Somua SAu 40 - characteristics review of at-spg 4 tier of France, how much XP, tech tree, modules, provisions, similar tanks

Tanks / France / 4 tier, AT-SPG

Modules selection

Somua SAu 40

Somua SAu 40 bis

Somua S40

Somua S40 Bis

ER 52

ER 53

ER 56

75 mm APX mle. 1938

75 mm AC SA44

105 mm AC court mle. 1934 S

Basic

Tank ID 9793

Tank type AT-SPG

Tier 4

Nation France

XP needed

3 100

Price in credits

110 000

Crew 5 people

Commander

Gunner

Driver

Radioman

Loader

Боевая мощь

Damage 410 / 350 points

High explosive

Damage 308 - 410 - 513 points

Penetration 40 - 53 - 66 mm

Hollow charge

Damage 263 - 350 - 438 points

Penetration 78 - 104 - 130 mm

Penetration 53 / 104 mm

Gun caliber 105 mm

Gun reload time 8.5 sec

Gun fire rate 7.06 shots/min

DPM 2895 points/min

Gun aim time 2.3 sec

Gun dispersion 0.53 m

Gun elevation angles 10 / 30

Gun horizontal aiming angles 7 / 8

Gun traverse speed 31 deg/sec

Max ammo 45

Survivability

HP 430 points

Hull HP 344 points

Turret HP 86 points

Hull armor 36 / 35 / 35 mm

Engine fire chance 20%

Mobility

Mass 24.82 ton

Engine power 260 hp

Power per ton 10.48 hp/ton

Speed forward 37 km/h

Speed backward 12 km/h

Steering angle 0 deg

Suspension traverse speed 30 deg/sec

Spotting

View range 330 m

Radio signal range 455 m

Compatible modules

Guns

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Damage	Penetration	Reload	Rounds per min	Aim time (sec)	Dispersion	Rounds	Other compatible tanks
75 mm APX mle. 1938	3	0	22 360	1 020	110/175/110	68/38/92	2.86	21	2.29	0.41	90	ARL V39
75 mm AC SA44	5	2 700	27 000	1 400	110/110/175	100/129/38	4.29	14	2.29	0.38	87	ARL V39
105 mm AC court mle. 1934 S	5	3 900	40 700	1 700	410/350	53/104	10.86	5.53	4.57	0.47	24	none

Radio

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Signal range (m)	Other compatible tanks
ER 52	2	0	0	100	300	S35 CA AMX ELC bis UE 57 Show 9 more tanks FT AC H35 Lorr. 39L AM D2 D1 FT FT BS AMX 38 AMX 40
ER 53	5	610	3 650	100	360	B1 S35 CA D2 Show 7 more tanks UE 57 Lorr. 39L AM ARL V39 BDR G1 B FT BS AMX 38 AMX 40
ER 56	7	650	21 600	150	455	Lorr. 39L AM S35 CA UE 57

Engines

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Power	Fire chance	Other compatible tanks
Somua S40	4	0	10 420	400	220	20%	S35 CA
Somua S40 Bis	5	1 180	16 100	400	260	20%	S35 CA

Suspensions

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Other compatible tanks
Somua SAu 40	3	0	1 660	5 350	none
Somua SAu 40 bis	4	1 115	4 760	5 350	none

Somua SAu 40 tree

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How much XP and credits are needed for Somua SAu 40?

To unlock and buy the Somua SAu 40 tank, including modules and progressing from the first level in the French tree, 6 750 experience points and 188 920 credits will be required.

Tech tree path	Total
1 FT 37 mm APX SA18 0 0 13.2 mm Hotchkiss mle. 1930 1 500 30 2 FCM 36 3 900 280	310 5 400
2 FCM 36 3 900 280 Berliet MDP 500 0 Berliet Ricardo 720 110 3 Somua S35 42 000 1 360	1 470 43 220
3 Somua S35 42 000 1 360 Somua V8 4 500 0 Hispano-Suiza V8 9 800 820 Somua V8 version définitive 16 000 1 050 4 SAu 40 110 000 3 100	4 970 140 300

Total:

6 750 and

188 920

WN8

Table of the expected values for Somua SAu 40 is used to calculate the WN8 rating. The values are based on active player statistics from Lesta servers in the XVM database.