SU-76M (China) - Revision history

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''SU-76M is a variant of the SU-76 (Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 76)''', a Soviet light self-propelled gun used during and after World War II. The SU-76 was based on a lengthened version of the [[T-70]] light tank chassis and armed with the ZIS-3 mod. 1942 divisional field gun. Its simple construction and multipurpose combat role made it the second-most produced Soviet armoured fighting vehicle of World War II, after the [[T-34 (Family)|T-34 medium tank]]. From 1951 to 1954, the Chinese People's Liberation Army restructured itself based on the Soviet Army and purchased 912 [[SU-76M]] self-propelled artillery, predominantly to equip its self-propelled artillery regiments of the infantry division. It was once the backbone of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's armoured equipment. It is mainly employed to give direct fire support to infantry or to destroy enemy armoured vehicles.
+The '''SU-76M''' is a variant of the SU-76 (Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 76), a Soviet light self-propelled gun used during and after World War II. The SU-76 was based on a lengthened version of the [[T-70]] light tank chassis and armed with the ZIS-3 mod. 1942 divisional field gun. Its simple construction and multipurpose combat role made it the second-most produced Soviet armoured fighting vehicle of World War II, after the [[T-34 (Family)|T-34 medium tank]]. From 1951 to 1954, the Chinese People's Liberation Army restructured itself based on the Soviet Army and purchased 912 [[SU-76M]] self-propelled artillery, predominantly to equip its self-propelled artillery regiments of the infantry division. It was once the backbone of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's armoured equipment, mainly employed to give direct fire support to infantry or to destroy enemy armoured vehicles.
 Introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]], the SU-76M gives Chinese Army ground forces players significantly enhanced firepower compared to other captured/lend-lease tanks in the early ranks. It is mounted with the 76 mm ZIS-3 field gun, a flexible artillery gun capable of piercing the frontal armour of most enemies in its ranks. However, because of its open-top design, it is extremely vulnerable to aircraft strafing. It also lacks secondary armament, such as turret-mounted machine guns, to protect against oncoming planes.

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Chinese tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
+The '''SU-76M is a variant of the SU-76 (Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 76)''', a Soviet light self-propelled gun used during and after World War II. The SU-76 was based on a lengthened version of the [[T-70]] light tank chassis and armed with the ZIS-3 mod. 1942 divisional field gun. Its simple construction and multipurpose combat role made it the second-most produced Soviet armoured fighting vehicle of World War II, after the [[T-34 (Family)|T-34 medium tank]]. From 1951 to 1954, the Chinese People's Liberation Army restructured itself based on the Soviet Army and purchased 912 [[SU-76M]] self-propelled artillery, predominantly to equip its self-propelled artillery regiments of the infantry division. It was once the backbone of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's armoured equipment. It is mainly employed to give direct fire support to infantry or to destroy enemy armoured vehicles.
 == General info ==
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 ;Related development
 * [[SU-76M (Family)]]
 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''
 {{China tank destroyers}}

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:ZIS-3 (76 mm)/Ammunition|BR-350A (MD-5 fuze), BR-350SP, BR-354P, BP-353A, BR-350B (MD-8 fuze), OF-350M, Sh-354T, D-350A}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 <!-- ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-The SU-76M shares a similar hull armour profile with the T-70 light tank on which it is based. The hull, with a large, well-angled 25 mm upper front plate, might bounce some shells when the hull is angled, but high-penetrating guns such as 5 cm Kwk 39 can still penetrate it easily. Once penetrated the driver will get knocked out, or the transmission/engine will be broken, immobilising the tank. On the back of the hull, the SU-76M has a lightly armoured open-topped superstructure to accommodate the 76 mm gun. With a maximum thickness of only 25 mm and poor angling, the superstructure will not stop much more than heavy machine gun fire. Common tanks such as Pz.II, M3A3, AB 41, etc are all able to penetrate the front of the fighting compartment with ease, and knock out any crew in the shell path. The crews are quite cramped together too, further decreasing the survivability against explosive-filled rounds. It is only able to resist rifle-calibre rounds or heavy machine gun fire from far away.
