The topic of WW2 Italian Trucks (and as developed there, also tractors, staff cars, motorcycles...) thus, softskin vehicles used by the Regio Esercito (Italian Royal Army) is a wide and interesting one, including an array of industrialists and manufacturers, from Giants such as Fiat, or Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Bianchi, Isotta Fraschini or Breda, all located in the Indutrial North. All in all, almost 500,000 vehicles of all kinds, far less than tanks or AFVs, were serviced from 1940 to 1943, some seeing action in axis hands or Italian Republican Forces afterwards. This industry was still there in 1946 to ensure the restarting of Italian cold war Trucks and AFV needs.

The full list:

Autocarro Leggero:
Autocarrette OM
Autocarro Leggero Fiat 618
Autocarro Leggero SPA 36R
Autocarro Leggero SPA TL37
Autocarro Leggero SPA 38R
Autocarro Leggero SPA L39
Autocarro Sahariano A.S.37

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Autocarro Medio:
Autocarro Medio Alfa Romeo 430 ☍
Autocarro Medio Alfa Romeo 500
Autocarro Medio Bianchi Mediolanum
Autocarro Medio Bianchi Miles
Autocarro Medio Isotta Fraschini D65

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Autocarro Pesante:
Autocarro Pesante Isotta Fraschini D80
Autocarro Pesante Alfa Romeo 800
Autocarri Pesanti Lancia Ro
Autocarri Pesanti Lancia 3Ro
Autocarro Pesante Fiat 633
Autocarro Gigante Fiat 634
Autocarro Unificato Bianchi Miles
Autocarro Unificato Fiat 626
Autocarro Unificato Fiat 665
Autocarro Unificato Fiat 666
Autocarri Unificati OM Taurus & Ursus

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Dovunque (All-Terrain Tractors)
Autocarri Dovunque 33 & 35
Autocarro Dovunque SPA 41
Autocarro Coloniale Breda 51

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Autoblindato (Armored variants)
Autoprotetto S.37
Autotrasporto blindato SPA Dovunque 35
Fiat 665NM Autoprotetto

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Autocannone (Self propelled guns)
Autocannone da 75/27 CK sur Ceirano 50 CMA
Autocannone da 75/27 mod.11 sur TL37
Autocannone da 90/53 sur Lancia 3Ro
Autocannone da 90/53 sur Breda 52
Autocannone da 100/17 sur Lancia 3Ro

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Carro (Staff & Liaison cars)
Alfa Romeo 2500 C
Fiat 508M
Fiat 508CM
Fiat 1100
Lancia Aprilia Coloniale

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(Artillery Tractors)
Trattore Fiat SPA TL37
Trattore Fiat SPA TM40
Trattore Pavesi
Trattrice Pesante Breda 32
Trattrice Pesante Breda 40
Trattore Cingolato Fiat A40
Trattore Cingolato Fiat OCI 708 CM
Trattore Semicingolato Breda 61

Italian Trucks & Cars

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Italian Interwar Trucks

Italian industry giants such as FIAT and Lancia are only the most visible part of the Italian truck and car industry. This story started before WWI obviously. Trucks were the Lancia IZ, Fiat 15ter Ambulance, Fiat 15ter Lorry, Fiat 18BL Lorry for the best known. In 1915 the Italian government created an agency called Mobilitazione Industriale (Industrial Mobilisation) to manage economic activities and labour relations in wartime. The latter attempted to control social conflict through both repression and new forms of collaboration. Military law was implemented in the factories and unskilled labour progressively replaced those called to the arms.

Alfa Romeo

Before going into the numerous cars used by the military, the "trifoglio" brand used to create more mundane vehicles: ALFA Pioneers in 1906 were the Frenchman Darracq, which created a subsidiary in Italy to produce his models, but in closed its doors three years after, bankrupt, until a group of Italian investors under the acronym ALFA (anonymous car factory of Lombardy) directed by Ugo Stella took it over. The manufacturing plant was at Portello, near Milan, and in it, first valveless models from 2,400 to 4,100 cm3, 4 cylinders, 4 valves were released. Soon ALFA decided it would be interested to chase after races for publicity and created a sports 6,100 cm3 with a 1913 valve engine, which met success. Sales remain modest until ALFA was purchased by Nicola Romeo.

