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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
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| Hull || 25 mm (78°) ''Upper glacis'' <br> 50 mm (40°) ''Lower glacis - top'' <br> 30 mm (50°) ''Lower glacis - bottom'' || 40 mm  <br> 40 + 25 + 4 mm ''Casemate area'' <br> 40 + 4 mm ''Side skirts area'' || 25 mm ''Upper part'' <br> 25 mm (15°) ''Lower part'' || 25 mm (12°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 10-15 mm (12°) ''Rear - Engine hood'' <br> 5-15 mm (5°) ''Rear - Radiator vents''
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| Hull || 25 mm (78°) ''Upper glacis'' <br> 50 mm (40°) ''Lower glacis - top'' <br> 35 mm (50°) ''Lower glacis - bottom'' || 40 mm  <br> 40 + 25 + 4 mm ''Casemate area'' <br> 40 + 4 mm ''Side skirts area'' || 25 mm ''Upper rear''<br> 25 mm (15°) ''Lower rear'' || 25 mm (12°) ''Front glacis''  
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15 mm (1-12°) ''Engine deck''
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5 mm (12°) ''Engine Vents''
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15mm (5°) ''Radiator hood''<br> 5 mm (5°) ''Radiator vents''
 
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| Casemate || 75 mm (5°) + 25 mm (25°) ''Casemate front plate'' <br> 90 mm (5°) + 25 mm (25°) ''Driver port'' <br> 60 + 30 mm (spherical) + 25 mm (25°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 45 mm (7-9°) + 25 mm || 45 mm || 15 mm (0-4°) ''Centre'' <br> 15 mm (18°) ''Sides''
 
| Casemate || 75 mm (5°) + 25 mm (25°) ''Casemate front plate'' <br> 90 mm (5°) + 25 mm (25°) ''Driver port'' <br> 60 + 30 mm (spherical) + 25 mm (25°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 45 mm (7-9°) + 25 mm || 45 mm || 15 mm (0-4°) ''Centre'' <br> 15 mm (18°) ''Sides''
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'''Notes:'''
 
'''Notes:'''
  
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* Gun barrel is 30 mm thick.
 
* Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick and bogies 10 mm thick.
 
* Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick and bogies 10 mm thick.
 
* The belly is 15 mm thick.
 
* The belly is 15 mm thick.
 
* Mudguards are 4 mm thick.
 
* Mudguards are 4 mm thick.
  
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The {{PAGENAME}} has the same protection as the 75/34 M43 but sits at a much higher battle rating, making its armour increase useless. The vertical front armour plate is wide, easy to target and not thick enough to stop most shells. The sides are weak and the roof armour is poor. The lower glacis offers little protection, although shots that penetrate this area will often be absorbed by the transmission, saving the tank at the cost of its mobility.
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The {{PAGENAME}} has the same protection as the 75/34 M43 but sits at a higher battle rating, reducing its effectiveness. While still effective against earlier guns, it will begin to encounter enemies with weapons that can more easily defeat its armour, such as the American 76mm M1 or British QF 17-pounder. The upper glacis will be easily penetrated by these guns, and the superstructure, while more heavily protected, will similarly be easily penetrated, and due to the confined nature of the fighting compartment likely result in destruction of the vehicle. The lower glacis is easily penetrated at closer ranges, however the transmission will typically prevent further damage. Angling can be used to increase the effectiveness of the superstructure, however the cheeks can provide an unangled target to enemies if exposed; as such, using terrain to cover the vehicles cheeks while angling is important to maintain effective armour.
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The armour is ineffective, with Allied guns such as the British 17-pdr, US 76 mm M1 and Soviet 85mm D-5T guns being able to reliably penetrate the vehicle at long range even when your vehicle is angled. The small crew of 3 also means that APHE shells will disable several crew members when they get through its armour.
 
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As with most tank-destroyers, the vehicles' side and rear armour do little to protect it in case of a flank, and players should always look to keep their nose pointed toward the enemy.
 
