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Italian Vehicles and Aircrafts ITALIAN VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFTS ITALIAN SOFT-SKIN VEHICLES Name Class Type Firepower Gun MGs Front Side Rear Deck Crew Notes/Attributes Rating Armor Armor Armor Armor Land Rover S W Usually unarmed N/A N/A 1D6 1D6 1D6 1D6 1+5 Italian version of LR Wolf. AR 90 VAV Land S W M2HB2 (Hvy. Light 3D6 1D6 1D6 1D6 1D6 1+6 Italian version of LR Wolf Rover AR90 Support: AP:4/AT:1) (Pintle WMIK or mounted MK19 (Med. Minimi) Hardened Support: AP:3/AT:0) N/A Open Top Iveco VM 90 S W Unarmed or with N/A 1D6 1D6 1D6 1D6 1+8 Torpedo M2HB2 (Hvy. Light Support: AP:4/AT:1) or MG42/59 (Med. Support: AP:3/AT:0) N/A Iveco VM 90 S W M2HB2 (Hvy. N/A 2D6 2D6 2D6 1D6 1+6 Up-Armoured Soft-Skin Protetto Support: AP:4/AT:1) Light Lince S W M2HB2 (Hvy. Light N/A 2D6 2D6 1D6 1D6 1+4 Hardened Support: AP:4/AT:1) Lifesaver or MG42/59 (Med. Support: AP:3/AT:0) N/A Lince 1 (M1) S W M2HB2 (Hvy. Light N/A 2D6 2D6 2D6 1D6 1+4 Hardened Support: AP:4/AT:1) IED countermeasures or Lifesaver MG42/59 (Med. Up-Armored Soft Skin Support: AP:3/AT:0) N/A Enhanced Fire Control (when fitted with HITROLE OTO MELARA turret) 1 ITALIAN LIGHT VEHICLES Name Class Type Firepower Gun MGs Front Side Rear Deck Crew Notes/Attributes Rating Armor Armor Armor Armor VCC-1 L T M2HB2 (Hvy. Light N/A 3D8 2D8 2D6 1D6 2+7 Up-Armored Support: AP:4/AT:1 Puma 6x6 APC L W M2HB2 (Hvy. Light N/A 3D8 2D8 2D6 1D6 1+6 Light for class Support: AP:4/AT:1) or TC must be unbuttoned to fire MG42/59 (Med. N/A MG Support: AP:3/AT:0) Freccia VBM L W 25mm Autocannon Medium 3D 3D8 2D8 2D6 1D6 3+8 Enhanced Fire Control (AP:5/AT:3) Lifesaver B1 Centauro L W 105mm (AP:4/AT:4) Heavy 3D 3D8 2D8 2D6 1D6 4 Lifesaver Up-Armored version (4D8 Front Armor) Buffalo MVP L W M2HB2 (Hvy. Ligth N/A 3D8 2D8 2D6 1D6 2+4 Lifesaver 6x6 Support: AP:4/AT:1) Mine Resistant or Hardened MG42/59 (Med. N/A Equipped with remote operator Support: AP:3/AT:0) arm. Used in mine clearing ops. Cougar MRAP L W M2HB2 (Hvy. Ligth N/A 3D8 2D8 2D6 1D6 2+10 Lifesaver 6x6 Support: AP:4/AT:1) Mine Resistant or MG42/59 (Med. N/A Support: AP:3/AT:0) AAV-7* L T M2HB2 (Hvy. Ligth N/A 3D8 2D8 2D6 1D6 3+18 Amphibious Support: AP:4/AT:1) Can be Up-Armored (EAAK) MK19 (Med. N/A UpArm. 4D8 3D8 3D6 1D6 Cannot fire M2HB and MK19 at Support: AP:3/AT:0) same target BV 206 S L T MG42/59 (Med. N/A N/A 3D8 2D8 2D6 1D6 2+8 Amphibious Support: AP:3/AT:0) May be fitted with Bar Armor Main gunner protected by gun shield, rear gunner with minimi manned by infantry passengers (no gun shield) * Supplied to the Reggimento San Marco and Reggimento Lagunari Serenissima (Italian Navy and Army Marines). 2 ITALIAN MEDIUM VEHICLES Name Class Type Firepower Gun MGs Front Side Rear Deck Crew Notes/Attributes Rating Armor Armor Armor Armor Dardo IFV M T 25mm Autocannon Medium 3D 3D10 2D10 2D8 1D6 3+6 Hardened (AP:5/AT:3) Lifesaver ITALIAN HEAVY VEHICLES Name Class Type Firepower Gun MGs Front Side Rear Deck Crew Notes/Attributes Rating Armor Armor Armor Armor M60-A1 Patton H T 105mm (AP:5/AT:4) Heavy 3D 3D10 2D10 1D8 1D6 4 May be fitted with ERA MBT M2HB (Hvy. Support: Light AP:4/AT:1) Leopard 1A5 H T 105mm (AP:4/AT:4) Heavy 3D 4D10 3D10 2D10 2D6 4 Up-Armored MTB Ariete MBT H T 120mm (AP:5/AT:6) Heavy 3D 4D12 3D12 3D10 2D8 4 Lifesaver Safe Heaven May be fitted with ERA ITALIAN AIRCRAFTS Name Strafe Attack Bombing Attack* Missile Attack Pylon Attack Armor AMX Ghibli AP:4/AT:2(M) Medium Bomb N/A N/A 7D8 AP:10/AT:8(H) 8” radius or Heavy Bomb AP:12/AT:10(H) 10” radius A129 Mangusta AP:5/AT:2(M) N/A 8xHellfire ATGM N/A 3D10 CBT AP:6/AT:5(M) 4” radius 2x70mm. rocket pods AP:5/AT:2(M) 6” radius EH-101 N/A N/A N/A Med. Support 3D8 (AP:4/AT:0) NH-90 N/A N/A N/A Med. Support 3D8 (AP:5/AT:0)** RQ1B N/A N/A N/A N/A 3D8*** PREDATOR * AMX in Afghanistan are not used as bombers. Only strafe attack. ** 7,62 mm. M134D minigun *** This value in consideration of the small size of the target. 3 .
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