The Semovente da 75/34 su scafo di carro M42 was designed in 1942, manufactured by Fiat-Ansaldo based on the existing fully tracked M13/40 and was in use from 1943 to 1945.
General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)
1943 - 1945
Quantity Produced
60
Weight
15 tonne
Crew
3
M.G's small
n/a
M.G's large(>10mm)
n/a
Length
5.15 mtr
Width
2.49 mtr
Height
1.77 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed
20 mph
Max Cross Country Speed
11 mph
Range Road
143 miles
Range Cross Country
57 miles
Fuel Type
Petrol
Fuel Capacity
unknown
Horse Power
192 hp
Power/Weight
12 hp/tonne
General Information
The Semovente da 75/34 su scafo di carro M42 was designed in 1942, manufactured by Fiat-Ansaldo based on the existing fully tracked M13/40 and was in use from 1943 to 1945.
The vehicle was powered by FIAT-SPA '15TB M42' petrol powerplant producing 192 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 20 mph with a range of about 143 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 11 mph and a range of about 57 miles.
Its main armament consisted of an Cannone contracarro da 75/32 M37 which could penetrate 98 mm of flat plate at 200 metres
Armour Details
Turret
Front
n/a
Side
n/a
Rear
n/a
Top
n/a
Superstructure
Front
30mm
@
11°
(31mm)
Side
25mm
@
9°
(25mm)
Rear
25mm
@
0°
(25mm)
Top
15mm
@
90°
(15mm)
Hull
Front
30mm
@
45°
(42mm)
Side
25mm
@
0°
(25mm)
Rear
25mm
@
9°
(25mm)
Top
15mm
@
90°
(15mm)
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 42 mm - Minimum 15 mm
Weapon Details
Cannone contracarro da 75/32 M37
Calibre
75mm
Ammunition Details
Name/Id
Calibre Weight MVelocity
Explosive Content
AP(AP)
75mm 6.3Kg 600M/Sec
Range(Mtr)
100
200
400
800
1200
1600
2000
2400
Flight Time(Secs)
0.17
0.34
0.7
1.49
2.38
3.39
4.55
5.88
Penetration(mm@30°)
91
84
77
68
58
51
43
36
Penetration(mm@0°)
106
98
89
79
68
59
50
42
Hit Probability(%)
98
98
98
88
54
25
8
3
Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.
The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive
and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The
information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre,
the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation
originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.
