75/34 M43

75/34 M43

105/25 M43

90/53 M41M

75/34 M43

105/25 M43

90/53 M41M

Italy

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.3	3.3	3.3

Class:

Tank destroyer

Research:6 900

Purchase:32 000

Description

The Semovente 75/34 M43 is a rank II Italian tank destroyer with a battle rating of 3.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".

General info

Survivability and armour

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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	42	4	15.5	263	353	16.97	22.77
Realistic	39	4		164	185	10.58	11.94

Armaments

Main armament

75 mm Ansaldo 75 L/34					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	45	-10°/+16°	±18°	N/A	12.3	17.1	__._	__._	24.4	7.80	_.__	_.__	6.00
Realistic					8.3	9.8	__._	__._	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
Granata Perforante 75/32	APCBC	79	78	71	64	58	52
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 (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Granata Perforante 75/32	APCBC	637	6.35	1.2	14	270	48°	63°	71°
EPS M42	HEAT	552	5.3	0.0	0.1	656.64	62°	69°	73°
Granata 75/32	HE	552	6.35	0.4	0.1	600	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the 75/34 M43

Last updated: 1.101.1.16

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
45	31 (+14)	16 (+29)	1 (+44)	No

Notes:

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

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks		Parts	Horizontal Drive	EPS M42
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation Mechanism	Smoke grenade
IV	Transmission	Engine

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Effective frontal armour and all-around protection
• Small frontal profile makes the tank easy to conceal and difficult to hit
• Decent mobility and good hull traverse
• Has access to HEAT rounds

Cons:

• Armour becomes much less effective when uptiered against stronger vehicles
• As a casemate tank destroyer, the Semovente is extremely vulnerable to flanks
• A cramped interior and only 3 crew lessens survivability
• Inadequate gun for its tier

History

After the Italian surrender in 1943, the Germans restarted Semovente (self-propelled gun) production in occupied Italy. Twenty-nine of the Semovente 105/25s they produced were built with the 75/34 gun in place of their original 105mm howitzer. These saw service with German forces in southern Europe.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the 75/34 M43 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

75/34 M43 Review, Decent chassis, crap gun! - Joseph 2000

See also

Vehicles equipped with the same chassis

• 105/25 M43 / M43 "G.C.Leoncello"
• 75/46 M43

Vehicles equipped with the same gun

• P40 / P40 "G.C. Leoncello"

Other vehicles of similar configuration and role

• StuG III F
• 75/34 M42

External links

• [Wikipedia] Semovente M43 da 75/34