The Spiciest Meatball | Semovente M43 105/25 Italian SPG

The Semovente FIAT-Ansaldo M43 da 105/25 was an Italian self-propelled gun developed by FIAT and Ansaldo. It was based on the M42 da 75/18 and used in limited numbers by the Regio Esercito (Eng. Italian Royal Army) before the armistice of 8th September 1943. After the armistice of Cassibile and the occupation of the center and northern parts of Italy by the Germans, the Semoventi were captured and used by the German Army and by the new Italian Collaborationist Army.
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. J. Jentz and W. Regenberg (2008) Panzer Tracts No.19-1 Beute-Panzerkampfwagen
F. Cappellano and P.P. Battistelli (2012) Italian Medium Tanks 1939-45, Osprey Publishing
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An article by Giusti Arturo and Marko Pantelic
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Edited by dv2321

[@kampfgruppepeiper501]

I like the camouflage patterns on Italian AFV’s.

[@maxkronader5225]

It reminds me of the Austrian Alpenflage camo pattern.

[@anthroimperzia3927]

Ive tried to find what that camo is called (The one with the red blotches in it)

[@trouserarmadillo8616]

A variation of telo mimetico, perhaps?

[@paoloviti6156]

The Semovente da 105/25 was basically a good tank and quite reliable but was a carryover of the previous variants with the great exception of the powerful cannon. Unfortunately there is very little info regarding this cannon as there is no blueprints or documents but I was quite surprised to find out that there is the only one left at105/25 at Aberdeen Proving Ground but hopefully it should be at the new museum Benning. Without any doubt it was the best anti-tank gun ever made by the Italians during the war and was valued by the Germans and was rarely used against the partisans as used against the tanks of the allies. It was quite blind with the hatches closed, so so optics, weak armour and chronic lack of spare parts together with the fuel but it was very low. Not for nothing it was called the "Bassotto" or the dachshund! Good job again and looking forward to see your new videos 👍👍

[@TiberiusMaximus]

wow 220 produced? thats impressive for Italy

[@Paciat]

Im a simple man. I see spicy meatball, I push like.

[@anthroimperzia3927]

0:50 "You're not supposed to be here..."

[@oddlookinbloke8753]

Wake up babe, new tank encyclopaedia post

[@skyninjaslayer337]

Then you take your pills and she dispears 😔

[@grahammctygue724]

Thanks for the info /pic's had not seen a m43 with long 75 noice peace

[@WildBillCox13]

Bassotto . . . This seems like a good utilization of limited resources. Everyone agreed on the need for a forward direct fire Assault Gun. A three man crew for such a vehicle seems a bit optimistic, but it's a self propelled assault howitzer, not a tank. Once it's onsite it's aim, load, and shoot, just like a split trail piece, but with more armor. Re support Panzers. My favorite "What If" involves Germany and Hungaria cooperating to produce large numbers of a hypothetical hybrid: the 40mm armed Nimrod turret placed atop the Panzer III chassis. It would have been a very simple conversion and possibly provided a dedicated Fire Suppression "track" in every Panzer Company or Abteilung.

[@Flippotycoon4583]

Such a Shame non are left to be seen in museums today :(

[@1204joey]

u can play world of tank lol they are famous, from semovente, basotto, smv cc etc.

[@steffenrosmus9177]

Yep, only Americans could think that meatballs and pasta are an genuine Italian dish.

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

The fourth crewman must have been the butt of jokes. I would call him 'meat armour' or 'spall guard' lol.

[@pukalo]

I love the Italian tanks even though they weren't very good.

[@user-ro9zf9kz1h]

Italian tanks are powered by the hatred of pineapple pizza.

[@TheKingofbrooklin]

This one was actually good.

[@valkigrakblad24]

@@TheKingofbrooklin their 90mm anti-tank/air gun preformed well in Africa

[@Careoran]

Interesting video, thanks! the 75/18 was famous/infamous for its very capable HEAT ammunition. Which ammunition did the 105/25 use and what were its penetration capabilities, ranges and hit capabilities?

