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SECTION 10 // ARMOR / VEHICLE PROFILEREF · SU-8
SU-8
VI

SU-8

USSRUSSR·SPG / ArtillerySPG·SPG

Developed in 1934–1935 at the Experimental Kirov Plant in Leningrad. Variants with frontal and rear placement of fighting compartment were designed. Never saw service or mass production.

Configuration
Health
300
DPM
1,480
View range
260m
Speed
48km/h
Camo
31Poor
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-27
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
1,633
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
1,336
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
944
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA

Armor thicknessMeasured

Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.

Armor
6mm
30mm

Hull

All 7 plates

Turret

All 2 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/5
Weaponry
DPM
1,480
Damage
550
Penetration
38 mm
… at 500m
38 mm
Reload time
22.30 s
Rate of fire
2.69/min
Aim time
5.70 s
Dispersion
0.750 m
… moving
0.260
… tank traverse
0.260
… turret traverse
0.340
… after firing
6.0
Damage vs. modules
102
Caliber
152.0 mm
Shell velocity
455 m/s
Max range
10,000 m
Ammo capacity
26
Potential damage
14,300
Shell cost
810 cr
Mobility
Top speed
48 km/h
Reverse speed
12 km/h
Power/weight
22.72 hp/t
Tank traverse
22.0 °/s
Turret traverse
18.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
48.0 km/h
… medium
48.0 km/h
… soft
39.5 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
22.0 °/s
… medium
18.9 °/s
… soft
11.5 °/s
Gun elevation
44 °
Gun depression
4 °
Gun traverse range
-5° / 12°
Terrain resistance
… hard
1.20
… medium
1.40
… soft
2.30
Everything Else
Hull armor
30 / 20 / 20
Health
300
Engine health
205
… repaired
103
Track health
100
… repaired
75
… repair time
7.06 s
Ammo rack health
170
… repaired
128
Fuel tank health
125
… repaired
50
Total weight
22,010 kg
Stationary camo
7.20 / 1.55%
Moving camo
3.60 / 0.78%
View range
260 m
Fire chance
20%
Tank cost
932,000 cr
Gun Constraints

-5° / 12° traverse

Crew
  • CommanderRadio Operator
  • Gunner
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • Loader
  • Loader
A-03 · MODULE RESEARCH

Module research

Guns
V
Stock
122 mm Howitzer A-19
VI
6,600
152 mm Howitzer ML-20 mod. 1931 (SU-8)
Radios
IX
Stock
12RT
Engines
V
Stock
M-5-400F
VI
850
M-17T (SU-8)
Tracks
V
Stock
SU-8
VI
4,100
SU-8 Bis
A-04 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
829
Average
Avg WNX
967
aboveAverage
Win rate
50.9%
Below Average
DPG
653
Frags
0.66
Spots
0.03
Survival
43.1%
Dmg taken
176
Hit rate
24.9%
Spot assist
10
Track assist
28
Defense
0.53
Avg XP
471

Aggregated from 826 tracked NA players · 6,987 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%944
85%1,336
95%1,633

Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-05 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the SU-8 on NA

  1. #13BAC163 battles1,745
  2. #2nubhole245 battles1,665
  3. #3Morwizdumb112 battles1,640
  4. #4sKooLy161 battles1,592
  5. #5EricTCartman191 battles1,577
  6. #6iwasatoad119 battles1,555
  7. #7A_Naughty_Moose111 battles1,533
  8. #8Ljin155 battles1,531
  9. #9BYKA10,247 battles1,530
  10. #10Trobsmonkey134 battles1,505
A-06 · VIDEO INTEL

Video reviews

Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players

A-07 · SIMILAR HULLS

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A-08 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

  1. 2.0Sep 1, 2025
    • Mobility on hard terrain——
    • Mobility on medium terrain——
    • Mobility on soft terrain——
    • EngineM-17L 1,400 r/minremoved
    • EngineM-17TM-17T (SU-8)
    • GunSU-8 / 152 mm Howitzer ML-20 mod. 1931SU-8 / 152 mm Howitzer ML-20 mod. 1931 (SU-8)
    • Reload time20.522.3
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