Semovente 75/34

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Semovente 75/34

Type	Self-propelled gun
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
In service	1943
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Manufacturer	Fiat-Ansaldo
Produced	1942-1943
Number built	190
Specifications
Weight	15 tonnes (33,069 lbs)
Length	5.04 m (16 ft 6 in)
Width	2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Crew	3 (commander/gunner, driver, loader/radio operator)

Armor	Front: 50 mm (2 in)
Main armament	75 mm L34 gun
Secondary armament	8 mm Breda 38 machine gun
Engine	SPA M15 (15TB) V8 192 hp (143.17 kW)
Power/weight	12.7 hp/ton
Suspension	vertical volute spring
Operational range	230 km (143 mi)
Speed	40 km/h (25 mph)

The Semovente 75/34 was an Italian self-propelled gun developed and used during World War II. It was built by mounting a 75 mm L34 gun (a longer gun than that on the Semovente 75/18) on the chassis of a M15/42 tank. Though 192 were built^{[citation needed]} before the Italian surrender in September 1943, the vehicle was never used in combat by the Italian army. Most were seized by German troops after Italy's surrender and used against the Allies in Italy and the Balkans until the end of the war.

External links

Semovente da 75/34 at wwiivehicles.com
SEMOVENTE da 75/34 at comandosupremo.com
Semovente da 75/34 at onwar.com

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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