ASU‑85 self‑propelled gun
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The ASU‑85 is a Soviet-era light self-propelled gun designed for airborne forces, featuring a low-profile, lightly armored chassis mounting an 85 mm gun for air‑droppable assault and support operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ASU‑85 self‑propelled gun canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airborne assault gun
ⓘ
self-propelled gun ⓘ |
| armorCharacteristic | lightly armored ⓘ |
| armorType | welded steel ⓘ |
| caliber | 85 mm ⓘ |
| chassisLayout |
front-mounted engine
ⓘ
rear fighting compartment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| crewPositions |
commander
ⓘ
driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ loader ⓘ |
| designedBy | OKB-40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
airborne forces
ⓘ
airdroppable operations ⓘ |
| designedToBe |
airdroppable
ⓘ
transportable by military transport aircraft ⓘ |
| engineModel | YaMZ-206V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enginePower | 210 hp ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1960s ⓘ |
| gunElevation | limited elevation range ⓘ |
| gunMounting | fixed casemate superstructure ⓘ |
| gunTraverse | limited traverse ⓘ |
| height | about 2.1 m ⓘ |
| length | about 8.45 m ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 85 mm D-70 gun ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 45 km/h ⓘ |
| operationalRange | about 360 km ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
airborne assault gun
ⓘ
infantry support vehicle ⓘ |
| profile | low profile ⓘ |
| replaced | ASU-57 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | Russian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 7.62 mm machine gun ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1959 ⓘ |
| successor | BMD-1 airborne IFV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspension | torsion bar ⓘ |
| usedBy |
East German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Airborne Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese People’s Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Soviet–Afghan War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| weight | about 15.5 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | about 2.85 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.