The Italians, unlike their German allies, had not given much attention to half-tracked vehicles in the inter-war period. Most of their halftracks were simply trucks equipped with tracks. In 1941 the German mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 8t lent to the Italians for evaluation. A production license was given to Breda. 500 were ordered, but unfortunately Armistice was fatal to this order. However the Germans contracted a new order of 300 specimens, out of which 199 were delivered in 1944.
Italian Land Vehicles of the Second World War 