| 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. |