SU-76M

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SU-76M

GENERAL DATA
Other Designation(s)	SU-76 Model 1943, SU-12M (SU = Samakhodnaya Ustanovka or Self-Propelled Gun, M = Modernized)
Type	Tank Destroyer / Assault Gun	Radio Equipment	9RM
Manufacturer(s)	GAZ, Factory No. 38, Factory No. 40
Crew	4
Production Quantity	about 11300	Production Period	May 1943 -1945

DIMENSIONS
Combat weight	11200 kg	Ground pressure	0.57 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

ARMOR
Assembly	Riveting & Welding
Armor Detail (from the horizontal)	Front	Side	Rear	Top/Bottom
Hull	30 mm / 60°	15 mm / 90°	15 mm / 60°	7mm / 0°
Superstructure	25 mm / 30° (glacis) 35 mm / 70°	15 mm / 70°	15 mm / 90° & open	7 mm / 0° & Open
Mantlet	15 mm / 75°	15 mm / round	-	15 mm / round

AUTOMOTIVE
Engine	2 x GAZ-203	Type & Displacement	2 x In6
Horsepower (maximum)	2 x 85 hp at 3000 rpm	Power/Weight Ratio	15.2 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	320 km on road, 190 km off road
Mileage	170 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	Vehicles.com	TNT Hors-Série n°3	-

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