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At a glance
Mauser BK-27larger figure on 0 of 2
SU-100larger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
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]
Maximum; Air targets
Single sourceMaximum; High speed naval targets
Single sourceMaximum; Surface targets
Single sourceAir targets: 2,500 meters Surface targets: 4,000 meters High speed naval targets: 2,500 meters[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 source1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[source]
caliber
Single source27 mm (1.063 in) caliber[source]
+/−
Single source), selectable
Single source1,000–1,700 rpm (+/− 100 rpm), selectable[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,100 m/s (3,600 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Mauser BK-27 | SU-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Revolver cannon[source] | Self-propelled anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | — |
| Designer | Mauser (now Rheinmetall )[source] | — |
| Designed | 1976[source] | 1944[source] |
| Manufacturer | Mauser (now Rheinmetall)[source] | Uralmash[source]SU-100 original Soviet manufacture at UZTM, explicitly also called Uralmash; not an exclusive manufacturer or licensed-production claim |
| Produced | 1977–present[source] | — |
| No. built | 3,100~[source] | 4,976[source] |
| Shell | 27×145 mm[source] | — |
| Barrels | Single barrel[source] | — |
| Action | five-chamber revolver[source] | — |
| Operation | revolver[source] | — |
| Weight (complete) | 100 kg (220 lb)[source] | — |
| Muzzle energy | ≈157,300 Joules[source] | — |
| Projectile weight | 260 g (9.2 oz)[source] | — |
| In service | — | October 1944 – present[source] |
| Wars | — | 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] |
| Unit cost | — | $448,000 (vehicle's unit price for Morocco in 1967)[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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