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SU-152 Interior
Kylewaaagh
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Posted: Monday, October 15, 2012 - 10:03 AM UTC
Hello all,
I'm building Bronco's SU-152, and I'm looking for some photos or drawings of the fighting compartment. Almost every picture that comes up in Google is of an ISU, not the SU. I have Neil Stokes' excellent KV book, but I was hoping someone could share some pictures of an interior that isn't totally gutted... I can't seem to track down where the radio, ammunition, and fuel cells are located.

Thanks!
-Kyle

Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 02:48 AM UTC
You probably know these already...

http://waralbum.ru/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ku152rsk.jpg

Gun mount :




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Kylewaaagh
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Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 03:22 AM UTC
Thanks Frenchy,
Yes, I already have those photos... however, the one photograph is much better resolution than the one I've seen. I'm pretty sure that the large flat surface behind the commander is the fuel tank I've been trying to locate. Thanks, bud!
-Kyle
saransk
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Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 05:12 AM UTC
The large surface behind the "commander" at the sight is the right front angled hull wall. If you look at the top of the SU-152 hull, the sight is located in the front right corner.
That's the sight in the photo that the link goes to. Also, the commander is on the side of the gun, the breech is the large mass in the picture.
Although the photos are mostly JSU-152's, they should give you a sense of how tight the space was for 5 men. I can't believe the layout was that much different than that of the jsu-152
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