Country :
France
Role :
Medium Tank
Production Date :
March 1936
Manufacturer :
SOMUA
Number Produced :
496
Crew :
3
Radio :
ER 26 BIS ER 29
Road Speed :
37 Kilometers per Hour
Rough Speed :
23 Kilometers per Hour
Road Range:
230 Kilometers
Off-Road Range:
128 Kilometers
Engine Name:
SOMUA
Coolant :
Water
Cylinders:
V-8
Capacity:
4.7 Liters
Power :
190 hp @ 2000 rpm
Power / Weight Ratio :
9.74 hp per tonne
Transmission :
Unknown
Gears :
5 Forward / 1 Reverse
Suspenion :
Leaf Springs
Fuel Type :
Gasoline
Fuel Capacity:
410 Liters
Road Consumption:
1.78 Liters per Kilometer
Off-Road Consumption:
3.2 Liters per Kilometer
Length :
5.38 meters
Height :
2.62 meters
Width :
2.12 meters
Weight :
19500 kilograms
Ground Clearance :
42 centimeters
Ground Pressure :
0.85 kg/cm?/font>
Track Links :
288 per track
Track Width :
36 centimeters
Track Ground Contact :
Unknown centimeters
Gradiant :
40?/font>
Vertical Obsticle :
0.5 meters
Fording Depth :
1 meters
Trench Crossing :
2.35 meters
Turning Radius :
11.9 meters
Main Gun :
47mm SA 35 L / 32
Gunsight :
L724
Traverse :
360?(Electric)
Elevation :
+18?/ -18?/font>
Main Gun Ammo :
118
Secondary Weapons :
1x 7.5mm mle 1931 (Coaxial - 3750 rounds)
Hull Front (Upper) :
47mm @ 69?/font>
Hull Front (Lower) :
47mm @ Round
Hull Sides (Upper) :
40mm @ 75?/font>
Hull Sides (Lower) :
10mm + 25mm @ 90?/font>
Hull Rear :
35mm @ 90?& 25mm @ 60?/font>
Hull Top :
25mm @ 8?& 0?/font>
Hull Bottom :
20mm @ 0?/font>
Turret Front :
42mm @ 0?/font>
Turret Mantlet :
42mm @ Round
Turret Sides :
42mm @ 67?/font>
Turret Rear :
42mm @ 68?/font>
Turret Top :
30mm @ 0?& 16?/font>
Penetration Data for the 47mm SA 35 L / 32
(All data is displayed vs. RHA / FHA plate @ 30?
BR mle.1935 coiff?sans f. ogive ( Armor Piercing )
Weight
Velocity
100 m
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
2000 m
1.5 kg
700 m/s
46 / 36 mm
38 / 28 mm
31 / 21 mm
25 / 15 mm
20 / 11 mm
High Explosive Data for the 47mm SA 35 L / 32
Obus explosif mle 1932 ( High Explosive )
Range
Velocity
Shell Weight
Explosive Weight
Explosive Type
3300 m
590 m/s
1.415 kg
0.142 kg
Pertite