Semovente 105/25

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Semovente 105/25

Type	Self-propelled gun
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
In service	1943 - 1945
Used by	Italy Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Manufacturer	Fiat-Ansaldo
Produced	1943 - 1945
Number built	90
Specifications
Weight	15.8 tonnes (34,833 lbs)
Length	5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Width	2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Crew	3 (commander/gunner, driver, loader/radio operator)

Armor	Front: 75 mm (2.95 in)
Main armament	105 mm (4.13 in) L/25 with 48 rounds
Secondary armament	8 mm Breda 38 machine gun with 864 rounds
Engine	petrol 192 hp (143 kW)
Suspension	vertical volute spring
Operational range	180 km (112 miles)
Speed	35 km/h (22 mph)

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 calibers long (hence the name) in a widened chassis from a M15/42 tank. Thirty 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. This vehicle is considered the best armored fighting vehicle Italy produced during the war.

External links

Semovente da 105/25 at wwiivehicles.com
SEMOVENTE da 105/25 at comandosupremo.com

External images

v t e World War II armored fighting vehicles of Italy

Tankettes	L2/29 L3/33 L3/35 L3/38

Light tanks	L5/21 L5/30 L6/40 Renault R35 (French)

Medium tanks	M11/39 M13/40 M14/41 M15/42 SOMUA S35 (French)

Heavy tanks	P 26/40

SP guns	47/32 75/18 75/34 75/46 90/53 105/25

Armored cars	Lancia IZM AB 40 AB 41 Lince AB 43 AS.42

Armored trucks	AS 37 Fiat 626 NM Fiat 665 NM Renault UE Chenillette (French) SPA Dovunque 35

Half-tracks	Breda 61

Experimental	20/70 Quadruplo 149/40 Vespa-Caproni Armored Car Carro Celere Sahariano P 40/43

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