The superlative SU-100 assault gun was able to destroy German Tiger and Panther tanks with its high velocity D-10S 100mm gun which was comparable to the 88mm L71 gun mounted on the Tiger IIs, Elefants and Jagdpanthers. Beginning in the latter half of 1944, the SU-100, a derivative of the SU-85 which was an assault gun based on the T-34 chassis, began to appear in numbers. The AP ammunition of the D-10S gun could penetrate 162mm of armour at 500 metres and 150mm at 1000 metres.
Imperial War Museum, Duxford: July 2006
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