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Designation: SU-100
Type: Tank hunter
Crew, men: 4
Weight, tons: 31.6
Dimensions, m: 9.45-3.0-2.24
Number of guns/caliber, mm: 1/100
Number of MGs/caliber, mm: none
Engine: V2-34M, diesel, 520 hp
Max. speed, kmph: 50
Cruising range, km: 310
The tank hunter SU-100 armed with a 100 mm D-10S gun was designed on
the chassis of the T-34-85 tank. All of the main assemblies of the tank
- engine, transmission, running gear - remained the same. The hull was
borrowed from the SU-85 with only slight changes. The front armor was
increased from 45 to 75 mm, a commander's cupola and new observation equipment
were added, two fans were installed for intensive purification of the
combat compartment from powder gases.
The SU-100 was produced until March 1946 with a total number of 3037 units
made. The SU-100 was one of the most effective anti-tank units up to 1948.
In 1960, the SU-100 was upgraded with the installation of a new enhanced
B2-34M engine, fuel pump NK-10, air cleaners VTI-3, commander observation
equipment TPKU-2B and driver's night sight BVN, as well as radio sets
10RT-26E and TPU-47.
The SU-100 was produced in Czechoslovakia and was in the inventory of
several African and Middle East countries. The Arabs actively used it
in military conflicts with Israel.
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