SU-100

Designation: SU-100
Type: Tank hunter
Crew, men: 4
Weight, tons: 31.6
Dimensions, m: 9.45-3.0-2.24
Number of guns/calibre, mm: 1/100
Number of MGs/calibre, mm: none
Engine: V2-34M, diesel, 520 hp
Max. speed, mph: 50
Cruising range, km: 310

The tank hunter SU-100 armed with a 100 mm D-10S gun was designed on the chassis of the T-34-85 tank. All of the main assemblies of the tank - engine, transmission, running gear - remained the same. The hull was borrowed from the SU-85 with only slight changes. The front armour was increased from 45 to 75 mm, a commander's cupola and new observation equipment were added, two fans were installed for intensive purification of the combat compartment from powder gases.

The SU-100 was produced until March 1946 with a total number of 3037 units made. The SU-100 was one of the most effective anti-tank units up to 1948. In 1960, the SU-100 was upgraded with the installation of a new enhanced B2-34M engine, fuel pump NK-10, air cleaners VTI-3, commander observation equipment TPKU-2B and driver's night sight BVN, as well as radio sets 10RT-26E and TPU-47.

The SU-100 was produced in Czechoslovakia and was in the inventory of several African and Middle East countries. The Arabs actively used it in military conflicts with Israel.