Original sentence: For example, the three series 5 fighters were capable of meeting the best allied fighters on equal terms, but only a few hundred of each were produced.The Carro Armato P40 tank, roughly equivalent to the M4 Sherman and Panzer IV, was designed in 1940, but no prototype was produced until 1942 and developers/manufacturers were not able to start production before the Armistice
Edited sentence: 200 "Saetta" and Macchi C.200 and C.202 "Folgore", underpowered and underarmed for a modern fighter, were still seen in small numbers (of the Macchi C.202, 1153 and 1200 respectively were produced between 1940 and 1943; of the British Supermarine Spitfire, 20,351 were built between 1939 and 1945).205 "Veltro" fighter plane was excellent, very fast, manoeuvrable and heavily armed, and arguably one of the best of the time, but entered production only in September 1942, introduced in 1943, with only 262 built between September 1942 and September 1943.For example, the 210/22 210 mm heavy artillery gun was highly effective but only twelve to fifteen of these guns ever saw combat.For example, the three series 5 fighters were capable of meeting the best allied fighters on equal terms, but only a few hundred of each were produced; the Fiat G55 Centauro received much German interest and was defined by Oberst Petersen, advisor to Goering, as the “best Axis fighter.In synthesis, modern and up-to-date weaponry was a huge weight on Italian war economy to produce, and numbers had to be filled with obsolete or cheap equipment.The Macchi C.The earlier Macchi C.The previously cited 90/53 AA/AT gun was a superb weapon, both in anti-aircraft and anti-tank role, but was produced in unsatisfactory numbers.” The Carro Armato P40 tank, roughly equivalent to the M4 Sherman and Panzer IV, was designed in 1940, but no prototype was produced until 1942 and developers/manufacturers were not able to start production before the Armistice