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M61 Vulcanlarger figure on 0 of 1
SU-100larger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Commander/Radio Operator, Gunner, Loader, Driver
Single source4 (Commander/Radio Operator, Gunner, Loader, Driver)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source48 km/h (30 mph)[source]
Effective; About
Single sourceAbout 9,842 ft (3,000 m)[source]
Operational; Cross-country
Single sourceOperational; Cross-country with additional fuel tanks
Single sourceOperational; Road
Single sourceOperational; with additional fuel tanks
Single sourceRoad: 250 km (160 mi) 320 km (200 mi) (with additional fuel tanks) Cross-country: 140 km (87 mi) 180 km (110 mi) (with additional fuel tanks)[source]
V-2-34 based on the Kharkiv Model V-2
Single sourceV-2-34 based on the Kharkiv Model V-2 500 hp (370 kW)[source]
Barrel length
Single source59.8 in (1.52 m)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source6,000 rounds per minute[source]
with PGU-28/B round
Single source3,450 ft/s (1,050 m/s) with PGU-28/B round[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | M61 Vulcan | SU-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Rotary cannon[source] | Self-propelled anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1959–present[source] | October 1944 – present[source] |
| Used by | United States, some NATO members, Japan , South Korea , Saudi Arabia , and others[source] | — |
| Wars | Vietnam War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | World War II Suez Crisis Vietnam War Bay of Pigs Invasion Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Yemeni Civil War (2014-present)[source] |
| Designer | General Electric[source] | — |
| Designed | 1946[source] | 1944[source] |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics Sumitomo Heavy Industries SNT Dynamics[source] | Uralmash[source]SU-100 original Soviet manufacture at UZTM, explicitly also called Uralmash; not an exclusive manufacturer or licensed-production claim |
| Variants | See below[source] | — |
| Cartridge | 20×102mm Vulcan[source] | — |
| Barrels | 6-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 9 grooves)[source] | — |
| Action | Hydraulically operated , electrically fired, rotary cannon[source] | — |
| Feed system | Belt or linkless feed system[source] | — |
| Unit cost | — | $448,000 (vehicle's unit price for Morocco in 1967)[source] |
| No. built | — | 4,976[source] |
| Armor | — | front: 75 mm (3 in) sides: 45 mm (1.77 in) rear: 45 mm (1.77 in) roof: 20 mm (.78 in)[source] |
| Main armament | — | 100 mm D-10S gun[source] |
| Power/weight | — | 15.8 hp/tonne[source] |
| Suspension | — | Christie[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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