Semovente da 75-18

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Does somebody how is possible differenciate between a Semovente M41 and a M42 models ??

According to my information and the images that I have seen:

M40: short front fenders
M41: full length fenders
M42: ??

Thanks in advance
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody ?

Well, I found this image on the net. I am not sure about the exact model of Semovente.
Note the peculiard berets of the soldiers...Any idea about this ?

Sturm78

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

Beret might be that of the “black brigades”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Brigades

Waleed

[Contender]

Nobody ?

Unfortunately everything I have on glorious Italian AFV's, groups the Semoventes together and does not go into changes.....
Looking through pictures it appears that they changed up the drive wheel with the m42:

[Alanmccoubrey]

Nobody ?

Well, I found this image on the net. I am not sure about the exact model of Semovente.
Note the peculiard berets of the soldiers...Any idea about this ?

Sturm78

That looks like a Semovents da 75/32 (M41).

[Sturm78]

Waleed wrote
Beret might be that of the “black brigades”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Brigades

Thanks for your help, Waleed...

Contender wrote
Looking through pictures it appears that they changed up the drive wheel with the m42:

Thank you, Contender...perhaps these drive wheels with protuberant teeths are characteristics of the M42 model, but it is starnge that this new drive wheels don`t appear in later M43 chassis....

You image is a Semovente da 75-34.
Was the Semovente da 75-34 built on M41 chassis or were they all made with M42 chassis?

Another characteristic that appear in a few vehicles is the device marked inside red circle....Any idea ?

Sturm78

[Denniss]

Smv 75/34 was built on M15/42 chassis as were late models of the Smv 75/18. Only 75/34 prototypes used M13/41 chassis

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Well, in that case the drive wheel with the protruding teeth cannot be a distinctive feature of the M42 since I have seen images of the Semovente 75-34 with those protruding teeth and also without them....

Sturm78

[Denniss]

It's always dangerous to use interchangable parts to identify a specific version. It doesn't work on german tanks either.

[T. A. Gardner]

Waleed wrote
Beret might be that of the “black brigades”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Brigades

Thanks for your help, Waleed...

Contender wrote
Looking through pictures it appears that they changed up the drive wheel with the m42:

Thank you, Contender...perhaps these drive wheels with protuberant teeths are characteristics of the M42 model, but it is starnge that this new drive wheels don`t appear in later M43 chassis....

You image is a Semovente da 75-34.
Was the Semovente da 75-34 built on M41 chassis or were they all made with M42 chassis?

Another characteristic that appear in a few vehicles is the device marked inside red circle....Any idea ?

Sturm78

I suspect-- suspect-- that it is a bottle jack of one sort or another for jacking the vehicle up for repairs.



They all look something like that.

[Sturm78]

T. A. Gardner wrote
I suspect-- suspect-- that it is a bottle jack of one sort or another for jacking the vehicle up for repairs.

Thanks, T. A. Gardner. I think probably you are right

I think that jwsleser member have found the definitive aswer. See viewtopic.php?f=75&t=247417&p=2257697#p2257697

Regards
Sturm78