Year | 1942 |
Weapon Type | Light Field Gun |
Origin & Designer | Russia/Grabin |
Numbers Produced | 103.000 |
Crew | 8 |
Calibre | 76.2mm (76.2x385R) |
Elevation | -5° to +37° |
Traverse | 54° |
Breech | Vertical Sliding Block |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Split Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 4.5mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 3.169mm (L/42.6) |
Overall Length | 6.09m |
Width | 1.64m |
Height | 1.37m |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 2.645 kg Weight in Action: 1.200 kg |
Round Weight | HE: 6.5 kg AP: 6.3 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | HE: 680 m/s AP: 690 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 15-25 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 13.290m |
Armour Penetration | 61mm @ 500m @ 30° |
Traction | Horse Drawn (six horses) & Motorised |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 76.2mm ZIS-3 was developed from the carriage of the 57mm ZIS-2 anti-tank gun and the barrel from the 76.2mm USV divisional gun. It was a vast improvement on earlier designs and was easier to produce. It was a reliable and robust field gun which was not only light but accurate enough to be used as an anti-tank gun. It was considered to be the best Soviet field gun used in world war two and was issued to field regiments and independent anti-tank gun regiments. |