76 mm air-defense gun M1914/15

76-mm air-defense gun M1914/15
TypeAnti-aircraft gun
Railway artillery
Coastal artillery
Place of originRussian Empire
Service history
In service1915-1945
Used byRussian Empire
USSR
Finland
Spanish Republic
WarsWorld War I
Russian Civil War
Spanish Civil War
Winter War
World War II
Production history
DesignerVV Tarnovsky
F. F. Lender
Designed1913
ManufacturerPutilov plant
Produced1914-1934
Specifications
Mass440 kg (970 lb)
Length2.3 m (7.5 ft)
Barrel length1.79 m (5.9 ft) 30 caliber

Shell76.2 × 385 mm R
Fixed QF Ammunition
Caliber76.2 mm (3.00 in)
BreechVertical sliding-wedge breech
RecoilHydraulic
CarriageSingle AA Mount: 1,300 kg (2,900 lb)[1]
ElevationOriginal: -5° to +65°
World War II: -5° to +85°
Traverse360°
Rate of fire10-12 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity588 m/s (1,930 ft/s)
Maximum firing rangeHorizontal:9.5 km (5.9 mi)
AA Range:6 km (20,000 ft)[2]

The 76-mm air-defense gun M1914/15 (Russian: Зенитная пушка обр. 1914/1915 года) was the first Russian purpose-built anti-aircraft gun. Adopted during World War I, the gun remained in production until 1934.[1]

  1. ^ a b DiGiulian, Tony. "Russia / USSR 76.2 mm/30 (3") Pattern 1914/15 "Lender's Gun" (8-K) - NavWeaps". www.navweaps.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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