Experimental Assault Gun ISU-152 object 704

Kubinka tank museum Pavilion N1 (soviet heavy tanks and assault guns)

Experimental soviet Assault Gun ISU-152 * (object 704)

It was developed in 1945. Produced a pilot serie. It was in service with the Soviet Army. In battles it was not used.

Experimental soviet heavy assault gun ISU-152 object 704 М1945

Soviet heavy Assault gun ISU-152 (object 704) Performance characteristics:

Weight – 47.3 tons
Crew – 5 people
The overall dimensions (length x width x height) are 8530 x 3150 x 2240 mm.
Armament of ISU-152 (object 704)
gun (howitzer) – 1 piece, caliber – 152 mm., ammunition – 20 shots
machine gun – 2 pieces, caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition – 600 shots
Armored protection: forehead and hull – 120 mm., Side – 90 mm.
Engine power – 520 horsepower
The maximum speed is 40 km / h
Power reserve – 180 km.
The depth of the water barriers to be surfaced is 1.1 meters
Design features of the ISU-152 (object 704)

Base – tank IS-3.

The overall layout – the combat compartment and the control room are combined; The driver-mechanic is located in the firing compartment on the left in the direction of travel.

Armament – installed: a special targeting system linking the commander to the gunner and driver-mechanic; paired and anti-aircraft machine guns; telescopic and panoramic sights. Protection – a common angle for the hull and felling of the frontal sheet; the lower side plates of the body have opposite angles of inclination.

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Assault Gun ISU-152 object 704