SU-76
Also known as Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 76, 76 mm self-propelled gun SU-76, Golozhopiy Ferdinand
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.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- SU-76M
- Weapon.image
- Su76 nn.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- SU-76M light self-propelled gun in the Memorial Complex "Gorky citizens in the Great Patriotic War", Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, Russia
- Weapon.type
- Light self-propelled gun
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.is_UK
- yes
- Weapon.designer
- S.A. Ginzburg Design Bureau
- Weapon.design_date
- 1942
- Weapon.manufacturer
- GAZ (Gorky), Plant No. 40 (Mytishchi), Plant No. 38 (Kirov, Kirov Oblast)
- Weapon.production_date
- December 1942 – October 1945
Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- SU-76
- SU-76M
- Variants
- Unrelated vehicles
- SU-76M in combat
- Former operators
- Surviving examples
- In museums
- See also
- Comparable vehicles
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Additional sources
- Further reading
- External links
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.
== History ==