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Data about in service infantry weapons of Italy. Some information copied from Red Admiral's post here.

Carcano Mod. 91 Rifle


Year 1891
Caliber 6.5mm x 52
Muzzle velocity: 700m/s 162gr full metal jacket
Total Length 1285 mm Barrel Length 780 mm Bayonet Length 414 mm
Weight 4.07 kg
Rate of Fire 15rpm
Max Range 2000 Meters Effective Range 800 Meters
Magazine 6 Round Clip
Old design being phased out of service, most commonly found now as a small arm on armored vehicles for emergency use by the crew.

Carcano Mod. 35 Corto Rifle


Year 1891/1935
Caliber 7.35x51
Muzzle velocity: 756m/s 128gr spitzer
Total Length 1020 mm Barrel Length 562 mm
Weight 3.2 kg
Rate of Fire 15rpm
Max Range 2000 Meters Effective Range 800 Meters
Magazine 6 Round Clip, 200m fixed sights. Shorter rifle chambered for 7.35mm round replacing older 1891 model. Standard Rifle of the Esercito Italiano.

Breda Mod.31


Calibre : 7.35x51 and 6.5x52
Muzzle velocity: 720m/s 128gr (7.35mm)
Loading technique: gas operated automatic/semi-automatic
Total length: 1000mm Barrel length: 483mm
Weight: 5.25kg loaded
Max Range: 2000m
Effective range: 400m
Magazine: 25 rounds
Rate of fire: 600rpm
Limited issue replacement of M.1891 rifle. Quite a heavy design. Not particularly reliable, few in service. Being phased out in favor of the Mod.31bis.


Breda Mod.31bis
Calibre : 7.35x51 and 6.5x52
Muzzle velocity: 720m/s 128gr (7.35mm)
Loading technique: gas operated semi-automatic
Total length: 1000mm Barrel length: 483mm
Weight: 4.75kg loaded
Max Range: 2000m
Effective range: 400m
Magazine: 25 rounds
Rate of fire: 600rpm
In order to improve the reliability of the weapon via less complexity, the ability for automatic fire is removed. About .5kg is shaved of the weight of the original design. Other refinements are made to increase mechanical reliability. The weapon is intended to be used primarily by the Arditi due to the increase in firepower at shorter ranges it provides. Other units are not expected to pick up the weapon in large quantities, tho it is anticipated that some specialists may use the weapon.

Beretta MAB M1938

Calibre: 9mm x 19 Fiocchi
Muzzle Velocity: 420m/s
Loading technique: blowback automatic
Total length: 946mm Barrel length: 315mm
Weight: 4.2kg
Effective Range: 250m
Magazine: 10, 20, 30 or 40 rounds
Rate of fire: 600rpm or single shot
New sub machine gun issued to some units

MAR 38

Calibre : 7.35x51
Muzzle velocity: 770m/s
Total Length: 1070mm Barrel length: 580mm
Weight: 7.6kg
Max Range: 2200m Eff Range: 900m
Magazine: 81 round drum
Rate of fire: 550rpm
Gas and spring operated LMG. Very simple and cheap to manufacture. No oil required for the mechanism means its more suitable for desert use.

Beretta Mod.34 Automatic Pistol

Caliber 9mm x 17
Muzzle velocity: 245m/s
Total Length 150 mm Barrel Length 86.5 mm Height 120.5mm
Weight 0.617 kg Max
Rate of Fire 40 Rounds Per Minute Ave Rate of Fire 14 Rounds Per Minute
Max Range 600 Meters Effective Range 25 Meters
Magazine 7 Rounds
In large-scale service as sidearm

Fiat-Revelli M14 MG

Calibre : 6.5 mm x 52
Muzzle velocity: 660m/s
Barrel length: 650mm
Weight: 22kg without tripod
Max Range: 4000m Eff Range: 1000m
Magazine: 50 round strips
Rate of fire: 500rpm
Water cooled machine gun from WWI, less then 150 still in service. Slated for withdraw to reserves in 1945

Breda M37

Calibre : 8 x 59RB
Muzzle velocity: 795m/s
Total Length: 1270mm Barrel length: 780mm
Weight: 19.4kg
Max Range: 5200m Eff Range: 1000m
Magazine: 50 round belt
Rate of fire: 600rpm
New air cooled medium machine gun

Mortaio Brixia Modello 35

Calibre : 45mm
Range : 530 m
Elevation : 10° to 90°
Total Weight : kg. 15.5
Rate of fire : 15 rounds/minute
Light mortar


Mortaio da 81 Mod. 27

Calibre : 81mm
Range : min. 150 m - max 3100 m
Traverse : 160°
Elevation : 45° to 90°
Total Weight : kg. 59
Length : 1150mm
Rate of fire : 30 - 35 rounds/minute
81mm mortar in large-scale use to increase firepower of infantry units.