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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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− | The '''{{Specs|name}}''' | + | [[File:GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|420px|thumb|left]] |
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− | + | The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} French heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Raining Fire"]]. | |
== General info == | == General info == | ||
=== Survivability and armour === | === Survivability and armour === | ||
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− | The upper glacis of the hull and the turret | + | The upper glacis of the hull and the upper part of the turret are the only well protected areas, which will give you good protection against most conventional rounds, especially from far ranges. However, the rest of the armor is very weak and can be easily penetrated by pretty much everything, and you will still be vulnerable against HEAT-FS, ATGMs, APFSDS and such. Your best bet is to flank the enemy and take them out with your auto loading gun before they can get a hit on you. If an enemy spots you, face them so they can only hit the front of the tank, and hope that they don't hit the very weak bottom portion of your turret. Try not to angle your tank as the sides can easily be penetrated. Since you have 5 crew members, with 2 in the front of the hull and 3 in the turret, and come equipped with a handy auto loader, you can take a few hits and lose a couple of crew members without having to worry too much. |
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof | ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Hull || 150 mm (55°) ''Front glacis'' | + | | Hull || 150 mm (55°) ''Front glacis'' |
+ | 60 mm (55°) ''Lower glacis'' | ||
+ | | 40 mm (25°) ''Top'' <br> 40 mm ''Bottom'' || 40 mm (30°) || 5 - 20 mm | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Turret || 120 mm ''Turret front'' | + | | Turret || 40 - 120 mm ''Turret front'' <br> 200 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 40 - 60 mm || 40 mm || 30 mm |
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− | | 40 mm || 30 mm | ||
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| Cupola || 30 mm || 30 mm || 30 mm || 30 mm | | Cupola || 30 mm || 30 mm || 30 mm || 30 mm | ||
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|} | |} | ||
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− | * Suspension wheels, tracks and torsion bars are | + | '''Notes:''' <!-- Any additional notes which the user needs to be aware of --> |
+ | <!-- Example: * Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick. --> | ||
=== Mobility === | === Mobility === | ||
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− | Although | + | Although heaver and not as mobile as the AMX 50 or Lorraine 40t, the SOMUA SM is still pretty mobile for a heavy tank. You will still want to flank the enemy as much as possible and take them out quickly with your auto loading gun, but don’t be afraid to take a few hits from the front. However, your reverse speed is pretty slow and will not save you, so watch out for that. |
− | {{tankMobility | + | {{tankMobility}} |
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== Armaments == | == Armaments == | ||
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=== Main armament === | === Main armament === | ||
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{{main|SA47 L/58 (100 mm)}} | {{main|SA47 L/58 (100 mm)}} | ||
+ | ''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.'' | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%" | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! colspan="5" | [[SA47 L/58 (100 mm)|100 mm SA47 L/58]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || Reloading rate (seconds) | + | ! colspan="5" | [[SA47 L/58 (100 mm)|100 mm SA47 L/58]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds) |
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer | ! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer | ||
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced | ! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced | ||
− | ! | + | ! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced |
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! ''Arcade'' | ! ''Arcade'' | ||
− | | rowspan="2" | 50 || rowspan="2" | -8°/+15° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || | + | | rowspan="2" | 50 || rowspan="2" | -8°/+15° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || rowspan="2" | 4.00 || rowspan="2" | 4.00 || rowspan="2" | 4.00 || rowspan="2" | 4.00 |
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! ''Realistic'' | ! ''Realistic'' | ||
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|} | |} | ||
==== Ammunition ==== | ==== Ammunition ==== | ||
− | {{: | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%" |
+ | ! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead | ||
+ | ! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 100 mm Obus de rupture || APCBC || 273 || 270 || 257 || 242 || 228 || 215 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 100 mm Obus explosif || HE || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%" | ||
+ | ! colspan="10" | Shell details | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s) | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg) | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m) | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm) | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g) | ||
+ | ! colspan="3" | Ricochet | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 0% !! 50% !! 100% | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 100 mm Obus de rupture || APCBC || 1,000 || 15.0 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71° | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 100 mm Obus explosif || HE || 1,000 || 14.8 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 1,400 || 79° || 80° || 81° | ||
