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Wheeled tanks from Italy - B1 Centauro, apparently, still appear in the Ukraine. At least they were mentioned in the plans of military supplies to the forces of the Kiev regime. It is reported the project " WP: Russian weapons ".
Interestingly, recently, social media has a video test of one of the fighting machines of this type in Russia. Ten years ago, was received two copies. Along with them came also based on infantry fighting vehicles Freccia with a small-caliber automatic guns.
During one of the tests, in 2013, the fighter tanks drove off the road and almost immediately got stuck in deep snow.
As told, armored from the Apennines were regularly found problems with the throughput and reliability. What can be concluded that the product of the Italian defense industry more or less successfully operate only in areas where there are good roads.
APU will put a version with a 105-mm gun, production of which ended in 2006. They are now partially replaced by more advanced versions, equipped with 120-mm guns.
B1 Centauro ammunition has forty shots. A 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and one anti-aircraft of the same caliber. Crew - 4 people. Combat weight - 25000 kg. Due to the 520-horsepower diesel engine with a turbocharger on a highway to accelerate to 105 km/h. cruising range of 800 km.