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 263|rbMinHp= 164}}
 
{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 263|rbMinHp= 164}}
  
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The {{PAGENAME}} has reasonable mobility for a tank destroyer, being able to hit and maintain around 37 km/h when driving off-road on level ground. The vehicle has a slow reverse speed however, only reaching -4 km/h in its single gear.
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The {{PAGENAME}} has reasonable mobility for a tank destroyer, being able to hit and maintain around 37 km/h when driving off-road on level ground. The vehicle additionally has a useful, if unimpressive, reverse speed, reaching -6 km/h in its single gear.
  
 
Despite its lack of neutral steering, the {{PAGENAME}} can traverse its hull reasonably quickly from a full stop, greatly helping to overcome its lack of a turret.
 
Despite its lack of neutral steering, the {{PAGENAME}} can traverse its hull reasonably quickly from a full stop, greatly helping to overcome its lack of a turret.
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| rowspan="2" | 42 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+16° || rowspan="2" | ±18° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 12.3 || 17.1 ||20.7||22.9|| 24.4 || rowspan="2" | 7.80 || rowspan="2" |6.79|| rowspan="2" |6.25|| rowspan="2" | 6.00
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| rowspan="2" | 42 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+16° || rowspan="2" | ±18° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 12.3 || 17.1 ||20.7||22.9|| 24.4 || rowspan="2" | 7.67 || rowspan="2" |6.79|| rowspan="2" |6.25|| rowspan="2" | 5.90
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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The Semovente is usually most effective when remaining at a distance, where its powerful gun and strong frontal armour can do their best work. A player should ideally look to exploit the tanks' small frontal profile and reasonable mobility to get into strong position's on the enemies' flank. The 75mm gun's high velocity, good reload and post-penetration effectiveness make it ideal for attacking enemy tanks from the side, where it can easily penetrate their side armour even in a full up-tier. This normally represents the safest way to play the vehicle.
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The Semovente's lack of turret and unreliable armour lend it a less aggressive role; at a distance, the limited traverse is less impactful and makes it harder for the vulnerable sides of upper glacis of the vehicle to be hit. The vehicle's primary advantages, its low profile and powerful gun, also add to this, as it can defeat most enemies it will encounter at range while remaining a relatively obscured target. Using the vehicle's gun depression and low profile to take advantage of terrain, such as a rock, building, or hill, will make it harder to hit, increasing its survivability. Against weaker enemies, such as vehicles equipped with the American 75 mm M3, it can more aggressively expose itself, but care must be taken in case the M43's mobility is impaired or against vehicles with more powerful guns.
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Players can be considerably more aggressive when top-rank however. Most adversaries at 4.3 or below will struggle to stop the Semoventes' gun with their frontal armour, and the vehicles' fast traverse time and low profile can allow it to quickly take out an unaware enemy, even in close quarters.
 
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The most dangerous adversaries for the Semovente are either heavy tanks with extremely thick and angled armour, or vehicles with powerful APCBC shells that can defeat its frontal plate. [[M4A3E2|Sherman Jumbos]] have the frontal armour to stop the Semoventes' gun, with their only weakspot being their machine gun port or their turret ring, both of which represent very small targets. A Jumbo in a hull-down position represents an incredibly difficult target for the Semovente, although its short-barrelled gun will have trouble penetrating the Italian tanks' frontal plate.
 
  
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Heavy Soviet tanks such as the KV-1 and the rarer IS-1 are also tough opponents for the Semovente, with the KV best shot through the turret cheeks or the machine-gun port when angled. While the IS-1 has a far better gun than either the KV-1 or the Jumbo, its vulnerable turret ring can allow the Semovente to bypass its extremely thick frontal armour.
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The OTO 75 mm gun can defeat most enemies at its ranking, with only some heavier tanks able to effectively resist the gun, such as the Churchill VII or later KV-1s; in this case, waiting for the enemy to expose a vulnerable area of their armour or identifying them for allies to target is ideal; attempting to flank or more aggressively approach should be avoided due to the above mentioned disadvantages. If facing higher ranked vehicles, more caution must be used, as there will be more enemies able to resist your fire while being able to defeat your own armour. Knowledge of appropriate weakspots can help defeating vehicles like the M4A3E8 Sherman or Soviet IS tanks, but these may be unreliable, meaning a more cautious approach is safer.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* Powerful gun with effective penetration and post-penetration damage, high velocity and accuracy, and a decent reload.
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* Effective gun penetration, damage, and reload
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* Strong frontal armour that can be easily angled
 