The latter was a motor racing enthusiast with engineering talents and wanted to expand the firm. In 1920-1923 chief engineer Giuseppe Mérosi designed a 6-cylinder 2900 to 3000 cm3. Fist notable model was the 6-cylinder RL sport derived from wiser models with a 3-litre engine, 2 carburettors for 83 hp on the track, such as the Targa Florio and the competition arm of the company was soon headed by Vittorio Jano. Soon, many models were built, always made more famous by competition. Alfa as indeed the Ferrari of the 1930s. In fact one such pilot, Enzo, the founder, created its own brand. The company moslty delivered fast and luxurious cars, which were praised and used by Mussolini's regime, and this led to a staff car, the Alfa Romeo 2500 Coloniale, of which only 150 were delivered to the Regio Esercito. On was given to Rommel in north africa as a goodwill gesture.

As for trucks, the company soon delivered from 1939 the Alfa Romeo 800, 6.5-ton, 4x2 Heavy Truck. Produced between 1940 and 1943 it served mainly in North Africa, Russia and occupied France, many being captured by the Germans and resued as "Lastkraftwagen 6,5 t Alpha (i) Typ 800 R.E.". Recoignisable to its cab-over-engine design this model was delined into the smaller Alpha 430 with a divided front bumper. See also on tank encyclopedia

FIAT

(see later)

Lancia

(completed later)

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Summary

L. Trucks (Autocarro Leggere)

Breda-32 Breda 40 Breda 41 ОМ 32 Autocarretta da Montagna ОМ 36DM Camioneta AS.37 Sahariano Camioneta AS.43 SPA CL39
SPA ТМ40
Fiat 618

Med. Trucks (Autocarro Medio)

Alfa Romeo 430RE
Alfa Romeo 800RE
Bianchi Miles
Ceirano-50СМ
FIAT-626 NM
Isotta Fraschini D65
Isotta Fraschini D80
SPA Dovunque-35
SPA Dovunque-41
SPA AS.37
SPA 38R
Autocarro Dovunque SPA 41/42

H. Trucks (Autocarro Gigante)

FIAT-633NM
FIAT-634N
FIAT-666
Fiat-661
Lancia Ro
Lancia 3Ro
Lancia EsaRo
ОМ Taurus
ОМ Titano
Autocarreta Mod.35
Autocarri Unificati Ursus
Staff Cars Alfa Romeo 6С2500 Coloniale
Fiat 508M/CM Ballila
Fiat 1100 (1937) (Balilla-1100 Coloniale)
Lancia Aprilia Coloniale
Bianchi VM 6C
Fiat 2800 CMC

Artillery tractors

-FIAT SPA TL37
-Pavesi P4/100 MODELLO 30A
-Breda TP 32
-SPA TM 40
-Fiat OCI 708 CM
-Breda TP40
-L.3 trattore leggero (hypothetical) for da. 47/32
-Pavesi Р4.31 (L140)
-Fiat 727 half-track artillery tractor
-Semicingolato Breda Tipo 61 (SdKfz-7 under licence)

Motorcycles

-Benelli 500 M36/VLM
-Bianchi Supermil 500
-Gilera 500 LTE
-Moto Guzzi Alce/Trialce
-Volugrafo Aermoto 125

Sources

on wikipedia.it
The 36R wiki

Italian WW2 trucks, the full picture
on wikipedia.fr
www.centoventesimo.com
centoventesimo.com (generic on Italian trucks)
On kfzderwehrmacht.de
On o5m6.de
Bianchi trucks
On min.news/en
On scalemates
On italie1935-45.com
Video HISTORICAL MONOGRAPH - Italian military truck Bianchi Miles (WW II)
Wiki EN
On https://www.o5m6.de
Wiki FR
Wiki IT
On kfzderwehrmacht.de
On asphm.com, rare video of the Pontiere.
On ww2db.com
Walkaround photos
On milweb.net
On armedconflicts.com
Video of the vehicle on muddy ground
Various kits on scalemates
lancia 3ro wikipedia.it
Hungarian use, in Polish
Web archive (V. Bourguignon)
On O5M6
In french (archive)
On the 90/53 portee
In french italie1935-45.com
Lancia forum

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WW1 Vehicles

Allied ww2 Vehicles

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Axis Trucks

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Sd.Kfz 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 were half-tracks designed just before the war as prime movers, to carry supplies, ammunition, personal, and tow artillery. Many were also converted during the war as armored versions carrying AA FLAK guns (Flakvierling, 37 mm, or the legendary 88 mm Rheinmetall als used as tank hunters), or were converted as nebelwerfer (rocket launching armored vehicles). They were built by Hanomag, Steyr, Mercedes-Benz, Bussing and many other manufacturers until 1945, over 20,000 half-tracks.

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Cold War & Modern Vehicles

Modern Trucks