45-mm anti-tank gun model 1942 года (М-42) | |
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Type | Anti-tank gun |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
Used by | Soviet Union Warsaw Pact North Korea[1] Romania |
Wars | World War II Korean War[1] |
Production history | |
Designer | No. 172 Plant |
Manufacturer | Artillery Plant #172, at Perm |
Produced | 1942–1945 |
No. built | 10,843 |
Specifications | |
Mass | combat: 625 kg (1,378 lbs) travel: 1,250 kg (2,756 lbs) |
Barrel length | 2.985 m (9 ft 9.5 in) 66.3 calibers overall: 3.087 m (10 ft 1.5 in) 68.6 calibers[1] |
Width | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
Height | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)[1] |
Crew | 6[1] |
Shell | Fixed QF 45x310 mmR[1] |
Caliber | 45 mm/ 68 (1.77 in) |
Breech | Semi-automatic vertical sliding wedge[1] |
Recoil | Hydro-spring[1] |
Carriage | Split trail |
Elevation | -8° to 25° |
Traverse | 60° |
Rate of fire | 15-20 rounds per minute |
Muzzle velocity | 870 m/s (2,854 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 4.55 km (2.84 mi) |
The M-42 was a 45-mm Soviet light semi-automatic anti-tank gun. Its full official name is 45-mm anti-tank gun model 1942 (M-42) (Russian: 45-мм противотанковая пушка образца 1942 года (М-42)). These guns were used from 1942 until the end of World War II.