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{{Infobox weapon
| name= SU-76M{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=77}}
| image= Su76 nn.jpg
| image_size= 300
| caption= SU-76M light self-propelled gun in the Memorial Complex "[[Nizhny Novgorod|Gorky]] citizens in the [[Great Patriotic War]]", [[Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin]], Russia
| origin= Soviet Union
| type= Light [[self-propelled gun]]
| is_vehicle= yes
|is_UK=yes <!-- makes infobox use -ou spelling of armour to match rest of article -->
| designer= [[Semyon Alexandrovich Ginzburg|S.A. Ginzburg Design Bureau]]
| design_date= 1942
| manufacturer= [[GAZ]] ([[Nizhny Novgorod|Gorky]]), [[Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant|Plant No. 40]] ([[Mytishchi]]), Plant No. 38 ([[Kirov, Kirov Oblast]])   
| production_date= December 1942 – October 1945
| number= 14,292 (560 SU-76 & 13,732 SU-76M)
| length= {{convert|4.97| m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| width= {{convert|2.72| m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height=  {{convert|2.10| m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight= 10,500 kg (23,149 lb)
| suspension= [[torsion bar]]
| speed= 45&nbsp;km/h (28.0 mph)
| vehicle_range= Road: <br />{{convert|250|km|mi|abbr=on}} <br /> Cross-country: <br /> {{convert|175|km|mi|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=77}}
| fuel_capacity= 412 L (108.8 gal)
| primary_armament= {{convert|76.2|mm|abbr=on}} [[76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)|ZIS-3 mod. 1942 divisional field gun]]
| secondary_armament= {{convert|7.62|mm|abbr=on}} [[Degtyaryov machine gun|DT tank machine gun]]
| armour= Front: {{convert|25-35|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br />Side: {{convert|10-15|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| engine= GAZ-203 (2 × GAZ-202 6-cylinder gasoline engines)
| crew= 4
| engine_power= 2 x 70 hp (2 x 51.5 kW)
| pw_ratio= 13.3 hp/t
}}

The '''SU-76''' (''[[Samokhodnaya Ustanovka]] 76'') was a [[Soviet Union|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 [[76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)|ZIS-3 mod. 1942]] 76-mm divisional field gun. Developed under the leadership of chief designer [[Semyon Alexandrovich Ginzburg|S.A. Ginzburg]] (1900–1943). Its quite simple construction and multipurpose combat role made it the second most produced Soviet [[armored fighting vehicle]] of World War II, after the [[T-34]] medium tank.

== History ==

===SU-76===

Design of the SU-76 began in June 1942, when the State Defense Committee (GKO) ordered the construction of infantry support self-propelled guns armed with the [[ZIS-3]] 76-mm divisional field gun and the M-30 122-mm howitzer. The [[T-70]] light tank chassis was chosen by chief designer [[Semyon Alexandrovich Ginzburg|S.A. Ginzburg]] for mounting the ZIS-3 gun, and basic tank's hull was lengthened, adding one road wheel per side, to facilitate better gun mounting. The gun was installed in the embrasure of the front armored plate of the fixed fully closed armored casemate above the rear of the hull. The power plant consisted of two engines connected in parallel with the transmission. The units of the latter were also paralleled and connected at the level of the main gears. The mechanic-driver sat in the bow of the vehicle, and the gun crew of three men including the commander (usually [[junior lieutenant]]) was located in the casemate. The SU-76 (factory designation SU-12) was put into service by a GKO decree of December 2, 1942.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=26}}

The first batch of SU-76s (25 units) was manufactured by January 1, 1943, and sent to the self-propelled artillery training center.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=26}} At the end of January, the first two self-propelled artillery regiments of a mixed organization (1433rd and 1434th) were sent to the [[Volkhov Front]] to participate in breaking the [[siege of Leningrad]]. In March 1943, two more regiments were formed - the 1485th and 1487th, which participated in battles on the [[Western Front (Soviet Union)]].{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=90}}

