The Ansaldo MIAS was a tracked, armoured mobile shield developed in 1935 by the Italian engineering firm Gio. Ansaldo & C. for use by a single infantryman. It is sometimes called a tankette, but it was really a small self-propelled shield: the soldier could walk behind it and later crouch behind it, so that it worked as a kind of mobile pillbox. A 250 cc, 5 hp Frera engine moved it at up to 5 km/h forward and 2.2 km/h in reverse. The MIAS carried twin 6.5 mm Scotti machine guns with 1,000 rounds of ammunition, while its sister prototype, the MORAS, differed only in carrying a 45 mm Brixia mortar. Only two prototypes were built, development never went past that stage, and both projects were abandoned.
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developed by Italy by Gio. Ansaldo & C. in 1935
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1. Tank Encyclopedia: Ansaldo MIAS/MORAS 1935
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The MIAS was launched by the Ansaldo company in 1935
Conclusion, prototypes
Neither vehicle went past the prototype stage
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propelled by a single 250cc Frera petrol engine producing 5 horsepower at 3000 rpm
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a self-propelled mobile armored shield
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producing 5 horsepower at 3000 rpm
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capable of up to 5 km/h forwards
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2 Prototypes Built
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developed by Italy by Gio. Ansaldo & C. in 1935
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developed by Italy by Gio. Ansaldo & C. in 1935
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