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* Unlike nearly every other Semovente, the guns' best shell is available immediately
 
 
* Small frontal profile makes the tank easy to conceal and difficult to hit
 
* Small frontal profile makes the tank easy to conceal and difficult to hit
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* High gun depression, can be used to crest over hills while only exposing the more heavily armoured superstructure
 
* Decent mobility and good hull traverse
 
* Decent mobility and good hull traverse
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* One of relatively few tank-destroyers to mount a machine-gun, allowing players to find and mark targets
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* Mounted machine gun can be used to fire in a frontal arc
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Armour becomes much less effective when uptiered against stronger vehicles
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* Generally ineffective armour against similarly tiered vehicles
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* The Italian tech tree lacks effective partners for the Semovente, meaning players are often forced to rely on weaker vehicles once the tank is knocked out, unless they want to be dragged into higher-rank games
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* Lack of turret and thin side armour are vulnerable to being flanked
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* As a casemate tank destroyer, the Semovente is extremely vulnerable to flanks
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* Lacks an APCR shell for more heavily armoured targets
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* The tank lacks any other ammunition choice outside of its (admittedly very good) APHE and lacklustre HE, meaning players do not have the option of switching to an AP or APCR round for tougher opponents when necessary
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* Confined interior and only 3 crew lessens survivablilty on penetration
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* A cramped interior and only 3 crew lessens survivablilty
 
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==

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75/46 M43
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75/46 M43

Description

The Semovente 75/46 M43 is a rank Italian tank destroyer with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (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 (78°) Upper glacis
50 mm (40°) Lower glacis - top
35 mm (50°) Lower glacis - bottom 		40 mm
40 + 25 + 4 mm Casemate area
40 + 4 mm Side skirts area 		25 mm Upper rear
25 mm (15°) Lower rear 		25 mm (12°) Front glacis

15 mm (1-12°) Engine deck

5 mm (12°) Engine Vents

15mm (5°) Radiator hood
5 mm (5°) Radiator vents

Casemate 75 mm (5°) + 25 mm (25°) Casemate front plate
90 mm (5°) + 25 mm (25°) Driver port
60 + 30 mm (spherical) + 25 mm (25°) Gun mantlet 		45 mm (7-9°) + 25 mm 45 mm 15 mm (0-4°) Centre
15 mm (18°) Sides

Notes:

  • Gun barrel is 30 mm thick.
  • Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick and bogies 10 mm thick.
  • The belly is 15 mm thick.
  • Mudguards are 4 mm thick.

The 75/46 M43 has the same protection as the 75/34 M43 but sits at a higher battle rating, reducing its effectiveness. While still effective against earlier guns, it will begin to encounter enemies with weapons that can more easily defeat its armour, such as the American 76mm M1 or British QF 17-pounder. The upper glacis will be easily penetrated by these guns, and the superstructure, while more heavily protected, will similarly be easily penetrated, and due to the confined nature of the fighting compartment likely result in destruction of the vehicle. The lower glacis is easily penetrated at closer ranges, however the transmission will typically prevent further damage. Angling can be used to increase the effectiveness of the superstructure, however the cheeks can provide an unangled target to enemies if exposed; as such, using terrain to cover the vehicles cheeks while angling is important to maintain effective armour.

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 Expression error: Unexpected * operator. 263 Expression error: Unexpected round operator. __.__
Realistic 164 Expression error: Unexpected round operator. __.__

The 75/46 M43 has reasonable mobility for a tank destroyer, being able to hit and maintain around 37 km/h when driving off-road on level ground. The vehicle additionally has a useful, if unimpressive, reverse speed, reaching -6 km/h in its single gear.

