"USSR NKO
Artillery HQ of the 22nd Army
Pestovo
September 7th, 1941
To chiefs of artillery of infantry divisions
To the commander of the 56th Corps Artillery Regiment
Personal copy for:_________
On orders of the Chief of Artillery of the 22nd Army I send you information regarding penetration of 76 mm and 107 mm HE and 122 mm and 203 mm concrete piercing shells.
The data was obtained at the ANIOP firing at plates angled at 30 degrees from normal.
When firing at plates at normal the penetration is 15-20% higher.
Have all commanders of artillery regiments familiarize themselves with this data.
Attachment: table of penetration on one page.
Chief of Staff of Artillery of the 22nd Army, Colonel Chudin
Gun
|
Ammunition
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500 m
|
1000
|
1500
|
2000
|
2500
|
3000
|
3500
|
4000
|
4500
|
5000
|
203 mm B4 high power howitzer model 1931
|
G-620 concrete piercing shell
Delayed fuse
|
102
|
99
|
96
|
93
|
90
|
87
|
84
|
81
|
78
|
76
|
152 mm gun-howitzer model 1937
|
G-530 concrete piercing
Delayed fuse
|
80
|
77
|
74
|
71
|
68
|
65
|
62
|
59
|
-
|
-
|
122 mm corps gun model 1931
|
G-471 concrete piercing
Delayed fuse
|
106
|
101
|
97
|
92
|
87
|
82
|
78
|
73
|
-
|
-
|
107 mm model 1910/30
|
Long range HE
RGM-0 fuse with cap
|
38
|
37
|
35
|
32
|
31
|
31
|
29
|
28
|
26
|
25
|
76 mm model 1902/30 gun
40 caliber barrel
|
OF-350 long range HE and old F-364 HE
KT-1, KTM-1, KTM-3, KT-3 fuses with caps
|
28
|
27
|
26
|
25
|
23
|
22
|
20
|
19
|
18
|
17
|
Do you know if the 76mm and 107mm HE had live instantaneous fuses, fuses on safe, or delayed-action fuses?
ReplyDeleteAlso, does the 107mm "long range HE" have thicker walls than the standard shell?
Thanks for posting this, great information!
I don't know about the specifics of the ammunition, sadly.
DeleteThese use the 80 %, 75 % mass penetration criteria?
ReplyDeleteThe 122mm Model 1931 is the A-19 gun.
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