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{{DISPLAYTITLE:57 mm ZIS-2 cannon}}
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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''High velocity 57mm towed anti tank gun, not to be confused with the tank adapted version [[ZIS-4 (57 mm)]], or the simplified [[ZIS-4M (57 mm)]] mounted on the [[T-34 (Family)]] of 57mm tank destroyers''
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The 57 mm ZIS-2 is a high velocity 57 mm towed anti-tank gun, which served as the basis for the [[ZIS-4 (57 mm)]] or the simplified [[ZIS-4M (57 mm)]] guns found on some [[T-34 (Family)|T-34]] tanks.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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* {{Specs-Link|ussr_zis_30|short}}
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* {{Specs-Link|cn_lvt_4_zis_2}}
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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''High velocity; very. On most tanks you can punch a tier up without problems, and when you encounter a tank tank that you cannot penetrate easily, the velocity will ensure a hit on weakspots without requiring high amounts of dropoff caculating''
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The ZiS-2 has an unusually high gun velocity, one that is more akin to late war guns than the early war guns that vehicles equipped with the ZiS-2 will often face up against. This means that the ZiS-2 can often handle uptiers without issues, while its low drop makes aiming for weak spots easy.
  
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
=== Available ammunition ===
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* '''BR-271''': A high penetration APHEBC round, however low explosive mass may require multiple shots to destroy an enemy vehicle.
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* '''BR-271K''': A high penetration APHE round with marginally more explosive mass than the BR-271, but worse performance against angles and long-distance penetration.
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* '''O-271:''' A HE shell useful for lightly-armoured or open-topped vehicles, however due to its low explosive mass it is unlikely to be very useful
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
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{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|BR-271, BR-271K, O-271}}
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
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| BR-271 || APHEBC || 145 || 143 || 132 || 119 || 108 || 98
 
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| BR-271К || APHE || 145 || 143 || 132 || 119 || 108 || 98
 
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| O-271 || HE || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5
 
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| BR-271 || APHEBC || 990 || 3.14 || 1.2 || 9.0 || 21.6 || +4.0° || 48° || 63° || 71°
 
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| BR-271К || APHE || 990 || 3.14 || 1.2 || 9.0 || 27.7 || -1.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
 
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| O-271 || HE || 700 || 3.72 || 0.4 || 0.01 || 220 || 0.0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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''High velocity gun with medium-high rate of fire and high penetration.''  
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* Good rate of fire
 
* Good rate of fire
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* High penetration  
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* High penetration for rank
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* Low drop to shot
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* Low shell drop
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* Low explosive filler
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*Low explosive mass
  
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== History ==
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Originally created as a standalone anti-tank gun, the ZiS-2 was developed in order to counter the possible threat of German heavy tanks after the Soviet's own use of heavy tanks during the Winter War. However, production initially stopped after only 371 units were built due to the gun's high cost, problematic manufacturing, and reports that the gun would often overpenetrate weakly armoured German tanks. This led to the ZiS-2 being abandoned in favor of the [[ZIS-3 (76 mm)|ZiS-3]] and other cheaper 45 mm guns.
  
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== History ==
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Later in the war however, the arrival of the German Tiger and Panther tanks rendered the ZiS-3 and the other 45 mm guns useless, and the higher penetration of the ZiS-2 was once again needed on the frontlines. This led to the ZiS-2 being reentered into service in 1943, with 9,645 units built by the end of the war in 1945. After the war, improvements in tank armour protection quickly phased out the ZiS-2 in favor of more powerful guns, however its small size and weight kept it in use within airborne troops for some time afterwards.
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Made to counter the preceived heavy armor tanks of the germans, production stopped during invasion due to the 45mm towed gun doing the same job whilst being ligther, cheaper and easier to produce. Found new life figthing against the third generation of german heavy tanks, that the 45mm was insufficent to defeat.
 
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== See also ==
 
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* [[ZIS-4 (57 mm)]] - A version of the ZiS-2 designed for self propelled mounts
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* [[ZIS-4M (57 mm)]] - A simplified version of the ZiS-2 designed for self propelled mounts
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:00, 28 January 2023

Description

The 57 mm ZIS-2 is a high velocity 57 mm towed anti-tank gun, which served as the basis for the ZIS-4 (57 mm) or the simplified ZIS-4M (57 mm) guns found on some T-34 tanks.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

The ZiS-2 has an unusually high gun velocity, one that is more akin to late war guns than the early war guns that vehicles equipped with the ZiS-2 will often face up against. This means that the ZiS-2 can often handle uptiers without issues, while its low drop makes aiming for weak spots easy.

