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ISU-152 Tank Destroyer Soviet Assault Gun Brigade, Berlin 1945
General Background
The ISU-152 was a Soviet Self-Propelled gun produced in 1943 and nicknamed “Zverboy (The
Beast)”. It had no turret making it necessary to maneuver the entire tank. One of the best uses for
it was as a Tank Destroyer waiting to ambush German vehicles. The ISU-152 was also used in
fire support as long as it was accompanied by heavily armored vehicles. The BL-10 main gun
wasn’t always accurate and slow to aim but it did cause terrific damage if its shell hit the target.
Specifications :
| Crew: | 4 or 5 |
| Dimensions | |
| length: | 9.18 m (30 ft 1 in) |
| Width: | 3.07 m (10 ft 1 in) |
| Height: | 2.48 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Weight: | 47.3 metric tons (53 U.S, Tons) |
| Powerplant: | ISU-152 - V-2IS diesel engine, 520 hp (382 kW) |
| ISU-152-K - V-54K diesel engine 520 hp (382 kW) | |
| Speed: | ISU-152 - 30 km/h (19 mph) on road, 15-20 km/h cross terrain |
| ISU-152 model 1945, ISU-152K, ISU-152M - 40 km/h (on road) | |
| Range: | ISU-152 - 120 km (cross terrain) (with internal fuel tanks), 170 km (on a road) (maximum) (with internal fuel tanks) |
| ISU-152K, ISU-152M - 220 km on road (with two external fuel tanks) 670 km on road (with internal fuel tanks) | |
| Main Armament: | ISU-152 - 152.4 mm ML-20S gun-howitzer (18 rounds) |
| ISU-152-2 - 152.4 mm BL-8 or BL-10 gun (21 rounds) | |
| ISU-152 model 1945 - 152.4 mm ML-20SM model 1944 gun-howitzer (20 rounds) | |
| Secondary Armament: | ISU-152, ISU-152-2, ISU-152K - 12.7 x 108 mm DShK anti-aircraft machine gun (200 rounds) |
| ISU-152, ISU-152-2 - (300 rounds) | |
| ISU-152K, ISU-152M - 12.7 x 108 mm DshKM anti-aircraft machine gun (300 rounds) | |
| ISU-152 model 1945 - 12.7 x 108 mm DShK anti-aircraft machine gun (300 rounds) | |
| 12.7 x 108 mm DShK co-axial machine gun |