tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post4609103092985460574..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: S-41 122 mm Howitzer ProjectPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-50381287230751766842017-07-28T11:21:06.249-04:002017-07-28T11:21:06.249-04:00Yup, the SU-122 was lower priority than the SU-85....Yup, the SU-122 was lower priority than the SU-85. There was a proposal to build a SU-85 that could be transformed into a SU-122 simply by swapping out the gun, but enthusiasm for medium assault SPGs died out by the time that idea got anywhere.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-73721530460189617652017-07-28T11:07:19.174-04:002017-07-28T11:07:19.174-04:00Ah I see, thanks for the info. I suppose that ther...Ah I see, thanks for the info. I suppose that there was a preference for having the new tank equipped with a anti-tank capable gun rather than a support howitzer. <br />Interestingly the US went ahead with producing a similar tank, the T26E2, but later reduced the order as there was a preference or the 90mm instead, I suppose that the Russians had reached a similar conclusion.Hauptmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073142537414953089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-30313579315482355012017-07-27T13:58:24.762-04:002017-07-27T13:58:24.762-04:00It was dropped even earlier, when the 85 mm gun wa...It was dropped even earlier, when the 85 mm gun was chosen. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-78195554162111079652017-07-27T13:13:12.176-04:002017-07-27T13:13:12.176-04:00So if I'm reading this correctly the Russians ...So if I'm reading this correctly the Russians were planning on mounting the 122mm S-41 howitzer as well in the IS-1, whatever happened to this project, was it dropped when the decision was made to upgrade the IS with the 122mm D-25T?Hauptmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073142537414953089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-74588245760595720032017-07-27T13:11:47.539-04:002017-07-27T13:11:47.539-04:00So if I read this correctly, the Russians also had...So if I read this correctly, the Russians also had the plan to mount the 122m S-41 in the IS-85? Was this idea cancelled when they mounted the D-25T instead.Hauptmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073142537414953089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-5406155423302738632013-10-29T06:43:17.643-04:002013-10-29T06:43:17.643-04:00Wikipedia states that S comes from the name of the...Wikipedia states that S comes from the name of the engineer that adapted the ZiS-53 so it could be placed in T-34/85 turret.4th Dimensionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18291731602886867931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-12723188021347394982013-10-28T19:08:17.031-04:002013-10-28T19:08:17.031-04:00Does this mean that the ZiS S-53 was a joint proje...Does this mean that the ZiS S-53 was a joint project then?cwjian90https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395697660805862122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-19647945096516061272013-10-28T18:42:33.505-04:002013-10-28T18:42:33.505-04:00S is TsAKB's project, ZiS is Stalin Factory, D...S is TsAKB's project, ZiS is Stalin Factory, D is factory #9. I'll post a partial list of the codes one of these days.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-49291456823918623072013-10-28T15:49:33.145-04:002013-10-28T15:49:33.145-04:00This reads almost like a teleshop offer. :D
"...This reads almost like a teleshop offer. :D<br />"The all new S-41, now with 40% more boom. We all know you like (bunch of guns) so we made this Frankensteinian monster that can be asembled from the parts available of the shelf. NO need for retooling required"<br />On the other hand it is a pitch to mount his gun in SU-122, IS and KV-1S.<br /><br />Oh now that I remember, what naming convention Soviets used when naming the guns. This one is S-something, others that I saw were ZiS-something, D-something and so on. Were these factory/beaurou specifications, or maybe do they define the use/role of the guns?4th Dimensionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18291731602886867931noreply@blogger.com