76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)

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76-mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)
ZiS-3 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Type	Field gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1942–1990
Production history
Designer	design bureau of No. 92 Artillery Factory headed by V. G. Grabin
Designed	1940
Produced	1941–1945
No. built	103,000+
Specifications
Mass	combat: 1,116 kg (2,460 lbs) travel: 2,150 kg (4,730 lbs)[1]
Barrel length	3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) 42.6 calibers[2]
Width	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Height	1.37 m (4 ft 6 in)[2]
Crew	7 artillerymen
Shell	Fixed QF 76.2 × 385 mm. R[2][3]
Caliber	76.2 mm (3 in)
Breech	Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge[2]
Recoil	Hydro-pneumatic[2]
Carriage	Split trail
Elevation	−5° to +37°
Traverse	54°
Rate of fire	up to 25 rounds per minute
Maximum firing range	13.29 km (8.25 mi)

The 76-mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) (Russian: 76-мм дивизионная пушка обр. 1942 г. (ЗиС-3)) (GRAU index: 52-P-354U) was a Soviet 76.2 mm divisional field gun used during World War II. ZiS was a factory designation and stood for Zavod imeni Stalina ("factory named after Stalin"), the honorific title of Artillery Factory No. 92, which first constructed this gun.