Autoblindo Fiat-Ansaldo

Autoblindo 40, Autoblindo 41 and 43
Autoblindo 40, Autoblindo 41 and 43
	An Autoblindo 41
Type	Armoured car
Place of origin	Kingdom of Italy
Service history
In service	1941–1945
Used by	Kingdom of Italy ; Nazi Germany ; Italian Social Republic ; Italy
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1940
Manufacturer	Fiat-Ansaldo
Produced	1941–1944?
No. built	600-700 (AB40: 24 units later partly modernized / AB41: about 600 units / AB43: about 70 units)
Variants	AS 42 "Camionetta Sahariana", SPA-Viberti AS.42
Specifications
Mass	7.518 tonnes
Length	5.21 m (17 ft 1 in)
Width	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Height	2.48 m (8 ft 2 in)
Crew	4 (forward driver, rear driver, gunner and commander)
Armour	18 mm maximum
Main; armament	AB 40: 2 × 8 mm Breda mod. 38 machine guns; AB 41: 1 × 20 mm Breda mod. 35 autocannon; 456 rounds; AB 43: 1 × 47 mm Cannone da 47/32 M35 anti-tank gun ; 63 rounds;
Secondary; armament	2 × 8 mm Breda mod. 38 machine guns (one in rear hull, one coaxial with main gun); 1,992 rounds
Engine	AB 40, 41: SPA I6 petrol; 88 hp (AB 40) and 120 hp (AB 41);
Ground clearance	40 cm (16 in)
Operational; range	400 km (250 mi)
Maximum speed	78 km/h (48 mph) on road

The Autoblindo 40, 41 and 43 (abbreviated AB 40, 41 and 43) were Italian armoured cars produced by Fiat-Ansaldo and which saw service mainly during World War II. Most autoblinde were armed with a 20 mm Breda 35 autocannon and a coaxial 8 mm machine gun in a turret similar to the one fitted to the Fiat L6/40, and another hull mounted rear-facing 8 mm machine gun.