СУ-8 - characteristics review of spg 6 tier of USSR, how much XP, tech tree, modules, provisions, similar tanks

Tanks / USSR / 6 tier, SPG

Modules selection

СУ-8

СУ-8 Бис

М-5-400Ф

М-17Л 1400 об/мин

М-17Т

10Р

12РТ

122 мм гаубица А-19

152 мм гаубица МЛ-20 обр. 1931 г.

Basic

Tank ID 5633

Tank type SPG

Tier 6

Nation USSR

XP needed

29 800

Price in credits

932 000

Crew 6 people

Commander radioman, commander

Gunner

Driver

Loader

Боевая мощь

Damage 380 / 550 / 650 points

Armor percing

Damage 285 - 380 - 475 points

Penetration 137 - 182 - 228 mm

High explosive

Damage 413 - 550 - 688 points

Penetration 29 - 38 - 48 mm

High explosive

Damage 488 - 650 - 813 points

Penetration 36 - 48 - 60 mm

Penetration 182 / 38 / 48 mm

Gun caliber 152 mm

Gun reload time 20.5 sec

Gun fire rate 2.93 shots/min

DPM 1113 points/min

Gun aim time 5.7 sec

Gun dispersion 0.75 m

Gun elevation angles 4 / 44

Gun horizontal aiming angles 5 / 12

Gun traverse speed 23 deg/sec

Max ammo 26

Survivability

HP 300 points

Hull HP 240 points

Turret HP 60 points

Hull armor 30 / 20 / 20 mm

Engine fire chance 20%

Mobility

Mass 22.01 ton

Engine power 500 hp

Power per ton 22.72 hp/ton

Speed forward 48 km/h

Speed backward 12 km/h

Steering angle 0 deg

Suspension traverse speed 22 deg/sec

Spotting

View range 260 m

Radio signal range 625 m

Compatible modules

Guns

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Damage	Penetration	Reload	Rounds per min	Aim time (sec)	Dispersion	Rounds	Other compatible tanks
122 мм гаубица А-19	6	0	60 000	2 340	500	30	12.46	4.82	5.71	0.53	26	none
152 мм гаубица МЛ-20 обр. 1931 г.	6	6 600	64 830	2 363	380/550/650	182/38/48	20.23	2.97	6.29	0.57	26	СУ-14-1

Radio

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Signal range (m)	Other compatible tanks
10Р	5	0	3 660	100	360	Т-150 КВ-1С СУ-122А Show 12 more tanks 212А Т-28 КВ-3 КВ-2 СУ-14-1 С-51 КВ-1 ИСУ-152 Т-46 СУ-14-2 КВ-85 СУ-152
12РТ	9	5 600	33 600	110	625	СУ-14-2 ИС-3 СУ-122А Show 17 more tanks 212А ИС-М Т-10 ИС-3-II ИС-2-II СУ-14-1 СТ-I Об. 257 Об. 705 КВ-3 ИСУ-152 ИС КВ-13 КВ-4 С-51 Об. 704 СУ-152

Engines

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Power	Fire chance	Other compatible tanks
М-5-400Ф	4	0	10 000	410	440	20%	none
М-17Л 1400 об/мин	4	200	10 770	610	450	20%	БТ-2 КВ-1 Т-28 Show 1 more tank БТ-7
М-17Т	4	850	13 460	610	500	20%	СУ-14-2 Т-28 КВ-2 Show 3 more tanks БТ-7 КВ-1 СУ-14-1

Suspensions

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Other compatible tanks
СУ-8	5	0	8 500	5 160	none
СУ-8 Бис	6	4 100	13 600	5 160	none

СУ-8 tree

Previous tank

Current tank

VII

Next tank

С-51

1 400 000

62 200

How much XP and credits are needed for СУ-8?

To unlock and buy the СУ-8 tank, including modules and progressing from the first level in the USSR`s tree, 58 575 experience points and 1 632 620 credits will be required.

Tech tree path	Total
1 МС-1 37 мм Гочкис 0 0 45 мм обр. 1932 г. 2 000 40 2 Т-60 3 300 270	310 5 300
2 Т-60 3 300 270 Т-40 400 0 Т-60 570 85 3 Т-70 39 300 1 150	1 235 40 270
3 Т-70 39 300 1 150 Т-70 600 0 Т-70 усиленная 1 730 320 4 СУ-76М 135 500 3 900	4 220 137 830
4 СУ-76М 135 500 3 900 9Р 1 980 0 9РМ 24 240 4 040 5 СУ-122А 385 000 12 570	16 610 411 220
5 СУ-122А 385 000 12 570 122 мм гаубица М-30 45 000 0 152 мм гаубица Д-1 61 000 6 400 6 СУ-8 932 000 29 800	36 200 1 038 000

Total:

58 575 and

1 632 620

WN8

Table of the expected values for СУ-8 is used to calculate the WN8 rating. The values are based on active player statistics from Lesta servers in the XVM database.