If you like the project, consider supporting it on Patreon or take a look at our Merch store

Somua SM — Tier VIII French heavy tank

Somua SM

VIII
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1800
HP
14 / 45
276.7m
View range
18 / 45
Firepower
Shell
1911
DPM
26 / 45
232
Penetration
5 / 45
310
Damage
26 / 45
135
Devices/crew damage
38 / 45
930
Burst damage
4 / 9
1000
Velocity
21 / 45
11.64%
Penetration loss over distance
28 / 45
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1603
DPM
34 / 44
263
Penetration
31 / 44
260
Damage
26 / 44
135
Devices/crew damage
37 / 44
780
Burst damage
4 / 9
1250
Velocity
12 / 44
3.80%
Penetration loss over distance
2 / 28
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2157
DPM
43 / 44
50
Penetration
34 / 44
350
Damage
36 / 44
135
Devices/crew damage
37 / 44
1050
Burst damage
5 / 9
1000
Velocity
9 / 44
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.76
Explosion radius
37 / 44
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
100.0
Caliber
38 / 45
6.16
Rate of fire
22 / 45
—
Reload time
— / —
23.20
Magazine reload time
9 / 9
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
3×1
Magazine size
2 / 9
3.00
Time before next shell is ready
4 / 9
Gun handling
2.30
Base aim time
25 / 45
0.337
Dispersion
17 / 45
Dispersion factors
0.220
When moving
22 / 45
0.220
When rotating
21 / 45
0.160
When rotating turret
28 / 45
4.000
After shot
11 / 45
Gun angles
10°
Depression
1 / 45
15°
Elevation
31 / 45
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 45
34.75
Turret traverse speed
5 / 45
Mobility
69.97
Weight
10 / 45
Speed
40
Forward
5 / 45
18
Backward
7 / 45
Effective Power / Weight ratio
12.84
On hard terrain
25 / 45
11.00
On medium terrain
16 / 45
7.70
On soft terrain
16 / 45
Traverse speed
31.02
On hard terrain
29 / 45
26.59
On medium terrain
20 / 45
18.61
On soft terrain
20 / 45
6.82m×3.28m×2.01m
Size
22 / 45
Concealment
9.50%
While still
29 / 45
5.80%
While moving
29 / 45
3.69%
Upon firing while still
28 / 45
2.85%
Upon firing while moving
29 / 45
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 302m
278.1m
While still
287.4m
While moving
292.7m
Upon firing while still
294.8m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

Click or tap on the image to see 3D model
Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

A French heavy tank, presented as an alternative for the AMX 50 at a design competition. Development started in 1946; however, the prototype was not ready until October 1951. German tank-building technologies were applied in the development of the vehicle: it was equipped with a 100-mm gun with a magazine-system autoloader installed in an oscillating turret. The tank underwent trials from January through July 1953, during which it did not show any promising results. Consequently, the project was discontinued in favor of the AMX 50.