SU-100 Tank Destroyer - Havana, Cuba - Static Artillery Displays on Waymarking.com

The SU-100 was a Soviet tank destroyer. It was used extensively during the last year of World War II especially in Hungary in March 1945, when Soviet forces defeated the German Operation Frühlingserwachen offensive at Lake Balaton. By July 1945, 2,335 SU-100s had been built. It saw service for many years afterwards with the armies of Soviet allies around the world.

The vehicle remained in service with the Red Army well after the war; production continued in the Soviet Union until 1947 and into the 1950s in Czechoslovakia. It was withdrawn from Soviet service in 1957 but many vehicles were transferred to reserve stocks. Some exist to this day in the Russian Army holding facilities.

Many Warsaw Pact countries also used the SU-100, as did Soviet allies such as Egypt, Angola and Cuba. A few SU-100 were delivered to Yugoslavia after the war, under the designation M-44. The SU-100 saw service in the fighting that accompanied the 1956 Suez Crisis, in which the Egyptians used SU-100s against Israel's M4 Sherman tanks. The vehicle was also utilized in the 1967 Six-Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. It was modified slightly to adapt it to the sandy conditions of the Middle East, thus creating the SU-100M variant. Exported SU-100s continued in service until the 1970s, and in some countries, even later. Yugoslavs used them during the civil war however due to lack of spare parts they were quickly retired, but performed satisfactorily. The SU-100 remains in use by the Vietnam People's Army and the Korean People's Army Ground Force despite the age of the design.

SU-100s entered service with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China after 1 December 1950 when Soviet forces left Dalian. The armaments in Dalian were sold to China, including 99 SU-100s, 18 IS-2 heavy tanks, 16 T-54s and 224 T-34s, with which PLA formed its 1st Mechanised Division.

The Museum of the Revolution in Old Havana is housed in what was the Presidential Palace of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista. It became the Museum of the Revolution during the years following the Cuban revolution. The museum's Cuban history exhibits are largely devoted to the period of the revolutionary war of the 1950s and to the country's post-1959 history. Portions of the museum are also devoted to pre-revolutionary Cuba, including its War of Independence waged against Spain.

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What type of artillery is this?: Cuban SU-100 Model 1969 tank destroyer Where is this artillery located?: Government building What military of the world used this device?: Russian forces, Egyptian Army, Angolan Army, Cuban army, People's Liberation Army of China, Vietnam People's Army and Korean People's Army Date artillery was in use: 01/01/1944 Parking location to view this Waymark: N 23° 08.530 W 082° 21.409 Cost?: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Artillery is no longer operational: no Are there any geocaches at this location?: The closest (GC2XDAQ) is 460 meters away Date artillery was placed on display: Not listed Still may work: Not Listed

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