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Using the same hull and casemate as the 75/18, the Semovente 75/32 offers little in the way of effective protection, with its primary defence against enemy tanks being its small frontal profile. The 50 mm frontal plate struggles to keep out even rank 1 British and US guns at close range, while the extremely cramped interior means that penetrations will often knock out multiple crew members or modules in a single shot.  
 
Using the same hull and casemate as the 75/18, the Semovente 75/32 offers little in the way of effective protection, with its primary defence against enemy tanks being its small frontal profile. The 50 mm frontal plate struggles to keep out even rank 1 British and US guns at close range, while the extremely cramped interior means that penetrations will often knock out multiple crew members or modules in a single shot.  
The {{PAGENAME}}'s armour is still capable of keeping out machine gun fire from most angles and its fully-enclosed design offers protection from strafing aircraft unlike many of its low-rank open-top contemporaries.
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Unlike many of its low-rank open-top contemporaries, the {{PAGENAME}}'s fully-enclosed design offers protection against small-calibre machine gun fire and against artillery blast and HE shells. However, it still is very vulnerable to strafing aircraft and heavy calibre MG fire.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===

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75/32 M41
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75/32 M41
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Description

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The Semovente 75/32 M41 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°) Upper glacis
30 mm (cylindrical) Lower plate
25 mm 25 mm Upper part
27 mm (20°) Lower part
25 mm (10°) Front glacis
10 mm (16°) Rear - Engine hood
5-25 mm (8°) Rear - Radiator vents
Casemate 50 mm (5°) Casemate front plate
50 + 50 mm (spherical) Gun mantlet
30 mm (65°) Plate connecting with hull
25 mm (8-9°) 25 mm 15 mm Centre
15 mm (20°) Sides

Notes:

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

The 75/32 M41 comes with a flat 50 mm plate on the front protecting the crew, tailed by a 25 mm thick plate just below it, constructed at an 80 degree angle (which provides around 70 mm of effective armour), and a 30 mm sloped plate below that, which mostly houses the transmission. The sides and rear of the tank destroyer are both 25 mm, and they both use mostly flat plates. The roof armour of the cab is 15 mm thick and flat, while the engine roof is 10 mm but slightly angled. Take note of the roof thicknesses because the 75/32 is often targeted by American CAS with .50s, who will often either attempt to kill the crew or at the very least kill the engine. Two crew members; the driver and the loader, sit on the left side of the tank, with the loader positioned directly behind the driver. On the other side of the tank sits the gunner (who is also the commander), and behind him sits the ammo. In between these crew members is the 75 mm gun, and covering them up to their knees is the transmission. The spaced out crew means that if the gunner is killed there is a good chance the loader and driver will survive, however, if the loader and driver are hit, they will likely die together, disabling the tank instantly. The transmission can act as an odd shield and can occasionally eat a stray round or two, sacrificing itself to keep the crew alive.

Using the same hull and casemate as the 75/18, the Semovente 75/32 offers little in the way of effective protection, with its primary defence against enemy tanks being its small frontal profile. The 50 mm frontal plate struggles to keep out even rank 1 British and US guns at close range, while the extremely cramped interior means that penetrations will often knock out multiple crew members or modules in a single shot. Unlike many of its low-rank open-top contemporaries, the 75/32 M41's fully-enclosed design offers protection against small-calibre machine gun fire and against artillery blast and HE shells. However, it still is very vulnerable to strafing aircraft and heavy calibre MG fire.

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 37 6 14.5 227 305 15.66 21.03
Realistic 34 6 142 160 9.79 11.03

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: 75/32 mod.37 (75 mm)
75 mm 75/32 mod.37 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 43 -12°/+22° ±18° N/A 12.3 17.1 __._ __._ 24.4 9.75 _.__ _.__ 7.50
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 mod.32 APCBC 77 75 66 57 49 42
Granata mod.32 HE 10 10 10 10 10 10
EPS M42 HEAT 100 100 100 100 100 100
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 mod.32 APCBC 630 6.26 1.2 14.0 270 48° 63° 71°
Granata mod.32 HE 490 6.35 0.1 0.1 610 79° 80° 81°
EPS M42 HEAT 580 5.3 0.0 0.1 640 62° 69° 73°
Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s)
Projectile
Mass (kg)
Screen radius
(m)
Screen deploy time
(s)
Screen hold time
(s)
Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
Gr. Fumogena 490 6.4 13 5 20 50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the 75/18 M41 (identical)

Last updated: 1.101.1.16

Full
ammo
1st
rack empty
2nd
rack empty
Visual
discrepancy
43 19 (+24) (+42) No

Notes:

  • Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.


Usage in battles

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Modules

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

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Low profile
  • Decent 75 mm gun
  • Has access to HEAT rounds
  • Enclosed design protects the crew from artillery blast and HE shells

Cons:

  • Overall armour is not very good
  • Thin top armour; can be vulnerable to strafing aircraft
  • Acceleration and speed leave to be desired
  • Slower reload than other Italian 75 mm SPGs
  • Lacks a machine gun

History

About 25 Semoventi 75/18s were re-equipped in mid-1943 with the improved 75/32 field gun, which had a longer barrel, increased muzzle velocity and range compared to the 75/18 howitzer. Some of these saw combat with the 135th "Ariete II" Armored Division around Rome in September 1943. A number were confiscated by Germany on Italy's surrender and turned over to Fascist Italian forces.

Media

Skins
Videos

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