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search Su76 nn.jpg SU-76M Self-propelled gun in Nizhny Novgorod,
Russia Type Self-propelled gun Place of origin  Soviet Union
Production history Designed 1942 Produced 1942–1945 Number built
~14,292 (13,932 SU-76M & 360 SU-76) Weight 10,600 kg (23,320 lb)
Length 4.88 m (16 ft) Width 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) Height 2.17 m (7
ft 1 in) Crew 4  Armor Front: 35 mm (1.4 in) Side: 16 mm
(0.63 in) 76 mm (2.99 in) ZIS-3Sh gun Engine 2×GAZ-203 engines
170 hp (126 kW) Power/weight 17 hp/tonne Suspension torsion bar
320 km (200 miles) Speed 45 km/h (28 mph)   Crews loved this
vehicle for its simplicity, reliability, and ease of use.
Because of this and the steering which was regarded as
cumbersome the vehicle was (un)affectionately called suka
("bitch"), Suchka ("little bitch") by its crews. But also
Golozhopiy Ferdinand ("bare-arsed Ferdinand") for its layout
which recalled the massive Porsche-designed German tank hunter
was in use as a nickname.   Design of the SU-7