Comparing: SU-152 vs. SU-100M1

Development of a tank destroyer on the basis of the KV-1S heavy tank began on January 4, 1943. The vehicle received the designation KV-14 (Object 236). A prototype underwent field trials at the beginning of February 1943 and entered service on February 14, 1943. In April, the KV-14 was renamed SU-152. By December 1943, 670 vehicles were manufactured. Thanks to its ability to successfully combat German Tiger I and Panther tanks, the SU-152 was dubbed "Hunter" by the troops.

Developed at the UHMP (Ural Heavy Machinery Plant) on the basis of the T-34-85. The fighting compartment was located in the rear. The vehicle superceded by the SU-100M-2, based on the basis of the T-44, and never manufactured.