Available ammunition

Ammunition

  • BR-271: A high penetration APHEBC round, however low explosive mass may require multiple shots to destroy an enemy vehicle.
  • BR-271K: A high penetration APHE round with marginally more explosive mass than the BR-271, but worse performance against angles and long-distance penetration.
  • O-271: A HE shell useful for lightly-armoured or open-topped vehicles, however due to its low explosive mass it is unlikely to be very useful

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
BR-271 APHEBC 145 142 128 112 98 86
BR-271K APHE 145 140 118 95 77 63
O-271 HE 12 12 10 8 6 5
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
BR-271 APHEBC 990 3.14 1.2 9 21.56 48° 63° 71°
BR-271K APHE 990 3.14 1.2 9 27.72 47° 60° 65°
O-271 HE 700 3.72 0.4 0.1 220 79° 80° 81°

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Good rate of fire
  • High penetration for rank
  • Low shell drop

Cons:

  • Low explosive mass

History

Originally created as a standalone anti-tank gun, the ZiS-2 was developed in order to counter the possible threat of German heavy tanks after the Soviet's own use of heavy tanks during the Winter War. However, production initially stopped after only 371 units were built due to the gun's high cost, problematic manufacturing, and reports that the gun would often overpenetrate weakly armoured German tanks. This led to the ZiS-2 being abandoned in favor of the ZiS-3 and other cheaper 45 mm guns.

Later in the war however, the arrival of the German Tiger and Panther tanks rendered the ZiS-3 and the other 45 mm guns useless, and the higher penetration of the ZiS-2 was once again needed on the frontlines. This led to the ZiS-2 being reentered into service in 1943, with 9,645 units built by the end of the war in 1945. After the war, improvements in tank armour protection quickly phased out the ZiS-2 in favor of more powerful guns, however its small size and weight kept it in use within airborne troops for some time afterwards.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

  • ZIS-4 (57 mm) - A version of the ZiS-2 designed for self propelled mounts
  • ZIS-4M (57 mm) - A simplified version of the ZiS-2 designed for self propelled mounts

External links


USA tank cannons
20 mm  M139
25 mm  LW25 · M242
37 mm  M3 · M5 · M6
57 mm  M1
75 mm  M2 · M2 Howitzer · M3 · M6 · M1897A4 · XM274
76 mm  M1 · M7 · M32 · T185E1
90 mm  M3 · M3A1 · M36 · M41 · M54 · T15E1 · T15E2 · T54 · T208E9
105 mm  M4 · M68 · M68A1 · M68A1E8 · T5E1 · T5E2 · T140E2 · T140E3 · XM35
106 mm  M40A1C
120 mm  M58 · M256 · T53
152 mm  M81 · M162 · XM150E5
155 mm  M185 · T7
165 mm  M135
  Foreign:
20 mm  Rh202 (Germany)
57 mm  6pdr OQF Mk.III (Britain) · ZIS-2 (USSR)
105 mm  Sharir (Israel)
120 mm  IMI MG251 (Israel)

USSR tank cannons
20 mm  TNSh
30 mm  2A42 · 2A72 · AG-30
45 mm  20-K
57 mm  AU-220 · Ch-51M · ZIS-2 · ZIS-4 · ZIS-4M
73 mm  2A28
76 mm  1902/30 · 3-K · D-56TS · F-32 · F-34 · F-96 · KT-28 · L-10 · L-11 · ZIS-3 · ZIS-5
85 mm  D-5S · D-5T · D-58 · D-70 · F-30 · ZIS-S-53
100 mm  2A48 · 2A70 · D-10S · D-10T · D-10T2S · D-50 · LB-1 · S-34
107 mm  ZIS-6
115 mm  U-5TS
122 mm  A-19 · D-25-44T · D-25S · D-25T · D-25TS · D-30T · D-49 · M-30 · M-62-T2S
125 mm  2A26 · 2A46 · 2A46M · 2A46M-1 · 2A46M-4 · 2A46M-5 · 2A46MS · 2A75 · D-126
130 mm  B-13 · C-70 · M-65
152 mm  2A33 · LP-83 · M-10T · M-64 · M-69 · ML-20S
  Foreign:
37 mm  M5 (USA)
50 mm  KwK L/42 (Germany)
57 mm  6pdr OQF Mk.III (Britain) · M1 (USA)
75 mm  KwK42 (Germany) · M2 (USA)
76 mm  M1 (USA)
85 mm  Type-62-85-TC (China)

China tank cannons
30 mm  ZPL02 · ZPZ02
73 mm  Type 86
76 mm  M32K1
85 mm  Type 56 · Type 63
100 mm  PTP86 · Type 59 · Type 69 · Type 69-II · ZPL04
105 mm  88B-105T · Type 83 · WMA301 · ZPL94 · ZPL98A
120 mm  122TM · PTZ89
125 mm  Type 88C · Type 99A · ZPT98
130 mm  PL59A Gai
152 mm  PL66 Gai
  Foreign:
20 mm  KwK30 (Germany)
37 mm  M6 (USA)
45 mm  20-K (USSR)
47 mm  Type 1 (Japan)
57 mm  Type 97 (Japan) · ZIS-2 (USSR)
75 mm  M2 Howitzer (USA) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA)
76 mm  D-56T (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M1 (USA) · M7 (USA) · ZIS-3 (USSR)
85 mm  ZIS-S-53 (USSR)
90 mm  M3 (USA) · M41 (USA)
100 mm  D-10S (USSR)
105 mm  M68 (USA) · M68A1 (USA)
115 mm  U-5TS (USSR)
122 mm  A-19 (USSR) · D-25T (USSR)
152 mm  ML-20S (USSR)

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