75/34 M43

Description

The Semovente 75/34 M43 is a rank Italian tank destroyer with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, casemate)
• Cast homogeneous armour (gun mantlet)

Notes:

• Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick and bogies 10 mm thick.
• The belly is 15 mm thick.
• Mudguards are 4 mm thick.

The 75/34 M43 has the same good protection as the 105/25 M43: thick vertical front armour plate, reinforced sides and a crew sitting apart in a widened hull. The 75/34 M43 also gets an additional 25 mm spaced armour plate on the front and the sides of the casemate, increasing the vehicle's protection against chemical rounds and bringing its frontal armour to 100 mm. However, the poor roof armour and a crew of only 3 are still weak points. Your front plate is also wide and easy to target.

Mobility

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Ammunition

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the 75/34 M43

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.

Usage in battles

Combat tactics

The 75/34 M43 is best when used as a tank destroyer thanks to its good frontal armour and the good penetration of its rounds, provided you stay at a distance guaranteeing your survivability (800-1,000 m). With a maximum penetration of 64 mm at 1,000 m for the APCBC round and 100 mm for the HEAT shell, the vehicle will have no problem penetrating the armour of most enemy vehicles at the BR.

If you play too close to the frontline, most tanks will be capable of disabling you. Your weak sides will be exposed if you are taken in a pincer move and being immobilized with the enemy close to your position pretty much seals your vehicle's fate.

Notable enemies

• Tank destroyers with long guns that can penetrate from long range like the M10, the Marder III, the Sd.Kfz.234/4, the StuG III F, the SU-57B, the ASU-57, the YaG-10 (29-K), the Gun Carrier (3-in), the Archer, the Na-To, the 90/53 M41M or the Pvkv II.
• Tanks with powerful HEAT shells like the M4A3 (105), the StuH 42 G, the 105/25 M43 or the Sav m/43 (1946),
• Heavily armoured tanks that can shrug your shells off like the MK-II "Matilda" (USSR), the KV-1 (L-11), the Churchill I or the Matilda III,
• Frontline tanks with sloped armour like the M4, the M4A1, the T-34, the Sherman II, the M4A4 or the ARL-44 (ACL-1),
• Fast and agile light tanks such as the M24, that can easily flank the Semovente undetected are dangerous threats. Their speed and small size make them difficult to target for the Semovente's gun and they can disable you easily at close range.

How to defeat a 75/34 M43

• Avoid any frontal encounter. Flank it and aim for the sides of the casemate.
• Wait for it to have shot and be reloading (it gives you at least 6 seconds to act).
• If you're forced to engage the Semovente frontally, be as close as possible to increase your chances to penetrate. Additionally, if you're using HEAT rounds, unless you have 130+ mm of penetration, avoid shooting the main front plate as against chemical shells as it has 120-130 mm effective protection
• If you can't disable it in one shot, immobilizing the 75/34 M43 buys you time to finish it off. Either shoot the transmission, the driver or the engine to do so. Stay out or get out of its line of fire once it is immobilized.
• When flying an aircraft, target the crew compartment to knock the crew out or the engine bay to immobilize it.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Effective frontal armour and all-around protection
• Small frontal profile makes the tank easy to conceal and difficult to hit
• Decent mobility and good hull traverse
• Has access to HEAT rounds

Cons:

• Armour becomes much less effective when uptiered against stronger vehicles
• As a casemate tank destroyer, the Semovente is extremely vulnerable to flanks
• A cramped interior and only 3 crew lessens survivability
• Inadequate gun for its BR

History

Development

After the Italian Armistice in 1943, the Germans took control of Northern Italy and restarted the production of the Semovente da 105/25. The later Semovente da 75/46 on the same chassis appeared, with a better anti-tank gun and added armour. The new gun's production was extremely slow and 29 vehicles mounted instead the 75/34 Mod.SF gun, all served with the Wehrmacht.^[1]

Combat usage

These saw service with German forces in southern Europe in 1944-1945.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the 75/34 M43 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

See also

Vehicles equipped with the same chassis

• 105/25 M43 / M43 "G.C.Leoncello"
• 75/46 M43

Other vehicles of similar configuration and role

• StuG III F
• 75/34 M42

External links

• [Wikipedia] Semovente M43 da 75/34