SU-100 tank destroyer
Country of Origin: Russia
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The SU-100 (Samochodnaya Ustanovka 100) is modeled on the Soviet T-34 tank chassis and uses the same 100-mm gun (D-10S) that was based on a pre-World War II naval gun.
Entering service in World War II, the SU-100 was the standard division support gun until the 1957 reorganization of the Soviet ground forces.
The SU-100 bore a strong resemblance to its predecessor, the SU-85. Both vehicles utilized a modified T-34 chassis and were purpose-built to engage and destroy German armored...
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