Year | 1944 |
Weapon Type | Heavy Anti-Tank Gun |
Origin & Designer | Russia/Grabin |
Numbers Produced | 591 |
Crew | 6 |
Calibre | 100mm (100x695R) |
Elevation | -5° to +45° |
Traverse | 58° |
Breech | Vertical Wedge |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Split Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 7mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 5.960mm (L/59.6) |
Overall Length | 9.37m |
Width | 2.15m |
Height | 1.50m |
Weight | 3.665 kg |
Round Weight | AP: 30.10 kg HE: 30.20 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | AP: 897 m/s HE: 900 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 8-10 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 20.000m |
Armour Penetration | 120mm @ 90° @ 500m |
Traction | Motorized |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 100mm BS-3 was the most powerful anti-tank gun produced by the Soviets in world war two. It was powerful enough to combat even the German panthers and tigers at a good range and was capable of being used in the field artillery role. The weapon itself appeared late in the war and by 1944 around 591 and only 185 were in service in January 1945. It was issued to artillery in tank armies and at corps level. |