The Armored Car Strikes Back | AB41 Part 1

In 1937, the Esercito Italiano (Eng. Italian Royal Army) realized that the Lancia 1ZM armored cars in service in the reconnaissance units since 1915, still employed in the Italian African Colonies and in the Spanish Civil War, even if still efficient, were obsolete because they were not fast, were weakly armored and had bad off-road driving capabilities. This led to the development of the Autoblindo Fiat-Ansaldo series, of which the most prominent was the AB41.
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With the precious help of Victor Belhote who shared photos and information on the AB41 employed by the French resistance and gendarmerie.
Thanks also to Marko Pantelić who shared information and photographs of the Yugoslavian AB41.
I Mezzi Blindo-Corazzati Italiani 1923-1943 - Nicola Pignato.
La Meccanizzazione dell’Esercito fino al 1943 Tomo 2 - Andrea Curami e Lucio Ceva
Gli Autoveicoli Da Combattimento dell'Esercito Italiano - Nicola Pignato e Filippo Cappellano.
Le Autoblinde AB 40, 41 e 43 - Nicola Pignato e Fabio D'Inzéo.
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Bojan B. Dumitrijević and Dragan Savić (2011) Oklopne jedinice na Jugoslovenskom ratištu,
Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd
Bojan B. Dumitrijević (2010), Modernizacija i intervencija, Jugoslovenske oklopne jedinice 1945-2006, Institut za savremenu istoriju
Autoblinda AB41, February 1941, Libya. The Saharan kaki tone was the most common in Africa, but a variety of complex spotted patterns were also tried later.
Autoblinda AB41 of the long range reconnaissance patrols of the Bersaglieri, a cavalry unit attached to the Ariete Division, Libya, May 1941.
Autoblinda AB41, Italy, November 1942, 15° Reggimento Cavalleria of Brescia.
Autoblinda AB41,
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An article by Giusti Arturo
Narrated by Stan Lucian
Edited by Pavel Alexe
Sound edited by Kraiger

[@rechnin6680]

This is such a lovely looking armoured car.

[@carroarmato199]

Can't wait for part 2!

[@tasman006]

The bolted armor plate when hit would have caused a spalling affect as other Italian armoured vechiles of the day. Still one of my favourite armoured cars of WW2 though the best has to be the German Puma and or the Britsh AEC armoured cars.

[@Sofus.]

That article is really comprehensive 👍👍

[@ahmadshasha3632]

Yeay...the first one ever!!!

[@michaelguerin56]

Great video, guys. Thank you. Please keep it up.

[@Windows95__]

nice video continue like that!

[@samiam5557]

No fans for the crew?! This was a one hot oven inside out in the desert I bet.

[@steffenrosmus9177]

As every tank in the desert, never heard of Mathildas or Honeys with AC.

[@joerosa2532]

tank crews would fart to create "refreshing"wind inside the tank... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mlaatrpl435]

:)

[@samuelsalandin4475]

Second comment 😀

[@wbertie2604]

I would have thought that the AB41 at 19:00 would be more likely to be using .303 M1919s rather than .30 as it looks like North Africa, and the Italians would have been facing UK and Commonwealth troops.

[@astridvallati4762]

The AB41 had 8x59 Breda M38 ( 20round vertical magazine special for Armoured Vehicles. Captured MGs were Bren in 303, by Bersaglieri; the RA had .303 ( 7,7x56R) Italian MGs ( aircraft)

[@bigturn1051]

Q

[@greatcanadianmoose3965]

Poor italians