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+ | |} | ||
==== [[Ammo racks]] ==== | ==== [[Ammo racks]] ==== | ||
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[[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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− | * Shells are | + | * Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded. |
* Rack 9* (autoloader magazine) is a first stage ammo rack. It totals 9 shells. | * Rack 9* (autoloader magazine) is a first stage ammo rack. It totals 9 shells. | ||
− | + | * This racks get filled first when loading up the tank and is also emptied first. | |
* As it is equipped with an autoloader, manual reloading of the gun is not possible. | * As it is equipped with an autoloader, manual reloading of the gun is not possible. | ||
* Once the autoloader magazine has been depleted, you can't shoot until the loader has restocked the autoloader. The restocking time is longer than the normal reload time of the gun. Take this into account when playing. | * Once the autoloader magazine has been depleted, you can't shoot until the loader has restocked the autoloader. The restocking time is longer than the normal reload time of the gun. Take this into account when playing. | ||
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=== Machine guns === | === Machine guns === | ||
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{{main|MAC 31 (7.5 mm)}} | {{main|MAC 31 (7.5 mm)}} | ||
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal | ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal | ||
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− | | Coaxial || | + | | Coaxial || 4800 (150) || 1350 || N/A || N/A |
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− | The small | + | The small caliber of the MAC 31 machine gun makes it largely ineffective against all armoured vehicles but the ones with an open compartment. It still can be used to ping targets as a rangefinding help. |
== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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− | + | === Modules === | |
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− | + | ! Tier | |
− | + | ! colspan="2" | Mobility | |
− | + | ! Protection | |
− | + | ! Firepower | |
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− | + | | I | |
− | + | |Tracks | |
+ | | | ||
+ | |Parts | ||
+ | |Horizontal drive | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | II | ||
+ | |Suspension | ||
+ | |Brake System | ||
+ | |FPE | ||
+ | |Adjustment of Fire | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | III | ||
+ | |Filters | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Crew Replenishment | ||
+ | |Elevation Mechanism | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | IV | ||
+ | |Transmission | ||
+ | |Engine | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="5" | This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase | ||
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+ | |} | ||
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
− | * | + | * Same great gun that's found on the AMX-50 and Lorraine. |
− | * Equipped with a huge 9-shell | + | * Equipped with a huge 9-shell auto loader, making this one of the best tanks to attack multiple enemies at once. |
− | *Unlike most French tanks, the SOMUA has good frontal | + | * Unlike most French tanks, the SOMUA has good frontal armor. The upper turret and upper plate are basically immune to all conventional rounds. |
− | * Due to the frontal | + | * Due to the frontal armor and 9 shot autoloader, the tank is not only great at flanking and ambushing, but also very good at brawling. |
− | * The strong upper turret coupled with the | + | * The strong upper turret coupled with the 8 degrees of gun depression makes this tank great at hull-down fighting and cresting ridge lines. |
− | * Due to how tall this tank is and how high the gun is placed, it can shoot over obstacles that many tanks have trouble seeing over | + | * Due to how tall this tank is and how high the gun is placed, it can shoot over obstacles that many tanks have trouble seeing over. |
− | * Quick and | + | * Quick and maneuverable for a heavy tank. |
− | * This tank has a high level of survivability thanks to the spacious crew compartment and | + | * This tank has a high level of survivability thanks to the spacious crew compartment and 5 man crew. |
− | * Good set of optics with 6x magnification | + | * Good set of optics with 6x magnification. |
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'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
− | * Absolutely huge tank | + | * Absolutely huge tank, is longer, wider, and taller than a Tiger II. Finding proper concealment is difficult. |
− | * The neck of the turret a prime weak spot that's hard to effectively hide | + | * The neck of the turret a prime weak spot that's hard to effectively hide. |
− | * The lower plate is as weak as British lower plates. Any APHE shell that enters here will likely knock out the whole crew | + | * The lower plate is as weak as British lower plates. Any APHE shell that enters here will likely knock out the whole crew. |
− | * Will face a lot of enemies that fire APDS and HEAT, the upper turret and upper plate just can't absorb those | + | * Will face a lot of enemies that fire APDS and HEAT, the upper turret and upper plate just can't absorb those kind of shells. |
− | * Terrible side armour, side-scraping or angling the tank is extremely hazardous | + | * Terrible side armour, side-scraping or angling the tank is extremely hazardous. |
− | * Is much slower than the Lorraine and AMX-50 | + | * Is much slower than the Lorraine and AMX-50. |
