This small tank destroyer was created by the Italian Royal Army based on the hull associated with the light L6/40 tank. It was built with a 47mm cannon positioned in a casemate and even though it supplied a great ballistic performance, with regards to was placed into solution in 1941 it had been insufficient to strike all of the enemy's tanks. The same hull ended up being accustomed develop a commando version loaded with a radio to coordinate the action of armoured automobiles. The 47/32 L40 self-propelled tank, stated in around 300 copies, was widely used in final part of the war in North Africa. After the armistice agreed in September 1943, the automobiles in Italy that survived the war had been seized and employed by the German army.