Talk:SU-76
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[edit] Popularity
- It was never very popular with its crews; it had very thin armour, and was one of the few Soviet AFVs not to have full armoured coverage. The open rear made it very unpleasant to serve in during harsh weather, and made it vulnerable to small arms fire and grenades. The driver's station was adjacent to the engines without a bulkhead which was unpleasant in summer. Its nickname in service was 'Suka' which was both the diminutive form of its acronym SU (pronounced 'soo' by the troops), and the Russian word for 'bitch'.
—Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two, p 159. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-606-8.
[edit] Naked-assed Ferdinand
- relatively thin armour in the back
Practically all SU-76 had an open back. —Michael Z. 2006-08-20 05:06 Z
