Somua SAu 40

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Somua S35

3 100

42 000

Somua SAu 40

3 100

110 000

Crew:

Commander
Radio Operator
Driver
Gunner
Loader

Advantages:

Short aim time on all guns
Good gun elevation and depression
Highest rate of fire and view range of any tier 4 TD offering a 105mm howitzer
Very fast shell velocity for a howitzer

Disadvantages:

Fairly poor accuracy
Poor mobility all round
Narrow gun traverse arc
top 75mm''s premiun round gives only 29% extra penetration, meaking it useless against properly positioned tanks.
Poor protection against anything it might face, with a big turret on the top attracting fire

Tank description:

The Somua SAu 40 is a French tier 4 tank destroyer.A project for an SPG to support light mechanized units. Designed from 1935 through 1937 on the basis of the S35 and S40 vehicles. The design featured a modified upper part of the armored hull with the 75-mm casemate Mle 1929 gun. The top of the cabin featured a single-seated turret with the 7,5-mm Mle 1931 machinegun. The mass production of the SAu 40 was requested in October 1939. A prototype (and, according to some historical sources, four more pilot SAu 40) were sent to the frontline and used in action in June 1940.Contrary to what the ingame description says, the SAu40 was developed as an SPG on the basis of the Somua S35 but was later converted to a tank destroyer, one prototype was built. The SAu 40 is not the little tankette that its predecessor, the UE 57 was. Instead, it is a large, slow-moving warehouse and it may come with a steep learning curve if one is used to the playing style of the UE 57. To start with, it comes with an average 75mm short-barreled gun with decent damage for its tier but with poor accuracy and sub-par penetration. Once upgraded, it can equip an able 75 mm long-barreled gun that will take care of any foes up to its tier level, or a very powerful 105 mm howitzer able to destroy or cripple any higher tier tank that it may face, so using it before moving on to the next tier can be a rewarding experience. The SAu 40''s frontal armor is not very good, even by Tier 4 standards, but the most glaring weakness is the small turret (also known as "The Tumor") on top, where it can be easily penetrated.The Somua SAu 40 leads to the S35 CA, and the AMX 13 105 AM mle. 50.

A project for an SPG to support light mechanized units. Designed from 1935 through 1937 on the basis of the S35 and S40 vehicles. The design featured a modified upper part of the armored hull with the 75-mm casemate Mle 1929 gun. The top of the cabin featured a single-seated turret with the 7,5-mm Mle 1931 machinegun. The mass production of the SAu 40 was requested in October 1939. A prototype (and, according to some historical sources, four more pilot SAu 40) were sent to the frontline and used in action in June 1940.