76 Mm Divisional Gun M1939 (USV) - Ammunition

Ammunition

Available ammunition
Type Model Weight, kg HE weight, g Muzzle velocity, m/s Range, m
Armor-piercing shells
APHE-T BR-350A 6,3 155 662 4,000
APHE-T BR-350B 6,5 119 655 4,000
AP-T BR-350BSP 6,5 - 655 4,000
Subcaliber (from April 1943) BR-354P 3,02 - 950 500
HEAT, steely iron (from May 1943) BP-350A 5,28 623 355 500
High explosive and fragmentation shells
HE-Fragmentation, steel OF-350 6,2 710 680 13,290
Fragmentation, steely iron O-350A 6,21 540 680 10,000
HE-Fragmentation OF-350V 6,2
HE-Fragmentation, limited production OF-363 7,1
HE, steel, old Russian F-354 6,41 785 640 9,170
HE, steel, old Russian F-354M 6,1 815
HE, steel, old French F-354F 6,41 785 640 9,170
Shrapnel shells
Shrapnel with 22 sec / D tube Sh-354 6,5 85 (260 bullets) 624 6,000
Shrapnel with T-6 tube Sh-354T 6,66 85 (250 bullets) 618 8,600
Shrapnel Sh-354G 66,58 85
Shrapnel Sh-361 6,61 - 666 8,400
Canister shots
Canister shot Sh-350 549 bullets 200
Smoke shells
Smoke, steel D-350 6,45 80 TNT + 505 yellow phosphorus
Smoke, steely iron D-350A 6,45 66 TNT + 380 yellow phosphorus
Incendiary shells
Incendiary, steel Z-350 6,24 240 679 9,400
Incendiary Z-354 (project 3890) 6,5 (6,66) 240 624 6,200
Incendiary Z-354 4,65 240 680 5,600
Other shells
Fragmentation-chemical OH-350 6,25 680 13,000
Armour penetration table
AP Projectile BR-350A
Distance, m Meet angle 60°, mm Meet angle 90°, mm
100 65 80
300 60 75
500 55 70
1000 50 60
1500 45 50
Subcaliber projectile BR-354P
Distance, m Meet angle 60°, mm Meet angle 90°, mm
100 95 120
300 85 105
500 75 90
These data was obtained by Soviet methodics of armour penetration measurement (penetration probability equals 75%).
They are not directly comparable with western data of similar type

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