Assault Gun was developed in 1942. Small serie. Was not at military service. Not used in battles (?).
American self-propelled gun M18 Hellcat, Tank Museum, Kubinka, 2007 photo, archives.
Performance characteristics
Weight – 17 tons
Crew – 5 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 6800 x 2800 x 2170 mm.
Armament:
cannon – 1 pc., caliber – 76.2 mm., ammunition – 48 shots
machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition – 1000 rounds
Armor protection
hull front – 16 mm.
turret – 13 mm.
Engine power – 400 horsepower
Maximum speed – 76 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 360 km.
The depth of the water obstacles surmounted ford – 0.8 meters
Design features of Assault Gun
The base is special.
The overall layout is original; the power plant is located at the rear, the transmission is at the front; they are connected by a driveshaft.
Armament – a gun and a machine gun are placed in a turret rotating through 360 °; the mechanism of rotation of the turret electro-hydraulic; telescopic sight.
Protection – the turret is open at the top; protection of hull and turret bulletproof; hull welded, armor medium hard.
Chassis – aviation engine, 9-cylinder, star-shaped, carburetor “Wright-Continental”, air cooling; torsion bar suspension with hydraulic shock absorbers; tracks with rubber mount.