Cavalry tank Somua S-35 82
Char Somua S-35 number 56
Somua S35 tank 36
Somua S-35 M10641 with the roundel on the front of the hull
Somua S35 tank France 1940 rear view
Somua S-35 36 World War II tank
Abandoned French Somua S35 tank
German Somua S-35, Panzerkampfwagen 35-S 739(f), number 611
Somua S-35, number 10 M10640
Somua S-35 tank, number 70
Somua S-35 tank on trailer
Knocked out Somua S35 tank
Captured Somua S35 tank
German Somua S-35 (Panzerkampfwagen 35-S 739(f)) of 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
German Somua S-35, Panzerkampfwagen 35-S 739(f), in Yugoslavia 1944
Somua S-35 number white 54 on trailer
German Somua S-35, Panzerkampfwagen 35-S 739(f), number 111 Panzer-Regiment 204
Somua S-35 54
Somua S-35 Phalempin Belgium 1940
Abandoned Somua S35 tank
Knocked out Somua S 35
Abandoned Somua S35 tank M10754
Somua S35 tank 50307 after capture by German forces in France, Summer 1940
Somua S35 tank France 1940
destroyed Somua S35 tank
Detail of the turret of D2 tank coded “White C”
Somua S35 tank M884
Somua S35 with balkenkreuz
Somua S35 tank 5
German troops pose next to a captured anddamaged Somua S-35
Detail of the turret of Somua S 35 tank
Somua S35 tanks
Abandoned Somua S35 tanks coded “White 59”, “77” and “88”
Somua S35 tank number 52
An abandoned Somua S35 tank number 01 in 1940
French Char Somua S-35 medium tank
Somua S35 tanks 1940
Somua S35 tank 2
French Somua S-35 tank 1940
Somua S-35 tank in german service
French-built Somua S-35 101 in german service
Char Somua S-35
Char 1935 S tank
Somua S 35 with the roundel on the rear of the hull
Somua S35 german
Char S-35 Somua tank
Somua S-35 french cavalry tank
Somua S-35 number 421 Panzerkampfwagen 35S 739 (f)
German troops pose next to a captured anddamaged Somua S-35 1940
Somua S-35 in german service, Panzerkampfwagen 35S 739 (f)
Somua S-35 in german service, Paris 1941, Panzerkampfwagen 35S 739 (f)
Somua S35 II03 wehrmacht service, Panzerkampfwagen 35S 739 (f)
Somua S 35 in german service
S-35 Somua tank France 1940
Somua S35 french medium tank
Char de cavalerie Somua S35 coded “white 70”
Somua S-35 tanks abandoned at the side of the road somewhere in France after the german attack in May 1940
Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch and Somua S35 1941
French Somua S 35 tank
Somua S-35 wehrmacht service
Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch and Somua S35
Somua S 35 tank photo
Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch and Somua S-35 tanks
Somua S-35 in german service
Somua S35 german tank
Somua S 35 in german service, Panzerkampfwagen 35S 739 (f) 7
Somua S 35 in german service, Panzerkampfwagen 35S 739 (f) 3
Somua S35 tactical number 40 captured intact
SOMUA S-35 was a French Cavalry tank of the Second World War. Built from 1936 until 1940 to equip the armoured divisions of the cavalry. Tank was a highly maneuverable, well armoured and well-armed with an all-cast turret 56 mm thick.
Production: 430 tanks. Main gun: 47 mm SA 35.
German designation: Panzerkampfwagen 35-S 739(f).
Specifications
crew | 3 |
hull armor | front and sides: 40mm, top and bottom: 20mm |
turret armor | front: 55mm, sides and rear: 45 mm, top: 28mm |
main armament | 47 mm SA35 L/31, 118 rounds, elevation: -18° – +18° |
secondary armament | 7,5 mm mod 31, 1250 rounds |
combat weight (kg) | 19500 |
length (mm) | 5380 |
width (mm) | 2120 |
height (mm) | 2630 |
wheel base (mm) | 1690 |
track contact (mm) | 3620 |
ground pressure (kg/cm2) | 0,85 |
engine | Somua 8-cylinder, liquid-cooled, 12666 cm3, 190 hp at 2000 rpm |
transmission | 5 forward, 1 reverse |
fuel capacity (l) | 510 (100 + 410) |
fuel consumption (l) (road / off road) | 170 |
range (road km/ off-road km) | 260 / 130 |
max speed (road/ off-road km/h) | 40 / 32 |
tracks width x pitch | 360 mm x 75 mm or 360 mm x 105 mm |
number of links per trac | 144 (early) or 103 |
ground clearance (mm) | 420 |
trench crossing (mm) | 2130 |
vertical obstacle (mm) | 750 |
fording ability (mm) | 1000 |
climbing ability (degrees) | 32-40 |
turning circle (mm) | 12000 |
Reference
- Captured French Tanks Under the German Flag – Werner Regenberg, Horst Scheibert – Schiffer Military History 1997
- Panzer III vs Somua S 35 Belgium 1940 – Steven J. Zaloga, Osprey Duel 63
- Somua S 35 – Trackstory 1
- French Tanks of World War II (2): Cavalry Tanks and AFV’s – Steven J. Zaloga – Osprey NEW VANGUARD 213
- Panzer Tracts No. 19-1: Beute-Panzerkampfwagen Czech, Polish and French Tanks Captured from 1939 to 1940 – Thomas L. Jentz and Werner Regenberg
- Les véhicules blindés français 1900-1944 – Touzin Pierre (french)
Plastic model kits
1/35: Heller 81134 Somua S35
1/35: Tamiya 35344 SOMUA S35
1/72: Heller 79875 Somua S35; 40 parts