Assault gun SU-122 on Т-54

It was developed in 1949. It was produced serially from 1954 to 1956. It was in service with the Soviet Army. In battles it was not used.

Performance characteristics SU-152-54

Weight – 36 tons
The crew is 5 people.
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9970 x 3270 x 2060 mm.
Armament
gun – 1 piece
caliber, mm .. 122
ammunition – 35 shots
machine gun .. 2 pcs.
caliber, mm .. 14,5 mm., ammunition – 600 cartridges
Armored protection – the forehead of the hull and the felling of 100 mm.
Engine power, hp 520
The maximum speed is 48 km / h
Cruising range on the highway – 400 km.
The depth of water barriers to be surfaced is 1.4 meters

Soviet self-propelled artillery mount SU-122 on the basis of T-54, a museum in Kubinka, photo 2016.

Design Features

Base – tank T-54.
General layout – combined combat compartment and control department; place driver-mechanic located on the starboard side of the road.
Armament – gun and machine gun are paired: loading is separate; drive electromechanical; blowing the barrel bore from the compressor. There is a pneumatic system for reloading the machine gun. Protection – body made of rolled armor plates, welded; foreheads and hulls from one continuous sheet, side sheets inclined.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, four-stroke, V-shaped liquid-cooled diesel engine; transmission and chassis are similar to the T-54.