SU-8

SU-8 (Stock)

Totals

932000 Price

270 Hit Points

21.68 / 21.8 kgWeight

Crew

1. Commander

Armor

30/20/20Hull Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

15/0/10Turret Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

Maneuver

440 h.p.Engine Power

48 km/hSpeed Limit

20 deg/secTraverse Speed

Firepower

530 Standard Shell Damage

65 mmStandard Shell Penetration

12.5 Time for Complete Loading

18 deg/secTurret Traverse Speed

Communication

350 mView Range

360 mSignal Range

SU-122A

SU-8

SU-14-1

VI

932000

A "Medium Triplex" artillery. Development started in 1934, but was soon suspended. After a pause, development resumed in 1939, but the vehicle never entered mass production.

With this artillery, you can almost fire all the way across the map. Like most Soviet artillery, the SU-8 fires at a high arc, so it can hit tanks behind cover more effectively than its counterpart, the Hummel. It can also hide close in cover and be somewhat immune to counter-battery fire from low arcing shots. It is harder to hit moving targets with the SU-8 due to the significantly low shell velocity. The weapons available require more time to aim than those on earlier Soviet artillery. It does get the 152mm howitzer, which packs a punch that the earlier Soviet artillery lacked.

• Marder III Ausf. H
• Marder III (Sd.Kfz. 138)
• Marder III Ausf. H

Marder III Ausf. H

Stock

Marder III (Sd.Kfz. 138)

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	VI	122 mm Howitzer A-19	2340	65/217	530/390	4.8	0.84	6

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	IV	M-5-400F	410	440	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	V	SU-8	5160	21.8	20

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	V	10R	0	360

Marder III (Sd.Kfz. 138)

Recon

Marder III Ausf. H

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	VI	122 mm Howitzer A-19	2340	65/217	530/390	4.8	0.84	6

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	IV	M-17L	610	450	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	VI	SU-8 Bis	5160	24.5	22

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	IX	12RT	0	625

Marder III Ausf. H

Attack

SU-14-1

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	VI	152 mm Howitzer ML-20 mod. 1931	2363	88/250	910/700	2.97	0.84	7

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	IV	M-17T	610	500	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	VI	SU-8 Bis	5160	24.5	22

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	IX	12RT	0	625

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Gun range: booth: 1350 m
• Good vehicle accerelation
• High ammo capacity
• High gun arc

Cons:

• Horrible accuracy makes this arty useless after 8.6
• Low vehicle traverse speed

Performance

If you can hit the enemy's rear or sides, you can hit hard. Otherwise,you generally hit about "200-300". This SPG is a vast improvement over the SU-5 because it has high ammo capacity and much better range. It has the fastest aim time of all the tier V counterparts, so with the GLD, it aim will be lightning fast, a significant advantage. With higher ammo capacity, you can expect more shots, though still try to make every shot count, and with better range, you don't have to keep up with your team, though it's still not enough.

Early Research

• The 12RT Radio carries over from the SU-122A. Mount it immediately.
• First, research the SU-8 Bis Suspension.
• Next, research the 152 mm Howitzer ML-20 mod. 1931.
• Now, research the M-17T Engine, followed by the M-17F Engine.

Historical Info

The SU-8 is a variant of the T-28.

In the interwar period, which created a number of projects of self-propelled light works, the SU-8 project was conceived. The project was a heavy self-propelled gun on the chassis of a medium tank, the T-28. The original chassis was retained as well as the rear engine section. But all the mechanical parts were stripped out and completely changed. Lafetovaný was a 76.2 mm caliber cannon, which was protected by the folding armored sides. The sides in the fight would be unfolded and thus allow the cannon to rotate sideways.

Information regarding the prototype contain large uncertainties. Some sources claim that some were been built, and others that the project remained only on paper. Work on the project started in 1932 under the leadership of prof. FLChlystova in the research department of the artillery academy. The reason for cancellation of the project was the attenuation of the production T-28.

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Sources and External Links

References

• Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles 1917-1945, by Wolfgang Fleischer, 1999

USSR

Self-Propelled Guns

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