Mountain Guns

UpdatedJune 22, 2006
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  76mm
Modification Mod. 1909 Mod. 1938
Caliber,mm 76.2 76.2
Battle weight/Transportation weight, kg 627/1236 785/1450
Barrel length, calibers 16.5 21.4
Shell weight, kg (High-Explosive/Armour-piercing) 6.23 5.23/6.3
Range, m 8660 10520
Direct Fire range, m ? ?
Muzzle velocity, m/sec 386 500
Rate of Fire, rounds/min 10-12 12-15
Max. Elevation angle, deg 28 70
Arc of fire, deg. 4.5 10
Transport Horses (in 19 packs) Mech/Horses*1
Max. transp. speed, km/h 6 40
Loading, type ? unitary
Guncrew 6 6
In Troops on June, 22'41 1121 ~800*2
Armor piercing by armor-piercing shell ? ?
Years of production 1909-1939 1939-?
Numbers produced ? ?

*1 - 6 horses on wheels/ 23 horses in packs.

*2 - on June 1, 1941 including 234 in western military districts. In [2] named 1068 guns on June 22.


Literature
  1. A.Ivanov "Artillerija SSSR v period vtoroy mirovoy vojny" SPb, "Neva", 2003
  2. Boyevoi i Chislennyi sostav Vooruzhennykh sil SSSR v period Velikoy Otechestvennoy Vojny. Statisticheskiy Sbornik No. 1, Moscow, 1994

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