an SU-85 chassis and paired it with the 122-mm D-6 howitzer, which was lighter and smaller than the U-11 howitzer. This was unsuccessful, due to the unreliability of the howitzer's recoil mechanism and its poor anti-tank abilities. Subsequent wartime design work on 122 mm self-propelled howitzers was cancelled. References External links Battlefield.ru WWII Vehicles OnWar See also List of Soviet tanks – covers all periods World War II tank destroyers World War II assault guns Assault guns of the Soviet Union 122 mm artillery Uralmash products Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944