• @PugJesusOPM
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    68 hours ago

    Definitely historically accurate that the Italians in the immediate aftermath of WW1 used armored cars and tanks to great effect in Libya. The big reason why armored cars in WW1 were not as useful as they might have otherwise been is largely due to the terrain - between no-man’s land being full of obstacles, craters, and mud, and maneuvering over the trenches themselves, armored cars couldn’t use their mobility to full effect. They saw some use in the Middle East and Eastern Front, though, where trench warfare was less intensive.

    One of the more ridiculous Italian tanks of the period here

    • @[email protected]
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      35 hours ago

      One of the more ridiculous Italian tanks of the period here

      Wat, that tank is awesome. It makes total sense: you want a pillbox, you want it to move, so…