Tuesday, July 23

Canfora Publishing's "SU-122 Self-propelled Gun - Red Machines Vol.4" on sale at a discount for a short time...

We have reviewed a few in this great series so far to some admiration. It is good news that the fouth in the Red Machines" series is about to be released. Canfora Publishing's "SU-122 Self-propelled Gun - Red Machines Vol.4" is on pre-order sale at a discount for a short time...
Canfora Publishing's "SU-122 Self-propelled Gun - Red Machines Vol.4" on sale at a discount for a short time...

Red Machines vol.4
From Canfora Press
Authors: James Kinnear & Yuri Pasholok
Hardback binding
176 Pages
Over 350 Photos
Drawings & Profiles included
In stock from July 30th. Pre-order price €25! (normal price €29.90)
A series in the making
The Red Machines Series is entirely devoted to the hardware of the Red Army. Each volume provides indepth information, much of it entirely new to the western world, as well as a large number of photos, of which many have never been published to date. Blueprints, drawings, colour profiles and data tables are also provided with each volume, to describe the development and production variants of each vehicle.

This fourth volume describes the development and service of the SU-122 Assault Gun.
The SU-122 development story was particularly nuanced. The development path which ultimately resulted in the SU-122, began with a series of turreted T-34 based tank destroyer designs that did not progress beyond project stage. 
The first SU-122 was not built on a Soviet chassis at all, the early 122-SG being the mating of the 122mm M-30S howitzer with captured German StuG III and Pz.Kpfw. III chassis, with a small number of conversions being undertaken and delivered to the Red Army. The concept behind the first indigenous T-34 based SG-122M design also envisaged the re-arming of combat damaged T-34 tank chassis.
More than an assault gun
The SU-122 was the first self-propelled mounting based on the T-34 chassis to enter service with the Red Army. Originally developed to provide general close support for tanks and infantry, the SU-122 also proved to be an effective tank destroyer. 
The SU-122 was assembled at “Uraltransmashzavod” (UZTM) in Sverdlovsk, mating the chassis of the T-34 medium tank with the only armament then currently being series produced in the immediate location. The SU-122 was a wartime technical “marriage of convenience” of available resources in and around relocated manufacturing facilities, and a very successful one.
Unique interior photos
There are only two existing examples of the SU-122, of which one is nearly in original condition. That vehicle is lavishly illustrated in our book, including its original, unrestored interior.
About The Authors
James Kinnear was born in Great Britain in 1959 and has researched the topic of Soviet and Russian military hardware since his first visit to the enigmatic and mysterious Soviet Union as a young teenager in 1973. James has written hundreds of articles on Soviet and Russian military technology. A Russian speaker, he has studied the subject from within the military intelligence community and as a civilian author.
Yuri Pasholok was born in 1979 in Moscow. He began to seriously study the history of armoured vehicles from 2002, when working as a historical consultant on various game projects relating to the Second World War. From 2008 to 2013 Yuri worked within the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War, during which time he also published his first book on armoured vehicles. Yuri’s main focus is now the study of the development and history of Soviet armoured vehicles in over the period 1920-1950.
The book is available now at a pre-order discount, it should be shipping out to customers on July 30th
The pre-order price applies for a short time from the Canfora Website