75/32 M41

75/32 M41

75/18 M41

75/34 M42

75/32 M41

75/18 M41

75/34 M42

Italy

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.3	2.3

Class:

Tank destroyer

Research:4 600

Purchase:16 000

Description

The Semovente 75/32 M41 is a rank II Italian tank destroyer with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB/RB/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 (80°) Upper glacis 30 mm (cylindrical) Lower plate	25 mm	25 mm Upper part 27 mm (20°) Lower part	25 mm (10°) Front glacis 10 mm (16°) Rear - Engine hood 5-25 mm (8°) Rear - Radiator vents
Casemate	50 mm (5°) Casemate front plate 50 + 50 mm (spherical) Gun mantlet 30 mm (65°) Plate connecting with hull	25 mm (8-9°)	25 mm	15 mm Centre 15 mm (20°) Sides

Notes:

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

The 75/32 M41 comes with a flat 50 mm plate on the front protecting the crew, tailed by a 25 mm thick plate just below it, constructed at an 80 degree angle (which provides around 70 mm of effective armour), and a 30 mm sloped plate below that, which mostly houses the transmission. The sides and rear of the tank destroyer are both 25 mm, and they both use mostly flat plates. The roof armour of the cab is 15 mm thick and flat, while the engine roof is 10 mm but slightly angled. Take note of the roof thicknesses because the 75/32 is often targeted by American CAS with .50s, who will often either attempt to kill the crew or at the very least kill the engine. Two crew members; the driver and the loader, sit on the left side of the tank, with the loader positioned directly behind the driver. On the other side of the tank sits the gunner (who is also the commander), and behind him sits the ammo. In between these crew members is the 75 mm gun, and covering them up to their knees is the transmission. The spaced out crew means that if the gunner is killed there is a good chance the loader and driver will survive, however, if the loader and driver are hit, they will likely die together, disabling the tank instantly. The transmission can act as an odd shield and can occasionally eat a stray round or two, sacrificing itself to keep the crew alive.

Using the same hull and casemate as the 75/18, the Semovente 75/32 offers little in the way of effective protection, with its primary defence against enemy tanks being its small frontal profile. The 50 mm frontal plate struggles to keep out even rank 1 British and US guns at close range, while the extremely cramped interior means that penetrations will often knock out multiple crew members or modules in a single shot. Unlike many of its low-rank open-top contemporaries, the 75/32 M41's fully-enclosed design offers protection against small-calibre machine gun fire and against artillery blast and HE shells. However, it still is very vulnerable to strafing aircraft and heavy calibre MG fire.

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	37	6	14.5	227	305	15.66	21.03
Realistic	34	6		142	160	9.79	11.03

Armaments

Main armament

75 mm 75/32 mod.37					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	43	-12°/+22°	±18°	N/A	12.3	17.1	20.7	22.9	24.4	9.75	8.63	7.95	7.50
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
Granata Perforante mod.32	APCBC	77	75	66	57	49	42
Granata mod.32	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10
EPS M42	HEAT	100	100	100	100	100	100

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 mod.32	APCBC	630	6.26	1.2	14.0	270	48°	63°	71°
Granata mod.32	HE	490	6.35	0.1	0.1	610	79°	80°	81°
EPS M42	HEAT	580	5.3	0.0	0.1	640	62°	69°	73°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
Gr. Fumogena	490	6.4	13	5	20	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the 75/18 M41 (identical)

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
43	19 (+24)	1 (+42)	No

Notes:

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

Usage in battles

Combat tactics

Thanks to its longer gun, the 75/32 M41 is effective as a tank destroyer at long range with the good penetration of its APCBC round. With a maximum penetration of 60 mm at 1,000 m, the vehicle will have no problem penetrating the angled front armour of many similar rank vehicles from a distance. Light tanks, armoured cars and SPAA are the easiest targets. The vehicle's effectiveness improves once the HEAT shell is unlocked, with 100 mm of penetration at all ranges. This allows for reliable penetration of practically all the Semovente's potential adversaries. Your most dangerous opponents are fast and agile light tanks such as the M22 that can easily flank the Semovente undetected and disable you from close range. Their speed and small size make those light tanks difficult to target for the Semovente's howitzer.

With the HEAT shell, the Semovente can make for an effective tank destroyer, provided you stay at a distance guaranteeing your survivability. The one thing to remember about the HEAT shell is that it sacrifices the one-shot capability of APCBC, meaning that larger tanks will often take multiple hits to disable while the reload time is very slow for the battle rating. Unlike the 75/18 M41, the HEAT shell has a higher muzzle velocity making it capable to hit reliably targets at long range.

Notable enemies

Many tanks are capable of easily disabling you. By order of lethality:

• Tank destroyers with long guns
• Howitzers with powerful HE shells
• Tanks with HEAT shells
• Frontline tanks with APHE shells
• Light tanks or armoured cars with autocannons

How to defeat a 75/32 M41

The 75/32 M41 has several weak spots:

• In a frontal encounter, the vertical front plate is the easiest to target.
• Shoot the lower front plate to damage the transmission and immobilize the tank if you lack penetration power.
• When flanking, aim for the weak sides of the casemate.

Modules

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

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Low profile
• Decent 75 mm gun
• Has access to HEAT rounds
• Enclosed design protects the crew from artillery blast and HE shells

Cons:

• Overall armour is not very good
• Thin top armour; can be vulnerable to strafing aircraft
• Acceleration and speed leave to be desired
• Slower reload than other Italian 75 mm SPGs
• Lacks a machine gun

History

Development

Mid-1943, some Semoventi 75/18 were with the improved 75/32 field gun. The gun sported a longer barrel and offered increased muzzle velocity, flatter trajectories, bigger accuracy and a better range compared to the 75/18 howitzer. It was produced to only 25 units as the Italian command ended up favouring the L/34 gun for the anti-tank role and later switched the production of Semoventi to the 75/34 M42.

Combat usage

Some of these saw combat with the 135th "Ariete II" Armoured Division around Rome in September 1943. A number were confiscated by Germany at the Italy armistice and turned over to Fascist Italian forces.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the 75/32 M41 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

Semovente da 75/32 M41, Italian, Tier-2, Tank Destroyer - Angry Nerd Gaming

Semovente 75/32 M41 Review, Another pointless TD! - Joseph 2000

See also

Vehicles equipped with the same chassis

• M14/41
• 75/18 M41

Other vehicles of similar configuration and role

• 75/34 M42

External links

• [Tanks Encyclopedia] Semovente M40, M41 and M42 da 75/18
• [History of War] Semovente da 75/32