It was developed in 1944 as an improvement to the su-85, built on the same chassis as the t-34-85 tank. It was designed and built at the uztm in yekaterinburg. The su-100 quickly proved itself to be among the best self-propelled anti-tank guns of world war ii, able to penetrate 125 mm of vertical armor from a range of 2,000 mand the sloped 85 mm front armor of the german panther from 1,500 m. After intensive testing with different models of 100 mm gun soviet engineers approved the d-10s gun for mass production. The hull of su-100 had major improvements over the su-85; the thickness of the front armour was increased from 45 to 75 mm , and the commander's workplace was made in a small sponson on the right side of the hull; combined with the commander's cupola this greatly improved the commander's effectiveness. For better ventilation two ventilator units were installed, instead of only one as in the su-85. Mass production began in september 1944.
item no : 00915
item name : soviet su-100 tank destroyer
bar code : 9580208009155
scale : 1:16
item type : static kit
model brief : length: 583. 2mm width:188 mm
total parts : 1100+
metal parts : copper cable, spring
photo etched parts : 2 pcs
film parts : n/a
resin parts : n/a
total sprues : 32 sprues , lower hull , upper hull and tracks
released date : 2013-10
more features the kit consists of over 1100 parts
>the kit w/refined detail
>multi-slide moulded lower hull
>full interior details
>individual tracks links
>photo-eteched parts included"