SU-100 Assault Gun

SU-100 Assault Gun

Designer:

F.F. Petrov Design Bureau

Manufacturer:

Uralmash Tank Plant (Ural Heavy Machinery Plant) at Sverdlovsk

Role:

Tank Destroyer / Assault Gun

Year Adopted:

1944

Weight:

31,600 kilograms

(32 tons)

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete

Other Nations (1983) - Albania, Algeria, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, North Korea, Mongolia, Romania, North Yemen, and Yugoslavia

Armament:

1x 100mm M-1944 D-10S Cannon with 34 rounds

Engine
(early):

(late):

V-2-34M, V-12 cylinder water cooled Diesel engine, producing 500 hp at 1800 rpm

V-3-34II engine, producing 530 hp at 2100 rpm

Suspension:

Christie

Crew:

4 men

Armor:

Mantlet:

Hull Front (nose):

Hull Front (glacis):

Hull Front (nose):

Hull Side:

Hull Rear:

Top and Floor Armor:


75mm	(3 inches)
45mm	(1.8 inches)
78mm at 50° slope	(3.1 inches at 50° slope)
45mm at 60° slope	(1.8 inches at 60° slope)
45mm at 20° slope	(1.8 inches at 20° slope)
47mm at 50° slope	(1.85 inches at 50° slope)
18-22mm	(0.7 - 0.9 inches)

Length:

Overall:

Hull Only:


9.45 meters	(31 feet)
6.19 meters	(20 feet, 4 inches)

Height:

2.245 meters

(7.37 feet)

Width:

3.05 meters

(10 feet)

Maximum Speed:

55 kilometers per hour

(34 miles per hour)

Range:

(Maximum on Road):


300 kilometers	(186 miles)

Fuel Capacity:

865 liters

(228.5 gallons)