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Soviet Union's ISU-152 self propelled gun,
JSU-152 self propelled gun⁵:
Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (self propelled mounting)

ISU-152	ISU-152	ISU-152	ISU-152 Aberdeen Tank Museum
ISU-152 Osvobozhdennaya Kirovskaya (Liberated Kirovskaya). Near Berlin.	ISU-152

Design

 

Type	Weight	Muzzle Velocity	Direct Fire Range	Indirect Fire Range	Penetration
					500 m
HE	96 lb1 43.4 kg1	2,149'/sec5		8,960 m, 10,000 m1 10,935 yards1
AP	107 lb

Prototype

 

Production

• ISU-152:
  • Production: 1944⁵
  • Manufacturer: Soviet arsenals⁵
• SU-122 and ISU-152: 4,075^1,2
  • 1943: 35^1,2
  • 1944: 2,510^1,2
  • 1945: 1,530^1,2

Variants

 

Usage

Trucks were often used to resupply the ISU-152 with ammunition in the field.⁶

Tank Brigades

The ISU-122 was used with the ISU-152 in 56 Independent Heavy Self-Propelled Artillery Regiments, which became Guard units after December 1944.¹
The Soviet tank brigades would have 65 ISU-152s.⁶

Post World War II Service

The ISU-152 served until the early 1970s with the Soviet military.⁶

	ISU-152 JSU-1525	ISU-152 19442
Crew	51,3,5,6	51,2
Physical Characteristics
Weight	103,040 lb 40.5 tons3, 41.14 tons1, 45.5 tons6, 46 tons1,5 41,140 kg3, 41,800 kg1, 46,228 kg6	46 tons2
Length w/gun	29' 7"1,5, 29' 8"3,6, 30' 7" 9.05 m1,3,6, 9.18 m1	9.05-9.18 m2
Length w/o gun		6.77 m2
Height	7' 9.5"5, 8' 1"1,3, 8' 2"6, 8' 3.5" 2.46 m1,3, 2.48 m1,6	2.48 m2
Width	10'1,5, 10' 1"3,6, 10' 2.5" 3.07 m1,3,6	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 M-1937/43 howitzer6	152 mm 1937/43 ML-20 howitzer2 152 mm ML-20S1
Secondary
MG - anti-aircraft	0.5" DShK 1938/43 MG6 12.7 mm DShk MG3 12.7 mm DShK MG4 12.7 mm DShK-38 MG5 12.7 mm DShK 1938/43 MG6	12.7 mm DSchK 38/43 AA2
Side arms
Quantity
Main	205,6	201,2
Secondary
MG	1,0005	2502
Side arms
Armor Thickness (mm)	20-1103, 906
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
Engine (Make / Model)	V2-IS3 W-2-IS6 W-2-IS, V-21,2 Model V2K5	W-2-IS2
Bore / stroke		4 stroke2
Cooling	Water5
Cylinders	126, V-125	V-122
Capacity
Net HP	5205,6, 6004	600@2,000 rpm2
Power to weight ratio		10.9 hp/ton2
Compression ratio
Transmission (Type)	4 forward, 1 reverse5
Steering	Clutch and brake5
Steering ratio
Starter
Electrical system
Ignition
Fuel (Type)	Diesel5,6	Diesel2
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 mph1,3,5,6 37 kph1,3,6	35-37 kph2
Cross country speed
Road radius	112 miles6, 132 miles5, 137 miles1, 138 miles, 149 miles3, 150 miles1 180 km6, 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	36°2
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

Sources:

1. Russian Tanks of World War II Stalin's Armored Might, by Tim Bean & Will Fowler, 2002
2. Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles 1917-1945, by Wolfgang Fleischer, 1999
3. 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
4. Removed
5. Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
6. World Encyclopedia of Armored Fighting Vehicles, Jack Livesey, 2006

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