Other vehicles

Lanzia Ansaldo IZII

This was an Italian armoured car of World War I manufacture. This vehicle performed well against poorly trained and armed troops in the fairly open countryside and hills of Andalucia in the drive for Málaga, but again was outclassed by the heavier modern Soviet tanks making their debut in the Republican arsenal. The IZII was maintained by up to six crewmen. Spanish designation for this vehicle was Autoametralladora Lancia Ansaldo IZII.

Armoured Truck type D

This Nationalist armoured vehicle was used as a primitive armoured assault car and carried up to 12 men who held onto handholds in the back and jumped off as the truck crashed into an objective or they were simply carried as close as possible to the fighting whereupon the disembarking passengers would attack while the truck provided mobile support with its machine guns and 81mm mortar. Utilizing 3 hatches in its box like top, to fire the mortar, the crew of 14 plus men would have to expose themselves, while machine gun fire could be provided through forward slits.

Trucks

A wide variety of trucks existed in Spain prior to the war, of domestic, American, French and English manufacture, most of which were pressed into service by both sides desperate to mobilize their forces. After the intervention of foreign powers, Soviet and some French trucks passed into Republican hands while Italy and Germany provided vehicles to their Nationalist progeny. Also, due to the sympathies of some American industrialists to the Nationalist cause, General Franco was able to purchase American trucks and oil on credit. Captured vehicles were readily pressed into service by both sides