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Canfora: SU 122 Self-Propelled Assault Weapon

Canfora: SU 122 Self-Propelled Assault Weapon

The fourth volume in The Red Machines Series describes the service and development of the SU-122 assault gun.
The SU-122’s development was a particularly complex one. The path that led to the SU-122 started with a number of turreted T-34 based tanks destroyer concepts which never progressed beyond project stages. The first SU-122 wasn’t built on a Soviet platform at all. Instead, it was based upon the 122mm M-30S Howitzer and captured German StuGIII and Pz.Kpfw. The Red Army received a few conversions of the StuG III chassis.

The concept behind the first indigenous T-34 based SG-122M design also envisaged the re-arming of combat damaged T-34 tank chassis.

There are only two existing examples of the SU-122, of which one is nearly in original condition. That vehicle is lavishly illustrated in this book, including its original, unrestored interior.

With 176 pages and more than 350 photos, the book can be pre ordered at a discounted price on

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