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| about = Italian tank destroyer '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 
| usage = other uses
 
| link = M42 (Disambiguation)
 
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|code=it_semovente_m42_75_34
 
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]].
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[[File:GarageImage 75 34 M42.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} Italy tank destroyer {{Battle-rating|1}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]].  
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
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''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat?''
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'''Armour type:'''
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, casemate)
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=== Mobility ===
* Cast homogeneous armour (gun mantlet)
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== Armaments ==
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=== Main armament ===
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{{main|75/34 mod.39 (75 mm)}}
  
{| class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="6" | [[75/34 mod.39 (75 mm)|75 mm 75/34 mod.39]]
 
|-
 
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
 
|-
 
|-
| 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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| colspan="3" | 45 || -10°/+22° || ±18° || N/A
 
|-
 
|-
| 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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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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|-
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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| ''Arcade'' || 12.3 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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| ''Realistic'' || 8.3 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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|-
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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| 8.5 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
'''Notes:'''
 
  
* Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick and bogies 10 mm thick.
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===== Ammunition =====
* The belly is 15 mm thick.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
* Mudguards are 4 mm thick.
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
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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.
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
=== Mobility ===
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}
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! 10m
 
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! 100m
{{tankMobility|abMinHp=263|rbMinHp=164}}
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! 500m
 
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! 1000m
=== Modifications and economy ===
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! 1500m
{{Specs-Economy}}
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! 2000m
 
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== Armaments ==
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| Granata Perforante 75/32 || APCBC || 75 || 72 || 66 || 59 || 53 || 48
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
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|-
=== Main armament ===
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| EPS M42 || HEAT || 100 || 100 || 100 || 100 || 100 || 100
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}
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| Granata 75/32 || HE || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9
{{main|75/34 mod.39 (75 mm)}}
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|-
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
 
|-
 
|-
! colspan="5" | [[75/34 mod.39 (75 mm)|75 mm 75/34 mod.39]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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! 0%
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! 50%
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! 100%
 
|-
 
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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| Granata Perforante 75/32 || APCBC || 624 || 6.2 || 1.3 || 15 || 270 || ° || 48° || 63° || 71°
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
 
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
 
 
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! ''Arcade''
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| EPS M42 || HEAT || 552 || 5.3 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 656.64 || +0° || 62° || 69° || 73°
| rowspan="2" | 45 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+22° || rowspan="2" | ±18° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 12.3 || 17.1 || 20.7 || 22.9 || 24.4 || rowspan="2" | 8.45 || rowspan="2" | 7.48 || rowspan="2" | 6.89 || rowspan="2" | 6.50
 
 
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! ''Realistic''
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| Granata 75/32|| HE || 552 || 6.4 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 600 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
| 8.3 || 9.8 || 11.9 || 13.2 || 14.0
 
 
|-
 
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|}
 
|}
  
==== Ammunition ====
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===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
{{:75/34 mod.39 (75 mm)/Ammunition|Granata Perforante 75/32, EPS M42, Granata 75/32}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
 
 
==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 
[[File:Ammoracks 75-34 M42.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
 
|-
 
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! Full<br>ammo
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full<br /> ammo
! 1st<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st<br /> rack empty
! 2nd<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd<br /> rack empty
! Visual<br>discrepancy
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual<br /> discrepancy
 
|-
 
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| '''45''' || 24&nbsp;''(+21)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+44)'' || No
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|| '''XX''' || XX&nbsp;''(+XX)'' || XX&nbsp;''(+XX)'' || XX&nbsp;''(+XX)'' || style="text-align:center" | No
 
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|-
 
|}
 
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'''Note''':
 
 
* 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 ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''
  
;Combat tactics
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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Thanks to its performant gun, the {{PAGENAME}} is effective as a tank destroyer at long range with the good penetration of its APCBC round. With a maximum penetration of 64 mm at 1,000 m, the vehicle will have no problem penetrating the angled front armour of many similar rank vehicles from a distance. Light tanks, armoured cars and SPAA are the easiest targets. The vehicle's effectiveness improves once the HEAT shell is unlocked, with 100 mm of penetration at all ranges. This allows for reliable penetration of practically all the Semovente's potential adversaries. Your most dangerous opponents are fast and agile light tanks such as the M22 that can easily flank the Semovente undetected and disable you from close range. Their speed and small size make those light tanks difficult to target for the Semovente's gun.
 
  
With the HEAT shell, the Semovente can make for an effective tank destroyer, provided you stay at a distance guaranteeing your survivability. The one thing to remember about the HEAT shell is that it sacrifices the one-shot capability of APCBC, meaning that larger tanks will often take multiple hits to disable while the reload time is pretty slow for the battle rating. Like the 75/32 M41, the HEAT shell has a good muzzle velocity making it capable to hit reliably targets at long range.
 
