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76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)larger figure on 0 of 3
KS-19larger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) | KS-19 |
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| Type | Field gun[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1942–present[source] | 1948−present[source] |
| Wars | World War II Korean War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Angolan Civil War South African Border War Uganda–Tanzania War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Yugoslav Wars Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas[source] |
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source13.29 km (8.25 mi)[source]
Maximum; horizontal
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, proximity fuze
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, time fuze
Single source21 km (13 mi) (horizontal) 15 km (9.3 mi) (vertical, proximity fuze ) 12.7 km (7.9 mi) (vertical, time fuze)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Korean War Vietnam War Iran–Iraq War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War Somali Civil War 2003 invasion of Iraq Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War[source] |
| Designer | design bureau of No. 92 Artillery Factory headed by V. G. Grabin[source] | L. V. Lyuliev[source] |
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| Designed | 1940[source] | 1947[source] |
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| Produced | 1941–1945[source] | 1948−1957[source] |
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| No. built | 103,000+[source] | 10,151[source] |
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| Shell | Fixed QF 76.2×385mmR[source] | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] |
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| Breech | Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −5° to +37°[source] | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | 54°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Artillery Factory No. 92[source] | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Used by | — | See § Operators[source] |
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| Variants | — | See § Variants[source] |
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| Action | — | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] |
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