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SU-122-44

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SU-122-44
TypeSelf-propelled gun
Place of originSoviet Union
Production history
DesignerUralmash design bureau
Designed1944–1945
Specifications
Crew4[citation needed]

ArmorFront 90 mm / 27°
Side 75 mm
Rear 40 mm [1][2]
Main
armament
122 mm D-25S[1]
Secondary
armament
12.7 mm DShK AA machine gun[1]
EngineV-2-44[1]
SuspensionTorsion bar[1]
Maximum speed 54 km/h (34 mph)[1]

The SU-122-44 was a Soviet self-propelled gun (SPG) designed in early 1944 with a 122 mm (4.8 in) D-25S gun, with its fighting compartment situated at the front of the hull. The "44" in its name referred to the T-44 tank which the design was based on. The front had a sloped 90 mm (3.5 in) armor plate, inclined at 27 degrees. The side armor was 76.2 mm (3.00 in) thick, and the rear was 45 mm (1.8 in) thick. The design was found to be too heavy for the chassis; its competitor, the SU-100-M-2, proved a superior design, and on March 7, 1945, all work on the SU-122-44 was terminated with no prototypes built.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "САУ СУ-101 и СУ-102 - BATTLEFIELD.RU - всё о Великой Отечественной войне". Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Альтернатива с кормовым расположением". Warspot.ru (in Russian). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.