47/32 L40

47/32 L40

L3/33 CC

Lancia 3Ro (100/17)

47/32 L40

L3/33 CC

Lancia 3Ro (100/17)

Italy

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.3	1.3	1.3

Class:

Tank destroyer

Research:4 000

Purchase:2 100

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Description

The Fiat-Ansaldo Semovente L40 da 47/32 (shortened as 47/32 L40) is a Rank I Italy tank destroyer with a battle rating of 1.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".

General info

Survivability and armour

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Mobility

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Armaments

Main armament

47 mm 47/32 mod.35
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
70			-12°/+20°	±13.5°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	15.9	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__
Realistic	10.7	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
7.8	__.__	__.__	__.__

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
Granata Perforante mod.35	APHE	54	52	40	30	22	16
Granata mod.35	HE	4	4	4	4	4	4
Granata Perforante mod.39	APBC	53	52	45	39	33	28

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
Granata Perforante mod.35	APHE	630	1.5	1.2	15	30	°	47°	60°	65°
Granata mod.35	HE	250	2.4	2	0.1	150	°	79°	80°	81°
Granata Perforante mod.39	APBC	630	1.4	1.2	15	30	°	48°	63°	71°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
70	XX (+XX)	XX (+XX)	XX (+XX)	No

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Powerful gun for a rank I tank
• One of the smallest tanks in the game

Cons:

• Due to having a crew of two, this means if only one crew member is knocked out then the tank is virtually disabled
• Very slow, even for its small size
• Has an open top, making the crew vulnerable to machine gun fire
• Armour is practically non-existent and can be easily penetrated with heavy machine guns such as the Browning M2
• Poor suspension damping, it takes about 2 seconds to settle after stopping the vehicle

History

The Semovente (sometimes abbreviated "SMV") 47/32 was derived from the L6/40 light tank in order to act as a mobile version of Italy's standard anti-tank gun, the Boehler M1935 or Cannone da 47/32, also used in the M13/40 and M14/41 medium tanks. It was intended to act as a tank destroyer in dedicated battalions , but in practice was generally used instead as infantry support because its anti-tank performance was so mediocre. A squadron of nine was authorized for the RECo (Raggruppamento Esplorante Corazzato; armored reconnaissance task force) of an armored or motorized division. A four-vehicle element was also authorized for the NEC (Nucleo Esplorante Celere; fast recon group) of the 1943-type infantry division, at least on paper. From March of 1942 it saw action in Russia with the 13th Semoventi Battalion, part of the 3rd Celere (Cavalry) Division, destroyed in the Don River fighting at the end of that year. 47/32s also were employed in Tunisia, Sicily and Italy.

Around 300 were built. After the 1943 armistice, 78 were confiscated by Germany, who gave most of them to Fascist Italian forces or Croatia.

Media

Skin and Camouflages for the 47/32 L40 in Warthunder Live.

See also

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External links

• [Wikipedia] Semovente da 47/32