However, already after 10 days of military operation, most of the SU-76s were out of order due to breakdowns in gearboxes and main shafts. An attempt to correct the situation by strengthening the shafts did not lead to anything. Moreover, such vehicles failed even more often. It became obvious that the transmission of the SU-76 had a fundamental design flaw, which was the parallel installation of two twin engines that worked on a common shaft. Such transmission scheme led to the occurrence of resonant torsional vibrations on the shafts. Moreover, the maximum value of the resonant frequency accounted for the most intense mode of operation of the engines (driving in 2nd gear off-road), which led to their rapid failure.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=27}} Elimination of this defect required time, therefore, on March 21, 1943, the production of the SU-76 was suspended. A total of 560 units were built at Plant No. 38 in [[Kirov, Kirov Oblast|Kirov]].{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=27}} During the investigation that followed the mass failure of SPGs in the winter of 1943, a commission chaired by I.M. Zaltsman defined that the main culprit was the head of the Department of the Chief Designer of the People's Commissariat of the Tank Industry [[Semyon Alexandrovich Ginzburg|S.A. Ginzburg]], who was removed from his position and sent to the front as the head of the repair service of the 32nd tank brigade belonged to the 29th tank corps. Stalin, having learned about this, did not approve of such a hasty decision, and ordered the talented tank designer to be recalled from the front, but it was too late - Ginzburg was killed in action.

===SU-76M===

A more reliable vehicle, the SU-15, appeared as a result of a competition announced by the management of the People's Commissariat of the Tank Industry for a light assault SPG armed with a 76-mm divisional gun. [[GAZ]] and Plant No. 38 took part in the competition. Tests of the new self-propelled guns took place at the [[Gorokhovets, Vladimir Oblast|Gorokhovets]] artillery training ground in July 1943, at the height of the [[Battle of Kursk]]. The SU-15 enjoyed the greatest success with the military, and it was recommended for mass production after some improvements. It was necessary to lighten the vehicle, which was done by removing the armored roof over the casemate, at the same time this solved all problems with its ventilation, and also facilitated the boarding and disembarkation of the crew as well as the gun maintenance. In July 1943, the SU-15 under the army designation SU-76M was adopted by the Red Army.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=27}}

After production of the light SPGs resumed, [[GAZ]] and [[Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant|Plant No. 40]] in [[Mytishchi]] near Moscow joined it in autumn 1943 (the same time the production of [[T-70]] light tanks was fully finished), and as a result 13,732 SU-76Ms were built. More than 9,000 of these SPGs were built solely by Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ), which became the main plant for the production of the SU-76M from January 1, 1944.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=29}} The SU-76M became the second most produced Soviet armored fighting vehicle of World War II, after the [[T-34]] medium tank. Under the leadership of the chief designer N.A. Astrov, since the autumn of 1943, work had been going on at GAZ to improve the SPG and adapt its design to mass production conditions. Changes were made to the design of the SU-76M. Vehicles of later series received a higher rear armor plate of the fighting compartment with two firing ports and a larger door, a tube welded to the right and left sides at the back of a casemate appeared to mount a machine gun for anti-aircraft defense. Firing ports of a new shape began to be used, more adapted for firing from a machine gun, etc.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=43}} Mass production of the SU-76M ceased in October 1945. In contemporary accounts SU-76Ms are often referred to in texts, public radio and TV broadcasting as SU-76s with the "M" omitted, due to their ubiquity in comparison with the original SU-76s.<ref>Charles C. Sharp, ''"Red Hammers", Soviet Self-Propelled Artillery and Lend Lease Armor 1941 - 1945, Soviet Order of Battle World War II, vol. XII'', Nafziger, 1998, p 8</ref>

The layout of the SU-76M and its chassis remained unchanged compared to the SU-76. But the SU-76M had an armored casemate open at the top and partly behind. Two chief designers at the GAZ, N.A. Astrov and A.A. Lipgart, changed the power plant arrangement to that of the [[T-70]] light tank - two GAZ-202 engines were connected in series and installed on the right hand side of the vehicle. The transmission consisted of a two-disk main clutch of dry friction, a four-speed gearbox of the [[ZIS-5 (truck)|ZIS-5]] type, a main drive, side clutches and side drives.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=17}}

