Interwar Development
Poland and Soviet Union modernized their M1902 guns after the end of World War I. Polish designers made their minor enhancements in 1926, resulting in the wz. 02/26 gun, which was rechambered for firing 75 mm shells used by the most numerous Polish field gun, the Canon de 75 modèle 1897. However, Poland also retained some of the guns in the original 76 mm caliber to use existing stocks of 76 mm ammunition. The USSR continued mass production of M1902 gun until 1931 when it was replaced by its enhanced M1902/30 variant. For Soviet modernization see 76.2-mm divisional gun M1902/30. Both variants were utilized in the early stages of World War II. The Soviet stockpiles of 76 mm ammunition for this gun were so large that the Soviet army decided to retain the 76 mm caliber ammunition for their modern field guns designed in the 1930s (F-22,USV and ZiS-3), even as other armies changed to larger calibers for their basic field gun.
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