[@ChronologicalGamer]

From what I can recall 105/25 used APHE (I dont know about anothers shells, APHE its the only one I'm sure about) I don't know the exact penetration value but a german report sayd: that the Stug 105/25 (This was the name of all the semoventi 105/25 captured by germany after Italy armistice) that was tested against a captured T-34 managed to penetrate the hull with ease, so I would say it's safe to assume it had at the very least 105mm of penetration, and the maximum range, considering it was intended both as a tank destroyer and a SPG should be around 1 kilometer. *KEEP IN MIND I'M GOING BY MEMORY AND THIS STATISTICS MIGHT BE WRONG* but I hope at the very least I manage to feed your curiosity about this magnificent tank!

[@UpupaFiorenteSFM]

Wow I didn't know that the Self-propelled M43 105/25 Leoncello had its history in Verona, the city where I live. Thanks you! Anyway It is a pity that there are no surviving specimens left. The most I could see was one of his cannon with spherical mount deposited in a corner, together with other cannons, at the motorization museum at the Caserma Cecchignola in Rome.

[@lmyrski8385]

No wonder they lost. Italy: We'll take 130 of our new tanks. Can you divide it in two lots? USA: We'll take 130 of our new tanks a month from this one factory. Can you double that number? We need some for our British friends too.

[@piersp38]

Maybe cause the factories of Torino and Genova were constantly flatten and burnt by the night and day daily raids of all the Allied air forces. Have you ever heard about the phosphorus bombs drop onto the EU skies along the WW2 years ? Remember the 1936 embargo of raw materials too ? Well that Is Why production run short for all the equipment.

[@cybernetic_crocodile8462]

@@piersp38 Even before the bombings Italian industry's production rates sucked. They simply couldn't hold the candle to Germans, let alone Americans and Soviets.

[@piersp38]

@@cybernetic_crocodile8462 You must be the smartest in the history class at your school ...What a discovery you did...1900 to 1950 Italy as the bigger part of the World was an agricultural country not yet deeply industrialized as after the '60 . Plus add the 2 reasons above to the few industries available and can calculate the availabilty vs a 50 states entity as USA m the biggest and wider country in the World of that time URSS and the largest empire ever of the humankind, the UK . So 3 blocks full of resources, what a comparison ...Have to be super proud about .

[@airborneranger-ret]

This was a surprisingly decent AFV

[@arozin6773]

I love using these Italian tank destroyers in War Thunder

[@morisco56]

Imagine not using them irl.

[@arozin6773]

@@morisco56 Perhaps one day i will

[@infozencentre]

Better video, better narration, clear, not NERDY, music to a minimum, this is professional

[@jamesdosher2057]

Why was ammunition so limited for this excellent SPG considering its superb anti-tank capabilities? You would have thought more of an effort would have been put forth by the Italians ... but, oh well. Fine presentation as always and thank you.

[@Modusoperandicod4]

Artillery manufacturing and the ammunition manufacturing was always a big problem for Italy. I think if i remember correctly the average italian division had the same weight of fire as and American RCT.

[@jamesdosher2057]

@@Modusoperandicod4 ~ thank you.

[@paoloviti6156]

The trouble was that Italy was always afflicted by slow production and little resources so after the armistice of 8th September it was even worse the situation in North Italy with factories virtually at a standstill not to mention the chronic shortage of fuel that Germany took over much as possible. R.S.I. fought virtually without resources despite some help from the Germans..

[@paoloviti6156]

@@Modusoperandicod4 correct but a dumb question for you: what is the American RCT?

[@QuizmasterLaw]

@@paoloviti6156 regimental combat team 105 l25 is not a good antitank weapon, at least not without special munitions like tungsten rounds, which the germans would never issue to the italians as they were in very short supply even for Germany.

[@timothywood4402]

Great job

Again a very intersting Video

[@ThePinkus]

Incidentally, "bassotto", as a dog breed, also refer to being low, from the adjective "basso", with the variation from "basso" to "bassotto" implying something like stocky or sturdy.

