M-1943 (ZIS-2)
57mm Anti-Tank Gun


A ZIS-2 57mm anti-tank gun being offloaded from a PTS tracked amphibious load carrier.

   

M-1943 (ZIS-2) 57mm Anti-Tank Gun

Designer -  V. G. Grshin

Manufacturer:

Original producer: Artillery Plant #92, at Gorki

Role:

Anti-Tank Gun

Year Adopted:

1943

Weight:
 		Traveling:  1150 kg
Deployed: 1150 kg

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete
Other Nations - Albania, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, East Germany, Hungary,  North Korea, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Zaire.

Armament:

57mm Main Gun

Recoil System:
 		Hydraulic recoil buffer and hydro-pneumatic recuperator

Weapon Range:

1250 meters (effective)
8400 meters (maximum)

Sustained Rate of Fire:

10-50 rounds per minute (practical)

Gun Crew: 7 men

Shell Weight:

3.75 kg (HE shell)

Muzzle Velocity: 1270 meters/second

Length (traveling):

6.795 meters

Barrel Length: Uncertain at Present

Total Traverse:

56 degrees

Elevation:

-5 to +25

Common Towing Vehicles:
 		BTR-152  Armored Personnel Carrier
GAZ-63 Truck

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