ISU-152 Self Propelled Gun,
JSU-152 Self Propelled Gun5:
Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (self propelled mounting)
Aberdeen Tank Museum
Osvobozhdennaya Kirovskaya (Liberated Kirovskaya). Near Berlin.
Fired HE 96 lb shell 8,960 meters. AP 107 lb shell. Could fire a 96 lb HE shell at a muzzle velocity of 2,149'/sec.5
| ISU-152 JSU-1525 |
ISU-152 1944 | |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | 51,3,5 | 52 |
| Physical Characteristics | ||
| Weight | 103,040 lb 40.5 tons3, 41.14 tons1, 46 tons1,4,5 41,140 kg3, 41,800 kg1 |
46 tons2 |
| Length w/gun | 29' 7"1,5, 29' 8"3, 30' 7" 9.05 m1,3, 9.18 m1,4 |
9.05-9.18 m2 |
| Length w/o gun | 6.77 m2 | |
| Height | 7' 9.5"5, 8' 1"1,3, 8' 3.5" 2.46 m1,3, 2.48 m1,4 |
2.48 m2 |
| Width | 10'1,5, 10' 1"3, 10' 2.5" 3.07 m1,3,4 |
3.07 m2 |
| Width over tracks | ||
| Ground clearance | 13.75"5 | 0.46-0.47 m2 |
| Ground contact length | 171.25"5 | |
| Ground pressure | 11.4 psi5 | 0.81-0.82 kg/(cm2)2 |
| Turret ring diameter | ||
| Armament | ||
| Main | 152 mm ML-205 howitzer3 152 mm ML-20S1 152 mm1 152 mm M1937/43 (ML-20S)5 |
152 mm 1937/43 ML-20 howitzer2 |
| Secondary | ||
| MG | 12.7 mm DShk MG, AA3 12.7 mm DShK MG, AA4 12.7 mm DShK-38 MG, AA5 |
12.7 mm DSchK 38/43 AA2 |
| Side arms | ||
| Quantity | ||
| Main | 204,5 | 202 |
| Secondary | ||
| MG | 1,0005 | 2502 |
| Side arms | ||
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 20-1103 Front: 904 Side: 904 |
|
| Hull Front, Upper | 2.95"@0°5, 901 | 752 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 60-902 | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 2.36"@0°5, 901 | 602 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | ||
| Hull Rear | 601 | 602 |
| Hull Top | 301 | 20-302 |
| Hull Bottom | 301 | 20-302 |
| Turret Front | ||
| Turret Sides | ||
| Turret Rear | ||
| Turret Top | ||
| Engine (Make / Model) | V2-IS3 W-2-IS, V-21,2 Model V2K5 |
|
| Bore / stroke | ||
| Cooling | Water5 | |
| Cylinders | V-125 | |
| Capacity | ||
| Net HP | 5205, 6004 | |
| Power to weight ratio | ||
| Compression ratio | ||
| Transmission (Type) | 4 forward, 1 reverse5 | |
| Steering | Clutch and brake5 | |
| Steering ratio | ||
| Starter | ||
| Electrical system | ||
| Ignition | ||
| Fuel (Type) | Diesel5 | |
| Octane | ||
| Quantity | 860 liters1 114 gallons + 66 gallons in auxiliary tanks5, 189 gallons1 |
520-560 liters2 |
| Road consumption | ||
| Cross country consumption | ||
| Performance | ||
| Traverse | ±10° each way5 | |
| Max speed | 23 mph1,3,5 37 kph1,3,4 |
35-37 kph2 |
| Cross country speed | ||
| Road radius | 132 miles5, 137 miles1, 138 miles, 149 miles3, 150 miles1 220 km1, 240 km1,3 |
220 km2 |
| Cross country radius | 50 miles1 80 km1 |
|
| Turning radius | ||
| Elevation limits | -3° to +20°5 | |
| Fording depth | 4' 4.75"5 | 1.3-1.5 m2 |
| Trench crossing | 8' 2"5 | 2.5-2.7 m2 |
| Vertical obstacle | 3' 2"5 | 1-1.2 m2 |
| Climbing ability | 36° slope5 | |
| Suspension (Type) | Torsion arm5 | |
| Wheels each side | 6 steel5 | |
| Return rollers each side | 35 | |
| Tracks (Type) | Cast alloy steel, dry pin5 | |
| Length | ||
| Width | 25.5"5 | |
| Diameter | ||
| Number of links | 87-905 | |
| Pitch | 6.25"5 | |
| Tire tread | ||
| Track centers/tread | 97.25"5 | |
| Production | 1944: Soviet arsenals5 |
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| 1943 | 351,2 |
| 1944 | 2,5101,2 |
| 1945 | 1,5301,2 |
| Total | 4,0751,2 |
Sources:
- Russian Tanks of World War II Stalin's Armored Might, by Tim Bean & Will Fowler, 2002
- Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles 1917-1945, by Wolfgang Fleischer, 1999
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
- Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
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