XP cost3,100(~€0.80)
Credits cost110,000(~€1.38)
Total cost~€2.19
Free XP from T15,720(~€1.21)
IV
Tank destroyer
Tank destroyerSomua SAu 40
World of Tanks EU statistics for the IV FRANCE tank destroyer Somua SAu 40.
Somua SAu 40 tech tree branch
Somua SAu 40 characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 110hp
- … vs modules
- 100hp
- Penetration
- 100mm
- … at 500m
- 90mm
- DPM
- 1,833
- Reload
- 3.60s
- Rate of fire
- 16.67/min
- Aim time
- 1.50s
- Dispersion
- 0.360m
- … moving
- 0.260
- … hull traverse
- 0.260
- … turret traverse
- 0.080
- … after firing
- 3.00×
- … gun damaged
- 2.00×
- Shell velocity
- 660m/s
- Max range
- 720m
- Caliber
- 75mm
- Ammo capacity
- 60
- … potential damage
- 6,600hp
- Shell cost
- 46
- … full ammo
- 2,760
- Gun depression
- 30°
- Gun elevation
- 10°
- Gun traverse range
- 15°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 37km/h
- Reverse speed
- 12km/h
- Engine power
- 330hp
- Power/weight
- 13.7hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 36.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 44.0°/s
- … hard
- 1.30
- … medium
- 1.50
- … soft
- 2.50
- … hard
- 37.0km/h
- … medium
- 33.3km/h
- … soft
- 20.0km/h
- … hard
- 36.0°/s
- … medium
- 31.2°/s
- … soft
- 18.7°/s
Terrain resistance
Effective speed
Effective traverse
Survivability
- Hit points
- 430hp
- … front
- 36mm
- … side
- 35mm
- … rear
- 35mm
- Track armor
- 15mm
- Fire chance
- 20.0%
- Track repair time
- 10.03s
- … ammo rack
- 125 / 85hp
- … track
- 70 / 55hp
- … engine
- 80 / 39hp
- … fuel tank
- 150 / 50hp
- … turret ring
- 100 / 50hp
- … viewport
- 60 / 30hp
Hull armor
Module HP (max / repaired)
Spotting & other
- View range
- 330m
- Signal range
- 455m
- … stationary
- 16.1%
- … moving
- 9.6%
- Weight
- 24.1t
Camouflage
Ammunition
Equipment
Consumables
Directives
Crew Skills
Crew level100%
Commander
Gunner
Driver
Radio Operator
LoaderSomua SAu 40 modules
III75 mm APX mle. 1938Stock
IV75 mm AC SA44
2.7K27K
IV105 mm AC court mle. 1934 S
3.9K40.7K
IIISomua S40 (SAu)Stock
IVSomua S40 Bis (SAu)
1.2K16.1K
IIISomua SAu 40Stock
IVSomua SAu 40 bis
1.1K4.8K
VIIER 56Stock
IVSAu 40
Somua SAu 40 historical reference
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.