SPA-Viberti Camionetta AS. 42 WM-7-10-2021 the Matilda-equipped Australian 4th Armoured

the Matilda-equipped Australian 4th Armoured Brigade was broken up and deployed as individual troops of three tanks in direct support to the infantry

Famed for her stubborn resistance against the invading Roman Legions in the 1st Century AD

rolling over and sinking

3 x Mounted Brigade Commanders

but constituted warriors with experience of fighting as mercenaries in the armies of the Greek world

SPA-Viberti Camionetta AS. 42 WM-7-10-2021 the Matilda-equipped Australian 4th ArmouredThe AS42 provided Italian forces with vehicles inspired by the effective tactics of the British SAS and Long Range Desert Group who were wreaking havoc in the Axis rear areas and providing valuable reconnaissance intelligence. Entering service in August 1942, the AS42 was very manoeuvrable with a top speed of 52 mph. Like their British counterparts, the Italian vehicles were armed with a variety of weaponry 8mm Breda machine guns being supplemented by