Fiat 2000 Tank Turret

Intended for 3d print.
Intended for 3d print.
This version of the Fiat 2000 Turret is sold under the "CULTS CU-ND - COMMERCIAL USE - NO DERIVATIVE" licence. You can use the models for commercial purposes, as long as you follow the terms of the licence. Please read Cults' info on licences below.

https://cults3d.com/en/licenses

Cheaper version for strictly non-commercial purposes (i.e for personal use) available here :

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/fiat-2000-tank-turret

Tank turret for the Italian late imperial era (ca 1918-1934) heavy Fiat 2000 tank. The model kit includes two turret variants:

• Turret with cannon aiming straight forward

• Turret with cannon aiming slightly upwards

Recommended scale

28mm. The models included in this product are also prescaled to 28mm. The turrets can probably be printed at as small a scale as 15mm, but I make no guarantees for this.

History

Italy, with its limited industrial capacity and tank-unfriendly mountainous terrain, did not deploy any tanks during World War 1. The Fiat 2000 was the first Italian tank, developed during the latter stages of the war but never put into action before the armistice.

While it was the first Italian tank to be built, it was not the first to enter serial production- that distinction belongs to the lighter Fiat 3000. The heavy, 40 tonne Fiat 2000 was only ever produced in two copies.
It had some innovative design features, like being the first tank ever to have a completely separated engine compartment (not having the crew choking on gas fumes seems like a good idea). It was also among the first tank to have a rotating turret. When finally deployed in combat - in very limited numbers, obviously - during the Pacification of Libya in 1919 however, it was quickly deemed obsolete. Mainly due to being far too slow to keep up with other elements of the army, or with the enemy. At an average speed of 4km/hour, even the comparatively unsophisticated Senussi forces could run rings around it. The purpose of tanks was no longer to lumber across trench-laden no-mans-lands, but to manouver rapidly to outflank or exploit openings in the enemy's line of defense.

Operational period

1919-1934

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This model kit is part of an ongoing series, tentatively called Tank Turrets Through The Ages. The idea is to design era-defining tank turrets from their first inception up to modern day. The turrets will eventually be compiled into a megapack that provides a comprehensive and historically accurate set of turrets, for you to use in your tabletop miniature wargames. This product description will be updated with links to other turrets in the series as I design and publish them.

Intended for print in 28mm scale.
Models are all prescaled to approximately 28mm scale.
Relatively high printer settings are recommended (0,08 mm layer height, 20 percent infill).
Printing time depends entirely on hardware, selected size, selected model(s) selected settings et cetera. A rough estimate is 45 minutes printing time for a single model at default scale.

No models are presupported. If getting presupported models are important to you, you can contact me and I'll include presupported versions in the product

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