[@Nellis202]

That was really cool …. nice . Thanks for that tidbit. 😊

[@828enigma6]

How is it the Italians managed to build such a reliable and powerful vehicle when many German tanks couldn't even manage to get to the battle scene without the engine, transmission, or both breaking down?

[@demonprinces17]

The Italians weren't anal

[@Rendell001]

Depends on the tank and on the quality of the crew...

[@CaptainGrief66]

Fundamentally Italy had the attitude and engineers that Germany just didn't have, Italy worked with what they had and were conscious of their capabilities, they cut corners where necessary and did their best with what they had which is a very Italian attitude. On top of that Italy had the best aeronautics experts of the period and it shows with their aircrafts. Italy was halted by an uncooperative ally and limited manpower and production capabilities

[@Rendell001]

Okay that is a stereotype concerning German AFVs in WWII - while it's certainly true that some of the later models were plagued by technical issues by being rushed into service, the early stuff was not. The Panzer III and IV models were workhorses that were every bit as reliable as the best allied tanks. Even when the Panzer III was being phased out in favour of the Panzer IV it was still being used as the basis for the Stug III assault gun - Germany's highest produced AFV. It should also be noted that the later tanks were under constant revision so while the Panther D was rushed into service for the Battle of Kursk in July 1943, the G model 12 months later had largely ironed out a lot of the problems that had plagued it's initial introduction. Then of course you had the Tiger I which was engineered like a Swiss watch but it did work very well. I could go on but you get the picture...

[@CaptainGrief66]

@@Rendell001 The Panzer IV and III were workhorses but did not age well, they were actually more complex than a Panther to produce, the Tiger was a disappointment on the other hand, both the Tiger I and KönigsTiger suffered from poor fuel economy, unreliable fuel lines (spontaneous fires), weak turret rings on top of the transmission and engine failures, later down the line they also had issues with steel quality but that's not really a design fault

[@bluewatson4341]

SPG… Stands for spaghetti packaged grenade

[@danydierickx3228]

Stug on steroids

[@jetinho]

I know right? It's so cute 🥺

[@alessandroshingoji3087]

@Dany Dierickx Sadly for these miracolus vehicles they're based on a chassy which Is inferior compared to the panzer III in many aspects, expecially for its arcaic suspenction system, the mediocre engine and also for the rivetted and fragile armor. What happened during this war for my country is just orrible and a national shame., These shitty tanks (i'm referring to the "Carri M" series) are not the simple result of resource deficiency but even of the political corruption that created the FIAT/ANSALDO duopoly. Every other potential competitor like "Odero Terni Orlando (OTO)", "Alfa Romeo" or "Piaggio" were unable to challenge these two companies in an equal competition.

[@tasman006]

You think at least one of these TD's could have been saved preserved and put into a museum.

[@jaimejaime2930]

Top tier title

[@Briselance]

None of these survived to this day? Ah, bummer.

[@mr.gunzaku437]

I think these are everybody's favorite Italian armored fighting vehicles. The armored cars and scout vehicles of the Italian army are very much worth note and I like quite a few of those as well 👍 The very limited nature of Italy's manufacturing base however, meant that everything that they produced was limited in number except for a few things like their truck park. I believe they had the third largest fleet of trucks during World war II which meant they could get troops and heavy equipment to the front very quickly.

[@tamlandipper29]

I was thinking about the Italian pronunciation here. Are there any Italian war movies about the Italian army? I learned most of my German tank pronunciation from war movies.

[@dointh4198]

Try "Uomo contro". It's the one of the best WW1 movies and a gem depicting the sheer incompetence of Italian generals in that conflict. You can get it here on YT.

[@piersp38]

The speaker has a good pronounciation and says semovente in the right manner . The video and the info are also very good . Greetings from Italy

[@xmaniac99]

El Alamein in the line of fire (historical) or Mediteranneo (comedy)

[@Sofus.]

