SU-100

SU-100
Russian SU-100 at a 2013 tank biathlon.
Type	Self-propelled anti-tank gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	October 1944 – present
Wars	World War II Suez Crisis Bay of Pigs Invasion Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Yemeni Civil War (2014-present)
Production history
Designed	1944
No. built	4,976
Specifications
Mass	31.6 tonnes (69,665 lbs)
Length	9.45 m (30 ft)
Width	3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
Height	2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
Crew	4 (Commander/Radio Operator, Gunner, Loader, Driver)
Armor	front: 75 mm (3 in) sides: 45 mm (1.77 in) rear: 45 mm (1.77 in) roof: 20 mm (.78 in)
Main armament	100 mm D-10S gun
Engine	V-2-34 based on the Kharkiv Model V-2 500 hp (370 kW)
Power/weight	15.8 hp/tonne
Suspension	Christie
Operational range	Road: 250 km (160 mi) 320 km (200 mi) (with additional fuel tanks) Cross-country: 140 km (87 mi) 180 km (110 mi) (with additional fuel tanks) [1]
Maximum speed	48 km/h (30 mph)

The SU-100 (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 extensively during the last year of World War II and saw service for many years afterwards with the armies of Soviet allies around the world.^[2]