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SECTION 10 // ARMOR / VEHICLE PROFILEREF · SOMUA-SAU-40
IV
Somua SAu 40
France·
Tank DestroyerA 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.
Configuration
Health
430
DPM
6,474
View range
330m
Speed
37km/h
Camo
62Good
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA
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.
Armor
12mm40mm
Hull
All 10 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Weaponry
- DPM
- 6,474
- Damage
- 410
- Penetration
- 53 mm
- … at 500m
- 38 mm
- Reload time
- 3.80 s
- Rate of fire
- 15.79/min
- Aim time
- 2.30 s
- Dispersion
- 0.530 m
- … moving
- 0.240
- … tank traverse
- 0.240
- … turret traverse
- 0.080
- … after firing
- 3.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 100
- Caliber
- 105.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 735 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 45
- Potential damage
- 18,450
- Shell cost
- 38 cr
Mobility
- Top speed
- 37 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 12 km/h
- Power/weight
- 14.10 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 38.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 44.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 37.0 km/h
- … medium
- 37.0 km/h
- … soft
- 22.6 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 38.0 °/s
- … medium
- 32.9 °/s
- … soft
- 19.8 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 30 °
- Gun depression
- 10 °
- Gun traverse range
- -7° / 8°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.30
- … medium
- 1.50
- … soft
- 2.50
Everything Else
- Hull armor
- 36 / 35 / 35
- Health
- 430
- Engine health
- 135
- … repaired
- 68
- Track health
- 80
- … repaired
- 60
- … repair time
- 5.71 s
- Ammo rack health
- 125
- … repaired
- 85
- Fuel tank health
- 150
- … repaired
- 50
- Total weight
- 24,820 kg
- Stationary camo
- 14.10 / 5.96%
- Moving camo
- 8.45 / 3.57%
- View range
- 330 m
- Fire chance
- 20%
- Tank cost
- 110,000 cr
Gun Constraints
-7° / 8° traverse
Crew
Commander
Gunner
Driver
Radio Operator
Loader
A-03 · MODULE RESEARCH
Module research
Guns
III
Stock
75 mm APX mle. 1938
IV
2,700
75 mm AC SA44
A-04 · SERVER PERFORMANCE
Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
Avg WN8
3095
Super Unicum
Avg WNX
3216
Super Unicum
Win rate
42.9%
Terrible
DPG
850
Frags
1.71
Spots
0.86
Survival
35.7%
Dmg taken
358
Hit rate
64.1%
Spot assist
32
Track assist
47
Defense
0.00
Avg XP
429
Aggregated from 6 tracked NA players · 14 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.
MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%—
85%—
95%—
Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.
A-05 · TOP OPERATORS
Top players
Highest performers in the Somua SAu 40 on NA
A-06 · VIDEO INTEL
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
A-07 · SIMILAR HULLS
A-08 · CHANGELOG
Balance changelog
Patch-by-patch changes to this tank
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- ·Traverse speed28→368
- ·Mobility on hard terrain+7%
- ·Mobility on medium terrain+6%
- ·Mobility on soft terrain+7%
- ·Traverse speed30→388
- ·EngineSomua S40→Somua S40 (SAu)
- ·Power220→330110
