Somua S35
France·
Medium TankGood firepower, armor protection, and mobility made the S35 one of the best tanks of its time. However, the small turret forced the commander to handle multiple tasks at once: searching for enemy targets, aiming and reloading the gun, and coordinating the actions of the crew. This workload reduced his situational awareness and decreased the vehicle’s effectiveness on the battlefield. By the time France capitulated on June 22, 1940, a total of 427 vehicles had been manufactured.
Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Hull
All 10 plates
Turret 2 of 2
All 12 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 1,138
- Damage
- 55
- Penetration
- 66 mm
- … at 500m
- 58 mm
- Reload time
- 2.90 s
- Rate of fire
- 20.69/min
- Aim time
- 1.70 s
- Dispersion
- 0.380 m
- … moving
- 0.230
- … tank traverse
- 0.230
- … turret traverse
- 0.100
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 64
- Caliber
- 47.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 885 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 120
- Potential damage
- 6,600
- Shell cost
- 20 cr
- Top speed
- 45 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 12 km/h
- Power/weight
- 12.81 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 50.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 42.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 42.7 km/h
- … medium
- 36.6 km/h
- … soft
- 21.4 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 50.0 °/s
- … medium
- 42.9 °/s
- … soft
- 25.0 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 25 °
- Gun depression
- 11 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.20
- … medium
- 1.40
- … soft
- 2.40
- Hull armor
- 47 / 40 / 35
- Turret armor
- 40 / 40 / 60
- Health
- 450
- Engine health
- 160
- … repaired
- 100
- Track health
- 80
- … repaired
- 60
- … repair time
- 5.71 s
- Ammo rack health
- 100
- … repaired
- 70
- Fuel tank health
- 125
- … repaired
- 50
- Total weight
- 20,290 kg
- Stationary camo
- 12.90 / 4.99%
- Moving camo
- 9.70 / 3.75%
- View range
- 330 m
- Fire chance
- 20%
- Tank cost
- 42,000 cr
360° traverse
CommanderGunner
Driver
Radio OperatorLoader
Module research
Server performance
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Population spread
How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)
Top players
Highest performers in the Somua S35 on NA
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- Traverse speed3545
- Mobility on hard terrain——
- Mobility on medium terrain——
- Mobility on soft terrain——
- Traverse speed3850
- Power190240
- EngineHispano-Suiza V8removed
- EngineSomua V8 version définitiveSomua V8 version définitive (S35)
- Power230260
- Vehicle durability425430
- Vehicle durability445450
- GunAPX 1CE / 47 mm SA34removed
- GunAPX 1CE / 47 mm SA35APX 1CE / 47 mm SA35 (S35)
- Reload time2.62.5
- Aiming time1.41.3
- AP penetration4553
- GunARL 2C / 47 mm SA34removed
- GunARL 2C / 47 mm SA35ARL 2C / 47 mm SA35 (S35)
- AP penetration4553
- GunARL 2C / 47 mm SA37ARL 2C / 47 mm SA37 (S35)