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'''Armour type:'''
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, casemate)
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* Cast homogeneous armour (gun mantlet)
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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| Hull || 25 mm (80°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 30 mm (cylindrical) ''Lower plate'' || 25 mm || 25 mm ''Upper part'' <br> 25 mm (15°) ''Lower part'' || 25 mm (10°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 10 mm (15°) ''Rear - Engine hood'' <br> 5-10 mm (8°) ''Rear - Radiator vents''
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| Casemate || 50 mm (5°) ''Casemate front plate'' <br> 50 + 50 mm (spherical) ''Gun mantlet'' <br> 25 mm (60°) ''Plate connecting with hull'' || 25 mm (6-7°) || 25 mm || 15 mm (5°) ''Centre'' <br> 15 mm (21-22°) ''Sides''
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'''Notes:'''
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* Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick and bogies 10 mm thick.
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* The belly is 15 mm thick.
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* Mudguards are 4 mm thick.
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The {{PAGENAME}} shares the same vulnerabilities as the [[75/18 M41]] and the [[75/32 M41]]: a rather weak vertical armour front plate, weak sides and an even weaker roof armour and a crew of only 3 sitting in a cramped space.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===

Revision as of 22:46, 3 November 2020

RANK 5 FRANCE
Somua SM PACK
75/34 M42
it_semovente_m42_75_34.png
75/34 M42
Italy flag.png Italy
II Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
2.3 2.3 2.3
Class:
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This page is about the Italian tank destroyer 75/34 M42. For other usages, see M42 (Disambiguation).

Description

GarageImage 75 34 M42.jpg


The Semovente 75/34 M42 is a rank II Italian tank destroyer with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, casemate)
  • Cast homogeneous armour (gun mantlet)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 25 mm (80°) Front glacis
30 mm (cylindrical) Lower plate 		25 mm 25 mm Upper part
25 mm (15°) Lower part 		25 mm (10°) Front glacis
10 mm (15°) Rear - Engine hood
5-10 mm (8°) Rear - Radiator vents
Casemate 50 mm (5°) Casemate front plate
50 + 50 mm (spherical) Gun mantlet
25 mm (60°) Plate connecting with hull 		25 mm (6-7°) 25 mm 15 mm (5°) Centre
15 mm (21-22°) Sides

Notes:

  • Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick and bogies 10 mm thick.
  • The belly is 15 mm thick.
  • Mudguards are 4 mm thick.

The 75/34 M42 shares the same vulnerabilities as the 75/18 M41 and the 75/32 M41: a rather weak vertical armour front plate, weak sides and an even weaker roof armour and a crew of only 3 sitting in a cramped space.

Mobility

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 42 4 13.3 263 353 19.77 26.54
Realistic 39 4 164 185 12.33 13.91

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: 75/34 mod.39 (75 mm)
75 mm 75/34 mod.39 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 45 -10°/+22° ±18° N/A 12.3 17.1 __._ __._ 24.4 8.45 _.__ _.__ 6.50
Realistic 8.3 9.8 __._ __._ 14.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
Granata Perforante 75/32 APCBC 79 78 71 64 58 52
EPS M42 HEAT 100 100 100 100 100 100
Granata 75/32 HE 9 9 9 9 9 9
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
Granata Perforante 75/32 APCBC 637 6.35 1.2 14 270 48° 63° 71°
EPS M42 HEAT 552 5.3 0.0 0.1 656.64 62° 69° 73°
Granata 75/32 HE 552 6.35 0.4 0.1 600 79° 80° 81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the 75/34 M42

Last updated: 1.101.1.16

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
45 24 (+21) 1 (+44) No

Notes:

  • As they are modeled by sets of 2, 3 or 4, shells disappear from the rack only after you fire all shells in the set.

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive EPS M42
II Suspension Brake System FPE Adjustment of Fire
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism Smoke grenade
IV Transmission Engine

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Decent 75 mm gun with a respectable reload rate
  • Low profile = harder to spot
  • Has access to HEAT rounds
  • Decent top speed

Cons:

  • Overall armour is not very good
  • Is vulnerable to getting flanked due to being a casemate tank destroyer
  • Thin top armour; can be vulnerable to strafing aircraft
  • Acceleration leaves things to be desired

History

Intended to use the same gun as the P26 medium tank but on the M15/42 chassis, the 75/34 Semovente variant had not yet become operational when the Germans seized control of northern Italy. The Germans continued its manufacture, completing 116. Saw service along with the other Semovente variants in Italy and the Balkans.

Media

Skins


Videos
Semovente da 75/34 M42, Italian, Tier-2, Tank Destroyer - Angry Nerd Gaming
First 10 - 75/34 M42 - Orangefan

See also

Vehicles equipped with the same chassis
Other vehicles of similar configuration and role

External links


Italy tank destroyers
  Italy
M41  75/18 M41 · 75/32 M41 · 90/53 M41M
M42  75/34 M42
M43  105/25 M43 · M43 "G.C.Leoncello" · 75/34 M43 · 75/46 M43
Wheeled  Lancia 3Ro (100/17) · AS 42/47 · Breda 90/53 · Breda 501
Other  L3/33 CC · 47/32 L40
Germany  ▄StuG III G
USA  M36B1 · ▄M109G · M113A1 (TOW)
  Hungary
Zrínyi  Zrinyi I · Zrinyi II
USSR  ◔2S1

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