Despite its lack of neutral steering, the 75/46 M43 can traverse its hull reasonably quickly from a full stop, greatly helping to overcome its lack of a turret.

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: OTO 75/43 mod.40 (75 mm)
75 mm OTO 75/43 mod.40 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 42 -10°/+16° ±18° N/A 12.3 17.1 20.7 22.9 24.4 7.67 6.79 6.25 5.90
Realistic 8.3 9.8 11.9 13.2 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
Granate Perforante mod.39 APCBC 151 148 135 121 108 96
Granata mod.34 HE 10 10 10 10 10 10
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%
Granate Perforante mod.39 APCBC 792 6.8 1.2 14 28.9 48° 63° 71°
Granata mod.34 HE 550 5.74 0.1 0.1 686 79° 80° 81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the 75/46 M43
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
42 25 (+17) 1 (+41) No

Notes:

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

Machine guns

Main article: Breda Mod. 38 (8 mm)
8 mm Breda Mod. 38
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Pintle mount 504 (24) 600 -10°/+80° ±90°

The small calibre of the Breda Mod. 38 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 or to mow down minor obstacles blocking your line of sight.

Usage in battles

The Semovente's lack of turret and unreliable armour lend it a less aggressive role; at a distance, the limited traverse is less impactful and makes it harder for the vulnerable sides of upper glacis of the vehicle to be hit. The vehicle's primary advantages, its low profile and powerful gun, also add to this, as it can defeat most enemies it will encounter at range while remaining a relatively obscured target. Using the vehicle's gun depression and low profile to take advantage of terrain, such as a rock, building, or hill, will make it harder to hit, increasing its survivability. Against weaker enemies, such as vehicles equipped with the American 75 mm M3, it can more aggressively expose itself, but care must be taken in case the M43's mobility is impaired or against vehicles with more powerful guns.

The OTO 75 mm gun can defeat most enemies at its ranking, with only some heavier tanks able to effectively resist the gun, such as the Churchill VII or later KV-1s; in this case, waiting for the enemy to expose a vulnerable area of their armour or identifying them for allies to target is ideal; attempting to flank or more aggressively approach should be avoided due to the above mentioned disadvantages. If facing higher ranked vehicles, more caution must be used, as there will be more enemies able to resist your fire while being able to defeat your own armour. Knowledge of appropriate weakspots can help defeating vehicles like the M4A3E8 Sherman or Soviet IS tanks, but these may be unreliable, meaning a more cautious approach is safer.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Effective gun penetration, damage, and reload
  • Small frontal profile makes the tank easy to conceal and difficult to hit
  • High gun depression, can be used to crest over hills while only exposing the more heavily armoured superstructure
  • Decent mobility and good hull traverse
  • Mounted machine gun can be used to fire in a frontal arc

Cons:

  • Generally ineffective armour against similarly tiered vehicles
  • Lack of turret and thin side armour are vulnerable to being flanked
  • Lacks an APCR shell for more heavily armoured targets
  • Confined interior and only 3 crew lessens survivablilty on penetration

History

Main article: History of the 105/25 M43
Development

The 75/46 M43 is a German-designed variant of the Semovente 105/25, with improved armour and using the German Pak 40 anti-tank gun in place of the original 105 mm howitzer.[1] Due to the low production output of the Italian-licensed version of the gun, only eleven 75/46 M43 were built, while others were outfitted with the available Italian 75 mm Ansaldo L/34 gun, leading to the production of the 75/34 M43 tank destroyer.

Combat usage

They only saw service with German forces in Italy in late 1944 and 1945.

Media

Skins
Videos
75/46 M43 Review, The Stug 3G's italian brother! - Joseph 2000

See also

Vehicles equipped with the same chassis
Other vehicles of similar configuration and role

External links

References

  1. ↑ Filippo Cappellano. Le artiglierie del Regio Esercito Italy, Storia Militare, 1998


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

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