SU-100

Type: tank destroyer Nationality: USSR
After the 85 mm gun (on the SU-85), it is the turn of the 100 mm gun to be mounted on the chassis of the T-34. The gun, originally an anti-aircraft weapon, proved a powerful antitank weapon.
First used in combat in 1945, it remained in the units long after the end of the war and was widely exported among the allies of the Soviet Union.
Identification: The size of the gun and its mantlet, as well as the shape of the cupola allow to distinguish between the SU-85 and the SU-100
Built by N/A N/A
Based on: T-34/76

VariousWeight (combat ready): 32 tons
Ground pressure: 0.77 kg per cm²
Length: 9.45 meters
Width: 3.00 meters
Height: 2.25 meters
Crew: 4 men

Armor & ArmamentMaximum Armour: 75 mm
Minimum Armour: 20 mm

PropulsionEngine: V-2-34 M diesel
Power: 520 HP
Specific power: 16 HP / ton
Speed (*): 50 kph
Fuel tank: 500 liters
Mileage (*): 180 liters per 100 km
Range (*): 278 km

ProductionQuantity: 1 675 examples
From: November of 1944
To: June of 1945

(*) on road
Additional information on the web (for the model): [OnWar] (for the general type): [TanksOnTheProwl][AchtungPanzer]

Production & Usage
	Années 20	1930-35	1936-38	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944			1945

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Users: USSR

A SU-100 sold to Egypt after World War II and captured during the operation against Suez in 1956