The SU-76M had a clearance {{convert|0.3| m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The SPG could climb a slope of 28<sup>o</sup>, overcame a {{convert|1.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}} wide trench, a {{convert|0.6| m|ftin|abbr=on}} high wall and a {{convert|0.9| m|ftin|abbr=on}} deep ford.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=77}}

The [[76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)|ZIS-3]] gun pointing angles ranged from -5<sup>o</sup> to +15<sup>o</sup> vertically and 15<sup>o</sup> left and right horizontally. The rate of fire of the gun with the pointing correction was 10 rounds per minute, with the rapid fire - up to 20 rounds per minute.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=35}}

The SU-76 was the basis for the first serial Soviet tracked armored anti-aircraft vehicle, the [[ZSU-37]]. Mass production of the ZSU-37 was continued after SU-76M production ceased. The majority of SU-76Ms had been withdrawn from the Soviet army service in the beginning of 1950s, although some were retained as training vehicles for tank crews as late as 1960s.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=107}}

== Variants ==
;OSU-76: Experimental model based on the [[T-60]] light tank chassis and armed with the 76-mm gun ZIS-3, three prototypes were built in summer 1944.
;SU-76 (factory designation SU-12): Based on a lengthened [[T-70]] light tank chassis, with the inferior dual-engine arrangement of earlier T-70s.  Only 560 units were produced, and these were quickly withdrawn from front line service because of transmission problem, which was the parallel installation of two twin engines that worked on a common shaft. The casemate of this version had armored roof, but it caused ventilation issues and was sometimes removed in field depots. Combat mass was 11,200&nbsp;kg (24,692&nbsp;lb).
;SU-76M (factory designation SU-15): Main production model (13,732 units were produced). The casemate was open at the top and partly behind. The power plant was taken from the later [[T-70]] light tank and consisted of two GAZ-202 engines connected in series. Combat mass was 10,500&nbsp;kg (23,149&nbsp;lb).
;SU-85A/SU-85B (factory designation SU-15A/SU-15B): The SU-85A and SU-85B were based on the SU-76M with an elongated hull. The SU-85A was armed with the 85-mm D-5S-85A gun and a prototype was tested in 1944, although flaws were found in the prototype such as stability during firing not being adequate. The SU-85B was an improved version of the SU-85A with the 85-mm LB-2 gun and an improved fighting compartment and suspension. The SU-85B prototype was tested in April and May of 1945 and was recommended for production, but did not due to cutbacks on vehicle production after the war.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zaloga |first=Steven J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dH-ADwAAQBAJ |title=SU-76 Assault Gun |date=2019-05-30 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-4728-3215-3 |pages=38-39 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Foss |first=Christopher F. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=siwhAQAAIAAJ |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Tanks and Fighting Vehicles: A Technical Directory of Major Combat Vehicles from World War I to the Present Day |date=1977 |publisher=Chartwell Books |isbn=978-0-89009-145-6 |pages=182 |language=en}}</ref>
;[[ZSU-37]]: Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, based on the SU-76M.

In 1978, Institute 111 from Romania designed an armoured personnel carrier based on the SU-76M chassis, equipped with the [[TAB-71]] turret. The vehicle entered service as the [[MLVM]] ({{langx|ro|Mașina de Luptă a Vânătorilor de Munte}}, meaning "infantry fighting vehicle of [[vânători de munte]]").

