page_title: Fiat 665NM protetto
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Fiat 665NM protetto / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Italian WWII armoured personnel carrier
context_page_description: The Fiat 665NM protetto or scudato was a wheeled armoured personnel carrier, produced in Italy and employed during World War II by the Royal Italian Army, the National Republican Army and the Wehrmacht.
context_section_description: The vehicle is based on the Fiat 665 heavy truck, the diesel, four-wheel drive version of the Fiat 666. The mechanics remained unchanged, while the modifications involve armor with steel plates of 7.5 mm thick, which ensured the protection against small arms fire. The driver's seat was fully armored, with armored doors protecting of the radiator and windshield replaced by an armored panel with slits, that shields the driver and the commander. The rear combat compartment preserved the wood sides of the truck body, which are armored internally, while the upper part was made up of inclined plates and internally provided with eight slits per side and two on the back. The top of the combat compartment was open and was accessed via a rear ladder. The compartment could accommodate 20 soldiers, sitting on two benches placed along the sides of the compartment. The protection also extended to the fuel tank.
  Besides individual armament of the infantry, used via the slits, generally every vehicle was equipped with a Breda Mod. 30 automatic rifle.
caption: Rear view
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