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Semovente 90/53 Italian Tanks and AFVs of World War II
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U.S. intelligence drawing of the Italian Semovente 90/53.
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Semovente 90/53
Type | | Self-propelled Gun |
Weight | | 17 tonnes (37,500 lb) |
Length | | 5.205 m (17 ft) |
Width | | 2.20 m (7.21 ft) |
Height | | 2.15 m (7 ft) |
Crew | | 5 |
Armor | | 40 mm (1.57 in) |
Primary Armament | | 90 mm (3.5 in) Cannone da 90/53 |
Engine | | SPA 15-TM-41 eight cylinder gasoline engine, 145 hp |
Suspension | | Vertical volute spring |
Range | | 200 km (124 mi) |
Speed | | 35.5 km/h (22 mph) |
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.
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ITALIAN TANKS AND AFVs OF WWII
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