SU-122
In Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg, we introduced new unit classes, one of them being the Assault guns. Now, we present to you the Soviet units of this class.
When Soviet troops met the German StuGs on the battlefield, the question of implementing similar design ideas was raised.
To minimize development and production time, as well as, minimize potential design issues, the T-34 tank chassis was picked for the new vehicle. The T-34 tanks have proven to be a very reliable and durable model, so picking their chassis for SU-122 was only logical. In the end, the Red Army got a powerful and mobile 122-mm Assault Gun.
SU-152
In addition to SU-122, a lager caliber Assult gun SU-152 was developed. It was mounted on a KV-1 chassis and had a 152-mm gun, as well as, thicker armor compared to SU-122.
The vehicle was designed as an Assault Gun, but it was often used as a heavy tank destroyer, dealing with Tiger tanks and other heavily armored targets quite efficiently. No wonder it was nicknamed Zveroboy ("Beast Slayer").
We will keep posting new units that will appear for the first time in the Strategic Mind series, so stay tuned!
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Starni Games team