Semovente 47/32

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Semovente 47/32
Semovente 47/32 on display at the United States Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen, MA
Type	Self-propelled gun
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
In service	1942-1945
Used by	Italy Nazi Germany Croatia
Wars	World War II
Production history
Number built	ca 300
Variants	command vehicle
Specifications
Weight	6.4 tonnes
Length	3.78 m (12' 5")
Width	1.92 m (6' 4")
Height	1.63 m (5' 5")
Crew	3 (commander, driver, loader)
Armor	Front: 30 mm
Primary armament	47 mm Cannone da 47/32 M35 70 rounds
Secondary armament	one machine gun
Engine	70 hp
Operational range	200 km
Speed	42 km/h

The Semovente 47/32 was an Italian self-propelled gun during World War II. It was created by mounting a Cannone da 47/32 M35 in a box-like superstructure on a Fiat L6/40 chassis. Some were built as command tanks with a radio installed instead of the main gun. A 8 mm machine gun disguised as the 47 mm main gun was used on these versions to make them look like regular Semovente 47/32s. About 300 Semovente 47/32 were built from 1941 and onward.

After the Italian armistice in September 1943, the German Army took all Semovente 47/32s they could get hold of for their own use, and some where hence sent to Germany's Croatian puppet state.

[edit] External links

• Semovente 47/32 su L6/40 at wwiivehicles.com
• SEMOVENTE L.40 da 47/32 at comandosupremo.com

Italian armoured fighting vehicles of World War II
Light Tanks and Tankettes
L3/35 | Fiat L6/40
Medium Tanks
Fiat M11/39 | Fiat M13/40 | Fiat M14/41 | M15/42
Heavy Tanks
P40
Armoured Cars
AB 40 | AB 41 | Lince scout car
Self propelled guns
Semovente 47/32 | Semovente 75/18 | Semovente 75/34 | Semovente 90/53 | Semovente 105/25 | Semovente 149/40
Italian armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II