24/05/22  |  Means
Porsche 597 and DKW Munga: "futuristic" German military vehicles of the 50s
After the Lamborghini LM002 4x4 of the late 80s animated with the 12 cm³ V5167 of the Countach especially suited to some Emirati sheiks or the unusual Fiat Oltre prototype, ...
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28/04/22  |  Means
Club ALFISTI IN PATROL ONLUS
Here we have often talked about military conductors making a comparison between their demanding duties and those of the civilian drivers who, in turn, carry out ...
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13/04/22  |  Means
The GOI chooses its tactical 4x4 and relies on Toyota
By treating preferably unarmed military vehicles on rubber, it is evident that our Navy and Air Force have a little less visibility here and I ...
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15/03/22  |  Means
Guardia di Finanza: its motorization comes from the Army
A real historical Corps, established in 1774 as a Legion of Light Troops committed to fiscal surveillance on the borders of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which evolved into Guardia ...
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02/03/22  |  Means
Means and (outdated) systems in the Ukrainian conflict
It is quite impressive to observe the tactical means dealt with over the years now engaged in a conflict. Of course, this is their role so it's no wonder. The picture of ...
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26/02/22  |  Means
Terminator: the tank for urban combat
The images that come to us from the Ukrainian fronts show how the future operational scenarios, described only a few years ago, are coming true. Not only has it returned to a form ...
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03/01/22  |  Means
German maintenance. Example to imitate?
If we are looking for examples that work against the military, commercial or tactical vehicle fleet, it could be the Bundeswehr to suggest an effective strategy and, ...
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15/12/21  |  Means
Army maintenance: ingenuity and functionality. An anecdote ...
Although the reorganization of the Armed Forces and in particular the Army has changed or replaced several tasks with more advanced ones, what is left of the planned process ...
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07/12/21  |  Means
VTLM Lince 2: the "monster" is back!
It was 14 years ago that I saw the first photos of the effects of an explosion on a Lynx. I was at the CASD (Centro ...
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01/12/21  |  Means
The secrets of the shotgun: heel, toe and a lot of sensitivity
It was April '89, and I was in Rome in the AUC battalion and volunteers at the Giuseppe Perotti barracks, headquarters ...
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22/11/21  |  Means
Pigeons with stars, the ancestors of drones
The military has a long history of employing faithful animal friends. Embedded in similar ways ...
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15/11/21  |  Means
Bersaglieri cyclists: fast and innovative
Being assigned to the Bersaglieri specialty during the military portended twelve months to be spent running to ...
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08/11/21  |  Means
The Vespa was also an anti-tank
Before telling you about a glorious and "atypical" two-wheeler that has never seen our military squares, let's remember ...
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03/11/21  |  Means
VTMM "Bear": the national (life-saving) beast
Thanks to the availability of the Engineers Command we discovered the VTMM (Medium Multirole Tactical Vehicle) "Bear", half ...
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12/10/21  |  Means
4x4, news and tips to face the "General winter"
Simple or refined, but certainly useful for the safety and mobility of the vehicle, the four-wheel drive ...
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03/10/21  |  Means
Why has military history rejected halftracks?
If the compromise between practicality, design, assistance and reliability have historically made the ...
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27/09/21  |  Means
A gold medal among the Italian integral: the Panda 4x4
It is said that Giorgetto Giugiaro designed, together with the designer Aldo Mantovani, the Panda in Porto Cervo during ...
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22/09/21  |  Means
Do unused media age? We learn from the military
The vehicles in use by the Armed Forces, in addition to those assigned to aid agencies, Regions, municipalities and public ...
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24/08/21  |  Means
Kabul-Rome-Edolo
The commitment of our boys in Afghanistan has been commendable and our 54 fallen have gone forward in twenty '...
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22/07/21  |  Means
Despite anomalies and fires, the buses are safe. The 2 alpine rgt? A training reference
The image of a vehicle that catches fire always arouses a certain suggestion from the spectators and the media, ...
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Tribute (due) to the 80th "Roma" infantry who takes leave with honor

Well, yes, we are now used to witnessing the closure of the barracks and perhaps even a little to burying the long history of the departments, a phenomenon which however does not erase the memories. It also touched...

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"Il Signor Parolini" (ninth part)

The baked chicken, as expected, had lived up to its reputation, consolidating, where needed, the undisputed culinary mastery of Gastone, chief ...

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Backchannels and fireworks: US mediation behind Iranian retaliation on Israel?
As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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