Semovente 75/18 on M42 Chassis - Bergamo, Italy
N 45° 42.275 E 009° 40.014
32T E 551913 N 5061441
The Semovente 75/18 was an Italian self-propelled gun of the Second World War.
Waymark Code: WMHHX8
Location: Lombardia, Italy
Date Posted: 07/14/2013
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It was built by mounting the 75 mm Obice da 75/18 modello 34 mountain gun on the chassis of a M13/40 or M14/41 tank. The first 60 were built using the M13/40 chassis and a subsequent 162 were built on the M14/41 chassis from 1941 onwards. The Semovente 75/18 was intended to be an interim vehicle until the heavier P40 tank could be available.
The Semovente 75/18s were widely deployed in the North African campaign and during the Allied invasion of Sicily, alongside M13/40 units to provide additional firepower. In North Africa they were quite effective against the US built M3 Grant and M4 Sherman tanks used by the British Army.
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