Somua S40

Somua S40
Somua S40
	Somua S35, Somua S40, SAu 40
Place of origin	France
Specifications
Engine	220 hp (160 kW)
Maximum speed	On road: 45 km/h

The Somua S40 was a prototype French tank developed before Second World War. It was based on the Somua S35. Compared with the latter, the S40 had a new 220 hp (160 kW) diesel; its hull was longer than the S35; and an extra pair of wheels was added on the suspension. The S40 also had a new turret, the ARL 2C.

Mass production was planned for the S40. However, production was canceled after the Fall of France in 1940.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ "SOMUA S 40 :: France (FRA) :: Tanks". Retrieved 2015-02-20.
^ "On the Drawing Board: Tanks and Armoured Cars". France 1940. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

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[1] "SOMUA S 40 :: France (FRA) :: Tanks". Retrieved 2015-02-20.

[france1940-2] "On the Drawing Board: Tanks and Armoured Cars". France 1940. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

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v t French armoured fighting vehicles of the Second World War
AMR/light tanks	Renault FT AMR 33 AMR 35 FCM 36 Hotchkiss H35/H38/H39 Renault R35 Renault R40
Medium/heavy tanks	AMC 34 AMC 35 Char 2C Char B1 Char D1 Char D2 SOMUA S35
Armoured cars, halftracks	Panhard 178 AMC Schneider P 16 White-Laffly AMD
Armoured carriers	Renault UE Chenillette Lorraine 37L
Experimental	FCM F1 ARL tracteur C Gendron-Somua AMR 39 AMX Tracteur C AMX 38 AMX 40 (1940) ARL 40 Char G1 Panhard AM 40 P SARL 42 Somua SAu 40 Somua S40 ARL 44 ARL V 39
French armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II Tanks in France