Char de Cavalerie SOMUA S-35
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Char 1935 S Somua |
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| Type | Cavalry Tank |
Radio Equipment | ER 26bis ER 29 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Somua |
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| Crew | 3 ( Commander gunner, driver, radio operator) |
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| Production Quantity | about 430 |
Production Period | 1935-1940 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 20048 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.9 kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 5.30 m |
Length w/Gun | 5.30 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 2.62 m |
| Width | 2.10 m |
Ground clearance | 0.42 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 47mm SA35 L/34 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 118 |
| Traverse | Electric (360°) |
Elevation | -18° to +18° |
| Traverse speed (360°) | ? |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.5mm Chatellerault M6 Model 31 (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 1250 |
| Location | 1: Turret - 2: coaxial |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 36 mm / round |
10+25 mm / 90° |
25 mm / 90° 25 mm / 60° |
20 mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 36 mm /
68° & round |
35 mm /
68° & round |
25 mm /
60 ° & round |
20 mm /
0 & 8° |
| Turret | 56 mm / 90° & round |
46 mm / 68° & round |
46 mm / 68° & round |
30mm / 0 & 18° |
| Mantlet | 55 mm /
round |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Somua |
Type & Displacement | V8 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 190 hp at 2000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 9.5 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 5 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 496 L Gasoline |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Leaf springs |
Road wheels | 9 (4 pairs of 2 on springs, 1 independent) |
| Track return rollers | 2 |
Sprocket-Wheels | Rear |
| Idler Sprockets | Front, mounted on spring |
Shock absorbers | - |
| Track Type | center embedded guides, steel | ||
| Width | 360 mm |
Pitch | 104.14 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 102 |
Track ground contact | 3.25 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 37 km/h (on road), 23 km/h (off
road) |
Range | 259 km on road, 129 km off road |
| Mileage | 384 L/100 km on road, 191 L/100 km off road |
Maximum grade | 40° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.13 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.76 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 12 m |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | Les Chars français | TNT Hors-Série n°5 |
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Drawings |
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