When confronted by the Sturmgeschutz II, during the German Blitzkrieg in the Eastern Front, the Russian military quickly started to design their own attack guns. The end result had been a tank destroyer based on the T-34 framework, that was armed with a 122mm howitzer. The vehicle was named the SU-122 using the letters "SU" standing for self-propelled while the quantity "122" representing the 122mm howitzer. Assault firearms had some advantages over tanks during the war. Because of not enough a turret, the car could be constructed with larger better weapons with reduced manufacturing expenses. But the key disadvantage had been the complete automobile needed to be relocated to aim at a target. The SU-122 was produced from December 1942 before the summer time of 1944. Only 1,150 SU-122 tank destroyers had been built during this time period. In July 1943, the car ended up being employed for initially in battle of Kursk. This automobile set the inspiration the SU-85 and SU-100 tank destroyers.
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