Samohodnaya Ustanovka

Samohodnaya Ustanovka (SU; , literally "Self-propelled installation") may refer to any of these Soviet

casemate A casemate is a fortified gun emplacement or armoured structure from which guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle.Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary When referring to antiquity, the term "casemate wall" ...

self-propelled gun Self-propelled artillery (also called locomotive artillery) is artillery equipped with its own propulsion system to move toward its firing position. Within the terminology are the self-propelled gun, self-propelled howitzer, self-propelled mo ...

s: * SU-5-1 — A self-propelled gun based on the

T-26 The T-26 tank was a Soviet light tank used during many conflicts of the Interwar period and in World War II. It was a development of the British Vickers 6-Ton tank and was one of the most successful tank designs of the 1930s until its light ...

tank, armed with the

76 mm divisional gun M1902/30 76 mm divisional gun M1902/30 () was a Soviet modernized version of the Russian World War I 76 mm divisional gun M1902, employed in the early stages of Operation Barbarossa. Development history The M1902 gun was the mainstay of Russian Emp ...

(open-top superstructure). ** SU-5-2 — A self-propelled gun based on the

tank, armed with 122 mm howitzer mod. 1910/30 (open-top superstructure). ** SU-5-3 — A self-propelled gun based on the

tank, armed with 152.4 mm divisional mortar M1931 (open-top superstructure). * SU-6 — A self-propelled gun based on the

tank, armed with 76.2 mm air defense gun M1931 (open-top superstructure). * — An experimental SPG design on the chassis of the

T-28 T28 may refer to: Aircraft * Enstrom T-28, an American helicopter * North American T-28 Trojan, an American trainer * Slingsby T.28, a British glider Armoured land vehicles * T-28 (medium tank), a Soviet tank * T28 super-heavy tank, an ...

tank (never left design phase). *

SU-14 The SU-14 was a prototype Soviet heavy self-propelled gun that started out as an open topped vehicle, with the armor being added later on when it was converted into a direct-fire assault gun in 1941. The original prototype, using a modified T-28 ...

— A prototype heavy self-propelled gun built on a

T-35 The T-35 was a Soviet multi- turreted heavy tank of the interwar period and early Second World War that saw limited service with the Red Army. Often called a land battleship, it was the only five-turreted heavy tank in the world to reach product ...

chassis. * SU-18 — A self-propelled gun based on the T-18 tank. * SU-26 (or SU-76P) — A self-propelled gun of an open-top design over a

light tank chassis. * SU-57 — Soviet designation for lend-leased

T48 Gun Motor Carriage The T48 57 mm gun motor carriage was a self-propelled anti-tank gun produced by the Diamond T company in 1943 for the United States. The design incorporated a 57 mm gun M1, a US production of the British Ordnance QF 6 pounder, mounted on an M3 ...

s. *

SU-76 The SU-76 ('' Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 76'') was a Soviet light self-propelled gun used during and after World War II. The SU-76 was based on a lengthened version of the T-70 light tank chassis and armed with the ZIS-3 mod. 1942 76-mm divisional ...

— A self-propelled gun used during and after

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

based to a modified

T-70 The T-70 is a light tank used by the Red Army during World War II, replacing both the T-60 scout tank for reconnaissance and the T-50 light infantry tank for infantry support. The T-80 light tank was a more advanced version of the T-70 with ...

chassis. ** SU-85A — A SU-76 with an 85mm D-5S-85A gun. *

SU-76i The ''Panzerkampfwagen III (Pz.Kpfw. III)'', commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Germany, and was used extensively in World War II. The official German ordnance designation was Sd.Kfz. 141. It was intend ...

— An assault gun was based on the chassis of captured German

Panzer III The ''Panzerkampfwagen III (Pz.Kpfw. III)'', commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Nazi Germany, Germany, and was used extensively in World War II. The official German ordnance designation was List of Sd.K ...

s and StuG IIIs. *

SU-85 The SU-85 ('' Samokhodnaya ustanovka'' 85) was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during World War II, based on the chassis of the T-34 medium tank. Earlier Soviet self-propelled guns were meant to serve as either assault guns, such as the SU-122, ...

