Axis Armored Vehicles Quiz

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What on earth is this crazy thing?
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[Pz III]

Autoblinda Capronia Vespa circa 1941-42 Also known as Autoblinda Caproni Fuscaldo or Vespa Scout Car. Built by Italian aircraft manufacturer Caproni.

From the Secret Projects website.

"Early in 1942, one subsidiary of the largest industrial group in Italy — the Societa Italiana Caproni — brought out prototypes of a so-called Vespa small two-seat reconnaissance car. In fact, the design of this vehicle dated back to the mid-thirties but actual testing of the pilot models did not begin until then. The Autoblinda Caproni-Fuscaldo, or Vespa scout car, was the most original armoured vehicle ever developed in Italy. It embodied an unorthodox wheel arrangement featuring two wheels along the vehicle axis (one behind the other, like a motorcycle), and one wheel on each side, so giving a lozenge configuration which was claimed to offer a better trench crossing performance. Two Vespa scout car prototypes were widely tested by the Centro Studi della Motorizzazi-one; they were not agreed for series production and the pioneering work in that direction was lost. Weighing about three and a half tons the Vespa scout car was armed with a single machine gun. It had a top speed of 86 km.p.h. provided by an Artena, in-line 8 cylinder engine of 82 b.h.p. Its armour protection was at a maximum of 26-mm at the front and 14-mm on the sides"

Rich

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Absolutely spot on. It's the armoured Vespa!
Very sensibly the Italians dropped this contraption, and decided to build the much better Lince scoutcars instead.

But what a difference a vehicle like this would have made to the UK battles between the Mods and Rockers... street fights at the end of the 1950s, when hundreds of Mods on scooters made by Vespa and Piaggio did battle at seaside resorts with hundreds of Rockers on motorbikes. Armoured Vespa rules!

Over to you Pz.III...

[Pz III]

Ok Fellas
Here is my quiz subject - good luck

[arminfreitag]

Hi
I have this vehicle as a Sfl 5 cm Pak on french tractor Schneider CD.

Regards
Armin

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It's from one of the surrounded german garrisons on the French coast, if I remember correctly.

[Pz III]

Hi Armin
Yes you have it exactly right - your turn now.

Rich

[arminfreitag]

Hi everybody
here my next quiz question.
Can you identify this rare vehicle?

Regards
Armin

[Pz III]

Hi Armin
Sd Kfz 254 which is missing its armored roof. The photo is reversed

Rich

[arminfreitag]

Hi Rich
I'm sorry but it is not a Sdkfz 254 and the picture is not reversed.
I have to say it is a prototype.

Regards
Armin

[Pz III]

OK I got it Saurer RK-9

[arminfreitag]

Hi Rich
that was fast and is exactly right.
Here 2 more pictures of this vehicle.
Please go on with the quiz.

Regards
Armin

[Pz III]

Hi all
Here is my next quiz subject - should not be hard.

[ArmchairSamurai]

Hi all
Here is my next quiz subject - should not be hard.

Isn't that just an Autoblinda AB-43?

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Is it the AB 43 prototype, like it says in the heading that's attached to your image?....oops..