85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) vs Artemis 30

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AAnti-aircraft guns

85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K)

Anti-aircraft gun Tank gun

BAnti-aircraft guns

Artemis 30

Anti-aircraft system

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K)Length

7.05 m

Length source ↗

Artemis 30travelling

7.95 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K)larger figure on 2 of 2

Range+86%
Calibre+183%

Artemis 30larger figure on 0 of 2

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

7.05m

7.95mtravelling

Length

All recorded figures & sources

7.05 m

Length

Single source

7.05 m (23 ft 2 in)^[source]

7.95 m

travelling

Single source

Configuration

Details

85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) and Artemis 30 configuration
Specification	85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K)	Artemis 30
Type	Anti-aircraft gun Tank gun^[source]	Anti-aircraft system^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Greece^[source]
Wars	World War II^[source]	—
Produced	1939–1945^[source]	—
Shell

Shell weight	9.2 kg (20 lb 5 oz)^[source]	—

Breech	Vertical sliding-wedge^[source]	—

Recoil	Hydro-pneumatic^[source]	—

Carriage	2-axle and 4-wheeled with outriggers^[source]	Four wheel twin axle split type with onboard generator^[source]

Elevation	-3° to 82°^[source]	-5° to +85°^[source]

Traverse	360°^[source]	360°^[source]

Source measurement	The 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) ( Russian : 85-мм зенитная пушка обр. 1939 г. (52-К) ) was an 85 mm (3.3 in) Soviet anti-aircraft gun , developed under guidance of leading Soviet designers M. N. Loginov and G. D. Dorokhin. This gun was successfully used throughout the Second World War against level bombers and other high- and medium-altitude targets. In emergencies they were utilized as powerful anti-tank weapons. The barrel of the 52-K was the basis for the family of 85-mm Soviet tank guns. After the war some 52-Ks were refitted for peaceful purposes as anti-avalanche guns in mountainous terrain.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Virtually every country behind the Iron Curtain received this gun after World War II for their air defense . In the Soviet Union itself, these guns were largely superseded by the 100 and 130 mm guns.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Adopted in 1939, the 85-mm M1939, like its German counterpart the 88-mm Flak 18/36/37 , was meant for air defense . Like many anti-aircraft (AA) guns of the era it was also provided with anti-tank ammunition in the event a tank should appear.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage 85-mm M1939 guns were organized into heavy anti-aircraft regiments of 16 guns. The regiments were organized into divisions of the field anti-aircraft forces.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Organization; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage By 1942, the 76.2mm F-34 tank gun of the T-34 medium tank was found to be lacking in range and penetration compared to the German 75 mm Pak 40 anti-tank gun, new mounted on the Stug III and Panzer IV , and markedly inferior to the 88-mm gun of the Tiger I . Military planners directed the design bureaus of both Gen. Vasiliy Grabin and Gen. Fyodor Petrov to modify the 85mm anti-aircraft gun for use as an anti-tank weapon.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Tank guns; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Petrov's bureau developed the D-5 85mm gun. Though much too large for the T-34 turret, it could be mounted in the chassis of the SU-122 self-propelled gun to create a tank destroyer. This was done, and the SU-85 tank destroyer went into production. Meanwhile, efforts were underway to redesign the T-34 turret to make it large enough to accommodate the newly developed gun.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Tank guns; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Grabin, who had been working on a second 85mm gun, the ZiS-53, at Joseph Stalin Factory No. 92 in Gorky near Moscow, was reassigned to the Central Artillery Design Bureau (TsAKB) in Moscow. His project was turned over to 23-year-old A. Savin. A third team led by K. Siderenko was assigned to yet another 85mm gun project, and developed the S-18, to be used in the modified T-34 turret.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Tank guns; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Savin was put to work modifying Grabin's gun to fit the new turret and incorporate other improvements. His initial was added to his gun's designation in recognition of his contribution: the ZiS-S-53. From T-34/85 Model 1944 onwards, all T-34/85s used Savin's ZiS-S-53. It went into production in the spring of 1944. A new antitank gun was then developed, the 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) .^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Tank guns; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	The Artemis 30 consists of twin 30 mm Mauser MK30 Model F autocannons connected to a large central drum mounted on a four-wheeled towed carriage. A total of 500 rounds are carried ready to use in the mount. normally deployed in 6 twin mounts per battery, and has a maximum range of 8,400 metres and a firing rate of 800 rounds per minute per barrel.^[source]Artemis 30 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Mauser Model F gun was manufactured by EKO, has a 30 mm caliber and a torque of 800 to 920 watts. with 0.5 mRad dispersion.^[source]Artemis 30 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The system has the ability to target targets with ammunition such as 30 mm GAU-8 / A (HEI, APHEI, ARDS TP with or without tracers).^[source]Artemis 30 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The system is intended to be equipped with additional search radar (rotatable), capable of simultaneously providing target information to multiple ARTEMIS-30 A / A arrays at a distance of 40 km.^[source]Artemis 30 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