 
;Notable enemies:
 
 
Many tanks are capable of easily disabling you. By order of lethality:
 
 
* Tank destroyers with long guns
 
* Howitzers with powerful HE shells
 
* Tanks with HEAT shells
 
* Frontline tanks with APHE shells
 
* Light tanks or armoured cars with autocannons
 
 
;How to defeat a {{PAGENAME}}
 
 
The {{PAGENAME}} has several weak spots:
 
 
* In a frontal encounter, the vertical front plate is the easiest to target.
 
* Shoot the lower front plate to damage the transmission and immobilize the tank if you lack penetration power.
 
* When flanking, aim for the weak sides of the casemate.
 
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
 
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* Decent 75 mm gun with a respectable reload rate
 
* Low profile = harder to spot
 
* Has access to HEAT rounds
 
* Decent top speed
 
* Large explosive filler in the APCBC round almost guarantees vehicle destruction upon penetration
 
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
 
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* 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
 
* Shells have a rather slow muzzle velocity
 
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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{{main|M15/42#History|l1=History of the M15/42}}
 
 
 
;Development
 
 
 
Following the success of the Semovente da 75/18 in its anti-tank role, the Italian command ordered in October 1942 the development of an improved version of the Semovente based this time on the M15/42 chassis and a 75 mm L/34 Breda cannon, a gun with identical performance to the one equipped on the P26/40 tank. The new vehicle was accepted in April 1943 and production started in May 1943 with an order for 280 Semoventi. Due to wartime shortages of materials and manpower, only 93 tank destroyers were produced by the Italians before the Armistice and only 60 vehicles delivered to their combat units. The Germans then seized control of Northern Italy and continued its manufacture, completing 80 more units alongside 36 already confiscated ones.
 
 
 
;Combat usage
 
 
 
The {{PAGENAME}} saw shortly combat action on the Italian side during the battle of Rome in September 1943 and more extensively on the German side along with the other Semovente variants in Northern Italy and the Balkans in 1944.
 
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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Skin and Camouflages for the [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=italy&vehicleType=tank&vehicleClass=tank_destroyer&vehicle=it_semovente_m42_75_34 75/34 M42] in Warthunder Live.
 
 
;Skins
 
 
 
* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=it_semovente_m42_75_34 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 
 
 
;Videos
 
{{Youtube-gallery|hwZZvlooCQ0|'''Semovente da {{PAGENAME}}, Italian, Tier-2, Tank Destroyer''' - ''Angry Nerd Gaming''|t5VZ6gv_2dA|'''First 10 - {{PAGENAME}}''' - ''Orangefan''}}
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 
* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
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* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
 
;Vehicles equipped with the same chassis
 
 
 
* [[M15/42]]
 
 
 
;Other vehicles of similar configuration and role
 
 
 
* [[StuG III A]]
 
* [[75/34 M43]]
 
  
 
== External links ==
 
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* [[Wikipedia:Semovente_da_75/34|[Wikipedia] Semovente da 75/34]]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semovente_da_75/34 Wikipedia]
* [https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/italy/Semovente_Da_75-34.php <nowiki>[Tanks Encyclopedia]</nowiki> Semovente da 75/34]
 
  
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75/34 M42
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Description

GarageImage 75 34 M42.jpg


The Semovente 75/34 M42 is a Rank II Italy 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

Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat?

If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.

Mobility

Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and maneuverability as well as the maximum speed forward and backward.

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: 75/34 mod.39 (75 mm)
75 mm 75/34 mod.39
Capacity Vertical
guidance
Horizontal
guidance
Stabilizer
45 -10°/+22° ±18° N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 12.3 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Realistic 8.3 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
8.5 __.__ __.__ __.__
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
Granata Perforante 75/32 APCBC 75 72 66 59 53 48
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
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 75/32 APCBC 624 6.2 1.3 15 270 ° 48° 63° 71°
EPS M42 HEAT 552 5.3 0.0 0.1 656.64 +0° 62° 69° 73°
Granata 75/32 HE 552 6.4 0.4 0.1 600 +0° 79° 80° 81°
Ammo racks
Full
ammo
1st
rack empty
2nd
rack empty
3rd
rack empty
Visual
discrepancy
XX XX (+XX) XX (+XX) XX (+XX) No

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Summarize and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - they have a substitution in the form of softer "inadequate", "effective".

Pros:

Cons:

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ground vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.

Media

Skin and Camouflages for the 75/34 M42 in Warthunder Live.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

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