Tier V Tank Destroyer Soviet Union

SU-85

Tank ID 257

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Developed on the basis of the T-34 medium tank and the SU-122 assault gun. Produced from August 1943 through July 1944. The 85-mm D-5S gun allowed the SU-85 to effectively hit enemy medium tanks at distances of more than 1,000 meters and to penetrate the front armor of heavy tanks at shorter distances.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

500

Weight

29.2 t

Forward speed

55 km/h

Reverse speed

14 km/h

View range

280 m

Signal range

525 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	45	45	40
Turret	–	–	–

Engine: V-2 (SU-85) · 520 hp

Radio: 9RM

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

85 mm D-5S

Calibre 85 mm

Reload time 4.5 s

Aiming time 2.3 s

Dispersion 0.36

Rate of fire 13.33 /min

Ammo capacity 60

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 120 / 160 / 200

Penetration 99 / 132 / 165 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 120 / 160 / 200

Penetration 121 / 161 / 201 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 210 / 280 / 350

Penetration 32 / 43 / 54 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

951

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,384

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

1,787

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 577

Avg. spotted 0.54

Avg. kills 1.13

Avg. defence 1.29

Exp. win rate 54.34 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

51.78 %

Avg. WN8

1,272

Battles

33,497

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 75 of 87 at Tier V

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	Yzne eu	4,066	134	66.42 %
2	Rasierer32 eu	3,713	59	52.54 %
3	ArmorSlayerCA na	3,708	1,112	61.60 %
4	Xilense eu	3,662	95	70.53 %
5	m00h eu	3,282	80	61.25 %
6	3rdMarker eu	3,175	81	64.20 %
7	WhiteScar eu	3,019	60	61.67 %
8	SAMCRO81 eu	2,981	110	58.18 %
9	skill4ltu eu	2,933	114	59.65 %
10	Panzerfighter_ eu	2,746	320	58.13 %