— A tank destroyer used during World War II, based on the chassis of the

T-34 The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank from World War II. When introduced, its 76.2 mm (3 in) tank gun was more powerful than many of its contemporaries, and its 60-degree sloped armour provided good protection against Anti-tank warfare, ...

medium tank. *

SU-100 The SU-100 ( Russian: самоходная установка-100, СУ-100 romanized: '' Samokhodnaya Ustanovka-''100) is a Soviet tank destroyer armed with the D-10S 100 mm anti-tank gun in a casemate superstructure. It was used extens ...

— A tank destroyer armed with a powerful 100 mm anti-tank gun in a casemate superstructure over the chassis of the

tank. ** SU-122P — An SU-100 with a 122mm D-25S gun. *

SU-100P The SU-100P (Russian: СУ-100П, GABTU index "Object 105") is a Soviet experimental 100-mm self-propelled howitzer, and is designed by OKB-3 of the heavy machine construction division of Uralmash. The main designer of the SU-100P is Lev Gorlitsky. ...

— An experimental self-propelled gun. **

SU-152G The SU-152G (, GABTU index "Object 108") was a Soviet experimental 152-mm self-propelled howitzer or , and was designed by OKB-3 of the heavy machine construction division of Uralmash. The main designer of the SU-152G was Lev Gorlitsky. The SU-1 ...

— An experimental self-propelled howitzer based on the chassis of the SU-100P. ** SU-152P — An experimental SPG. *

SU-100Y The SU-100Y, initially designated T-100Y,Pasholok was a Soviet prototype self-propelled gun, developed from the chassis of the prototype T-100 tank. It was developed during the Winter War with Finland to include a 130 mm gun to destroy conc ...

— A prototype tank destroyer armed with a 130 mm naval gun mounted on the chassis of a

T-100 tank The T-100 was a Soviet twin-turreted heavy tank prototype, designed in 1938–39 as a possible replacement for the T-35 heavy tank. The T-100 was designed by N. Barykov's OKMO design team at S.M. Kirov Factory No. 185 in Leningrad. The T-100 was ...

. *

SU-101 The Uralmash-1 (Уралмаш-1) was a Soviet prototype self-propelled gun developed during World War II. It was a turretless, tracked armoured fighting vehicle designed by the Yekaterinburg-based Uralmash design bureau (UZTM) between autumn 194 ...

(Uralmash) — An experimental self-propelled gun. *

SU-122 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 ...

— A self-propelled gun based on T-34 chassis armed with a 122mm M-30S howitzer. * SU-122-44 — A

Cold War The Cold War was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 unt ...

-era tank destroyer over the

T-44 The T-44 was a medium tank developed and produced near the end of World War II by the Soviet Union. It was the successor to the T-34, offering an improved ride and cross-country performance, along with much greater armor. Designed to be equipp ...

chassis (never left design phase). * SU-122-54 — A

-era tank destroyer over the

T-54 The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet medium tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War. The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945.Steven Zaloga, T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944–2 ...

chassis. *

SU-152 The SU-152 () is a Soviet self-propelled heavy howitzer used during World War II. It mounted a 152 mm gun-howitzer on the chassis of a KV-1S heavy tank. Later production used an IS tank chassis and was re-designated ISU-152. Because of it ...

— A self-propelled heavy howitzer used during World War II over the KV-1S heavy tank chassis. *

ISU-122 The ISU-122 (acronym of'' Istrebitelnaja - or Iosif Stalin-based - Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 122'') was a Soviet assault gun used during World War II, mostly in the anti-tank role. History and purpose A prototype of the ISU-122 (in Russian ИСУ ...

