C1 Ariete
Country: 
ItalyManufacturer: Consorzio Iveco–OTO Melara
Main battle tankItaly1995In service
Italian main battle tank in service since 1995, armed with an OTO Melara 120 mm smoothbore gun; a mid-life upgrade (AMV) is in progress.
Main battle tank
ID — C1-ARIETEItaly · Consorzio Iveco–OTO Melara
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- Reliability
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- Sources
- Carro armato ArieteEsercito Italiano · Accessed
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Identity
- Designation
- C1 Ariete
- Manufacturer
- Consorzio Iveco–OTO Melara
- Country
- Italy
- Category
- Main battle tank
Production & service
- Introduced
- 1995
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
- —
- Operators
- Italy
Specifications
- Combat weight
- —
- Crew
- 4
- Main armament
- 120 mm 44-calibre smoothbore gun (OTO Melara)
- Secondary armament
- 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun7.62 mm roof machine gun (MG42/59 lineage)
- Engine
- Iveco/FIAT V12 diesel, 1,300 hp
- Power-to-weight
- —
- Max road speed
- —
- Operational range
- —
- Length / width / height
- —
- Protection
- —
- Amphibious
- —
Historical profile
The Ariete was developed by the Iveco–OTO Melara consortium for the Italian Army, which received 200 vehicles.
Variants
C1 ArieteAriete AMV (mid-life upgrade in progress)
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