2S3M

2S3M

2S3M

Description

The 2S3M is a rank Soviet tank destroyer with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".

General info

Survivability and armour

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.

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade				739			__.__
Realistic				460			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

152 mm 2A33					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	46	-4°/+60°	±180°	N/A	8.8	12.2	14.8	16.4	17.4	17.29	15.30	14.10	13.30
Realistic					6.0	7.0	8.5	9.4	10.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
OF-540	HE	49	49	49	49	49	49
BP-540	HEAT	250	250	250	250	250	250
BR-540B	APHEBC	166	164	157	148	140	133
3OF25	HE	62	62	62	62	62	62
3OF25 (PF)	HE-VT	62	62	62	62	62	62

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
OF-540	HE	655	43.56	0	0.1	5,900	79°	80°	81°
BP-540	HEAT	680	27.67	0.05	0.1	5,910	62°	69°	73°
BR-540B	APHEBC	600	48.96	1.2	19	1,020	48°	63°	71°
3OF25	HE	655	43.56	0	0.1	10,120	79°	80°	81°
3OF25 (PF)	HE-VT	655	43.56	0	0	10,120	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
46	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

7.62 mm PKT
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	1,500 (250)	700	-6°/+15°	-160°/+155°

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Its deadly HE shells can finish anything with overpressure, like Panther II, Tiger II (H), M4A3E2 (76) W, etc.
• Has a variety of shell types: HE, HEAT, HE-VT, APHEBC
• Is turreted, allowing more flexible tactics
• -14 km/h reverse speed is good enough to retreat into cover
• Has a dozer blade to build a dirt cover
• Has NVD for night battles

Cons:

• Thin armour, any weapon larger than a MG is threatening
• Poor -4° gun depression limits its ability in hilly terrains
• Long reload time
• Turret is huge, easy to get spotted and hit

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the 2S3M from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

The Shooting Range #287 - Metal Beasts section at 01:04 discusses the 2S3M.

See also

• Type 75 SPH
• Bkan 1C

External links

• [Devblog] 2S3M : Hammer of the war god