The Italians were not blind to the inadequacy of their armoured assets in WW2. To meet the challenge posed by newer and larger allied tanks the Italians designed the 26 tons the P26/40 'heavy tank' although it was more inline with other nation’s medium tanks – akin to the early M4 or Pz IV F2. By the time the P26/40 rolled off the assembly line, it was mid 1943 and Italy was close to capitulation. With the manufacturing plant in Genoa, the factory was within the newly established Repubblica Sociale Italiana, (R.S.I.) the fascist rump state. Over 100 copies were built, and the P26/40 was used by both the Germans and their R.S.I. allies. Due to the interruptions of production due to allied bombing, as well as fuel shortages, some P26/40 turrets were mounted in prefab concrete bunkers and used as fixed-point defences.
This new P26/40 .stl pack consists of files for both resin and FDM prints for 1/56th scale models of the Italian P26/40 tank, as well as a base for a Panzer “Turmstellung”, allowing you to use the P26/40 turret as a fixed emplacement.
Unfortunately there are currently no official BA stats for this tank - hopefully something that will be fixed the next italian book (fingers crossed).
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