Semovente da 105/25

Semovente da 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 (only by nazi germany after 1943)
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)

Armour	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 da 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. Thirty were built by Fiat-Ansaldo and delivered in 1943 before the Armistice of Cassibile in September that year. After the armistice the German forces took them over and used them under the designation Sturmgeschütz M43 mit 105/25 853(i) as well as producing 60 additional Semoventi da 105/25.

External links

Semovente da 105/25 at wwiivehicles.com

External images

World War II armoured fighting vehicles of Italy

Tankettes	L 2/29 L 3/33 L 3/35 L 3/38

Light tanks	L 5/21 L 5/30 L 6/40 Renault R35 (French)

Medium tanks	M 11/39 M 13/40 M 14/41 M 15/42 SOMUA S35 (French)

Heavy tanks	P 26/40

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

Armoured cars	Lancia 1ZM AB 40 AB 41 AB 43 Lince AS.42

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

Half-tracks	Breda 61

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

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