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The 76.2mm Divisional Gun Model 1933 combined a new L/50 gun with an existing howitzer carriage to produce a serviceable gun that was meant to serve as a stop-gap until the more modern Model 1936 F-22 gun was ready to enter service.
The Model 1933 used a new 76.2mm L/50 gun, significantly longer than the L/40 barrel used in some of the earlier 76.2mm Divisional Gun Model 02/30. The carriage was taken from the 122mm Field Howitzer Model 10/30, a stronger version of the original 122mm Model 10 carriage, a pre-war Schneider design.
The barrel was carried in a circular mounting, which sat on a cradle that was about half the length of the barrel. There was a gun shield, and wooden spoked wheels. The Model 1933 had about the same range as the longer barrelled L/40 version of the Model 10/30 when that gun used its more powerful propellant charge.
The Model 1933 was still in use in small numbers in 1941, although most had been replaced by the Model 1936 F-22. The Germans gave it the designation 7.62cm FK 298(r), but don’t appear to have used it themselves.
Name |
76.2mm Divisional Gun Model 1933 |
Calibre |
76.2mm (3in) |
Barrel Length |
3.292m (L/50) |
Weight for transport |
2,350kg (5,182lb) |
Weight in action |
1,600kg (3,528lb) |
Elevation |
-3 to +43 degrees |
Traverse |
4 degrees 11 min |
Shell Weight |
6.4kg |
Muzzle Velocity |
715m/ sec (2,346ft/ sec) |
Maximum Range |
13,200m (14,440 yards) to |
Rate of Fire |
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Russian Weapons of World War II, David Porter.
A good overview of the weapons used by the Soviet Union during the Second World War, ranging from individual infantry weapons up to the battleships of the Soviet fleet, as well as the various lend lease items that supported the Soviet war effort. Well illustrated, acknowledges the problems dealing with Soviet sources, and accurate in areas of some confusion (such as the various types of artillery pieces in service)
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