76 Mm Divisional Gun M1942 (Zi S-3) - ZiS-3 in Our Time

ZiS-3 in Our Time

In the Cold War many ZiS-3s were transferred to different Soviet allies. From there ZiS-3s were often resold onto third world countries. Armies of several African and Asian countries have ZiS-3s in active service today. Moreover, these guns are still used in combat during numerous local conflicts and border skirmishes.

Soviet ZiS-3s were officially withdrawn from active service. Some of them were scrapped, some were transferred to holding facilities and others were converted to Great Patriotic War memorial signs. These memorial cannons are quite common in modern Russia and Belarus. In Russian Army some ZiS-3s are used as decorations of buildings and gardens in artillery units quarters; another part of survived ZiS-3s is still operable. Sometimes ZiS-3s are used as small salute guns or in history-dedicated military shows.