Difference between revisions of "ZIS-4M (57 mm)"

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Description

The Zis-4M was developed in the beginning of 1940 when the design office of V.G. Garbin received a task to create a powerful anti tank gun. It is an automated-action gun with a breech loader. When firing the block opens automatically and the loader has to put in a round.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

T-34-57 (1943)

General info

The elevation on the gun can go from -5 degrees to 25 degrees. It has a traverse of 56 degrees, and the rate of fire is from 10-25 rpm.

Available shells

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	Type of warhead	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
BR-271	APHEBC	145	143	132	119	108	98
BR-271K	APHE	145	143	132	119	108	98
O-271	HE	5	5	5	5	5	5
BR-271P	APCR	185	183	147	111	84	64

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	0%	50%	100%
BR-271	APHEBC	990	3.14	1.2	15	21.56	48°	63°	71°
BR-271K	APHE	990	3.14	0.6	20	27.72	47°	60°	65°
O-271	HE	700	3.72	0.4	0.01	220	79°	80°	81°
BR-271P	APCR	1270	1.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	66°	70°	72°

Comparison with analogues

The most similar gun is the Ordnance QF 6-Pounder. It was used as the main armament for a number of AFVs like the ZiS-4M.

Usage in battles

Pros and cons

Pros:

Cons:

Media

An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

External links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/57_mm_anti-tank_gun_M1943_(ZiS-2)

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)

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 == Description ==
-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
+The Zis-4M was developed in the beginning of 1940 when the design office of V.G. Garbin received a task to create a powerful anti tank gun. It is an automated-action gun with a breech loader. When firing the block opens automatically and the loader has to put in a round.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == General info ==
-''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
+The elevation on the gun can go from -5 degrees to 25 degrees. It has a traverse of 56 degrees, and the rate of fire is from 10-25 rpm.
 === Available shells ===
-''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
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 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
+The most similar gun is the Ordnance QF 6-Pounder.  It was used as the main armament for a number of AFVs like the ZiS-4M.
 == Usage in battles ==
-''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main 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 ===
-''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
 '''Pros:'''
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-== History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''
 == Media ==
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 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+[[PaK40/3 L46 (75 mm)]]
-* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
-* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
 == External links ==
-''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
-* ''topic on the official game forum;''
+* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/57_mm_anti-tank_gun_M1943_(ZiS-2)
-* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''
-* ''other literature.''
 {{USSR tank cannons}}
 [[Category:Tank cannons]]

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