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Italy's Autoblindo Mitragliatrice Lancia Ansaldo IZ Armored Car¹:

World War I Use

The Lancia modello IZ started out as a truck that had a fireman's ladder mounted on the rear.¹ These were used by 4"/102 mm units to observe fire.¹

The Italian units used them against Austria-Hungary in the mountains.¹ Along the Piave, 39 armored cars were used for reconnaissance.¹

Some armored cars were sent to North Africa in 1917 and used for policing duties.¹

Design

The driver sat at the front behind a sloping armored plate.¹ The fighting compartment mounted a round turret with a single machine gun.¹ Some vehicles had another smaller turret on top of the main turret.¹ Some models carried two machine guns in the turret.¹

Albanian Use

There were a few that were given to the Albanians.¹

Sources:

1. Tanks - Over 250 of the World's Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles, Chris Chant, 2004