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Offline Eccentric Cowboy

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L3/35 Tankette
« on: 19 October 2016, 07:31:20 AM »
I don't know about you guys, but this is the most adorable machine of war I've ever seen!  :D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L3/35



What do you guys think? Could this be the smallest armored vehicle in history?
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Offline WillieB

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Re: L3/35 Tankette
« Reply #1 on: 19 October 2016, 10:02:46 AM »
I think the Ansaldo MIAS was even smaller but was it really a tank? Definitely cuter though!
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/italy/ww2_Italian_Tanks.php
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Offline Vintage Wargaming

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Re: L3/35 Tankette
« Reply #2 on: 19 October 2016, 11:07:26 AM »
WW2 of course not Great War.

Just one of a host of similar tankette designs spawned by the Carden Loyd.

Offline MartinR

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Re: L3/35 Tankette
« Reply #3 on: 19 October 2016, 11:31:36 AM »
As noted above, there were a number of tankettes, one man tanks (not the same thing) and armoured carriers developed during the interwar period, of which the L3 was but one and certainly not the smallest.
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Re: L3/35 Tankette
« Reply #4 on: 19 October 2016, 01:28:33 PM »

Offline Eccentric Cowboy

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Re: L3/35 Tankette
« Reply #5 on: 19 October 2016, 06:21:46 PM »
Well I'll be! The Ansaldo MIAS is even smaller! Get them any smaller and we'll be talking about Matchbox toys!
Not gonna lie, I'd like to see World of Tanks make some side-games with some of these adorable "tanks."  :D

Offline Metternich

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Re: L3/35 Tankette
« Reply #6 on: 12 December 2016, 06:53:47 PM »
The Ansaldo is practically an armored suit, it's so small !

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Re: L3/35 Tankette
« Reply #7 on: 12 December 2016, 08:14:44 PM »
Some great stuff there  :o

 

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