+The SU-76M shares a similar hull armour profile with the T-70 light tank on which it is based. The hull, with a large, well-angled 25 mm upper front plate, might bounce some shells when the hull is angled, but high-penetrating guns such as the 50 mm KwK39 can still penetrate it easily. Once penetrated the driver will get knocked out, or the transmission/engine will be broken, immobilising the tank. On the back of the hull, the SU-76M has a lightly armoured open-topped superstructure to accommodate the 76 mm gun. With a maximum thickness of only 25 mm and poor angling, the superstructure will not stop much more than heavy machine gun fire. Common tanks such as Pz.II, M3A3, AB 41, etc. are all able to penetrate the front of the fighting compartment with ease, and knock out any crew in the shell path. The crews are quite cramped together too, further decreasing the survivability against explosive-filled rounds. It is only able to resist rifle-calibre rounds or heavy machine gun fire from far away.
-In an accidental feature found on many tanks, the thin armour can sometimes save you, as many tanks of the BR will still have solid shot, such as the M3 Stuart and nearly all British tanks , that simply punch through the armour hitting only one crew member or missing entirely.
+The thin armour might sometimes save you, as many tanks at the BR will still have solid shot rounds, such as the M3 Stuart, that will simply punch through the armour hitting only one crew member or missing entirely. The open top also makes the SU-76M very vulnerable to HE or HEAT rounds: they will deal overpressure damage to the crew and knock out the vehicle with one hit. Aircraft strafing runs from above or behind are also extremely dangerous.
 '''Armour type:'''
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 {{main|ZIS-3 (76 mm)}}
-The SU-76M is armed with the '''76 mm ZiS-3''' field gun, a versatile artillery piece that is also capable of performing in the anti-tank role. It has a decent rate-of-fire, a wide traverse arc, and the ability to one-shot most enemies at your BR, but the mounting has very poor gun depression due to the rearward placement of the superstructure.
+The SU-76M is armed with the 76 mm ZiS-3 field gun, a versatile artillery piece that is also capable of performing in the anti-tank role. It has a decent rate of fire, a wide traverse arc, and the ability to knock out most enemies at its BR, but the mounting has very poor gun depression due to the rearward placement of the superstructure.
 It has a very wide-selection of ammunition, though only a few are worth using regularly. The stock BR-350A APHEBC shell is adequate enough for most purposes, although it will struggle against heavy tanks like the [[Churchill (Family)|Churchill]] at long ranges. The BR-350B APHEBC shell is arguably the best all-round projectile available, combining decent penetration with excellent lethality. Against particularly heavy armour, the BR-354P APCR shot is available, though its poor lethality and performance against sloped armour will tend to disappoint. The BR-350SP APBC shot is a solid shot round with no filler, but it creates more spalling than the APCR and is somewhat more lethal. The BP-353A HEAT round is occasionally useful for long-range fighting since it does not lose penetration with distance, but the Soviet 76 mm guns generally do not perform very well at long range, and work better at medium to close range. The Sh-354T shrapnel round creates a lot of fragments when it penetrates, but is only effective against lighter vehicles.
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 Not only does it not have a rotating turret, it has an open top and practically no protection from behind. Therefore, when an engagement's complexity evolves and the Su-76 is surrounded, there is little that can be done to survive. One well placed hit to its rear will knock out a good part of the exposed crew, even machine guns can do the job of eliminating both loader and gunner.
-It is crucial to remain at a distance from the enemy, perhaps even seek the cover of trees for protection against low-level attack aircraft, and to only ever give the front side to an enemy. The fact that this vehicle does not have a turret not only means that it is not effective when fighting more mobile enemies attempting to flank, it also means that placing the armour at an angle is not a viable strategy to increase relative armour thickness and stay more protected, since the gun's limits for horizontal traverse mean that any significant angle of the hull towards an enemy will make make it harder to keep the enemy in sight. What can be done is to fire a shot and, immediately after, angle the hull ''whilst reloading'', to then return to facing the enemy to fire another shot. However, hiding whilst reloading is the most sensible choice.
