Why were Italian Tanks so bad? (World War II)

Why were Italian Tanks so bad? (World War II)

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While the Italian Army tank crews of World War II were undoubtedly brave in combat, they lacked decent, modern day equipment and were hampered by extremely poor leadership.

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Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
Script: Conan White
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Bryan 'Lazlo' Beauregard

Animation: Maja Djokic

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Vortex, Crossing the Chasm, - Scoring Action by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Sources:

Books
Italian Medium Tanks 1939-45 by F. Cappellano & P.P. Battistelli
Copyright 2012 Osprey Publishing Ltd.

Italian Light Tanks 1919-45 by F Cappellano & P.P. Battistelli Copyright 2012 Osprey Publishing Ltd.

The Italian Army in North Africa by Walter S. Zapotoczny Copyright 2018

Iron Arm - The Mechanization of Mussolini’s Army 1920-1940 by John Joseph Timothy Sweet Copyright 1980

The Italian Army 1940-45 : Africa 1940-43 by Philip Jowett
Publisher Bloomsbury USA 2001



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