Zis-2 gun
Vendor code: 100111 08 October 701 35
57-mm ZIS-2 anti-tank gun on sale
After restoration.
It is not a weapon. For decorative use only. Suitable for museums, patriotic parks, art objects, exhibitions, collections.
Historical information. 57-mm anti-tank gun ZIS-2 - one of the most powerful anti-tank weapons of the Second World War. Below are its main technical characteristics.
| Meaning | |
|---|---|
| Caliber | |
| Years of manufacture | 1941, 1943–1949 |
| Weight in firing position | 1050–1250 kg |
| Barrel length | 4160 mm (73 caliber) |
| Calculation | 5 people |
| Rate of fire | up to 25 rounds/min |
| Initial projectile speed | 990 m/s |
| Direct shot range | 1120 m |
| Longest firing range | 8400 m |
| Armor penetration (at 500 m) | 102 mm (at 90° angle) |
| Horizontal guidance angle | 54° |
| Vertical guidance angle | from −5° to +25° |
| Fire line height | 875 mm |
| Towing speed | up to 50 km/h (mechanical traction) |
Design Features:
- A classic long-barreled gun with sliding frames and a semi-automatic vertical wedge bolt.
- It was used as a cartridge case from a 76 mm cannon, re-compressed for a 57 mm projectile, which simplified the production of ammunition.
- The ammunition included armor-piercing (blunt-headed, sharp-headed, sub-caliber), fragmentation and grapeshot shells.
- To increase manufacturability in the 1943 modification, the carriage and limber were unified with the 76-mm ZIS-3 divisional gun, and the frames became tubular.
- Optical sights PP1-2 were used, and in the post-war modification ZIS-2N - night sights APN-57.
Historical significance: At the time of the start of production, the ZIS-2 was the most powerful anti-tank gun in the world. It was capable of effectively fighting heavy German Tiger and Panther tanks, as well as any other enemy armored vehicles at most combat ranges. Despite being taken out of production at the end of 1941 due to “excess power,” the gun was reintroduced into service in 1943 following the introduction of new heavy tanks by the Wehrmacht and was successfully used until the end of the war, remaining in service with the Soviet Army until the 1970s.
- State: Used
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