Tankettes Tank warfare in the Chaco War



a carden-loyd tankette towing howitzer


bolivia received @ least 2 carden-lloyd tankettes armed vickers 7.65mm machine guns. these vehicles had not been designed assault vehicles, mobile platforms emplacing machine guns on battlefield. however, improvements in gun mounts allowed them act mobile firing platforms. armor minimal , offered little protection crew, while area of fire limited, machine gun fixed facing forward.


between end of fighting in 1935 , signing of peace treaty in 1938, bolivia acquired dozen ansaldo l3/35 tankettes italy, design based on carden-lloyd.








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