45-mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42)
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| 45-mm anti-tank gun model 1942 года (М-42) | |
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 M-42 in Poznań citadel, Poland. |
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| Type | anti-tank gun |
| Place of origin | USSR |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1942-1945 |
| Number built | 10,843 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | combat: 625 kg travel: 1,250 kg |
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| Caliber | 45 mm |
| Carriage | split trail |
| Elevation | -8° to 25° |
| Traverse: | 60° |
| Rate of fire | 15-20 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 870 m/s |
| Maximum range | 4.55 km |
M-42 was 45-mm Soviet light semi-automatic anti-tank gun. Full official name is 45-mm anti-tank gun model 1942 (M-42) (Russian: 45-мм противотанковая пушка образца 1942 года (М-42)). These guns were used from 1942 until the end of Great Patriotic War.
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[edit] History
The M-42 was developed by the no. 172 plant in Motovilikha as an upgrade of the 45-mm anti-tank gun M1937. The gun received longer barrel, shells with more powerful cartridge and thicker shield (7 mm instead of 4.5 mm). Some minor changes were also introduced in order to speed up production.
These guns were used from 1942 until the end of Great Patriotic War. In 1943, due to its insufficient anti-armor capabilities against new German tanks such as Tiger, Panther and Panzer IV Ausf H, the M-42 was partially replaced in mass production by more powerful 57-mm ZiS-2 anti-tank gun. However the M-42 remained in production as it was quite effective against lighter vehicles and could pierce the side armour of Panther and Panzer IV Ausf H. Fragmentation shell and canister shot gave the gun some anti-personnel capability.
Mass production of M-42 ceased in mid-1945. The total number of guns produced is 10,843.
[edit] Ammunition
- Ammunition types:
- Armor piercing.
- Fragmentation.
- Canister.
- Smoke.
- Projectile weight:
- AP: 1.43 kg
- APCR: 0.85 kg
- Fragmentation: 2.14 kg
- Armor penetration, AP shell, 90 degrees:
- at 500 m: 61 mm
- at 1000 m: 51 mm
[edit] References
- Shunkov V. N. - The Weapons of the Red Army, Mn. Harvest, 1999 (Шунков В. Н. - Оружие Красной Армии. — Мн.: Харвест, 1999.) ISBN 985-433-469-4
[edit] External links
| Soviet Artillery of Great Patriotic War |
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| Anti-tank guns |
| 37-mm gun 1-K | 45-mm gun M1937 | 45-mm gun M-42 | 57-mm gun ZiS-2 | 100-mm gun BS-3 |
| Mountain guns |
| 76-mm mountain gun M1938 |
| Regimental guns |
| 76-mm gun M1927 | 76-mm gun M1943 |
| Divisional guns |
| 76-mm gun M1902/30 | 76-mm gun F-22 | 76-mm gun USV | 76-mm gun ZiS-3 122-mm howitzer M1909/37 | 122-mm howitzer M1910/30 | 122-mm howitzer M-30 |
| Corps and Army level guns |
| 122-mm gun A-19 | 152-mm howitzer M1909/30 | 152-mm howitzer M1910/37 152-mm howitzer M-10 | 152-mm howitzer D-1 | 152-mm gun M1910/30 152-mm gun M1910/34 | 152-mm gun-howitzer ML-20 |
| Very heavy guns |
| 152-mm gun M1935 | 203-mm howitzer B-4 | 210-mm gun M1939 280-mm mortar M1939 | 305-mm howitzer M1939 |
| Air defense guns |
| 25-mm gun 72-K | 37-mm gun 61-K | 76-mm gun M1938 | 85-mm gun 52-K |
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