==Unrelated vehicles==
The unrelated ''SU-76i'' (the "i" standing for "''inostrannaya''", or 'foreign', in Russian), first designed and fielded in 1943, was based on captured stocks of German [[Panzer III]] and [[StuG III]] chassis, a large quantity coming from defeated German troops after the [[Battle of Stalingrad]] that year. This partially-modified vehicle was armed with an S-1 76.2&nbsp;mm tank gun (a cheaper variant of the renowned F-34/ZIS-5 guns which were already mounted on T-34 and KV-1 tanks respectively) in a casemate superstructure but retained the original German Maybach gasoline engine and its torsion-bar suspension system. Around 200 of these ex-German vehicles were sent for conversion into SU-76is at [[NIIDAR|Factory No. 37]] to supplement the existing SU-76. They were issued to tank and self-propelled gun units starting in the fall of 1943.<ref>Zaloga 1984, p 180.</ref> They were eventually withdrawn from the front in early 1944 and then used for training and testing until the end of 1945.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://english.battlefield.ru/tanks/11-spg/32-su-76i.html |title=ENGLISH.BATTLEFIELD.RU - SU-76i Assault Gun - ENGLISH.BATTLEFIELD.RU |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-date=28 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028143816/http://english.battlefield.ru/tanks/11-spg/32-su-76i.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Only 2 have survived the war, most having been scrapped after 1945. A similar vehicle called '''SG-122''' existed, which was a similar Panzer III conversion, but armed with 122&nbsp;mm [[122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)|M-30 howitzer]]. Only around 20 were converted, as the M-30 was considered an insufficient weapon for infantry support.

The also unrelated ''SU-76P'' (1941) was based on the [[T-26]] chassis. It was built in Leningrad during the [[Siege of Leningrad]] and involved removing the turret from the T-26 and mounting a [[76 mm regimental gun M1927]] on the engine deck. This was created due to the lack of high-explosive 45&nbsp;mm ammunition inside Leningrad due to the siege, so some T-26 tanks were rearmed with 37mm or 76mm guns for which a reliable source of ammunition was available. They served until 1944, when the siege was broken. They were originally called "SU-76s", until the SU-76 came into service, upon which it was renamed "SU-76P" ("polkovaya" - regimental).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weapon.df.ru/tanks/sovsau/light/index-e.html|title=SOVIET SPs 1941-1945, Light SPs, M.Svirin|work=df.ru}}</ref>

== SU-76M in combat ==
[[File:UNGHERIA.jpg|thumb|Soviet tank troops (Battle of Budapest, October 1944).]]
[[File:Hungarian 1956 Revolution Su-76M Assault Gun in the Streets of Budapest.jpg|thumb|right|Su-76M in the streets of Budapest during the 1956 uprising.]]

The SU-76M virtually replaced light tanks in the close support role. While its thin armour and open top made it vulnerable to anti-tank weapons and grenades, its light weight and low [[ground pressure]] gave it good maneuverability and low noise on the move. SU-76M was a reliable vehicle (the GAZ-203 engine unit confidently worked out not less than 350 hours without serious breakdowns).{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=44}} But the main advantage of light SPGs was their wide versatility.

According to table of organization and equipment of 1943, each light self-propelled artillery regiment was equipped with 21 SU-76M, there were 119 such regiments in the [[Red Army]] by the end of [[World War II]].{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=80}} In the end of 1944 and the beginning of 1945, 70 self-propelled artillery [[divizion]]s (16 SU-76M in each) were formed to be included into rifle divisions.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=85}} Some rifle divisions, formed according to special reinforced states, for instance, the 9th [[plastun]] rifle volunteer division, received a self-propelled artillery regiment even (initially equipped with 8 SU-76M and 12 [[SU-122]]). Also 4 light self-propelled artillery brigades of the [[Reserve of the Supreme High Command]] (60 SU-76M SPGs, 5 [[T-70]] light tanks and 3 US [[M3 Scout Car|M3A1 Scout Car]] armored personnel carriers in each) were formed, starting from the first half of 1944.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=86}}

The SU-76M was a multipurpose SPG and combined three main battlefield roles: light assault gun for infantry support, mobile anti-tank weapon and mobile gun for indirect fire. With all these tasks, light SPGs successfully coped.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=101}} The SU-76M had a large number of ammunition types. They included armour-piercing (usual, with ballistic nose and subcaliber hyper-velocity), hollow charge, high explosive, fragmentation, shrapnel and incendiary projectiles. This made the SU-76M an excellent multi-purpose light armoured fighting vehicle.

