Russian 76.2mm/56
Caliber = 7.6 cm (3.0 inch)
Shell weight = 7 kg (15 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 879 m/s (2885 fps)
Relative ballistic performance: 0.87
Muzzle energy = 2.707 megajoules = 997.5 foot-tons
Relative muzzle energy: 1.16
Barrel length: 56 calibers
Elevation Range
Time Velocity Fall Angle
2.5 deg 4300 meters
6.9 sec 464 m/s 3.9 deg
5.0 deg
6500 meters 12.5 sec 340 m/s 9.3 deg
7.5 deg 8000 meters 17.4 sec 281 m/s
15.6 deg
10.0 deg 9100 meters
21.8 sec 249 m/s 22.0 deg
12.5 deg
10000 meters 25.9 sec 231 m/s 28.4 deg
15.0 deg 10700 meters 29.8 sec 221 m/s
34.6 deg
20.0 deg 11900 meters 37.0
sec 215 m/s 45.1 deg
25.0 deg
12700 meters 43.7 sec 217 m/s 53.4 deg
30.0 deg 13300 meters 49.9 sec 223 m/s
59.7 deg
35.0 deg 13600 meters 55.9
sec 231 m/s 64.7 deg
40.0 deg
13700 meters 61.5 sec 238 m/s 68.6 deg
45.0 deg 13600 meters 66.8 sec 245 m/s
71.8 deg
50.0 deg 13200 meters 71.8
sec 251 m/s 74.4 deg
Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor
(Relative armor quality, 0.85)
Maximum penetration: 21.28 cm
Elevation Range
Belt Deck
2.1 deg 3800 meters
10 cm
6.3 deg 7400 meters
5 cm
19.5 deg 11700 meters
... 2 cm
Maximum range = 13700 meters at 40.2 deg elevation
Maximum
altitude = 10070 meters at 80 deg elevation