The 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) ( Russian : 85-мм зенитная пушка обр. 1939 г. (52-К) ) was an 85 mm (3.3 in) Soviet anti-aircraft gun , developed under guidance of leading Soviet designers M. N. Loginov and G. D. Dorokhin. This gun was successfully used throughout the Second World War against level bombers and other high- and medium-altitude targets. In emergencies they were utilized as powerful anti-tank weapons. The barrel of the 52-K was the basis for the family of 85-mm Soviet tank guns. After the war some 52-Ks were refitted for peaceful purposes as anti-avalanche guns in mountainous terrain.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Virtually every country behind the Iron Curtain received this gun after World War II for their air defense . In the Soviet Union itself, these guns were largely superseded by the 100 and 130 mm guns.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Adopted in 1939, the 85-mm M1939, like its German counterpart the 88-mm Flak 18/36/37 , was meant for air defense . Like many anti-aircraft (AA) guns of the era it was also provided with anti-tank ammunition in the event a tank should appear.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

85-mm M1939 guns were organized into heavy anti-aircraft regiments of 16 guns. The regiments were organized into divisions of the field anti-aircraft forces.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Organization; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

By 1942, the 76.2mm F-34 tank gun of the T-34 medium tank was found to be lacking in range and penetration compared to the German 75 mm Pak 40 anti-tank gun, new mounted on the Stug III and Panzer IV , and markedly inferior to the 88-mm gun of the Tiger I . Military planners directed the design bureaus of both Gen. Vasiliy Grabin and Gen. Fyodor Petrov to modify the 85mm anti-aircraft gun for use as an anti-tank weapon.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Tank guns; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Petrov's bureau developed the D-5 85mm gun. Though much too large for the T-34 turret, it could be mounted in the chassis of the SU-122 self-propelled gun to create a tank destroyer. This was done, and the SU-85 tank destroyer went into production. Meanwhile, efforts were underway to redesign the T-34 turret to make it large enough to accommodate the newly developed gun.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Tank guns; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Grabin, who had been working on a second 85mm gun, the ZiS-53, at Joseph Stalin Factory No. 92 in Gorky near Moscow, was reassigned to the Central Artillery Design Bureau (TsAKB) in Moscow. His project was turned over to 23-year-old A. Savin. A third team led by K. Siderenko was assigned to yet another 85mm gun project, and developed the S-18, to be used in the modified T-34 turret.^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Tank guns; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Savin was put to work modifying Grabin's gun to fit the new turret and incorporate other improvements. His initial was added to his gun's designation in recognition of his contribution: the ZiS-S-53. From T-34/85 Model 1944 onwards, all T-34/85s used Savin's ZiS-S-53. It went into production in the spring of 1944. A new antitank gun was then developed, the 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) .^[source]85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) · Tank guns; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The Artemis 30 consists of twin 30 mm Mauser MK30 Model F autocannons connected to a large central drum mounted on a four-wheeled towed carriage. A total of 500 rounds are carried ready to use in the mount. normally deployed in 6 twin mounts per battery, and has a maximum range of 8,400 metres and a firing rate of 800 rounds per minute per barrel.^[source]Artemis 30 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The Mauser Model F gun was manufactured by EKO, has a 30 mm caliber and a torque of 800 to 920 watts. with 0.5 mRad dispersion.^[source]Artemis 30 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The system has the ability to target targets with ammunition such as 30 mm GAU-8 / A (HEI, APHEI, ARDS TP with or without tracers).^[source]Artemis 30 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The system is intended to be equipped with additional search radar (rotatable), capable of simultaneously providing target information to multiple ARTEMIS-30 A / A arrays at a distance of 40 km.^[source]Artemis 30 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Country of origin	Soviet Union^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 15, row 26, cell 3; revision 1375897637; retrieved 2026-10-02 Soviet Union^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 13, cell 3; revision 1377789247; retrieved 2026-10-02	—

Country of origin

Soviet Union^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 15, row 26, cell 3; revision 1375897637; retrieved 2026-10-02

Soviet Union^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 13, cell 3; revision 1377789247; retrieved 2026-10-02

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