ISU-152
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Key specs

Type
Self-propelled artillery
Manufacturer
Leningrad Kirov Plant
Designer
Design Bureau of Factory No. 100
Designed
1943
Entered service
1943
Produced
1943–1959
Units produced
4,635
Status
Retired
Crew
4

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Overview

ISU-152 is a self-propelled artillery system from the Soviet Union, made by Leningrad Kirov Plant. It entered service in 1943; it was produced from 1943 to 1959; 4,635 were built. It fires 152.4 mm shells up to 3.8 km. It is used or was used by the Soviet Union, Finland, Poland, China and 3 other countries, and saw combat in the Iraq War, the Iran–Iraq War, the Korean War, among others.

Specifications

Armament
Main armament
152.4 mm ML-20S gun-howitzer(18 rounds) (ISU-152)
Caliber
152.4 mm
Maximum range of fire
4 km
Secondary armament
ISU-152, ISU-152-2, ISU-152K12.7×108 mm DShK anti-aircraft machine gun(200 rounds) (ISU-152, ISU-152-2)(300 rounds) (ISU-152K)ISU-152M12.7mm DshKM anti-aircraft machine gun(300 rounds)ISU-152 model 194512.7×108 mm DShK anti-aircraft machine gun(300 rounds)
Dimensions and weights
Weight
47 t
Length
9.18 m
Width
3.07 m
Height
2.48 m
Mobility and protection
Engine
12-cyl. V-2IS diesel engine
Power
382 kW
Road speed
30 km/h
Off-road speed
20 km/h
Operational range
120 km
Fuel capacity
560 l
Suspension
torsion bar
Armour
ISU-152, ISU-152-2; 120 mm (mantlet (maximum)); 90 mm (lower hull front, lower hull side and superstructure front); 75 mm (upper hull side); 60 mm (upper hull…

Variants

ISU-152 (ML-20)ISU-152-2 (BL-10)ISU-152 model 1945ISU-152K (ML-20)ISU-152M (ML-20)

Weapons and ammunition on board

Users & conflicts

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (uk): ІСУ-152, Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia: ISU-152, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.