− | * Mediocre elevation angles thanks to the inherent nature of oscillating turrets | + | * Mediocre elevation angles thanks to the inherent nature of oscillating turrets. |
− | * Once the autoloader is expended, reloading the magazine takes a considerable amount of time | + | * The 100mm gun is surprisingly inaccurate past 500 meters. Sniping can only be done thanks to the massive autoloader. |
− | + | * Once the autoloader is expended, reloading the magazine takes a considerable amount of time. | |
== History == | == History == | ||
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− | At the end of WW2, the French army realized that they needed a new modern heavy tank. The SOMUA Company competed with AMX to design a new heavy tank for France, and they were given the order to build a prototype in 1946. The hull of the tank was based off the German Tiger II, and the tank used an oscillating turret armed with an auto | + | At the end of WW2, the French army realized that they needed a new modern heavy tank. The SOMUA Company competed with AMX to design a new heavy tank for France, and they were given the order to build a prototype in 1946. The hull of the tank was based off the German Tiger II, and the tank used an oscillating turret armed with an auto loading 100mm gun. Because the two companies were forced to make a new design with the same requirements, the Somua SM design looked similar to the AMX 50, and both tanks had equipped the 100mm gun. The prototype was delivered in October of 1951 but was still lacking an engine and some other parts. Due to delays, the prototype was not tested until 1953, but it was already too late. The SOMUA’s design was rejected in favor of the AMX 50. |
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
− | <!--''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | + | <!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' |
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Revision as of 20:31, 19 November 2020
Contents
Description
The Somua SM is a premium gift rank V French heavy tank
with a battle rating of 7.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Raining Fire".
General info
Survivability and armour
The upper glacis of the hull and the upper part of the turret are the only well protected areas, which will give you good protection against most conventional rounds, especially from far ranges. However, the rest of the armor is very weak and can be easily penetrated by pretty much everything, and you will still be vulnerable against HEAT-FS, ATGMs, APFSDS and such. Your best bet is to flank the enemy and take them out with your auto loading gun before they can get a hit on you. If an enemy spots you, face them so they can only hit the front of the tank, and hope that they don't hit the very weak bottom portion of your turret. Try not to angle your tank as the sides can easily be penetrated. Since you have 5 crew members, with 2 in the front of the hull and 3 in the turret, and come equipped with a handy auto loader, you can take a few hits and lose a couple of crew members without having to worry too much.
Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
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Hull | 150 mm (55°) Front glacis
60 mm (55°) Lower glacis |
40 mm (25°) Top 40 mm Bottom |
40 mm (30°) | 5 - 20 mm |
Turret | 40 - 120 mm Turret front 200 mm Gun mantlet |
40 - 60 mm | 40 mm | 30 mm |
Cupola | 30 mm | 30 mm | 30 mm | 30 mm |
Notes:
Mobility
Although heaver and not as mobile as the AMX 50 or Lorraine 40t, the SOMUA SM is still pretty mobile for a heavy tank. You will still want to flank the enemy as much as possible and take them out quickly with your auto loading gun, but don’t be afraid to take a few hits from the front. However, your reverse speed is pretty slow and will not save you, so watch out for that.
Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
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Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
Arcade | 43 | 7 | 60 | _,___ | 1,908 | __.__ | 31.8 |
Realistic | 41 | 6 | _,___ | 1,000 | __.__ | 16.67 |
Armaments
Main armament
Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: {{main|Name of the weapon}}
. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.
100 mm SA47 L/58 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
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Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
Arcade | 50 | -8°/+15° | ±180° | N/A | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Realistic | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ |
Ammunition
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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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 | ||
100 mm Obus de rupture | APCBC | 273 | 270 | 257 | 242 | 228 | 215 |
100 mm Obus explosif | HE | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Shell details | |||||||||
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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% | |||||||
100 mm Obus de rupture | APCBC | 1,000 | 15.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48° | 63° | 71° |
100 mm Obus explosif | HE | 1,000 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1,400 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Ammo racks
Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
5th rack empty |
6th rack empty |
7th rack empty |
8th rack empty |
9th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
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50 | 46 (+4) | 39 (+11) | 32 (+18) | 25 (+25) | 18 (+32) | 14 (+36) | 10 (+40) | 9 (+41) | 1 (+49) | No |
Notes:
- Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
- Rack 9* (autoloader magazine) is a first stage ammo rack. It totals 9 shells.
