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Semovente 47/32
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| Semovente 47/32 | |
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 Semovente 47/32 on display at the United States Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen, MA |
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| Type | Self-propelled gun |
| Place of origin |  Italy |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1942-1945 |
| Used by | Italy Nazi Germany Croatia |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Number built | ca 300 |
| Variants | command vehicle |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 6.4 tonnes |
| Length | 3.78 m (12' 5") |
| Width | 1.92 m (6' 4") |
| Height | 1.63 m (5' 5") |
| Crew | 3 (commander, driver, loader) |
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| Armor | Front: 30 mm |
| Primary armament |
47 mm Cannone da 47/32 M35 70 rounds |
| Secondary armament |
one machine gun |
| Engine | 70 hp |
| Operational range |
200 km |
| Speed | 42 km/h |
The Semovente 47/32 was an Italian self-propelled gun during World War II. It was created by mounting a Cannone da 47/32 M35 in a 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.
After the Italian armistice in September 1943, the German Army took all Semovente 47/32s they could get hold of for their own use, and some where hence sent to Germany's Croatian puppet state.
- Semovente 47/32 su L6/40 at wwiivehicles.com
- SEMOVENTE L.40 da 47/32 at comandosupremo.com
| Italian armoured fighting vehicles of World War II |
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| Light Tanks and Tankettes |
| L3/35 | Fiat L6/40 |
| Medium Tanks |
| Fiat M11/39 | Fiat M13/40 | Fiat M14/41 | M15/42 |
| Heavy Tanks |
| P40 |
| 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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