Semovente 90/53
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| Semovente 90/53 | |
|---|---|
| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 5 |
| Length | 5.2 m |
| Width | 2.2 m |
| Height | 2.14 m |
| Weight | 17 tonnes |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | 40 mm |
| Main armament | 90 mm Cannone da 90/53 6 rounds |
| Secondary armament | |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | Fiat V8 diesel 154 hp |
| Suspension | vertical volute spring |
| Road speed | 35 km/h |
| Power/weight | |
| Range | 200 km |
The Semovente 90/53 was an Italian self-propelled gun (a tank destroyer) in use during World War II. It was built by mounting a 90 mm Cannone da 90/53 anti-aircraft gun on top of an enlarged chassis of a M14/41 tank. About 30 were built in March 1942 in response to urgent demands by Italian troops on the Eastern Front for a vehicle-mounted anti-tank weapon that could take on the Russian T-34 and KV tanks that were almost impervious to the guns of the Italian armoured fighting vehicles. The major drawbacks of the Semovente 90/53 was the open top and rear of the gun leaving the gun crew exposed to shrapnel and the fact that the vehicle could only carry 6 rounds of ammunition with it. This necessitated the creation of special ammunition carriers out of Fiat L6/40 tanks, one accompanying each Semovente 90/53 in the field. The L6 ammunition carriers could carry 26 rounds. The effective range of the gun was about 2000 meters.
[edit] External links
- Semovente da 90/53 at wwiivehicles.com
- SEMOVENTE da 90/53 at comandosupremo.com
| Italian armoured fighting vehicles of World War II |
|---|
| Light Tanks and Tankettes |
| L3/35 | Fiat L6/40 |
| Medium Tanks |
| Fiat M11/39 | Fiat M13/40 | Fiat M14/41 | M15/42 |
| Heavy Tanks |
| P 40 |
| Armoured Cars |
| AB 40 | AB 41 | Lince scout car |
| Self propelled guns |
| Semovente 47/32 | Semovente 75/18 | Semovente 75/34 | Semovente 90/53 | Semovente 105/25 | Semovente 149/40 |
| Italian armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II |
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