| SU-76M[1] | |
|---|---|
 SU-76M light self-propelled gun in the Memorial Complex "Gorky citizens in the Great Patriotic War", Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, Russia | |
| Type | Light self-propelled gun |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Production history | |
| Designer | S.A. Ginzburg Design Bureau |
| Designed | 1942 |
| Manufacturer | GAZ (Gorky), Plant No. 40 (Mytishchi), Plant No. 38 (Kirov, Kirov Oblast) |
| Produced | December 1942 – October 1945 |
| No. built | 14,292 (560 SU-76 & 13,732 SU-76M) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 10,500 kg (23,149 lb) |
| Length | 4.97 m (16 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armour | Front: 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 |
| Engine | GAZ-203 (2 × GAZ-202 6-cylinder gasoline engines) 2 x 70 hp (2 x 51.5 kW) |
| Power/weight | 13.3 hp/t |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Fuel capacity | 412 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.
- ^ a b Chubachin 2009, p. 77.