As a light assault gun, the SU-76M was well-regarded by Soviet infantrymen (in contrast with their own crews). It had more powerful gun than any previous light tank for close support of infantry in defense and offensive, and communication between infantry and the SU-76M crew was simple due to the partially open fighting compartment. This was extremely useful in urban combats like the [[Battle of Berlin]] where good teamwork between infantry and AFVs was a key to success.

The SU-76M was effective against any medium or light German tank. It could also knock out the [[Panther tank]] with a flank shot, but the [[ZIS-3]] gun was not effective against [[Tiger I|Tiger tanks]]. Soviet manuals for SU-76M crews usually instructed the gunner to aim for the tracks or gun barrels when facing Tigers. To improve the SU-76M's anti-armour capabilities, armour-piercing composite rigid (APCR) and hollow charge projectiles were introduced. This gave the SU-76M a better chance against heavily armoured German vehicles. A low profile, a low noise signature and good mobility were other advantages of the SU-76M. This was ideal for organizing ambushes and sudden flank or rear strikes in close combat, where the ZIS-3 gun was sufficient against most German [[armoured fighting vehicles]].

The maximum elevation angle of the SU-76M's gun was the highest of all Soviet self-propelled guns. The maximum indirect fire distance was nearly 13&nbsp;km. SU-76Ms were sometimes used as light artillery vehicles (like the German [[Wespe]]) for counter-battery fights, bombardments, indirect fire support. However, the power of the 76.2&nbsp;mm shells was not sufficient in some cases.

The SU-76M was the single Soviet vehicle able to operate in swamps with minimal support from engineers. During [[Operation Bagration]] in 1944 it was extremely useful for organizing surprise attacks through swamps; bypassing heavy German defenses on firmer ground. Usually only lightly armed infantry could pass through large swampy areas. With SU-76M support, Soviet soldiers and engineers could effectively destroy enemy strongpoints and continue to advance.

One famous crewman was Rem Nikolaevich Ulanov. In his younger days he was a mechanic-driver and later a commander of a SU-76. He and some other soldiers called their SU-76 ''[[Columbina]]'' after the female Renaissance Italian [[Commedia dell'Arte]] personage.

The reliability and good driving performance of the SU-76M proved to be especially in demand at the final stages of World War II, during the liberation of Poland and battles in Germany. Relatively maneuverable and fast, SU-76Ms sometimes additionally armed with trophy machine guns and carried infantrymen on its armour were often included into vanguards to pursue the retreating enemy. SU-76M SPGs took part in combat operations on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] until the end of World War II, and then in the [[Soviet–Japanese War]]. During World War II, 130 SU-76Ms were given to the [[Polish Armed Forces in the East|Polish People's Army]].{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=103}}

In the post-war period, the SU-76M was in service with the [[Soviet Army]] until the early 1950s, and in the armies of a number of countries even longer. The SU-76M SPGs of the [[Korean People's Army]] took part in the [[Korean War]], a small number of them were captured and used by [[South Korea]] after the [[Battle of Inchon|landing at Incheon]]. The SU-76M was in service with the [[Polish People's Army]] until the mid-1950s.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=103}} During the same period, SU-76Ms were used in the [[Czechoslovak People's Army|Czechoslovak]] and [[Army of the Socialist Republic of Romania|Romanian]] armies.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=108}} The SU-76M served in the [[National People's Army]] of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) until the early 1960s, and in the [[Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic]] they served even longer - until the early 1970s.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=108}}

== Former operators ==
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[[File:SU-76 Bucharest.png|thumb|SU-76 next to a [[Panzer IV|Panzer 4]] at the [[National Military Museum, Romania]]]]

