The Second World War not only brought disasters to mankind, but also promoted the renewal and development of weapons and equipment. In World War II, many new types of equipment were developed, such as assault rifles, missiles, atomic bombs, and so on. The Spitfire was also a new type of equipment that appeared in World War II, and the earliest Spitfire tank was invented by the Italians. When it comes to the Italian army in World War II, many people can't help but laugh out loud, the Italian army in World War II is third-rate in battle, second-rate in escape, and first-rate in surrender. Before the outbreak of World War II, Italian troops invaded Ethiopia, an African country with very poor equipment. The Italian army was equipped with a large number of aircraft and tanks, while the Ethiopian army had only a small number of thermal weapons, and most of the soldiers still used large knives and spears. However, under such a huge equipment gap, the Italian army fought in Ethiopia for 6 years and was finally driven out of Ethiopia.
Since Ethiopia used guerrilla warfare, the Italian army that invaded Ethiopia was often attacked by Ethiopian guerrillas. The tanks of the Italian army, in the face of guerrilla attacks, became bulky iron guys. Tanks are more effective in fighting position warfare and urban warfare, but they are more chicken in the face of guerrilla warfare. In order to better deal with the Ethiopian guerrillas, the Italian army changed the main gun on the tank to a flamethrower and developed the world's first spitfire tank. Spitfires were very effective against Ethiopian guerrillas armed with large knives and spears, effective in clearing minefields and attacking enemies hiding in tunnels
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News of Italy's invention of the Spitfire soon reached Germany. In order not to fall behind, Hitler also developed the German version of the Spitfire. During the blitzkrieg against the Soviet Union, 42 German Spitfire tanks participated in the battle, and the German Spitfire tanks were useless in the face of the Red Army with a large number of anti-tank weapons. The biggest disadvantage of the Spitfire is that the range is relatively close, only less than a hundred meters of spray distance, unless rushed to the opponent's trench, there is a chance to burn the enemy.
In actual combat, most of these German tanks were destroyed on the way to the charge, and only a few luckily rushed to the enemy's positions. Because of its poor performance, the Spitfire ultimately failed to become the main equipment of the German army, and if Hitler had really focused on building the Spitfire, World War II would have ended a year earlier. After seeing that Germany had Spitfire tanks, the Soviets could not withstand it, and the Soviet Union produced a large number of Spitfire tanks in the late world war II. These Spitfire tanks also failed to play a role in the Soviet-German battlefield, but when the Soviets attacked the Japanese Kwantung Army, these Spitfire tanks made the Japanese suffer a lot.
The best way of fighting for the Japanese Kwantung Army is to dig tunnels to repair bunkers, and the Spitfire tanks are just the nemesis of tunnels and bunkers, and the Japanese invaders hiding in the fortifications are often burned by the Spitfire tanks. As a non-mainstream equipment of World War II, the Spitfire tank has been unable to meet the needs of modern warfare. The current Spitfire tank can have a range of more than 200 meters, and its main purpose is to clear minefields, which is not the main battle equipment in various countries.