SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SOVIET 76 MM. FIELD ARTILLERY GUN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800340003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 13, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY
Bulgaria
SUBJECT Specifications of the Soviet
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Soae specifications of the Zisa3, 76 mn0 Field Artillery gun, 1942, which
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Caliber: 76 meta
Length of barrel: 11 feet 5
Length of gun with carriage:
Total vreight : 2,455 pounds
Horizontal range: 600
Angle of elevation: ' 370
Angle of depression: 50
2.tuzzle velocity: 2,230 feet
Liaximum range : 14,300 yards
Rate of fire: 25 rounds per
inches
21 feet 2 inches
per second
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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