76 mm divisional gun M1933

76-mm divisional gun M1933
76-mm divisional gun M1933
	76-mm divisional gun M1933 at the Military-historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps.
Type	Field gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1933-1945
Used by	Red Army
Wars	Winter War; World War II
Production history
Produced	1933
Specifications
Mass	Travel: 2,350 kg (5,180 lb); Combat: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb)
Barrel length	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) L/50
Crew	6
Shell	Fixed QF 76.2 × 385mm R
Shell weight	6.4 kg (14 lb)
Caliber	76.2 mm (3 in)
Recoil	hydro-pneumatic
Carriage	box trail
Elevation	-3° to 43°
Traverse	4°
Rate of fire	15 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	715 m/s (2,350 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	13.2 km (8.2 mi)

The 76-mm divisional gun M1933 was a Soviet divisional field gun, which was adopted in limited numbers by the Red Army in 1933.

Description[edit]

The M1933 was a transitional type between the modernized 76 mm divisional gun M1902/30 and the 76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22). It followed an established pattern of mating a new gun barrel with an existing carriage from the 122 mm howitzer M1910/30. The gun was equipped with a box trail, unsprung spoked wheels, gun shield, hydro-pneumatic recoil system and was chambered in the standard 76.2 × 385mm R. Despite being considered a stopgap until the adoption of the M1936, some were still on hand during the opening phases of World War II. The German designation for the gun was 7.62 cm FK 298(r), but it is not known if the Germans used the type.^[1]

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References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Light and medium field artillery. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco. p. 59. ISBN 0668038209. OCLC 2067331.

[:0-1] Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Light and medium field artillery. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco. p. 59. ISBN 0668038209. OCLC 2067331.

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v t e Soviet artillery of World War II (naming convention)
Anti-tank guns	37 mm anti-tank gun M1930 (1-K) 45 mm anti-tank gun M1932 (19-K) 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) 45 mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42) 57 mm anti-tank gun M1943 (ZiS-2) 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) 100 mm D-10 tank gun
Mountain guns	76 mm mountain gun M1909 (76-09) 76 mm mountain gun M1938
Regimental guns	76 mm regimental gun M1927 76 mm regimental gun M1943 (OB-25)
Divisional guns	76 mm divisional gun M1902/30 76 mm divisional gun M1933 76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22) 76 mm divisional gun M1939 (USV) 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) 85 mm divisional gun D-44 107 mm divisional gun M1940 (M-60) 122 mm howitzer M1909/37 122 mm howitzer M1910/30 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) 152 mm mortar M1931 (NM)
Corps and army level guns	107 mm gun M1910/30 122 mm gun M1931 (A-19) 122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19) 152 mm howitzer M1909/30 152 mm gun M1910/30 152 mm gun M1910/34 152 mm howitzer M1910/37 152 mm howitzer M1938 (M-10) 152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1) 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20)
Very heavy guns	152 mm gun M1935 (Br-2) 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) 210 mm gun M1939 (Br-17) 280 mm howitzer M1914/15 280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5) 305 mm howitzer M1939 (Br-18)
Air defense guns	25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) 45 mm anti-aircraft gun (21-K) 76 mm air defense gun M1931 76 mm air defense gun M1938 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K)