+It is crucial to remain at a distance from the enemy, perhaps even seek the cover of trees for protection against low-level attack aircraft, and to only ever give the front side to an enemy. The fact that this vehicle does not have a turret not only means that it is not effective when fighting more mobile enemies attempting to flank, it also means that placing the armour at an angle is not a viable strategy to increase relative armour thickness and stay more protected, since the gun's limits for horizontal traverse mean that any significant angle of the hull towards an enemy will make make it harder to keep the enemy in sight. What can be done is to fire a shot and, immediately after, angle the hull whilst reloading, to then return to facing the enemy to fire another shot. However, hiding whilst reloading is the most sensible choice.
 Unfortunately, the SU-76 has low mobility, handling, and a vastly different gun. However, the gun on the SU-76 is definitely more powerful than the 57 mm. The sheer force of the 76 mm shells will cause huge amounts of trauma to a target upon penetration. Given its poor gun depression and velocity, the SU-76 should be used as a mobile brawler and ambusher. It is well suited to performing ambushes in urban areas. The high HE filler of the 76 mm shell makes it capable of knocking nearly all enemy armour with a single shot at its 2.3 BR. A minor issue with the SU-76 is that it has no defensive machine gun, meaning that responding quickly to SPAA is difficult.
-The main gun is the one and only aspect that makes the SU-76M a great vehicle, while its performance in other areas are far from satisfactory. The wide range of available ammunition is a particular interesting aspect for this SPG, its APCR and HEAT shells actually being lethal even against higher BR tanks, empowering this tank destroyer to obliterate more advanced tanks like the Tiger H1 with accurate shots. Recently, a varied late-war BR-350B ammunition has been added to the SU-76M's ammo choices. It incorporates more penetration and a better fuze as a trade-off for than some degree less explosive filler. Despite this, the SU-76M will consistently destroy most if not all enemies in one shot when the shells go through. Once unlocked, the SU-76 is excellent at knocking out any tank from the front with a single shot, but note that there sometimes may be a need to utilise other ammunition types to effectively engage different target types. For instance, against common light/medium tanks (eg. Chi-Ha Kai, Pz.III, Crusader), the explosive-packed AP shells are very sufficient, whereas against a tougher target (eg. B1, M4A3 (105)), the more-penetrative APCR (BR-354P) might become helpful.
+The main gun is the one and only aspect that makes the SU-76M a great vehicle, while its performance in other areas are far from satisfactory. The wide range of available ammunition is a particular interesting aspect for this SPG, its APCR and HEAT shells actually being lethal even against higher BR tanks, empowering this tank destroyer to obliterate more advanced tanks like the Tiger H1 with accurate shots. Recently, a varied late-war BR-350B ammunition has been added to the SU-76M's ammo choices. It incorporates more penetration and a better fuze as a trade-off for than some degree less explosive filler. Despite this, the SU-76M will consistently destroy most if not all enemies in one shot when the shells go through. Once unlocked, the SU-76 is excellent at knocking out any tank from the front with a single shot, but note that there sometimes may be a need to utilise other ammunition types to effectively engage different target types. For instance, against common light/medium tanks (e.g. Chi-Ha Kai, Pz.III, Crusader), the explosive-packed AP shells are very sufficient, whereas against a tougher target (e.g. B1, M4A3 (105)), the more-penetrative APCR (BR-354P) might become helpful.
 '''Enemies worth noting:'''
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Decent horizontal gun traverse of 30 degrees-no need to constantly adjust hull position.
+* Decent horizontal gun traverse of 30 degrees-no need to constantly adjust hull position
 * Great cannon, its deadly APHEBC packs a heavy blow for common opponents like the [[Panzer III (Family)|Pz.IIIs]], [[Crusader (Family)|Crusaders]] and [[M5 Stuart (Family)|M5 Stuarts]]
-* Offers a wide range of ammo to deal with various opponents: APHEBC for normal targets, HE/shrapnel for soft targets and APCR for the hard ones.
+* Offers a wide range of ammo to deal with various opponents: APHEBC for normal targets, HE/shrapnel for soft targets and APCR for the hard ones
-* Small profile makes it easy to hide and set up ambushes.
+* Small profile makes it easy to hide and set up ambushes
 * Adequate acceleration and hull traverse
-* Carries up to 60 rounds of ammo which is plenty even for a long battle.
+* Carries up to 60 rounds of ammo which is plenty even for a long battle
 '''Cons:'''
 * Open topped, very vulnerable to strafing aircraft
-* Thin armour struggles to protect the crew from even .50 cal.