— An assault gun based on the

IS-2 The IS-2 (, sometimes romanization of Russian, romanized as JS-2The series name is an abbreviation of the name Joseph Stalin (); IS-2 is a direct transliteration of the Russian abbreviation, while JS-2 is an abbreviation of the English or Germa ...

chassis equipped with an A-19 122mm gun. * ISU-130 — A tank destroyer based on the IS-2 chassis armed with an 130mm S-26 gun. *

ISU-152 The ISU-152 (, meaning " IS tank based self-propelled installation with 152mm caliber gun") is a Soviet self-propelled gun developed and used during World War II. It was unofficially nicknamed ''Zveroboy'' (; "beast killer") in response to seve ...

— Another heavy howitzer of World War II over the

heavy tank chassis. * Object 704 — A modernized ISU-152 made in 1945. * ISU-152-10 — Another name for Object 268, an experimental self-propelled heavy howitzer over the T-10 heavy tank chassis * Object 120— "SU-152 Taran", a prototype tank destroyer armed with a 152mm M69 cannon. *

ASU-57 The ASU-57 was a small, lightly constructed Soviet Union, Soviet assault gun specifically designed for use by Soviet Airborne Forces, Soviet airborne divisions. From 1960 onwards, it was gradually phased out in favour of the ASU-85. Development ...

— A small, lightly constructed airborne assault gun of the Cold War Era * ASU-76 — An experimental airborne assault gun *

ASU-85 The ASU-85 ( – airborne self-propelled mount) is a Soviet Union, Soviet-designed Airborne forces, airborne Self-propelled artillery, self-propelled gun of the Cold War era. From 1959, it began to replace the open-topped ASU-57 in service. It wa ...

— A Soviet-designed airborne self-propelled gun of the Cold War Era over the

PT-76 The PT-76 is a Soviet Union, Soviet amphibious vehicle, amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exporte ...

light tank chassis.

Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka

Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (Russian: зенитная самоходная установка - ЗСУ, lit. Zenithal (anti-aircraft) self-propelled installation), a subcategory of SU, May refer to any of these SPAAWs: *

ZSU-23-4 Shilka The ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" is a lightly armored Soviet self-propelled, radar-guided Anti-aircraft warfare, anti-aircraft weapon system (Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon, SPAAG). It was superseded by the 2K22 Tunguska (SA-19 Grison). Etymology Th ...

— A radar-guided

self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) or self-propelled air defense system (SPAD), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft warfare, anti-aircraft capability. Specific weapon systems used ...

over the

GM chassis (Russian: ''Gusenichnaya Mashina'', ''Гусеничная машина'', lit. ''tracked machine'') is a series of tracked vehicle chassis. Generally, the series is produced by Russia's '' Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant''. Some older series ...

. *

ZSU-37 ZSU-37 was a Soviet-made, light, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), developed by the end of 1943 and produced at Works No. 40 in Mytishchi. It was the first Soviet series-produced tracked SPAAG. ZSU stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Usta ...

— A

-era

SPAAG An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) or self-propelled air defense system (SPAD), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability. Specific weapon systems used include machine guns, ...

on a modified SU-76 chassis. *

ZSU-37-2 Yenisei The ZSU-37-2 ''Yenisei'' ("Yenisey", GRAU index 2A1) was an experimental self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed in the Soviet Union in the late 1950s. It employed dual 37 mm caliber autocannons with a combined rate of fire of 1048 rounds p ...

— A

developed in tandem with the Shilka. *

ZSU-57-2 The ZSU-57-2 Ob'yekt 500 is a Soviet Union, Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), armed with two 57 mm autocannons. 'ZSU' stands for ''Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka'' (), meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled mount", '57' stand ...

— A

, and later

light tank A light tank is a Tank classification, tank variant initially designed for rapid movements in and out of combat, to outmaneuver heavier tanks. It is smaller with thinner vehicle armour, armor and a less powerful tank gun, main gun, tailored for ...

, over the

medium tank chassis.

Samohodnaya Ustanovka

Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka

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