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  2. List of Italian Army equipment in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Breda 30 6.5 mm light machine gun. Breda M31 (licensed copy of the 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun) Breda 37 8 mm heavy machine gun. Breda 38 8 mm tank machine gun. FM 24/29 (ex-French) Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 6.5 mm machine gun. Fiat–Revelli Modello 1935 8 mm Breda machine gun. SIA Mod. 1918 6.5 mm heavy machine gun.

  3. Night fighter - Wikipedia

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    A night fighter (later known as all-weather fighter or all-weather interceptor post- Second World War) [ 1 ] is a largely historical term for a fighter or interceptor aircraft adapted or designed for effective use at night, during periods of adverse meteorological conditions, or in otherwise poor visibility. Such designs were in direct contrast ...

  4. Breda 30 - Wikipedia

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    Breda 30. The Fucile Mitragliatore Breda modello 30 also known as Breda 30 or the Alpine scythe (la falce degli Alpini) or Finita Burrasca (The storm is over) was the standard light machine gun of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. [2] The Breda Modello 30 was issued at platoon level and gave Italian rifle squads extra firepower.

  5. List of World War II aces from Italy - Wikipedia

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    KIA September 7, 1941. Roveda, Riccardo. 5. Tenente Colonnello. Ruspoli, Carlo. 11. Born in 1906, Ruspoli is recorded as probably the oldest Italian fighter pilot to become an ace in World War II, achieving his 11 victories first in North Africa and then on the Russian front.

  6. Carcano - Wikipedia

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    Carcano is the frequently used name for a series of Italian bolt-action, internal box magazine fed, repeating military rifles and carbines. Introduced in 1891, the rifle was chambered for the rimless 6.5×52mm Carcano round (Cartuccia Modello 1895). It was developed by the chief technician Salvatore Carcano at the Turin Army Arsenal in 1890 ...

  7. List of equipment of the Italian Army - Wikipedia

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    Anti-tank guided missile. 173. [ 37 ] first contract for Italian Army was in 2003 for 53.6 million Euros: 53 launchers and 510 missile (165 of which are MR) second contract in 2009, 120 million Euros: 90 launchers (84 for Italian Army, 6 for Italian Navy) and 990 missile LR, of which 110 for Navy: inside 21 launchers for the VTLM Lince, 20 LR ...

  8. Armaguerra Mod. 39 rifle - Wikipedia

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    270 m (300 yd) Feed system. 6 round integral magazine, loaded with a clip. The Armaguerra Mod. 39 is an Italian semi-automatic rifle designed by Gino Revelli, the son of Abiel Bethel Revelli, who is known for the Fiat-Revelli machine gun and Glisenti Model 1910 pistol. [1] Two versions of the rifle exist; one in 6.5x52 and the other 7.35×51mm.

  9. Messerschmitt Bf 110 - Wikipedia

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    Messerschmitt Me 210. The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110, [Note 1] is a twin-engined Zerstörer (destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or Jabo), and night fighter (Nachtjäger) developed in Nazi Germany in the 1930s and used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. Hermann Göring was a proponent of ...