+* Thin armour struggles to protect the crew from even .50 cal
-* -3 degrees of gun depression isn't enough for hill combat, and this flaw is sometimes fatal.
+* -3 degrees of gun depression isn't enough for hill combat, and this flaw is sometimes fatal
-* No MG, so killing vehicles with light armour/exposed crew is rather ineffective, for example SPAAs.
+* No MG, so killing vehicles with light armour/exposed crew is rather ineffective, for example SPAAs
-* Poor reverse speed of only 5 km/h might get the player killed.
+* Poor reverse speed of only 5 km/h might get the player killed
 * Cannon penetrates poorly at more than 700 m. Will struggle to penetrate hard targets like the [[Matilda (Family)|Matildas]], early [[Churchill (Family)|Churchills]] and [[M4 Sherman (Family)|Shermans]]
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 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
-* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
+;Related development
-* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
+* [[SU-76M (Family)]]
 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''
 {{China tank destroyers}}

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 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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-| BR-350A (MD-5 fuze) || APHEBC || 87 || 85 || 76 || 67 || 59 || 52
+| BR-350A (MD-5 fuze) || APHEBC || 87 || 85 || 77 || 69 || 62 || 55
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-| BR-350SP || APBC || 102 || 100 || 91 || 81 || 72 || 64
+| BR-350SP || APBC || 99 || 96 || 87 || 76 || 66 || 58
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-| BR-354P || APCR || 125 || 119 || 92 || 68 || 50 || 36
+| BR-354P || APCR || 125 || 117 || 87 || 60 || 41 || 28
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 | BP-353A || HEAT || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80
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-| BR-350B (MD-8 fuze) || APHEBC || 94 || 92 || 83 || 73 || 65 || 57
+| BR-350B (MD-8 fuze) || APHEBC || 96 || 94 || 84 || 74 || 64 || 56
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 | OF-350M || HE || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10
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-| Sh-354T || Shrapnel || 37 || 35 || 29 || 25 || 20 || 17
+| Sh-354T || Shrapnel || 35 || 34 || 30 || 26 || 22 || 19
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 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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 | BR-350A (MD-5 fuze) || APHEBC || 662 || 6.3 || 1.2 || 14 || 150 || 48° || 63° || 71°
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-| BR-350SP || APBC || 655 || 6.78 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| BR-350SP || APBC || 655 || 6.5 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
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 | BR-354P || APCR || 950 || 3.02 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 66° || 70° || 72°
 |-
-| BP-353A || HEAT || 355 || 5.3 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 959.42 || 62° || 69° || 73°
+| BP-353A || HEAT || 355 || 3.94 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 739.2 || 62° || 69° || 73°
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-| BR-350B (MD-8 fuze) || APHEBC || 655 || 6.3 || 0.9 || 14 || 98.56 || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| BR-350B (MD-8 fuze) || APHEBC || 655 || 6.5 || 0.9 || 14 || 100.1 || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
 | OF-350M || HE || 680 || 6.2 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 621 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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-| Sh-354T || Shrapnel || 680 || 6.2 || 0.5 || 8 || 85 || 62° || 69° || 73°
+| Sh-354T || Shrapnel || 618 || 6.44 || 1.2 || 14 || 85 || 62° || 69° || 73°
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 ! Ammunition
 ! Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! Screen radius<br>(m)
 ! Screen deploy time<br>(s)
 ! Screen hold time<br>(s)
-! Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 |-
 | D-350A || 680 || 6.45 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50

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 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 60 || rowspan="2" | -5°/+15° || rowspan="2" | ±15° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 6.2 || 8.5 || 10.4 || 11.5 || 12.2 || rowspan="2" | 8.97 || rowspan="2" | 7.94 || rowspan="2" | 7.31 || rowspan="2" | 6.90
+| rowspan="2" | 60 || rowspan="2" | -5°/+15° || rowspan="2" | ±15° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 6.2 || 8.5 || 10.4 || 11.5 || 12.2 || rowspan="2" | 7.80 || rowspan="2" | 6.90 || rowspan="2" | 6.36 || rowspan="2" | 6.00
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 ! ''Realistic''
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 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
+! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
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 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m