Add Italian APC/truck

[Veekay45]

As we know, Italy and Britain are “not planned (c)”.

However, as a purist Enlisted player I’m only allowed to use Italian/British squads, soldiers, weapons and vehicles when playing those factions.
Remember - no German/American.

But the Brits at least get their Universal Carrier (event vehicle, good luck new Steam players).

While the Italians get nothing, and are forced to use SdKfz 7, premium SdKfz 251/1 or event SdKfz 251/9.

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Solution: add Italian APC/truck!

Options:

1. FIAT 665NM Protetto
   

2. Renault ADR Blindato
   

   

3. Dovunque 35 Blindato
   

   

4. Lancia 3Ro
   

5. Breda 51
   

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(I am far from an expert on Italian WW2 vehicles so if someone has better ideas - be my guest)

[Kriegerfaust007]

no tarp for the poor truck, no tracked or halftrack option
otherwise, good keep it up

[Veekay45]

@Kriegerfaust007

no tarp for the poor truck

Can be added, but Gaz, Isuzu and Studebecker are all open top as well.

@Kriegerfaust007

halftrack option

Quick google search shows that Italians made a almost-copy SdKfz 7 with a different hood, front end profile and right hand steering

But I would prefer something with an Italian flavor.

[Adamnpee]

I support this suggestion, as I have myself done very similar one.

@Adamnpee

I’ve just made BR2 full Italian lineup. But I am really lacking APC there.
So I started browsing net and found website with several Italian ww2 APCs.
Source website

Could at least one of the be implemented to game, please?

[Patton1998]

@Veekay45

(I am far from an expert on Italian WW2 vehicles so if someone has better ideas - be my guest)

it’s my turn now

then Italy has a lot of trucks ,APCs and some tracked vehicles

Three small APC that would fit well on urban maps can be

Camionetta A.S. 43 blindata ( two Breda Modello 1937 8mm as defensive weapons )

Autoprotetto A.S.37 ( Breda Model 1938 8mm machine-gun or flamethrower )

armored fiat 508

as armored trucks (very popular among the Italian forces), the Fiat 626 prototype of the Carabinieri captured by English troops in Africa could be added as an event

@Veekay45

FIAT 665NM Protetto

We also have variants of this truck with an armored turret

and even a variant with a 20mm cannon

then we have the enormous armored car on the Lancia 3Ro hull which is practically an IFV since it can also transport 7 crew members + 8 fully equipped soldiers (plus an armored trailer to carry even more people)

armament consisted of three 8×59 mm machine guns (two Breda 38 and a Breda 37) and a Scotti-Isotta Fraschini 20/70 Mod. 1939 anti-aircraft/anti-tank light automatic cannon.

@Veekay45

Quick google search shows that Italians made a almost-copy SdKfz 7 with a different hood, front end profile and right hand steering

the Breda 61, although produced in a tiny number, was still used and even reached the Ardennes with the Germans

bologna 1945

the only exemplary still in existence

alternatively we can have trucks with tracks applied to the tyres

there are also two small tracked APCs
Cingoletta L.40 (Breda Mod.31 13mm + Breda Mod.38 8mm)

and Cingoletta 2800 which is practically a copy of the universal carrier but with some differences such as protection for the MG

I’ll stop here because I wrote a wall XD

[Count_Smarald]

@Kriegerfaust007

no tarp for the poor truck, no tracked or halftrack option

Am I the only one that notices that they prefer non tracked / halftrack APC’s since they can actually turn properly at lower speeds?