The Armored Car Strikes Back | Autoblinda AB41 (Part 1)

In 1937, the Esercito Italiano (Eng. Italian Royal Army) realized that the Lancia 1ZM armored cars in service in the reconnaissance units since 1915, still employed in the Italian African Colonies and in the Spanish Civil War, even if still efficient, were obsolete because they were not fast, were weakly armored and had bad off-road driving capabilities. This led to the development of the Autoblindo Fiat-Ansaldo series, of which the most prominent was the AB41. If you liked this video, please consider donating on Patreon or Paypal! Patreon:   / tankartfund   Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/tankartfund Article: https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/it... Sources: With the precious help of Victor Belhote who shared photos and information on the AB41 employed by the French resistance and gendarmerie. Thanks also to Marko Pantelić who shared information and photographs of the Yugoslavian AB41. I Mezzi Blindo-Corazzati Italiani 1923-1943 - Nicola Pignato. La Meccanizzazione dell’Esercito fino al 1943 Tomo 2 - Andrea Curami e Lucio Ceva Gli Autoveicoli Da Combattimento dell'Esercito Italiano - Nicola Pignato e Filippo Cappellano. Le Autoblinde AB 40, 41 e 43 - Nicola Pignato e Fabio D'Inzéo. http://polejeanmoulin.com/page33/ Bojan B. Dumitrijević and Dragan Savić (2011) Oklopne jedinice na Jugoslovenskom ratištu, Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd Bojan B. Dumitrijević (2010), Modernizacija i intervencija, Jugoslovenske oklopne jedinice 1945-2006, Institut za savremenu istoriju Autoblinda AB41, February 1941, Libya. The Saharan kaki tone was the most common in Africa, but a variety of complex spotted patterns were also tried later. Autoblinda AB41 of the long range reconnaissance patrols of the Bersaglieri, a cavalry unit attached to the Ariete Division, Libya, May 1941. Autoblinda AB41, Italy, November 1942, 15° Reggimento Cavalleria of Brescia. Autoblinda AB41, Reddit:   / tankencyclop.  . TE Shop: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/Goo... Our website: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com Gaming News Website: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/games/ Facebook:   / tanksencyclo.  . Twitter:   / tanksenc   Discord:   / discord   Email: [email protected] An article by Giusti Arturo Narrated by Stan Lucian Edited by Pavel Alexe Sound edited by Kraiger