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M14/41 tank

Field	Value
name	Carro armato M. 14/41
image	M14 slash 41 Bovington museum.jpg
image_size	300px
caption	M 14/41 in the Bovington Tank Museum
origin	Kingdom of Italy
type	Medium tank
<!-- Type selection -->	is_vehicle	yes
is_UK	yes
used_by	Kingdom of Italy
Italian Partisans (captured)
Nazi Germany
Australia (captured)
United Kingdom (captured)
wars	World War II
Italian Civil War
<!-- Production history -->	designer	Ansaldo
manufacturer	Ansaldo
production_date	1941–42
number	744
variants	Carro Comando Semovente M41, M14/41 Centro Radio (M14/41CR), Semovente Controcarro M41M
weight	14.5 t
length	4.915 m
width	2.280 m
height	2.370 m
crew	4 (commander/gunner, radio operator/machine gunner, loader, driver)
<!-- Vehicle specifications -->	armour	{{unbulleted list
Front: {{convert	30	mm	in	abbr	on}}
Sides/rear: {{convert	25	mm	in	abbr	on}}
Floor/roof: {{convert	6	–	14	mm	in	abbr	on}}
Turret front: {{convert	42	mm	in	abbr	on}}}}
primary_armament	1 × 47 mm cannone da 47/32 AT gun
87 rounds
secondary_armament	4 × 8 mm Breda mod. 38 machine guns (1 × coaxial, 1 × AA, 2 × in hull)
2,664 rounds
engine	SPA 8 TB M41 11,980 cc V8 diesel
engine_power	145 HP at 1,900 rpm
suspension	Semi-elliptic leaf springs
clearance	41 cm
vehicle_range	200 km
speed	33 km/h on road

Italian Partisans (captured) Nazi Germany Australia (captured) United Kingdom (captured) Italian Civil War |Front: 30 mm |Sides/rear: 25 mm |Floor/roof: 6 – |Turret front: 42 mm}} 87 rounds 2,664 rounds

The M 14/41 was a four-crew medium tank that served from 1941 in the Royal Italian Army. The official Italian designation was Carro Armato M 14/41. It was an evolution of the previous M13/40 tank. The M 14/41 was employed in the North African Campaign, fighting at El Alamein and in Tunisia.

History

Development

The M 14/41 was a slightly improved version of the earlier M 13/40 with a more powerful diesel engine. The M 14/41 was manufactured in 1941 and 1942.

In combat

Italian Carro Armato M 15/42 tanks and semovente da 75/18 su scafo M 42 both of Disivione Ariete II, rgt. "Lancieri di Vittorio Emanuele II" (10°) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiment_%22Lancieri_Vittorio_Emanuele_II%22_(10th) ) , near Rome , end of September 1943.

Units

An M14/41 tank pressed into service by German forces pursues Yugoslavian partisans in the mountains of Bosnia, 1943.

The first unit to receive the M14/41 was the X Tank Battalion "M" of the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment. The other units assigned the tank were the following:

IV Tank Battalion "M", 31st Tank Infantry Regiment (later transferred to the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment)
X Tank Battalion "M", 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment (later transferred to the 132nd Tank Infantry Regiment)
XII Tank Battalion "M", 31st Tank Infantry Regiment (later transferred to the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment)
XIV Tank Battalion "M", 31st Tank Infantry Regiment
XV Tank Battalion "M", 1st Infantry Division "Superga"
XVI Mixed Tank Battalion, in Sardinia
XVII Tank Battalion "M", 31st Tank Infantry Regiment
XVIII Tank Battalion "M", reserve unit based in Italy, disbanded 8 September 1943
LI Tank Battalion "M", 31st Tank Infantry Regiment (later transferred to the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment)

Variants

The M 14/41 chassis served as the basis for the far more successful Semovente da 90/53 tank destroyer.

The prototype Carro Armato Celere Sahariano was developed on the M 14/41 chassis in 1943.

References

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;Bibliography

References

(16 April 2025). "Italian Partisans (1943-1945)".
Cappellano, Filippo; Battistelli, Pier Paolo. Italian Medium Tanks (New Vanguard) (p. 67). Bloomsbury Publishing.
"Carro Armato M14/41".

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