SU-152
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | SU-152 (SU = Samakhodnaya
Ustanovka or Self-Propelled Gun) |
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| Type | Assault Gun * |
Radio Equipment | 10R |
| Manufacturer(s) | Factory No.100
Kirovskiy Works in Chelyabinsk (ChKZ or Tankograd) |
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| Crew | 5 (Driver, gunner, commander, 2 loaders) |
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| Production Quantity | 704 |
Production Period | 1943 |
(*) Tank Destroyer eventually
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 45500 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.85 kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 6.75 m |
Length w/Gun | 8.95 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 2.25 m |
Height | 2.45 m |
| Width | 3.25 m |
Ground clearance | 0.45 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 152.4 mm Howitzer ML-20S (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 20 |
| Traverse | Manual (12°Left - 12°Right) |
Elevation | -5° to +18° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | KT-5, ST-10 |
| Secondary Armament | PPSh-41 submachine-gun (2) |
Ammunition Carried | ? |
Grenades (3) |
? |
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| Location | 1: Hull front 2:- Hull inside |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 60 mm / 60° |
60 mm / 90° |
75 mm / round |
30 mm / 0° (front) 20 mm / 0° (rear) |
| Superstructure | 60 mm /
20° (glacis) 75 mm / 60° |
60 mm /
65° |
60 mm /
80° |
20 mm /
0° (crew) 30 mm / 0° (engine) |
| Mantlet | 65 mm / round |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | W-2K-s |
Type & Displacement | V12 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 600 hp at 1900 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 13.2 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 5 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 600 (+ 375 external) L Diesel |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Torsion bars |
Road wheels | 6 double, steel |
| Track return rollers | 3 double |
Sprocket-Wheels | Rear, double |
| Idler Sprockets | Front, double |
Shock absorbers | - |
| Track Type | Central guides, steel links | ||
| Width | 650 mm |
Pitch | 165.10 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 87-90 |
Track ground contact | 4.33 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 43 km/hon road, 19 km/h off road |
Range | 330 km on road, 120 km off road |
| Mileage | 295 L/100 km on road 813 L/100 km off road |
Maximum grade | 36° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.7 m |
Vertical obstacles | 1.0 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.5 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 9.45 m |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | TNT Hors-Série n°3 | - |
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Drawings |
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