- This racks get filled first when loading up the tank and is also emptied first.
- As it is equipped with an autoloader, manual reloading of the gun is not possible.
- Once the autoloader magazine has been depleted, you can't shoot until the loader has restocked the autoloader. The restocking time is longer than the normal reload time of the gun. Take this into account when playing.
- Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1 to 8 into rack 9*. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.
- The depletion order at full capacity is: 9 - 1 - 2 - up to 8.
Machine guns
7.5 mm MAC 31 | ||||
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Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
Coaxial | 4800 (150) | 1350 | N/A | N/A |
The small caliber of the MAC 31 machine gun makes it largely ineffective against all armoured vehicles but the ones with an open compartment. It still can be used to ping targets as a rangefinding help.
Usage in battles
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Modules
Tier | Mobility | Protection | Firepower | |
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I | Tracks | Parts | Horizontal drive | |
II | Suspension | Brake System | FPE | Adjustment of Fire |
III | Filters | Crew Replenishment | Elevation Mechanism | |
IV | Transmission | Engine | ||
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase |
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Same great gun that's found on the AMX-50 and Lorraine.
- Equipped with a huge 9-shell auto loader, making this one of the best tanks to attack multiple enemies at once.
- Unlike most French tanks, the SOMUA has good frontal armor. The upper turret and upper plate are basically immune to all conventional rounds.
- Due to the frontal armor and 9 shot autoloader, the tank is not only great at flanking and ambushing, but also very good at brawling.
- The strong upper turret coupled with the 8 degrees of gun depression makes this tank great at hull-down fighting and cresting ridge lines.
- Due to how tall this tank is and how high the gun is placed, it can shoot over obstacles that many tanks have trouble seeing over.
- Quick and maneuverable for a heavy tank.
- This tank has a high level of survivability thanks to the spacious crew compartment and 5 man crew.
- Good set of optics with 6x magnification.
Cons:
- Absolutely huge tank, is longer, wider, and taller than a Tiger II. Finding proper concealment is difficult.
- The neck of the turret a prime weak spot that's hard to effectively hide.
- The lower plate is as weak as British lower plates. Any APHE shell that enters here will likely knock out the whole crew.
- Will face a lot of enemies that fire APDS and HEAT, the upper turret and upper plate just can't absorb those kind of shells.
- Terrible side armour, side-scraping or angling the tank is extremely hazardous.
- Is much slower than the Lorraine and AMX-50.
- Mediocre elevation angles thanks to the inherent nature of oscillating turrets.
- The 100mm gun is surprisingly inaccurate past 500 meters. Sniping can only be done thanks to the massive autoloader.
- Once the autoloader is expended, reloading the magazine takes a considerable amount of time.
History
At the end of WW2, the French army realized that they needed a new modern heavy tank. The SOMUA Company competed with AMX to design a new heavy tank for France, and they were given the order to build a prototype in 1946. The hull of the tank was based off the German Tiger II, and the tank used an oscillating turret armed with an auto loading 100mm gun. Because the two companies were forced to make a new design with the same requirements, the Somua SM design looked similar to the AMX 50, and both tanks had equipped the 100mm gun. The prototype was delivered in October of 1951 but was still lacking an engine and some other parts. Due to delays, the prototype was not tested until 1953, but it was already too late. The SOMUA’s design was rejected in favor of the AMX 50.
Media
- Skins
- Videos
See also
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- reference to the series of the vehicles;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
France heavy tanks | |
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B1 | B1 bis · B1 ter |
2C | 2C · 2C bis |
ARL-44 | ARL-44 (ACL-1) |
AMX-50 | Somua SM · AMX-50 Surbaissé · AMX-50 Surblindé |
USA | ▄M4A3E2 |
France premium ground vehicles | |
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Light tanks | AMD.35 (SA35) · H.39 "Cambronne" · LVT-4/40 · AMX-13 (SS.11) · AMX-13-M24 · E.B.R. (1954) · E.B.R. (1963) · VBCI-2 (MCT30) |
Medium tanks | M4A1 (FL10) · Panther "Dauphiné" · AMX-30 · AMX-30 Super · AMX-50 (TO90/930) |
Heavy tanks | B1 ter · 2C bis · Somua SM |
Tank destroyers | Lorraine 155 Mle.50 |