Semovente 105/25
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| Semovente 105/25 | |
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| Type | Self-propelled gun |
| Place of origin | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946).svg.png){kind=small} Italy |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943 - 1945 (?) |
| Used by | Italy Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat-Ansaldo |
| Produced | 1943 - 194? |
| Number built | 90 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 15.8 tonnes |
| Length | 5.1 m |
| Width | 2.4 m |
| Height | 1.75 m |
| Crew | 3 (commander/gunner, driver, loader/radio operator) |
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| Armor | Front: 75 mm |
| Primary armament |
105 mm L/25 48 rounds |
| Secondary armament |
8 mm Breda 38 machine gun 864 rounds |
| Engine | petrol 192 hp |
| Suspension | vertical volute spring |
| Operational range |
180 km |
| Speed | 35 km/h |
The Semovente 105/25 was an Italian tank destroyer in use during World War II. It was constructed by mounting a 105 mm gun that was 25 calibres long (hence the name) in a widened chassis from a M15/42 tank. 30 were built by Fiat-Ansaldo and delivered in 1943 before the Italian surrender in September that year. After the surrender the German forces took them over and used them under the designation Sturmgeschütz M43 mit 105/25 853(i) and they also built 60 more Semovente 105/25s.
[edit] External links
- Semovente da 105/25 at wwiivehicles.com
- SEMOVENTE da 105/25 at comandosupremo.com
| Italian armoured fighting vehicles of World War II |
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| Light Tanks and Tankettes |
| L3/35 | Fiat L6/40 |
| Medium Tanks |
| Fiat M11/39 | Fiat M13/40 | Fiat M14/41 | M15/42 |
| Heavy Tanks |
| P40 |
| Armoured Cars |
| AB 40 | AB 41 | Lince scout car |
| Self propelled guns |
| Semovente 47/32 | Semovente 75/18 | Semovente 75/34 | Semovente 90/53 | Semovente 105/25 | Semovente 149/40 |
| Italian armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II |
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