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76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)larger figure on 0 of 3
M-46 field gunlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) | M-46 field gun |
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| Type | Field gun[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1942–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] | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Eritrean War of Independence South African Border War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Ethiopian Civil War Angolan Civil War Uganda–Tanzania War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Tigray War Israeli–Lebanese conflict Russo-Ukrainian War |
Muzzle velocity
Single source930 m/s (3,051 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | design bureau of No. 92 Artillery Factory headed by V. G. Grabin[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1940[source] | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Produced | 1941–1945[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
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| No. built | 103,000+[source] | — |
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| Shell | Fixed QF 76.2×385mmR[source] | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Breech | Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Split-trail[source] |
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| Elevation | −5° to +37°[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | 54°[source] | 50°[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Artillery Factory No. 92[source] | MOTZ[source] |
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