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Here we see a Carro Armato M14-41 from the front, showing the sloped forward armour, and the unusual twin machine gun mount on the right of the front of the superstructure
Picture from the author's collection. The tank is in the collection of the very impressive Bovington Tank Museum
Crusader vs M13/40 – North Africa 1941-41, David Greentree.
Looks at the main British tank of 1941-42 and the best Italian tank to see combat in North Africa, focusing in particular on the year between their respective arrivals in the theatre and the 2nd Battle of El Alamein, where the majority of surviving Italian tanks were lost. Shows that the Italian tank was superior at first, but was outclassed by the Crusader III, although most importantly by the arrival of the M4 Sherman. The combat section shows how these two tanks were always part of a much larger, more complex battle, rarely fighting purely against each other (Read Full Review)
