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Fiat-Omsky armoured car

Russian army wheeled light armored car (1918–1921)

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Fiat-Omsky
Fiat-Omsky in Vladivostok, 1919.
Type	Wheeled light armored car
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
In service	1918–1921
Used by	White Army Far Eastern Republic
Production history
Designer	Unknown
Manufacturer	Workshops in Omsk and/or Vladivostok
Produced	1918–1919 or 1919–1920
No. built	15
Specifications
Crew	3–4
Armour	rolled steel
Main armament	1–2 7.62mm PM M1910s
Engine	Fiat 4-cylinder liquid cooled gasoline 50 hp (37 kW)
Suspension	Dependent, on leaf springs

The Fiat-Omsky (Russian: Фиат-Омский) was a Russian light armored car used by the White Army in the Russian Civil War. It was the only serially produced armoured car built by the White Army, and were used exclusively by the Siberian Army on the Eastern Front in the Siberia and Russian Far East regions.

The Fiat-Omsky vehicles were commissioned by Admiral Alexander Kolchak, the leading White commander on the Eastern Front, following his return from the United States. At the time, both the White Army and the Red Army were using handmade armoured cars in limited numbers. The Fiat-Omsky was constructed using Fiat Tipo 5 chassis supplied from the United States, with different variations equipped with light armour plating and one or two PM M1910 machine guns attached to wheelhouses on sponsons. There are discrepancies in the construction of the Fiat-Omsky, as there are no known records of the designers, as well as the time and location of their manufacture. Reportedly, a series of about 15 vehicles was built from 1918 to 1919 in Omsk, hence the name "Fiat-Omsky", while other sources state they were built from 1919 to 1920 in Vladivostok, the port where the Fiat frames were delivered. Despite being successful in battle, the Fiat-Omsky vehicles were captured by Red forces during the gradual defeat of the White Army on the Eastern Front, and many of the vehicles were scrapped. Two of the cars entered active service in the People's Revolutionary Army of the Far Eastern Republic until 1921, when they were decommissioned. Many of the Fiat-Omsky cars survived, and at least one was known to come into possession of the JapanesebyWorld War II, however the fate of these cars is unknown.

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