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The FV 4005 Stage 2 had a similar armor penetration, about 300 mm of RHA at 90° at a range of about 2000 meters, using a [[High explosive squash head|HESH]] ammunition.<ref>[http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=34118&page=2 {{cite book |last=Munro |first=Bill |title=The Centurion Tank |year=2005 |publisher=Crowood Press |isbn=1861267010 |ref=Munro, Centurion}}]</ref> |
The FV 4005 Stage 2 had a similar armor penetration, about 300 mm of RHA at 90° at a range of about 2000 meters, using a [[High explosive squash head|HESH]] ammunition.<ref>[http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=34118&page=2 {{cite book |last=Munro |first=Bill |title=The Centurion Tank |year=2005 |publisher=Crowood Press |isbn=1861267010 |ref=Munro, Centurion}}]</ref> |
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*{{ru icon}} [http://www.dogswar.ru/oryjeinaia-ekzotika/bronetehnika/2002-samohodnaia-artiller.html SU-152 "Taran" (Object 120) from DogsWar.ru] |
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*{{ru icon}} [http://www.dogswar.ru/oryjeinaia-ekzotika/bronetehnika/2004-samohodnaia-artiller.html SU-152P (Object 116) from DogsWar.ru] |
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*{{ru icon}} [http://www.dogswar.ru/oryjeinaia-ekzotika/bronetehnika/2003-samohodnaia-artiller.html SU-152G (Object 108) from DogsWar.ru] |
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*{{ru icon}} [http://www.dogswar.ru/oryjeinaia-ekzotika/bronetehnika/2001-samohodnaia-artiller.html SU-152 (Object 268) from DogsWar.ru] |
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Revision as of 21:34, 26 February 2011
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| Type | Tank destroyer |
| Place of origin |  Soviet Union |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1965 |
| No. built | 1 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 27 metric tons |
| Length | 6870 mm (hull) |
| Width | 3120 mm |
| Height | 2820 mm |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armour | 30 mm (hull front, turret front) |
Main armament | 152.4 mm M-69 "Taran" rifled gun (9045 mm long barrel) |
| Engine | V-54-105 diesel engine 353 kW |
| Transmission | mechanical |
Operational range | 280 km |
| Maximum speed | 63.4 km/h |
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SU-152 "Taran" (СУ-152 "Таран") was a Soviet experimental fully enclosed and armored tank destroyer built in 1965.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
History
In the early 1960s the Soviet military revealed that the armor-piercing ammunition, used by the T-54 and T-55 medium tanks, and the T-10 and T-10M heavy tanks, were unable to penetrate the hull front nor the turret front of the American M-60 second generation main battle tank or the British Chieftain main battle tank. To fight successfully with these tanks, the Soviets began a parallel work in different directions : development of new APDS and shaped charge ammunition for the contemporary tank guns, new rifled and smoothbore tank guns with a caliber of 115-130 mm, anti-tank missiles etc. One of these projects became the SU-152 "Taran". The factory designation was Object 120 (Объект 120). In terms of firepower and mobility it was surpassing all foreign tank destroyers. Something similar was the British FV 4005 Stage 2, armed with a large 183 mm gun, developed in July 1955. The main reason SU-152 "Taran" wasn't adopted was the development of effective 125 mm smoothbore tank gun and anti-tank missiles.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
Armament
The SU-152 "Taran" was armed with the 152.4 mm M-69 "Taran" rifled gun, with a barrel length of 9045 mm, fitted with a powerful muzzle brake. With an overall length of about 10 meters this is probably the longest gun of any type ever built installed on a fully enclosed armoured fighting vehicle. The gun had a maximum direct fire range of 2050 meters. The SU-152 "Taran" carried 22 rounds of APDS and high-explosive ammunition. The gun had a semi-automatic breech block, with a rate of fire of 3-5 rounds/min. The high-explosive ammunition had a 43.5 kg shell and a maximum charge of 10.7 kg. Firing the 12.5 kg APDS shell with a maximum charge (10.7 kg), which gave it a muzzle velocity of 1720 m/s, the M-69 "Taran" had an armor penetration of 290 mm of RHA at 90° at a range of 2000 meters.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).[1]
The FV 4005 Stage 2 had a similar armor penetration, about 300 mm of RHA at 90° at a range of about 2000 meters, using a HESH ammunition.[2]
External links
- Template:Ru icon SU-152 "Taran" (Object 120) from DogsWar.ru
- Template:Ru icon SU-152P (Object 116) from DogsWar.ru
- Template:Ru icon SU-152G (Object 108) from DogsWar.ru
- Template:Ru icon SU-152 (Object 268) from DogsWar.ru