Moto Guzzi Alce

The Moto Guzzi Alce was a motorcycle created in 1938 by the Moto Guzzi to equip the Italian Army, the Super Alce, a improved version of the Alce motorcycle, was used until 1955 when it was replaced by the Moto Guzzi Falcone.

History
The Alce (Italian for Moose) Motorcycle military service was introduced in 1938 to work in the areas of reconnaissance and escort convoys. The Alce was replaced in 1943 by the Super Alce, has been most successful with new features. The introduction of light machine gun Breda 30 fitted in the bar direction was one of those new features. She was adopted by the Bersaglieri scouts in 1940. Obviously, her machine gun could only be operated when the motorcycle was stopped. She remained in service until 1955 and then was replaced by Moto Guzzi Falcone. Super Moose was also used to carry small arms and landmines. Attempts were made to install a sub-machine gun 9mm Beretta M38A in the bar direction that could be fired on the move.

Variants

 * Alce: Initial model used by the Italian Army from 1938 until 1943.
 * Super Alce: Improved version with a fixed Breda 30 light machinegun attached, used from 1943 to 1955.

Specifications

 * Speed: 90km / h
 * Engine: 6 cylinder 500cc
 * Marches: 4
 * Armament: A fixed Breda 30 light machine gun (prototypes where equipped with a Beretta M38 to allow the scouts firing while in moving).