The following is a list of equipment used by the Royal Italian Army (Regio Esercito), Italian Air Force (Regia Aeronautica), and Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) during World War II. Bayonets Small arms Handguns Rifles Submachine guns Grenades Flamethrowers Lanciafiamme Modello 35 Lanciafiamme Modello 41 Lanciafiamme Modello 41 d'assalto Machine guns Breda Mod. 5C 6.5 mm heavy machine gun Breda Mod. 5G 6.5 mm light machine gun Breda 30 6.5 mm light machine gun Breda M31 (licensed copy of the 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun) Breda 37 8 mm heavy machine gun Breda 38 8 mm tank machine gun FM 24/29 (ex-French) Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 6.5 mm machine gun Fiat–Revelli Modello 1935 8 mm Breda machine gun SIA Mod. 1918 6.5 mm heavy machine gun Breda-SAFAT 7.7 mm machine gun Breda-SAFAT 12.7 mm machine gun Scotti–Isotta Fraschini Modello 1933 12.7 mm machine gun Artillery Infantry mortars Field artillery Italian artillery was usually designated using the calibre and length of the barrel in number of calibre lengths, so "90/53" would mean a weapon with a 90 mm diameter barrel where the length of the barrel was approximately 53 calibre lengths (i.e. 53x90 mm, that is 4.77 m). See also: 203 mm /53 Italian naval gun - main gun on Italian cruisers Anti-tank guns Before and during World War II, Italy designed most of their anti-aircraft guns and some its infantry guns to also serve in the anti-tank role. No dedicated anti-tank gun was produced. Listed below is just the guns used in anti-tank role most commonly. Infantry anti-tank weapons fucile controcarro 35(P) - Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle captured from Poland Solothurn S-18/100 anti-tank rifle Solothurn S-18/1000 anti-tank rifle Solothurn S-18/1100 anti-tank rifle Panzerfaust - one-shot disposable recoilless shaped charge launcher imported from Germany Lanciabombe Controcarro 60 mm - HEAT rifle grenade capable of penetrating 70 mm RHA at 80 m Anti-aircraft weapons All calibers of AA guns were also mounted in portee trucks in dual roles (ground attack and AA). Vehicles The Italian designation system for tanks consisted of a letter (L, M or P; designating light, medium and heavy tanks respectively) followed by two numbers: one giving the approximate weight in tons, the other giving the year it was accepted for service. Thus "M11/39" means the 11 ton medium tank of 1939. The Italian definitions of light, medium and heavy tank differ from other nations at the time. For instance