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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
The '''ZiS-5 (76 mm)''' is a modification of the Soviet F-34 tank gun, used on various KV-1 tanks.
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The '''76 mm ZiS-5''' is a modification of the Soviet [[F-34 (76 mm)|F-34 tank gun]], used on various KV-1 tanks.
  
 
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=== Available shells ===
 
=== Available shells ===
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The available ammunition allows for engaging all types of targets:
 
The available ammunition allows for engaging all types of targets:
  
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
The ZiS-5 has somewhat inadequate penetration for its tier, and thus will often struggle when facing well armored enemies frontally. Therefore, despite being fitted exclusively to heavy tanks, the ZiS-5 works best when flanking, as its high explosive mass often guarantees a one hit kill when shooting center mass from the side.
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The ZiS-5 has somewhat inadequate penetration for its rank, and thus will often struggle when facing well armored enemies frontally. Therefore, despite being fitted exclusively to heavy tanks, the ZiS-5 works best when flanking, as its high explosive mass often guarantees a one-hit knock-out when shooting center mass from the side.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
 
* Extremely powerful APHEBC shells
 
* Extremely powerful APHEBC shells
 
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'''Cons:'''
 
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* Inadequate penetration for many tanks faced in uptiers
 
* Inadequate penetration for many tanks faced in uptiers
  
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== History ==
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== History ==
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The F-34 gun was designed before the outbreak of the Second World War by P. Muraviev of Vasiliy Grabin's design bureau at Factory No. 92 in Gorky. Despite being superior to its Soviet contemporaries, bureaucracy prevented the gun from being adopted until much later in the war when the Kharkov Locomotive Factory began fitting F-34 guns to T-34 tanks against orders, with the resulting praise for the gun from its crews leading to the gun being officially authorized for production. This also allowed for the adoption of the F-34 onto the KV-1 heavy tank, leading to the ZiS-5, a version of the F-34 gun designed to better fit the KV-1's turret, replacing the original [[L-11 (76 mm)|L-11]] gun found on earlier KV-1.
The F-34 gun was designed before the outbreak of the second world war by P. Muraviev of Vasiliy Grabin's design bureau at Factory No. 92 in Gorky. Despite being superior to its Soviet contemporaries, bureaucracy prevented the gun from being adopted until much later in the war when the Kharkov Locomotive Factory began fitting F-34 guns to T-34 tanks against orders, with the resulting praise for the gun from its crews leading to the gun being officially authorized for production. This also allowed for the adoption of the F-34 onto the KV-1 heavy tank, leading to the ZiS-5, a version of the F-34 gun designed to better fit the KV-1's turret, replacing the original [[L-11 (76 mm)|L-11]] gun found on earlier KV-1
 
  
By 1943 however the F-34 and ZiS-5 became obsolete, being unable to penetrate the thick armor found on the new Tiger and Panther heavy tanks. This led to the two being replaced by the [[ZIS-S-53 (85 mm)|ZIS-S-53]] on the T-34-85, while the new IS tanks received the [[D-5T (85 mm)|D-5T]] and later the [[D-25T (122 mm)|D-25T]] guns instead.
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By 1943 however, the F-34 and ZiS-5 became obsolete, being unable to penetrate the thick armor found on the new Tiger and Panther heavy tanks. This led to the two being replaced by the [[ZIS-S-53 (85 mm)|ZIS-S-53]] on the T-34-85, while the new IS tanks received the [[D-5T (85 mm)|D-5T]] and later the [[D-25T (122 mm)|D-25T]] guns instead.
  
 
== Media ==
 
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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* [[wikipedia:76_mm_tank_gun_M1940_F-34|[Wikipedia] 76 mm tank gun M1940 F-34]]
  

Revision as of 17:31, 20 April 2022

Description

The 76 mm ZiS-5 is a modification of the Soviet F-34 tank gun, used on various KV-1 tanks.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.

Available shells

The available ammunition allows for engaging all types of targets:

  • BR-350A (MD-5 fuze): APHEBC; a shell with high explosive mass that will one-shot any tank it penetrates but has an average penetration power.
  • BR-350P: APCR; a composite round with the best penetration but no explosive filler and will only penetrate flat vertical surfaces.
  • BR-350SP: APBC; a solid shot with an even better penetration but no explosive filler.
  • BR-350B (MD-8 fuze): APHEBC; same shell as the BR-350A but with increased penetration at the cost of slightly less explosive filler.
  • OF-350M: HE; useful for destroying open and lightly armoured vehicles.
  • Sh-354T: Shrapnel; useful against vehicles that are resistant to the HE shells but too thinly armoured to trigger the fuzes of AP shells.
  • D-350A: Smoke; useful to blind enemy vehicles that are too remote for you to disable so that you can progress towards objectives.
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-350A (MD-5 fuze) APHEBC 87 85 76 67 59 52
BR-350P APCR 125 119 92 68 50 36
BR-350SP APBC 102 100 91 81 72 64
BR-350B (MD-8 fuze) APHEBC 94 92 83 73 65 57
OF-350M HE 10 10 10 10 10 10
Sh-354T Shrapnel 37 35 29 25 20 17
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-350A (MD-5 fuze) APHEBC 662 6.3 1.2 14 150 48° 63° 71°
BR-350P APCR 950 3.02 N/A N/A N/A 66° 70° 72°
BR-350SP APBC 655 6.78 N/A N/A N/A 48° 63° 71°
BR-350B (MD-8 fuze) APHEBC 655 6.3 0.9 14 98.56 48° 63° 71°
OF-350M HE 680 6.2 0.05 0.1 621 79° 80° 81°
Sh-354T Shrapnel 680 6.2 0.5 8 85 62° 69° 73°
Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s)
Projectile
Mass (kg)
Screen radius
(m)
Screen deploy time
(s)
Screen hold time
(s)
Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
D-350A 680 6.45 13 5 20 50

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

The ZiS-5 has somewhat inadequate penetration for its rank, and thus will often struggle when facing well armored enemies frontally. Therefore, despite being fitted exclusively to heavy tanks, the ZiS-5 works best when flanking, as its high explosive mass often guarantees a one-hit knock-out when shooting center mass from the side.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Extremely powerful APHEBC shells

Cons:

  • Slow reload
  • Inadequate penetration for many tanks faced in uptiers

History

The F-34 gun was designed before the outbreak of the Second World War by P. Muraviev of Vasiliy Grabin's design bureau at Factory No. 92 in Gorky. Despite being superior to its Soviet contemporaries, bureaucracy prevented the gun from being adopted until much later in the war when the Kharkov Locomotive Factory began fitting F-34 guns to T-34 tanks against orders, with the resulting praise for the gun from its crews leading to the gun being officially authorized for production. This also allowed for the adoption of the F-34 onto the KV-1 heavy tank, leading to the ZiS-5, a version of the F-34 gun designed to better fit the KV-1's turret, replacing the original L-11 gun found on earlier KV-1.

By 1943 however, the F-34 and ZiS-5 became obsolete, being unable to penetrate the thick armor found on the new Tiger and Panther heavy tanks. This led to the two being replaced by the ZIS-S-53 on the T-34-85, while the new IS tanks received the D-5T and later the D-25T guns instead.

Media

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See also

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External links


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)