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SU-85 — Tier V Soviet tank destroyer

SU-85

V
Cost
  • 400 000
  • 7 000
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
590
HP
5 / 10
223.3m
View range
10 / 10
Firepower
Shell
1624
DPM
6 / 10
144
Penetration
4 / 10
200
Damage
4 / 10
115
Devices/crew damage
4 / 10
—
Burst damage
— / —
950
Velocity
2 / 10
13.19%
Penetration loss over distance
6 / 9
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1380
DPM
7 / 10
194
Penetration
3 / 10
170
Damage
4 / 10
115
Devices/crew damage
4 / 10
—
Burst damage
— / —
1188
Velocity
2 / 10
13.40%
Penetration loss over distance
8 / 9
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2436
DPM
3 / 10
44
Penetration
3 / 10
300
Damage
2 / 10
115
Devices/crew damage
5 / 10
—
Burst damage
— / —
950
Velocity
2 / 10
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.32
Explosion radius
4 / 10
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
85.0
Caliber
4 / 10
8.12
Rate of fire
8 / 10
7.39
Reload time
8 / 10
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.80
Base aim time
5 / 10
0.322
Dispersion
3 / 10
Dispersion factors
0.250
When moving
10 / 10
0.250
When rotating
10 / 10
0.080
When rotating turret
1 / 10
3.000
After shot
1 / 10
Gun angles
6°
Depression
8 / 10
25°
Elevation
2 / 10
15°/15°
Aiming arc (left / right)
5 / 10
47.91
Turret traverse speed
1 / 10
Mobility
30.30
Weight
2 / 10
Speed
48
Forward
5 / 10
14
Backward
6 / 10
Effective Power / Weight ratio
14.52
On hard terrain
6 / 10
11.41
On medium terrain
8 / 10
9.40
On soft terrain
5 / 10
Traverse speed
44.26
On hard terrain
7 / 10
34.78
On medium terrain
7 / 10
28.64
On soft terrain
4 / 10
5.76m×2.60m×1.85m
Size
6 / 10
Concealment
43.10%
While still
2 / 10
27.50%
While moving
1 / 10
17.22%
Upon firing while still
2 / 10
11.94%
Upon firing while moving
1 / 10
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 279m
180.3m
While still
216.0m
While moving
239.6m
Upon firing while still
251.7m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 164–205
  • 123–164
  • 82–123
  • 41–82
  • 0–41
Spaced armor
  • 184–230
  • 138–184
  • 92–138
  • 46–92
  • 0–46
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 T-34 medium tank and the SU-122 assault gun. Produced from August 1943 through July 1944. The 85-mm D-5S gun allowed the SU-85 to effectively hit enemy medium tanks at distances of more than 1,000 meters and to penetrate the front armor of heavy tanks at shorter distances.