Formally provided in opening of FIATs Mirafiori plant in-may 1939, the AB 40 finished up being, during those times, one thing of a cutting-edge automobile. Considering revolutionary solutions such as for example dual drive and free tires mounted as fundamental to aid over come hurdles, it was a match for every global rival in identical course. The AB 41 variation, introduced in 1941, included some improvements, yet its primary unit (a 20 mm Breda 35 cannon) remained comparable. Effective at over 70 Kph on the road and extremely almost 40 Kph off road (two times than many other automobiles into the Regio Esercito), it proved effective in combat no matter what the defects as a result of utilization of bad materials towards the armour plus the complex 4-wheel steering system. It absolutely was afterwards changed by the enhanced AB 43 variation
