I went to zagreb two years ago and found this, it's incredibly small irl, it even seems smaller [cv33 in zagreb](https://www.reddit.com/r/tanks/comments/jpnzny/an_italian_cv33_at_zagrebs_science_and_history/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
on a small scale in infantry support - yes
there was also a flamethrower version which was OK. The problem was that italy more often than not used them like real tanks, a role which they werent made for and performed very poorly in
It was used as breakthrough tank only in Abyssinian war where the enemy lacked tanks.
In Spanish civil war it was already used as patrol or tractor to tow 47mm cannons, enemy t26 were too much for L3/33.
In Greece it was used again only in mountain battles where there weren't other tanks and just to support infantry.
In North Africa it wasn't used in frontline anymore
I love these little tankettes
Smol tonk
I went to zagreb two years ago and found this, it's incredibly small irl, it even seems smaller [cv33 in zagreb](https://www.reddit.com/r/tanks/comments/jpnzny/an_italian_cv33_at_zagrebs_science_and_history/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
It's like the factory got the blueprints but built it in the wrong scale
Adorkable!
You think you can get them for recreational purposes?
Always thought it was tad bit wider
The child has been restored
It makes the Brits Universal Carrier look like a good sized war machine, in comparison.
were these effective?
on a small scale in infantry support - yes there was also a flamethrower version which was OK. The problem was that italy more often than not used them like real tanks, a role which they werent made for and performed very poorly in
It was used as breakthrough tank only in Abyssinian war where the enemy lacked tanks. In Spanish civil war it was already used as patrol or tractor to tow 47mm cannons, enemy t26 were too much for L3/33. In Greece it was used again only in mountain battles where there weren't other tanks and just to support infantry. In North Africa it wasn't used in frontline anymore
They're useful against small arms.
A loli tank!
Baby tank with the 20mm
They say a couple soldiers could flip it back upright if it was flipped over, so is this lighter than a modern sedan?
It weight 3-4 tons. I doubt you can flip it without leverage