76 mm regimental gun M1927

76 mm regimental gun M1927
76 mm regimental gun M1927 in The Artillery Museum of Finland.
Type	Infantry support gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
Used by	Soviet Union  Nazi Germany  Finland
Wars	World War II
Production history
Produced	1928-1943
Number built	16,482
Specifications
Weight	780 kg (1,720 lb)
Barrel length	1.25 m (4 ft 1 in) L/16.4
Caliber	76.2 mm (3 in)
Breech	interrupted screw
Carriage	pole trail
Elevation	-6° to 25°
Traverse	6°
Rate of fire	10 - 12 rpm
Muzzle velocity	387 m/s (1,270 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	4.2 km (2.6 mi)

The 76 mm regimental gun M1927 (Russian: 76-мм полковая пушка обр. 1927 г.) was a Soviet infantry support gun. The gun was developed in 1927 by the design bureau of Orudiyno-Arsenalny Trest (OAT) and entered production in 1928. A total of 16,482 pieces were built. On June 22, 1941 the Red Army had 4,708 of these guns. In 1943 the gun was replaced in production by the 76 mm regimental gun M1943, but remained in service until the end of the war. The Germans placed captured guns into service as the 7.62 cm Infanteriekanonehaubitze 290(r) (infantry gun-howitzer), while in the Finnish army they were known as 76 RK/27.

The gun was intended for destruction of light field fortifications and openly placed personnel by direct fire. HEAT shell gave it limited anti-tank capabilities.

The M1927 was issued to rifle and cavalry regiments of the Red Army. Artillery battalion of rifle brigade included one battery of M1927. Some guns were used by anti-tank artillery battalions.

Ammunition

• Ammunition types:
  • Fragmentation-HE: OF-350.
  • Fragmentation: O-350A.
  • HEAT: BP-350M.
• Projectile weight:
  • OF-350: 6.2 kg.
• Muzzle velocity:
  • OF-350, O-350A: 262 m/s.
  • BP-350M: 311 m/s.
• Effective range:
  • OF-350, O-350A: 4,200 m.
  • BP-350M: 1,000 m.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 76.2-mm regimental gun M1927.

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• 76.2-mm Regimental gun model 1927 on the BattleField.Ru

Soviet Artillery of World War II (naming convention)
Anti-tank guns	37 mm anti-tank gun M1930 (1-K) 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) 45 mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42) 57 mm anti-tank gun M1943 (ZiS-2) 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) 100mm D-10 tank gun
Mountain guns	76 mm mountain gun M1909 (76-09) 76 mm mountain gun M1938
Regimental guns	76 mm regimental gun M1927 76 mm regimental gun M1943 (OB-25)
Divisional guns	76 mm divisional gun M1902/30 76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22) 76 mm divisional gun M1939 (USV) 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) 85 mm divisional gun D-44 107 mm divisional gun M1940 (M-60) 122 mm howitzer M1909/37 122 mm howitzer M1910/30 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) 152 mm mortar M1931 (NM)
Corps and Army level guns	107 mm gun M1910/30 122 mm gun M1931 (A-19) 122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19) 152 mm howitzer M1909/30 152 mm howitzer M1910/37 152 mm howitzer M1938 (M-10) 152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1) 152 mm gun M1910/30 152 mm gun M1910/34 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20)
Very heavy guns	152 mm gun M1935 (Br-2) 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) 210 mm gun M1939 (Br-17) 280 mm howitzer M1914/15 280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5) 305 mm howitzer M1939 (Br-18)
Air defense guns	25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) 76 mm air defense gun M1938 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K)