Self-propelled guns of the Red Army


Frontline Illustration's series of WWII Soviet Tanks-4:2002

Covers the SU-76, -85, -100, -122, -152 and the heavies - ISU-122 and ISU-152 - plus some early experimental or low-production SPs such as the 76.2mm howitzer on the T-26 chassis.


History - Development - Variants - English descriptions of the photos and drawings within.  Including Lend Lease and ones captured from German forces and rebuilt (SU-76i).


TEXT IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE, but picture captions in English.


By the beginning of the Great Patriotic War Red Army practically had no self-propelled mounts (SP), with little exception of SU-5, SU-12 and GAZ-TK that had been lost during the first weeks of war. In a hurrying rush such SP mounts had been developed as ZIS-30, SU-T-26 and some others.


The new SP mounts had been created and commissioned into service: SU-76 (SU-12), SU-122; in 1943-44 - SU-76I, SU-76M, SU-85,SU-85M, SU-100, ISU-122, ISU-152, SU-152. Besides of that, from the USA by lend-lease in 1943-44 came into service SP mounts such as T-48, M10, M15 and M17 that had been actively used in fighting at the closing stage of war. 


Red Army's SP-artillery units had been actively used in combat, providing necessary support to infantry and tanks in all kinds of war action.


With captions in Russian and English, profusely illustrated with b&w photographs & color drawings of most makes & models of Soviet SPGs.


EXHAUSTIVE and Extremely Detailed! Rare photos never before published from Russian files.


Did I say it's in RUSSIAN?  

But there are English captions for all the pictures and drawings.  

8.5" x 11.5" Paperback.(80 pages)

2002 1st edition.  In unread condition.

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