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SOMUA S35
Medium tank
ARMAMENT
1x 45mm SA 35
1x MG 7M5MM Model 1931
TECHNICAL DATA
Eigne: Somua V8 12.7L 190 hk
Top speed: 45km/h
Lenght: 5.38m
Widht: 2.12m
Height: 2.62m
Weight: 19.5 ton
Crew: 3 men
GENERAL
Country of manufacture: France
In 1936 series production started. from 1936 to the fall of France in 1940, around 500 wagons of this type were delivered. this was one of the best tanks in its class in 1939-40 with good armor and a very good gun for its time
After the fall of France in the summer of 1940, 297 fell into German hands. Most were put into German service after they were rebuilt with a German radio and a new turret hatch. After the war, some wagons were used by the French defense for a short period, some of these wagons have survived and are now in a museum
IN NORWEGIAN USE
The first vehicles of this type arrived here in 1941 or 1942, here they were used both for training new armored forces and for securing airfields, especially in the southern part of the country. when peace came in May 1945, there were a good number of wagons left in Norway, it is possible that the British managed to destroy some of them, but most were taken over by the Norwegian Defense Forces, who used them for a period. today there is no one left of this type of wagon in Norway
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WarthunderNorway on Instagram: "SOMUA S35 ARMAMENT 1x 45mm SA 35 1x MG 7M5MM Model 1931 TECHNICAL DATA Eigne: Somua V8 12.7L 190 hk Top speed: 45km/h Lenght: 5.38m Widht: 2.12m Height: 2.62m Weight: 19.5 ton Crew: 3 men GENERAL Country of manufacture: France In 1936 series production started. from 1936 to the fall of France in 1940, around 500 wagons of this type were delivered. this was one of the best tanks in its class in 1939-40 with good armor and a very good gun for its time After the fall of France in the summer of 1940, 297 fell into German hands. Most were put into German service after they were rebuilt with a German radio and a new turret hatch. After the war, some wagons were used by the French defense for a short period, some of these wagons have survived and are now in a museum IN NORWEGIAN USE The first vehicles of this type arrived here in 1941 or 1942, here they were used both for training new armored forces and for securing airfields, especially in the southern part of the country. when peace came in May 1945, there were a good number of wagons left in Norway, it is possible that the British managed to destroy some of them, but most were taken over by the Norwegian Defense Forces, who used them for a period. today there is no one left of this type of wagon in Norway The source is from 2005 and a lot may have appeared since that time, considering the internet and social media, something may have appeared, I'm looking!" MY OWN INSTAGRAM
MOTORISERTE MILITÆRKJØRETØY I NORGE - HMKSHOP - Depot Moane
https://www.facebook.com/groups/243840341664/search/?q=panserbiler
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