SU-100 Assault Gun

SU-122 Assault Gun

Designer -  Uncertain at Present

Manufacturer:

Uralmash Tank Plant (Ural Heavy Machinery Plant) at Sverdlovsk

Role:

Tank Destroyer / Assault Gun

Year Adopted:

1944

Weight: 32 tons
(31,600 kilograms)

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 rnds

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

Crew:

4 men

Armor:
         Mantlet:
.        Hull Front (nose):
.        Hull Front (glacis):
         Hull Front (nose):
 
        Hull Side:
 
        Hull Rear:
         Top and Floor Armor:

 
75mm
45mm
78mm at 50 degree slope
45mm at 60 degree slope
45mm at 20 degree slope
47mm at 50 degree slope
18-22mm

Length:
         Overall:
         Hull Only:

 
31 feet
(20 feet, 4 inches)

 
9.45 meters
(6.19 meters)

Height:

7.37 feet
(2.245 meters)

Width:

10 feet
(3.05 meters)

Maximum Speed:

34 miles per hour
(55 kilometers per hour)

Range:
         (Maximum on Road):

186 miles
(300 kilometers)

Fuel Capacity:

560 liters
(148 gallons)

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