SU-76
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | SU-12 (SU = Samakhodnaya
Ustanovka or Self-Propelled Gun) |
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| Type | Tank Destroyer / Assault Gun |
Radio Equipment | 9R |
| Manufacturer(s) | GAZ, Factory No.
38 |
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| Crew | 4 |
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| Production Quantity | about 800 |
Production Period | December 1942 - May 1943 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 10800 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.55 kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 4.9 m |
Length w/Gun | 4.9 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 2.2 m |
| Width | 2.7 m |
Ground clearance | 0.30 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 76.2 mm Gun ZiS-3 Model 1942 L/41.5
(1) |
Ammunition Carried | 60 |
| Traverse | Manual (16° Left - 16° Right) |
Elevation | -3° to 25° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 7.62 mm PPSh-41 submachine-gun (2) |
Ammunition Carried | ? |
| Location | 1: Hull rear - 2: Inside |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Riveting & Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 30 mm / 60° |
15 mm / 90° |
15 mm / 60° |
7mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 25 mm /
30° (glacis) 15 mm / 70° |
10 mm /
70° |
10 mm /
70° |
7mm / 0° |
| Mantlet | 15 mm / 75° |
15 mm / round |
- |
15 mm / round |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | 2 x GAZ-202 |
Type & Displacement | 2 x In6 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2 x 70 hp at 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 13.0 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 4 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 420 L Gasoline |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Torsion bars |
Road wheels | 6 independent steel road wheels |
| Track return rollers | 3 |
Sprocket-Wheels | Rear |
| Idler Sprockets | Front |
Shock absorbers | Last |
| Track Type | Outside guides, Steel, skeleton, dry pin | ||
| Width | 300 mm |
Pitch | 114.30 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 89 |
Track ground contact | 3.30 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 45 km/h on road 32 km/h off road |
Range | 450 km on road, 297 km off road |
| Mileage | 130 L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 25° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.7 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 0.9 m |
Minimum turning diameter | over 12.5 m |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | TNT Hors-Série n°3 | - |
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