SU-76

SU-76M[1]
SU-76M light self-propelled gun in the Memorial Complex "Gorky citizens in the Great Patriotic War", Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, Russia
Type	Light self-propelled gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Production history
Designer	S.A. Ginzburg Design Bureau
Designed	1942
Manufacturer	GAZ (Gorky), Plant No. 40 (Mytishchi), Plant No. 38 (Kirov, Kirov Oblast)
Produced	December 1942 – October 1945
No. built	14,292 (560 SU-76 & 13,732 SU-76M)
Specifications
Mass	10,500 kg (23,149 lb)
Length	4.97 m (16 ft 4 in)
Width	2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Height	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Crew	4
Armour	Front: 25–35 mm (0.98–1.38 in) Side: 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in)
Main armament	76.2 mm (3.00 in) ZIS-3 mod. 1942 divisional field gun
Secondary armament	7.62 mm (0.300 in) DT tank machine gun
Engine	GAZ-203 (2 × GAZ-202 6-cylinder gasoline engines) 2 x 70 hp (2 x 51.5 kW)
Power/weight	13.3 hp/t
Suspension	torsion bar
Fuel capacity	412 L (108.8 gal)
Operational range	Road: 250 km (160 mi) Cross-country: 175 km (109 mi)[1]
Maximum speed	45 km/h (28.0 mph)

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 field gun. Developed under the leadership of chief designer S.A. Ginzburg (1900–1943). Its quite simple construction and multipurpose combat role made it the second most produced Soviet armored fighting vehicle of World War II, after the T-34 medium tank.