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ISU-152 — Tier VIII Soviet tank destroyer

ISU-152

VIII
Cost
  • 2 520 000
  • 75 000
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1010
HP
20 / 21
266.1m
View range
12 / 21
Firepower
Shell
3167
DPM
4 / 21
286
Penetration
1 / 21
640
Damage
1 / 21
203
Devices/crew damage
1 / 21
—
Burst damage
— / —
880
Velocity
18 / 21
3.50%
Penetration loss over distance
6 / 21
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2697
DPM
3 / 20
329
Penetration
3 / 20
545
Damage
2 / 20
203
Devices/crew damage
1 / 20
—
Burst damage
— / —
1100
Velocity
12 / 20
12.16%
Penetration loss over distance
6 / 14
—
Explosion radius
— / —
4751
DPM
2 / 21
90
Penetration
1 / 21
960
Damage
1 / 21
203
Devices/crew damage
1 / 21
—
Burst damage
— / —
880
Velocity
18 / 21
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
3.66
Explosion radius
1 / 21
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
152.0
Caliber
1 / 21
4.95
Rate of fire
20 / 21
12.12
Reload time
19 / 20
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
2.44
Base aim time
17 / 21
0.371
Dispersion
19 / 21
Dispersion factors
0.250
When moving
20 / 21
0.250
When rotating
20 / 21
0.120
When rotating turret
10 / 21
3.500
After shot
7 / 21
Gun angles
6°
Depression
13 / 21
18°
Elevation
3 / 21
8°/8°
Aiming arc (left / right)
19 / 21
31.59
Turret traverse speed
3 / 21
Mobility
49.67
Weight
11 / 21
Speed
43
Forward
10 / 21
12
Backward
10 / 21
Effective Power / Weight ratio
14.09
On hard terrain
12 / 21
11.07
On medium terrain
13 / 21
7.38
On soft terrain
10 / 21
Traverse speed
35.23
On hard terrain
12 / 21
27.68
On medium terrain
12 / 21
18.45
On soft terrain
14 / 21
6.42m×2.98m×1.94m
Size
8 / 21
Concealment
30.40%
While still
11 / 21
19.90%
While moving
11 / 21
9.94%
Upon firing while still
12 / 21
7.58%
Upon firing while moving
12 / 21
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 290m
217.0m
While still
242.2m
While moving
266.1m
Upon firing while still
271.8m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

Developed on the basis of the IS tank. The ISU-152 was conceived as a replacement for the SU-152, which was based on the KV-1s chassis. A total of 4,635 vehicles were built from November 1943 through June 1945.