based on a Lancia truck, the armoured car was an advanced design for its day. The vehicle was equipped with twin turret mounted machine guns and the initial ten vehicles featured a further small turret on top with yet another machine gun.
Lancia-Ansaldo 1Z(m) Armoured Car
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The Lancia 1ZM was the second batch of Ansaldo-Lancia armoured cars built. The main difference between the batches was the 1ZM had just the one larger, twin machine gun turret whilst the spare tire was mounted on the side as opposed to under the rear of the vehicle as with the 1Z
Fiat-Ansaldo L3/33-35 Tankette
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Based on the British Carden-Loyd tankette the L3/33 or Carro Veloce 33 was built and used by the Italian army from 1933. About 300 of the L3/33’s were built before production moved over to the L3/35 with bolted armour and 2x 8mm machine guns as opposed to the single 6.5mm machine gun on the L3/33
Fiat-Ansaldo L3/35 'Breda'
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On 8 August 1937, Major General García Pallasar had received a note from Franco expressing the need for a Panzer I armed with a 20 mm gun. Forty L3/35 tankettes were ordered uparmed with a 20 mm Breda Model 35. Only one ended up being converted with the results of the Panzer I being considered far superior.
Fiat-Ansaldo L3 CV35 'Lanciaflamme'
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Development of the “L3 Lf” flamethrower (lancia fiamme) flame tank began in 1935. The flamethrower nozzle replaced one of the machine guns, and the flame fuel was carried in an armoured 500-litre (133 US gallons) fuel trailer towed by the vehicle.
Fiat-Ansaldo L3 CV35 'Lanciaflamme Compacto'
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The ‘compact’ flame-thrower version did not undergo many changes from the main; the trailer was replaced by a smaller capacity flammable liquid container placed atop the engine deck. The container could be removed to access the engine or to reinstate the original trailer version.
Fiat 618 MC Light Truck
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The Fiat 618, deployed in East Africa and Libya called for some urgent modifications. During exercises carried out in Libya, the drivers were obliged to remove the engine hood entirely and needed to carry large quantiies of fuel and water as gaskets swelled, causing leaks.
Fiat 618 MC Light Truck
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The Spanish Nationalists received 2,000 Fiat 618MC’s. Used as an impromptu weapons carrier on the field, some mounted the Breda 20mm guns, others were used as field workshops, ambulances, tow trucks and artillery tractors for towing the 65mm/17 and 37mm/45 guns or 3.7 cm PaK 36 German anti-tank gun.
SPA 38R Light Truck
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The Fiat SPA 38R was a light 4×2 truck manufactured by S.P.A., a subsidiary of Fiat between 1933 and 1944, developed in parallel with the air-cooled powered SPA 36R. But the SPA 38R proved soon far more reliable and became the standard Italian light truck of WW2.
SPA 38R Light Truck
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The debut of the SPA 38R in war took place in the Spanish Civil War with the Corpo Truppe Volontarie, where it was used as a troop transport and for towing the 65/17 Mod. 1908/1913 cannon where it demonstrated its reliability and sturdiness although somewhat at the expense of excessive fuel consumption.
Fiat-OCI 708cm Light Tractor
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The Fiat OCM 708 CM was developed for the Italian Army as a towing vehicle for their 75-mm field gun in mountainous terrain, although it was also employed in other capacities such as towing anti tank guns, mountain guns and even aircraft.
Pavesi P4-100 Artillery Tractor
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The all-wheel driven Pavesi wheeled-tractors of the type P 4-100 were propelled by a 55 HP Fiat petrol engine. They could reach a top speed of 22 km/h although the fuel consumption of 110 litres and even more for 100 km+ was considered very high. It was used for towing the heavier artillery pieces.
Pavesi P4-100 Artillery Tractor
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The P4/100 was used to two 105mm guns, 149mm howitzers and 75mm anti-aircraft guns. In Spain , the P4 was employed by the Italian troops of the CTV , later remaining in service with Franco ‘s army . After the armistice , it was employed by the Germans and redesignated Radschlepper Pavesi Typ P 40-100(i) .
