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I would like to suggest the German Captured SU-76M aka. Panzerjäger Su-76(r) (Some pages say Jagdpanzer, however that name is rather reserved for the armored counterparts, while the open topped thinly armored vehicles are Panzerjäger, using different tactics for their strengthes).
The German Army never really had enove vehicles of their own to fill their gaps, as such lots of captured equipment, vehicles and Tanks were often reused as well as Modifed to be better and/or fill new rolls.
With Panzerjäger beeing a cheap and simple conversion of outdated (and captured) equipment to mobilize field guns, as they became ever bigger and heavyer, easily bugged down. As such vehicles like the Panzerjäger I, Marder I-III and such were created, a captured vehicle like the SU-76M was to fit in easily in terms of tactics and performance (Especially depentding if the gun was modernized to 7,62 cm FK 39(r) L/42 standarts).
Overall the SU-76 and later SU-76M came to be similar to how the German vehicles came to be. The need to have the standart Divisional 76,2 mm gun on a mobile chassis, to follow the tanks as well as give mobile fire support, logically the slowly starting to be outdated T-70 and T-80 chassis was to be used.
While first around 1936-37 trails of limited success with the SU-5 series based on T-26 tanks, the SU-76 came to be after the successes of the StuG IIIs and other vehicles in 1941 and the need to restart such programm came up.
With production problems in the beginning, alongside the SU-76I aka Sturmgeschütz 76(r) the SU-76 and later modernized/improved model M was to become a rather good, simple and cheap mass produced mobile gun, liked by the crew (tho with room for improvement (beeing the not exisiting roof, in city fighting)) SU-76.
With the german army producing their own 76,2x385mmR ammo as well as drilled out versions and ammo of 76,2x714mmR ammo (similar to the Pak 40s 75x718mmR but not interchangable), which was used as is in captured ZiS-3 cannons (Also lovingly called “Ratsch Bumm” by the germans, for their sound), as well as modernized and modified ZiS-3 guns called FK 39(r) in german service (Feld Kanone → Field Gun), which along other small improvements on the field, recived a muzzle brake (IF they didnt have one allready) and were drilled out to the longer 714mm casing, like allready the 7,62 cm Pak 36(r) as found in game on the Marder III.
The SU-76M had unlike the T-34 the room to take the longer 714mm casings, however not all captured guns were modified and how many on the SU-76 were i couldnt find out.
Pictures:(Click to show)
The Gun:
Either more or less standart 7,62mm ZiS-3Sh or the drilled out 7,62 cm FK 39(r) L/42
Only difference is the length of the Casing and muzzle velocity.
I will put the 714mm Casings velocity in () behind the standart velocity.
Ammo: 60 rounds
Elevation: -5 to + 15° Traverse +/-15°
Ammo Casing: 76,2x385mmR
Ap:
Pzgr.39 Rot (Apcbc) 7,6 kg 20g H.10 600(670)m/s 109mm/10m
Pzgr.39 (Apcbc) 7,1 kg 80g Fp.02 and Np.10 (102,4 g TnTa) 625(695)m/s 106mm/10m
Pzgr.40 (Apcr) 4,15 kg 28x111mm 0,90kg Core 850(890)m/s 155mm/10m
Gr.38 Hl/C (Heat) 5,05 kg 515 g H.10 (875,5g TnTa) 455m/s 115mm/10m
Just a adapted 75mm Gr.38
He:
Sprgr.39 (He) 6,25 kg 585g Fp.02 and Np.10 (748,8g TnTa) 550 m/s
The Vehicle:
SU-76M
| Armour | Front | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 25 mm (60°) Front glacis | |||
| 30 mm (30°) Lower glacis | ||||
| 25 mm (35-89°) Driver’s hatch | 15 mm | 15 mm (1°) Top | ||
| 15 mm (32°) Lower | 7 mm | |||
| Superstructure | 25 mm (27°) | 10 mm (21-24°) Left | ||
| 10 mm (18-19°) Right | 15 mm (1°) | N/A |
Speed: 31 / 6 Km/h
Engine: 140 Hp
Weight: 10,5 Ton
Source:
Private Gallery/Auction
“WWII in Color”
Munition der FK 39(r)
Munition der 7,62 cm Waffen
Geschossringbuch I
Warthunder Wiki SU-76M