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Semovente 75/18
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Semovente 75/18 in North Africa. |
Destroyed Italian Semovente 75/18. |
Type | Self-propelled Gun | |
Weight | 14.4 tonnes (31,746 lbs) | |
Length | 4.92 m (16 ft 2 inches) | |
Width | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 inches) | |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 inch) | |
Crew | 3 | |
Armor | Front: 50 mm | |
Primary Armament | 75 mm Obice da 75/18 modello 34 | |
Secondary Armament | 8 mm Breda Model 38 or 6.5 mm Breda Model 30 machine gun | |
Engine | Diesel 125 hp/145 hp | |
Suspension | Semi-elliptical leaf spring bogies | |
Range | 230 km (143 mi) | |
Speed | 32 km/h (20 mph) |
See Also: Enemy Self-Propelled Guns
Sources:
• Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain, Hilary Louis Doyle, Thomas L. Jentz, Arco Publ., 1978.
• Handbook on the Italian Military Forces, U.S. War Department, 1943.
• Wikipedia.