* {{flaglist|Albania|1946}}{{sfn|Foss|1979|page=345}}
* {{CHN}}{{sfn|Foss|1979|page=345}}<ref name=Bishop>{{cite book|last=Bishop|first=Chris|title=The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II|date=1998|page=118|publisher=Metro Books, Friedman/Fairfax Publishers|location=New York|isbn=978-0760710227}}</ref>
* {{CZS}}{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=108}}{{sfn|Foss|1979|page=345}}
* {{GDR}}{{sfn|Foss|1979|page=345}} – 260,<ref name="trade">{{cite web |url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php |title=Trade Registers |publisher=Armstrade.sipri.org |access-date=2013-06-20 |archive-date=13 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513073842/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> in active service until the early 1960s in the [[National People's Army]] and until the early 1970s in the [[Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic]].{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=108}}
*{{PRK}}{{sfn|Foss|1979|page=345}} – 75 were transferred by the Soviet Union, saw extensive combat during the [[Korean War]].{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=108}}
*{{flag|Poland|1928}}{{sfn|Foss|1979|page=345}} – 130 were given to the [[Polish People's Army]] during WWII, in active service until the mid-1950s.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=103}}
*{{flag|Romania|1965}} – 352 acquired by 1957.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Sămușan |first=Alin |date=2017 |title=Contribuții la istoria dotării cu armament a armatei române între 1944 și 1959 |trans-title=Contributions to the history of the Romanian army's weaponry endowment from 1944 to 1959 |url=https://www.academia.edu/37411353 |language=ro |journal=[[National Military Museum, Romania|National Military Museum]] |volume=15 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref>
* {{URS}}{{sfn|Foss|1979|page=345}} – In active service in the [[Soviet Army]] until the early 1950s.{{sfn|Chubachin|2009|page=107}}
*{{VIE}}{{sfn|Foss|1979|page=345}} – 30,<ref name="CIA1">{{cite web|title=Intelligence Memorandum: Communist Military Aid Deliveries to North Vietnam during 1968|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00875R001600020072-0.pdf|location=Langley
|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|date=May 1969|access-date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123030945/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00875R001600020072-0.pdf|archive-date=23 January 2017}}</ref> saw extensive combat during the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name="Tucker">{{cite book|last=Tucker|first=Spencer C.|date=2011|title=The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qh5lffww-KsC|edition=2nd|location=Santa Barbara, California|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781851099603|page=1088}}</ref>
* {{YUG}}{{sfn|Foss|1979|page=345}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Iztok |last1=Kočevar|title=Micmac à tire-larigot chez Tito: L'arme blindée yougoslave durant la Guerre froide|trans-title=The Yugoslav armored arm during the Cold War|magazine=Batailles et Blindés|language=fr|date=August 2014|publisher=Caraktère|issn=1765-0828|issue=62|pages=66–79}}</ref>

== Surviving examples ==
Due to the large number of vehicles produced, many SU-76Ms have survived the post-war years, and most of the larger Russian military museums have examples of the SU-76M in their exhibitions. They can also be found at the [[German-Soviet War]] monuments or memorials in different Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian cities.

===In museums===
[[File:Lešany - vojenské muzeum, Tankový den 2024, ukázky, SU-76, obr02 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|SU-76M of the [[Military Technical Museum Lešany]]]]
[[File:Su76MBovington.jpg|thumb|right|Soviet SU-76M in [[Bovington tank museum]], [[Dorset]].]]
[[File:National Museum of Military History, Bulgaria, Sofia 2012 PD 229.jpg|thumb|right|SU-76M in the [[National Museum of Military History (Bulgaria)]].]]

