SU-85
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | SU-85 (SU = Samakhodnaya
Ustanovka or Self-Propelled Gun) |
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| Type | Tank Destroyer |
Radio Equipment | 9R |
| Manufacturer(s) | Factory No.9 Ural
Heavy Machinery Factory (UTZM or Uralmash) |
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| Crew | 4 (Commander, gunner, loader-radio operator, driver) |
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| Production Quantity | 2050 (Total SU-85) |
Production Period | August 1943 - July 1944 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 29600 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.72 kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 5.92 m |
Length w/Gun | 8.15 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 2.23 m |
Height | 2.45 m |
| Width | 3.00 m |
Ground clearance | 0.40 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 85 mm Gun D-5S or D-5 S-85 A L/52
(1) |
Ammunition Carried | 48 |
| Traverse | Manual (10°Left - 10°Right) |
Elevation | -3° to +20° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | TSh-15 |
| Secondary Armament | PPSh-41 submachine-gun (2) |
Ammunition Carried | ? |
Grenades (3) |
24 model F-1, 5 anti-tanks |
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| Location | 1: Hull front 2:- Hull inside |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding & riveting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 45 mm / 30° |
45 mm / 90° |
45 mm / 45° |
20 mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 45 mm /
40° |
45 mm /
70° (front) 45 mm / 50° (rear) |
45 mm /
42° 45 mm / 70° (crew) |
20 mm /
0° |
| Mantlet | 75 mm / round |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | V-2-34 |
Type & Displacement | V12, 38.9 liters |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 500 hp at 1800 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 16.9 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 4 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 420 (+ 270 external) L Diesel |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Christie coil spring |
Road wheels | 5 independent double-road wheels |
| Track return rollers | - |
Sprocket-Wheels | Rear, double |
| Idler Sprockets | Front, double |
Shock absorbers | - |
| Track Type | Central guides, smooth steel links | ||
| Width | 550 mm |
Pitch | ? mm |
| Links(shoes) | 74 |
Track ground contact | 3.72 m |
| Track Type | entral guides, grooved steel links | ||
| Width | 550 mm |
Pitch | ? mm |
| Links(shoes) | 74 |
Track ground contact | 3.72 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 48 km/h on road, 40 km/h off road
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Range | 400 km on road, 200 km off road
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| Mileage | 150 L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 35° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.50 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.80 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.30 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 7.60 m |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | TNT Hors-Série n°3 | - |
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Drawings |
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