Semovente da 105/25

Semovente 105/25
Type	Self-propelled gun
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
In service	1943 - 1945
Used by	Italy Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Manufacturer	Fiat-Ansaldo
Produced	1943 - 1945
No. built	90
Specifications
Mass	15.8 tonnes (34,833 lbs)
Length	5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Width	2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Crew	3 (commander/gunner, driver, loader/radio operator)
Armor	Front: 75 mm (2.95 in)
Main armament	105 mm (4.13 in) L/25 with 48 rounds
Secondary armament	8 mm Breda 38 machine gun with 864 rounds
Engine	petrol 192 hp (143 kW)
Suspension	vertical volute spring
Operational range	180 km (112 miles)
Maximum speed	35 km/h (22 mph)

The Semovente 105/25 was an Italian tank destroyer in use during World War II. It was constructed by mounting a 105 mm gun that was 25 calibers long (hence the name) in a widened chassis from a M15/42 tank. Thirty were built by Fiat-Ansaldo and delivered in 1943 before the Italian surrender in September that year. After Italy's surrender the German forces took them over and used them under the designation Sturmgeschütz M43 mit 105/25 853(i) as well as producing 60 more Semovente 105/25s.

External links

• Semovente da 105/25 at wwiivehicles.com
• SEMOVENTE da 105/25 at comandosupremo.com

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