[Development] SAu 40 - The Ugly Duckling

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The SAu 40 is a prototype French SPG, constructed at the dawn of the Second World War with the intent to equip light mechanized divisions of the French army. War Thunder tankers will see the SAu 40 on the battlefields of War Thunder in the upcoming 1.75 update!

The SAu 40 self-propelled gun was developed by the SOMUA company between 1935 and 1937 as part of the same order the French cavalry placed for the S35 tank. The two tanks combined were intended to equip light mechanized divisions of the French army and support the larger “battle tanks” (chars de bataille). The vehicle inherited the S35’s characteristic chassis with a redesigned front section for the hull to accommodate the 75mm APX cannon. In addition, the rotating turret on top of the fighting compartment was redesigned to a commander’s cupola and moved to the side of the vehicle, but the turret’s 47mm cannon was replaced with a single 7.5mm machine gun.
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The SAu 40 heads to the War Thunder battlefields as part of the brand new French ground forces research tree, coming with update 1.75!

For more information, read the full Dev Blog article on the Official War Thunder Forums![forum.warthunder.com]