Monday, January 9, 2017

SOMUA S40 Medium Tank

The SOMUA S40 was a modernization of the SOMUA S35. The first SOMUA S40 tanks were equipped with the APX 1 CE  turret. Later SOMUA S40 tanks were to be equipped with the ARL 2C turret.
Variants:
1.
Name: SOMUA S40
Type: Medium Tank
Origin: France
Year: 1939
Produced: 5

Length: 5.18 Meters
Width: 2.12 Meters
Height: 2.53 Meters
Weight: ~20050 Kilograms
Speed: 45 km/h (~32 km/h off-road?)

Crew: 3 (APX 1 CE turret) 4 (ARL 2C turret)

Primary Armament:
-47 mm SA35 (in the APX 1 CE turret) OR
-47 mm SA37 (in the ARL 2C turret)
Secondary Armament:
-7.5 mm Reibel

Gun Flexibility: °

Armor:
-Hull
40 mm Front Vertical 35 mm Front Horizontal
40 to 35 mm Side
38 mm Rear
20 mm Top
20 mm Bottom
-Turret (APX 1 CE)
40 mm Front

Sources:
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_somua_S40.html
http://ftr.wot-news.com/2015/03/02/somua-s40-modernization/
http://www.aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/france/somua_s35.htm
http://www.aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/france/somua_sau40.htm

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