| Semovente 47/32 | |
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 Semovente 47/32 on display at the United States Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen, Maryland | |
| Type | Self-propelled gun |
| Place of origin |
 Kingdom of Italy |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1942-1945 |
| Used by |
Kingdom of Italy  Nazi Germany  Independent State of Croatia  Tsardom of Bulgaria |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| No. built | ca 300 |
| Variants | command vehicle |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 6.4 tonnes (14,109 lbs) |
| Length | 3.78 m (12 ft 5 in) |
| Width | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Crew | 3 (commander, driver, loader) |
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| Armor | Front: 30 mm (1.18 in) |
Main armament | 47 mm Cannone da 47/32 M35 with 70 rounds |
Secondary armament | one machine gun |
| Engine | 70 hp (52 kW) |
| Suspension | bogie |
Operational range | 200 km (124 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 42 km/h (26 mph) |
The Semovente 47/32 was an Italian self-propelled gun built during World War II. It was created by mounting a Cannone da 47/32 M35 in an open-topped, 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. The Semovente 47/32 was the most heavily-armed Italian AFV used on the Eastern Front.
After the Italian armistice in September 1943, the German Army took all Semovente 47/32s they could get hold of for their own use. Some of these were provided to Germany's Croatian puppet state.
External links[]
- Semovente 47/32 su L6/40 at wwiivehicles.com
- SEMOVENTE L.40 da 47/32 at comandosupremo.com
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