76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) vs PCL-181

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AArtillery

76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)

Field gun

Credit

Torin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of PCL-181

BArtillery

PCL-181

Self-propelled howitzer

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)larger figure on 0 of 1

None

PCL-181larger figure on 1 of 1

Calibre+103%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 43 rows sourced on both sides

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6.5mSH-15

Length

All recorded figures & sources

6.5 m

SH-15

Single source

6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) (SH-15)^[source]

1.6m

2.66mSH-15

Width

Configuration

Details

76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) and PCL-181 configuration
Specification	76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)	PCL-181
Type	Field gun^[source]	Self-propelled howitzer^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	China^[source]
In service	1942–present^[source]	2019–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]

Designer	design bureau of No. 92 Artillery Factory headed by V. G. Grabin^[source]	Nanjing University of Science and Technology^[source]

Designed	1940^[source]	—

Produced	1941–1945^[source]	—

No. built	103,000+^[source]	—

Shell	Fixed QF 76.2×385mmR^[source]	—

Breech	Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge^[source]	Semi-automatic vertical wedge type breech block^[source]

Recoil	Hydro-pneumatic^[source]	—

Carriage	Split trail^[source]	—

Elevation	−5° to +37°^[source]	Around 20° to 70° (except for front due to cab)^[source]

Traverse	54°^[source]	360°^[source]

Manufacturer	Artillery Factory No. 92^[source]	Norinco^[source]

Used by	—	See § Operators^[source]

Barrels	—	52 caliber^[source]

Main armament	—	PLL-01 155 mm howitzer gun^[source]

Engine	—	diesel^[source]

Drive	—	6×6^[source]

Suspension	—	hydropneumatic suspension^[source]

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