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Main battle tank
Italy
1995–present
Consorzio Iveco Oto Melara (CIO), a consortium formed by Iveco and OTO Melara
1995–2002
200
54 t (53 long tons; 60 short tons)
9.52 m (31.2 ft)
3.61 m (11.8 ft)
2.45 m (8.0 ft)
4
steel and composite
120 mm OTO Breda L/44 smoothbore gun 42 rounds (15 ready-rounds in the turret basket with additional 27 rounds in the hull rack)
7.62 mm MG 42/59 coaxial machine-gun, 7.62 mm MG 42/59 AA machine-gun 2,500 rounds
Fiat MTCA 12V diesel 25.8 litre 950 kW (1,270 hp)
17.5 kW/t (23.5 hp/t)
ZF Friedrichshafen LSG 3000 (4 gears forward, 2 backwards)
torsion bar
0.44 m (1.4 ft)
600 km (370 mi)
65 km/h (40 mph)
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.52 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.52 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Ariete equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ItalyArmy exact named equipment holdings: C1 Ariete. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Ariete C1. Service scope: Italian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 110. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
