ISU-152

ISU-152
ISU-152
	ISU-152, Kubinka Tank Museum
Type	Heavy assault gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1943-1980s (USSR)
Used by	Soviet Union; Finland; Poland; China; Czechoslovakia; North Korea; Egypt; Romania;
Wars	World War II; Korean War; Hungarian Revolution; Egyptian–Israeli Wars; Iran-Iraq War;
Production history
Designer	Design Bureau of Factory No. 100
Designed	1943
Manufacturer	Chelyabinsk Kirovsk Plant; (till 1946, also ISU-152M); Leningrad Kirov Plant; (few units in 1945, also ISU-152K);
Produced	1943–1959
No. built	4,635
Variants	ISU-152 (ML-20); ISU-152-2 (BL-10); ISU-152 model 1945; ISU-152K (ML-20); ISU-152M (ML-20);
Specifications
Mass	47.3 t (46.6 long tons; 52.1 short tons) maximum
Length	9.18 m (30 ft 1 in)
Width	3.07 m (10 ft 1 in)
Height	2.48 m (8 ft 2 in)
Crew	4 or 5
Armour	ISU-152, ISU-152-2 120 mm (mantlet (maximum)); 90 mm (lower hull front, lower hull side and superstructure front); 75 mm (upper hull side); 60 mm (upper hull front); ISU-152 model 1945 320 mm (in the area of the gun);
Main; armament	152.4 mm ML-20S gun-howitzer; (18 rounds) (ISU-152); 152.4 mm BL-8 or BL-10 gun; (21 rounds) (ISU-152-2); 152.4 mm ML-20SM model 1944 gun-howitzer; (20 rounds) (ISU-152 model 1945);
Secondary; armament	ISU-152, ISU-152-2, ISU-152K 12.7×108 mm DShK anti-aircraft machine gun; (200 rounds) (ISU-152, ISU-152-2); (300 rounds) (ISU-152K); ISU-152M 12.7mm DshKM anti-aircraft machine gun; (300 rounds); ISU-152 model 1945 12.7×108 mm DShK anti-aircraft machine gun; (300 rounds); 12.7×108 mm DShK co-axial machine gun;
Engine	12-cyl. V-2IS diesel engine; 520 hp (382 kW)
Power/weight	11 hp/tonne
Transmission	mechanical
Suspension	torsion bar
Ground clearance	470 mm (1 ft 7 in) (ISU-152); 450 mm (1 ft 6 in) (ISU-152 model 1945);
Fuel capacity	560 litres; (maximum, internal fuel tanks); 920 litres; (ISU-152K, ISU-152M, internal fuel tanks); 360 litres; (maximum, four external fuel tanks, not connected to the supply system);
Operational; range	120 km; (cross terrain, with the internal fuel tanks); 200 km; (on road, maximum with the internal fuel tanks); 260 km; (on road, with two external fuel tanks); 320 km; (on road, with four external fuel tanks); 320 km; (ISU-152K, ISU-152M, on road, with the internal fuel tanks);
Maximum speed	30 km/h (19 mph) on road; 15-20 km/h; (cross terrain); 40 km/h; (ISU-152 model 1945, ISU-152K, ISU-152M, on road);

The ISU-152 (Russian: Самоходная установка на базе танка ИС с орудием калибра 152мм, ИСУ-152, romanized: Samokhodnaya Ustanovka na baze tanka IS s orudiyem kalibra 152mm, meaning "IS tank based self-propelled installation with 152mm caliber gun") is a Soviet self-propelled gun developed and used during World War II. It was unofficially nicknamed Zveroboy (Russian: Зверобой; "beast killer")^[1] in response to several large German tanks and guns coming into service, including Tigers and Panthers. Since the ISU-152's gun was mounted in a casemate, aiming it was awkward, and had to be done by repositioning the entire vehicle using the tracks. Therefore, it was used as mobile artillery to support more mobile infantry and armor attacks. It continued service into the 1970s and was used in several campaigns and countries.

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^ Forczyk, Robert (2014). Kursk 1943: The Northern Front. Oxford: Osprey. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-78200-819-4.

[2] Forczyk, Robert (2014). Kursk 1943: The Northern Front. Oxford: Osprey. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-78200-819-4.

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