👍

[@richardriekse6391]

what about the 75/46 varriant of the 105/25 do you know what unit it was in?

[@solidsnake8330]

Great video as always but.. *Dances* Perfect Music.

[@CaFPhantom11]

The Half-Life 2 soundtrack is, to me, out of place...

[@solidsnake8330]

@@CaFPhantom11 oh yeah. Out of place but it's good music.

[@imperator88vis67]

I'm just here for the thumbnail title

[@dravidiafotato1098]

:D

[@stefanogalliano5634]

reho ehserchi-to

[@maxkronader5225]

"Decimate" means loss of one in ten. Ten percent losses. Using "decimate" as a synonym for annihilate or destroy, while very common, is incorrect.

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

Cambridge says you're wrong dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decimate

[@maxkronader5225]

@@TanksEncyclopediaYT Cambridge, like most of those producing dictionaries, frequently institutionalizes misuse of language. You can find allegedly legitimate dictionaries including terms like "yadda yadda" and similar expressions that once were found solely in dictionaries of slang terminology. There are regions of the US where many people use the word "ideal" as though it were the word "idea". Shall we add that definition to the dictionary as well, simply because it is common usage among those who don't know better? Decimate, from the Latin decimatus, past participle of decimare: the killing or reduction of one in ten. From the Roman practice of having mutinous or rebellious legions punished by drawing lots and having one man in ten executed. Centuries of the proper use of a term are not overturned by a combination of a few decades of semi-literate TV and film writers misusing it and the publishers of dictionaries throwing up their hands in surrender and including common misuse in their list of definitions.

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

We know where the word comes from, but words do have a tendency to change meanings over decades, let alone millennia. According to the most prestigious institutions covering the English language, we did not misuse the word. Take it up with the English speaking people and tell them they're wrong :)

[@maxkronader5225]

@@TanksEncyclopediaYT That is what is known in logic as an appeal to authority. It is considered a logic fallacy because it only works when the authority in question has not been diluted to the point of near irrelevance, as have most major universities and their affiliates. I do not accept that the definition which remained unchanged from the 1600s (when it first appeared in English) to 1970, is now different simply due to the precipitous decline in educational standards. Outside of STEM, the average college graduates are significantly less well educated than their counterparts 100 years ago. And these diploma bearing nitwits are writing the textbooks and dictionaries. I would have hoped a channel dedicated to history and technical accuracy would care more about such things, rather than seize upon excuses to be grammatically sloppy.

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

Do you have any higher authority in matters of the English language since Cambridge/Oxford/Merriam Webster are not to your liking?

[@user-ro9zf9kz1h]

Second

[@Eurodance_Groove]

...passionate suggestion for the video' s commentator/speaker dude: to read or speak the italian words it is not like to speak spanish with hangover or "duck style" like low rated comedians do... Use google and wikipedia plus Wordreference online dictionary to learn the correct way italian words do sound... And have to be correctly read or said...

[@ThePinkus]

On my part, I consider his pronunciation the result of a good effort. It is not perfect, but I consider that some words are objectively difficult to someone who is not a native speaker or a dedicated student (-gi- and -gli- are stark examples, yes, it took me some time to figure out he was saying "Regio Esercito" from "r*@§o esercìto", but context helps), and the focus of these videos is tanks, not language. All that considered, I am actually positively impressed and I appreciate what he had to do to get to this level. Incidentally, he didn't stumble on anything funny as Ian (ForgottenWeapons) did with his very excellent videos on Italian "moschetti", which he ended up pronouncing as "moscetti" making every Italian ROTGLing... :P ...though, honestly, considering the mess with the caliber of some of those, and the fact that one could end up firing with a bullet smaller than what the gun is supposed to fire, "moscetto" could turn out to be an unexpectedly apt description. Btw, they are really worth watching, even without the mispronunciation!

[@Pugiron]

Meatball launcher with armor thinner than my stepmother's sauce

[@danroffee4904]

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