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List of Cold War weapons and land equipment of Italy

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This is a list of Italian equipment of the Cold War primarily the Italian Army. Note the main role of the Italian Army in the Cold War period was to protect Southern Europe from an attack from Yugoslavia.

Small arms

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Rifles

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Sidearms

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Machine guns

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Submachine guns

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  • Franchi LF-57- An extremely small number made for Navy and the Target Acquisition Group of the 3rd Missile Brigade (GRACO).

Anti-tank weapons

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Artillery

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Mountain artillery

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Heavy artillery

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Self propelled

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Armoured fighting vehicles (AFV's)

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Tanks

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  • M26 Pershing- used immediately post World War II as frontline tank
  • M46 Patton- used temporarily until M47 Patton could be sent
  • M47 Patton-Main Italian MBT from 1952 to 1970.
  • M60 tank-Replaced M47 saw service till end of Cold War
  • Leopard 1- used alongside M60.

APC's

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References

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  1. ^ Jardim, Francisco (2021-09-07). "Sibling Rivalry? The Italian BM 59". The Armory Life. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ^ "Beretta M37 e M37, armi seconda guerra mondiale". ArmyMAG. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  3. ^ "Beretta Model 92 (M92)". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  4. ^ "MG 42 / 59 | BRIGATA di MARINA San Marco" (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  5. ^ "FH-70 155 mm Towed Howitzer | Military-Today.com". www.military-today.com. Retrieved 2022-02-17.