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SU-122
Sign in to saveThe SU-122 (from Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 122 mm) was a Soviet self-propelled howitzer or assault gun used during World War II. The number "122" in the designation represents the caliber of the main armament, a 122 mm M-30S howitzer. The chassis was that of the T-34.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- SU-122
- Weapon.image
- SU-122 TBiU 8.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- SU-122
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Self-propelled howitzer
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.used_by
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.wars
- World War II Eastern Front
- Weapon.designer
- F. F. Petrov
- Weapon.design_date
- 15 April – December, 1942
- Weapon.manufacturer
- UZTM
- Weapon.production_date
- December 1942 – summer 1943
- Weapon.number
- 638
- Weapon.variants
- See variants
- Weapon.weight
- 30.9 tonnes (68,122 lb)
- Weapon.suspension
- Christie
- Weapon.speed
- 55 km/h (34 mph)
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Development history
- Production history
- Service history
- Variants
- SU-122M
- SU-122-III
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
- See also
The SU-122 (from Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 122 mm) was a Soviet self-propelled howitzer or assault gun used during World War II. The number "122" in the designation represents the caliber of the main armament, a 122 mm M-30S howitzer. The chassis was that of the T-34.
==Development history== The Soviet High Command became interested in assault guns following the success of German Sturmgeschütz IIIs. Assault guns had some advantages over tanks with turrets. The lack of a turret made them cheaper to produce. They could be built with a larger fighting compartment and could be fitted with bigger and more powerful weapons on a given chassis. However, assault guns generally aim by orienting the entire vehicle, and were thus less suited for close combat than tanks with turrets.