IS-2 in Kursk. (photo by Artem Drabkin)
SU-152
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IS-2 in Kursk. (photo by Artem Drabkin) |
| Length/Width/Height, m |
8.95/3.25/2.45
|
| Crew |
4
|
| Armament (ammunition) |
1 x 152,4 mm MK-20Chowitzer (20) |
| Weight, t |
45.5
|
| Maximal speed, km/h |
43
|
| Fuel capacity, km |
165
|
After introducing the newest German tanks in 1942,
the work over a new self-propelled gun, armed with 152 mm ML-20 gun, started
in the USSR. The ML-20 cannon had 655 m/s muzzle velocity and was capable to
penetrate 110 mm vertical armor from distance of 2000 metres. The weight of
the AP shell for this cannon was 48.78 kg, and 43.6 kg for the fragmentation
shell. Cannon had a rate of fire only 2 shots per minute because of multi-part
loading shot.
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