Somua SM

Somua SM stats at a glance

The Somua SM has 1160 hit points , 140mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 37 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 300 damage per shot with 232mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1956.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.6:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 1.9:1. The Somua SM has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Somua SM can theoretically output up to 1956 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Somua SM compares to its peers

There are 107 tier 8 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Somua SM. Its 1160 HP places it in the top 88% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1238). Frontal hull armor of 140mm ranks in the top 45% for the class (peer average: 143mm). Top forward speed of 37 km/h is faster than 46% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 300 damage per shot, higher than 13% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 232mm puts it in the top 14% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Somua SM vs Chrysler K — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• Somua SM vs Chrysler GF — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• Somua SM vs T26E5 — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 8 heavy tank tier list — all 107 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 heavy tanks

• 110 — China
• 112 FL — China, premium
• 112 — China, premium
• 50TP prototyp — Poland, premium
• 50TP Resilient — Poland, premium
• 53TP Markowskiego — Poland
• 56TP — Poland, premium
• Object 703–II (100) — USSR, premium
• All France tanks · Tier 8 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

A French heavy tank, presented as an alternative for the AMX 50 at a design competition. Development started in 1946; however, the prototype was not ready until October 1951. German tank-building technologies were applied in the development of the vehicle: it was equipped with a 100-mm gun with a magazine-system autoloader installed in an oscillating turret. The tank underwent trials from January through July 1953, during which it did not show any promising results. Consequently, the project was discontinued in favor of the AMX 50.

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