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Artillery1944–present
Field gun and anti-tank gun
100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) is a field gun and anti-tank gun originating in Soviet Union. Reported operators include Soviet Union.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.37 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.37 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.37 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.37 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.37 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.37 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.37 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Field gun and anti-tank gun
Soviet Union
1944–present
Soviet Union
World War II Vietnam War Six-Day War India–Pakistan war of 1971 Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
1944–1951
3,650 kg (8,047 lbs)
9.37 m (30 ft 9 in)
Bore: 5.34 m (17 ft 6 in) L/53.5 Overall: 5.96 m (19 ft 7 in) L/59.6 (with muzzle brake )
2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
6 to 8
100 × 695 mmR (R/147mm)
100 mm (3.93 in)
Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge
hydro-pneumatic
Split trail
-5° to 45°
58°
8 to 10 rpm
900 m/s (2,953 ft/s)
20 km (12.42 mi)
Congo
Cyprus
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Mozambique
Nicaragua
Sudan
Ukraine
Vietnam
Constructeur Usines n o 7 et n o 232
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for M1944 BS-3. Service scope: Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 20. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for BS-3. Service scope: Kyrgyz Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 18. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for BS-3. Service scope: Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 20. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for BS-3. Service scope: Army equipment; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 10. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. 2021 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for BS-3. Service scope: Vietnam People's Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 250. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.