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| 76 mm tank gun M1940 F-34 | |
|---|---|
 The F-34 was the standard gun on the T-34 medium tank. Shown here is a T-34 Model 1943. | |
| Type | Tank gun |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| Used by |  Soviet Union Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | P. Muraviev |
| Designed | 1939 |
| Manufacturer | Factory No. 92 |
| Produced | 1940 |
| Specifications | |
| Barrel length | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) L/42.5 |
| Shell | Fixed QF 76.2 × 385 mm. R |
| Shell weight | 6.5 kg (14 lb 5 oz) |
| Caliber | 76.2 mm (3.00 in) |
| Breech | Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge |
| Elevation | 5° to 32° |
| Traverse | 360°[1] |
| Rate of fire | 5-10 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 680 m/s (2,200 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 2.0 km (1.2 mi)(effective 800m)[1] |
The 76 mm tank gun M1940 F-34 (76-мм танковая пушка обр. 1940 г. Ф-34) was a 76.2 mm Soviet tank gun used on the T-34/76 tank. A modified version of the gun, the 76 mm tank gun M1941 ZiS-5 (76-мм танковая пушка обр. 1941 г. ЗиС-5), was used on KV-1 tanks during World War II. Nowadays, the two versions are often referred to just by their factory designations, as "F-34" and "ZiS-5", respectively.