Semovente da 75/18
The Semovente da 75/18 was an Italian assault gun conversion mounting the 75 mm L.18 Modello 34 mountain howitzer on the casemated chassis of a Carro Armato M13/40 medium tank. The Ansaldo M13/40 tank was weakly armoured, underpowered, and therefore already obsolete upon its introduction. To make up for these shortcomings, Italian tank battalions received a minimum of one battery of Semovente da 75/18 self-propelled guns to serve alongside their M13/40 tanks.
Available Models
- Semovente da 75/18 M40, 1:35 Italeri 6214
- Semovente da 75/18 M40, 1:35 Tamiya 35294
- Semovente da 75/18 M40, 1:72 ESCI 8031
- Semovente da 75/18 M40, 1:72 IBG Models 72127
- Semovente da 75/18 M40, 1:72 Italeri 7519
- Semovente da 75/18 M40, 1:72 Italeri 7045
- Semovente da 75/18 M40, 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/139
- Semovente da 75/18 M40, 1:76 US Casts 89
- Semovente da 75/18 M40, 1:87 World Tanks Depot 18
- Semovente da 75/18 M40, 15 mm Battlefront Miniatures IT111
- Semovente da 75/18 M40, 1:285 GHQ Models IT3
- Semovente da 75/18 M40, 1:300 Heroics & Ros IT07
Technical Specifications
- Type: Self-Propelled Gun, 1941–1943
- Armament: 8 mm Breda Mod. 38 MG
75 mm obice da 75/18 mod. 34 - Weight: 13,1 t
- Speed: 32 km/h on Roads
- Crew: Commander/Gunner, Loader/Radio Operator, Driver
Historical Employment
- Italian Army, 1941–1943
- German Army, 1943–1945
Following the surrender of the Italian army in 1943, surviving Semovente da 75/18 were incorporated into the German Wehrmacht as the StuG M42 75/18 (i).