Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The SU-152 was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during World War II. Table of contents 1 History 2 Variants 3 Combat History 4 Characteristics 5 See also History The SU-152 was a self-propelled 152 mm howitzer on the chassis of a KV-1 heavy tank. Variants Initially the SU-152 had no machine gun, but later a 12.7 mm DShK was added on an anti-aircraft mount. Combat History The 152 mm gun fired a very large shell, making this an effective weapon against infantry. It could also be used against tanks, although the gun's low muzzle velocity made it inaccurate. Characteristics Role: self-propelled assault gun Power plant: V-2K diesel, 450 kW (600 hp) Speed: road 43 km/h Range: Length: 8.95 m Width: 3.25 m Height: 2.45 m Weight: 45.5 tonnes Crew: 5 Armament: 152 mm ML-20 gun/howitzer, with 20 rounds Armour: 60 mm front and sides See also Soviet tank production during World War II This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.