Semovente 47/32

Infobox Weapon
name= Semovente 47/32


caption= Semovente 47/32 on display at the "United States Army Ordnance Museum", Aberdeen, Maryland
origin= flagicon|Italy|1861 Italy
type= Self-propelled gun
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service= 1942-1945
used_by= flagicon|Italy|1861 Italy
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
flagicon|Croatia|1941 Croatia
wars= World War II
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number= ca 300
variants= command vehicle
weight= 6.4 tonnes (14,109 lbs)
length= 3.78 m (12' 5")
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width= 1.92 m (6' 4")
height= 1.63 m (5' 5")
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crew=3 (commander, driver, loader)
armour= Front: 30 mm (1.18 in)
primary_armament= 47 mm Cannone da 47/32 M35 with 70 rounds
secondary_armament= one machine gun
engine=70 hp (52.20 kW)
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vehicle_range= 200 km (124 mi)
speed= 42 km/h (26 mph)
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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

* [http://www.wwiivehicles.com/italy/self-propelled-guns/semovente-47-32.asp Semovente 47/32 su L6/40] at wwiivehicles.com
* [http://www.comandosupremo.com/Semovente4732.html SEMOVENTE L.40 da 47/32] at comandosupremo.com