SU-76

SU-76M[1]
SU-76M light self-propelled gun in the Memorial Complex "Gorky citizens in the Great Patriotic War", Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, Russia
TypeLight self-propelled gun
Place of originSoviet Union
Production history
DesignerS.A. Ginzburg Design Bureau
Designed1942
ManufacturerGAZ (Gorky), Plant No. 40 (Mytishchi), Plant No. 38 (Kirov, Kirov Oblast)
ProducedDecember 1942 – October 1945
No. built14,292 (560 SU-76 & 13,732 SU-76M)
Specifications
Mass10,500 kg (23,149 lb)
Length4.97 m (16 ft 4 in)
Width2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Crew4

ArmourFront: 25–35 mm (0.98–1.38 in)
Side: 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in)
Main
armament
76.2 mm (3.00 in) ZIS-3 mod. 1942 divisional field gun
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm (0.300 in) DT tank machine gun
EngineGAZ-203 (2 × GAZ-202 6-cylinder gasoline engines)
2 x 70 hp (2 x 51.5 kW)
Power/weight13.3 hp/t
Suspensiontorsion bar
Fuel capacity412 L (108.8 gal)
Operational
range
Road:
250 km (160 mi)
Cross-country:
175 km (109 mi)[1]
Maximum speed 45 km/h (28.0 mph)

The SU-76 (Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 76) was a Soviet light self-propelled gun used during and after World War II. The SU-76 was based on a lengthened version of the T-70 light tank chassis and armed with the ZIS-3 mod. 1942 76-mm divisional field gun. Developed under the leadership of chief designer S.A. Ginzburg (1900–1943). Its quite simple construction and multipurpose combat role made it the second most produced Soviet armored fighting vehicle of World War II, after the T-34 medium tank.

  1. ^ a b Chubachin 2009, p. 77.