SU-100P

SU-100P
SU-100P in the Kubinka Tank Museum
Type	Self-propelled howitzer
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Production history
Designer	Lev Gorlitsky
Designed	1947-1950
Produced	1949
No. built	1 (prototype)
Specifications
Mass	21.6 t (21.3 long tons; 23.8 short tons)
Length	7.8m
Width	3.1m
Height	2.262m
Crew	4
Caliber	100mm (3.93 in)
Barrels	1
Action	breech loaded
Elevation	-5 to 37 degrees
Traverse	-143 degrees to 143 degrees
Rate of fire	4 – 6 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	~895 metres per second (2,940 ft/s)
Sights	Telescopic and Panoramic sights
Main armament	100 mm D-50/D-10 cannon
Engine	V-105 (V-54-105) 12-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine 400 horsepower (300 kW)
Operational range	300km on highway
Maximum speed	65 kilometres per hour (40 mph)

The SU-100P (Russian: СУ-100П, GABTU index "Object 105") is a Soviet experimental 100-mm self-propelled howitzer, and is designed by OKB-3 of the heavy machine construction division of Uralmash. The main designer of the SU-100P is Lev Gorlitsky.^[1] The SU-100P was intended to suppress and destroy enemy firing positions, engage enemy armored vehicles, as well as area denial, in addition to conducting counter-battery tasks. It was intended to be the main competitor of the Object 416.