SU-152 Self Propelled Guns
Prototypes were built at the Uralmash factory in Chelyabinsk and initially designated the KV-14. Used KV-1 chassis. The cartridge and shell were loaded separately, thus making the rate of fire 2-3 per minute. Used a KT-5 or ST-10 telescopic sight.
" Zvierboy" (animal killer). First 12 saw action at Kursk and was quite successful at destroying German Tigers and Panthers. Was used as an assault tank and tank destroyer. Used by the heavy self-propelled gun regiments of the armored and mechanized corps.
| Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (self propelled mounting) | SU-152 |
|---|---|
| Crew | 51,2 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 101,920 lb 45.5 tons1,2,3, 50.1 tons1 45,500 kg1 |
| Length w/gun | 29' 10", 29' 4"1 8.95 m1,2,3 |
| Length w/o gun | 6.75 m2 |
| Height | 8' 2", 8'1 2.45 m1,2,3 |
| Width | 10' 10", 10' 8"1 3.25 m1,2,3 |
| Ground clearance | 0.44 m2 |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | 0.85 kp/(cm2)2 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 152 mm howitzer M-1937 152.4 mm 1937/43 (ML-20 S)2 152 mm ML-20S1 152 mm1 152 mm ML-203 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 12.7 mm DShK (later models)3 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 202,3 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | Front: 603 Side: 603 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 60-752 601 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 50-602 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 502, 601 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 602 |
| Hull Rear | 55-60, 601,2 |
| Hull Top | 20-30, 301,2 |
| Hull Bottom | 301,2 |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | W-2-K, V-21,2 |
| Cylinders | |
| Net HP | 6003 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | 600-615 liters2, 975 liters1 214 gallons1 |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 12° each way3 |
| Max Speed | 27 mph1 43 kph1,2,3 |
| Cross Country | |
| Road radius | 206 miles, 205 miles1, 150 miles1 120-330 km1,2, 240 km1 Cross Country: 120 km1 , 75 miles1 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | -5° to +18°3 |
| Fording depth | 1.6 m2 |
| Trench crossing | 2.7 m2 |
| Vertical Obstacle | 1.2 m2 |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production | 1943: 7041,2 |
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
- Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
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