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However, the proposed armaments for the tank did exist in sufficient numbers. Two cannons were looked for the tank as its main armament. The first was the 90/53 mod.41 cannon already found in the tech tree on the M41M. The second was the 105/25 M43 cannon found on the M43. A lightened version of the 90mm was chosen to be used as it had better anti tank performance and was a lighter overall. This likely would have similar penetration values as the current SPG, with its best round at point blank range penetrating 158mm of armor. The engine used was a similar design to the P40, but was the 420HP SPA 8 cylinder diesel engine. This was to be used with the same suspension design used on the P40 and M43 vehicles. The frontal armor of the vehicle was said to be 80-100mm thick and 50mm on the sides. It is likely that 80mm thick sloped on the front to conserve weight as the vehicle was proposed to weigh 33 tons. This weight and engine power gives it a ratio of 12.7 HP per ton. Using the same track width as the P40, one would expect similar mobility. The
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