*Albania
**Museum of Armed Forces [https://www.mod.gov.al/index.php/muzeu-i-fa-2]
*Australia
**The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum (Cairns) SU-76M
*Bulgaria
** [[National Museum of Military History (Bulgaria)|National Museum of Military History]], [[Sofia]].
*China
**The Chinese Tank Museum (Beijing) SU-76
*Czech Republic
** [[Military Technical Museum Lešany]] - in running condition
*Poland
** [[Muzeum Oręża Polskiego]] in [[Kołobrzeg]] - SU-76
** [[Muzeum Broni Pancernej Centrum Szkolenia Wojsk Lądowych|Armoured Weapon Museum]] in [[Poznań]] - SU-76M
** [[Polish Army Museum]] in [[Warsaw]]
*** exhibition in front of the main building - SU-76 tactical number 203, serial number 403062
*** [[Museum of Polish Military Technology]] -  SU-76 tactical number 207
*Romania
** [[National Military Museum, Romania]] in [[Bucharest]]
*Russia
** [[Central Armed Forces Museum]] in [[Moscow]]
** [[Technical Museum of Vadim Zadorozhny]] in [[Krasnogorsky District, Moscow Oblast]] - in running condition
** [[Kubinka Tank Museum]] in [[Kubinka]], [[Moscow Oblast]]
** Museum of Military History in Padikovo, [[Istrinsky District]], [[Moscow Oblast]] - in running condition
** [[Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps]] in [[Saint Petersburg]]
** Memorial Complex "Gorky citizens in the Great Patriotic War" in [[Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin]]
** [[Mount Sapun]] Museum Memorial Complex in [[Sevastopol]]
*United Kingdom
** [[The Tank Museum]] in [[Bovington]] - SU-76M captured from North Korea in 1950<ref>[http://www.tankmuseum.org/ixbin/indexplus?_IXSS_=_IXMENU_%3dtop%26ALL%3dsu76%26_IXACTION_%3dsummary%26%252asform%3d%252fsearch_form%252fbovtm_combined%26TYPE%3darticle%26_IXFPFX_%3dtemplates%252fsummary%252f&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXSPFX_=templates/full/tvod/t&_IXMAXHITS_=1&submit-button=summary&_IXSESSION_=&_IXMENU_=Vehicles Museum Accession Record]</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Soviet tanks]]
* [[List of Soviet Union military equipment of World War II]]

===Comparable vehicles===
* German [[Marder I]], [[Marder II|II]] and [[Marder III|III]]
* Italian [[Semovente da 75/34]]
* Romanian [[TACAM T-60]] and [[TACAM R-2]]
* Spanish [[Verdeja#Self-propelled howitzer|Verdeja 75 mm]]

== Bibliography ==
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Foss |editor1-first=Christopher F |editor1-link=Christopher F Foss |title=Jane's Armour and Artillery 1979–80 |publisher=Jane's Publishing Company |location=London |year=1979 |isbn=0-354-00588-X |pages= |edition=1st |chapter= |url=https://archive.org/details/janesarmourartil0000unse_e3c2}}
* {{cite book |last1=Chubachin |first1=Aleksandr |title=SU-76. "Bratskaya mogila ekipazha" ili oruzhie Pobedy? |date=2009 |publisher=Eksmo |isbn=978-5-699-32965-6 |language=Russian}}

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1984). ''Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two,'' London: Arms and Armour Press. {{ISBN|0-85368-606-8}}.
* Dougherty, Martin J. (2008). ''Tanks; From World War I to the Present Day,'' New York: Metro Books. {{ISBN|1-4351-0123-5}}

== External links ==
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* [http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5260 Axis History Factbook]
* [http://english.battlefield.ru/tanks/11-spg/33-light-self-propelled-guns-of-the-su-76-series.html Su-76] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028143814/http://english.battlefield.ru/tanks/11-spg/33-light-self-propelled-guns-of-the-su-76-series.html |date=28 October 2019 }} and [http://english.battlefield.ru/tanks/11-spg/32-su-76i.html SU-76i] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028143816/http://english.battlefield.ru/tanks/11-spg/32-su-76i.html |date=28 October 2019 }} at Battlefield.ru
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040826210942/http://users.swing.be/tanks.tanks/complet/538.html LemaireSoft]
* [http://www.onwar.com/tanks/ussr/fsu76.htm OnWar]
* [http://www.wwiivehicles.com/ussr/self-propelled-guns/su-76.asp WWII Vehicles]
* [http://iremember.ru/en/memoirs/tankers/vladimir-vostrov/ Interview with an SU-76 gunner]

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