Russian 100mm/56
Caliber = 10.0 cm (3.9 inch)
Shell weight = 17 kg (37 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 852 m/s (2794 fps)
Relative ballistic performance: 0.93
Muzzle energy = 6.166 megajoules = 2272.3 foot-tons
Relative muzzle energy: 1.16
Barrel length: 56 calibers
Elevation Range
Time Velocity Fall Angle
2.5 deg 4700 meters
7.0 sec 537 m/s 3.4 deg
5.0 deg
7400 meters 13.0 sec 412 m/s 8.1 deg
7.5 deg 9400 meters 18.3 sec 348 m/s
13.4 deg
10.0 deg 11000 meters 23.3
sec 309 m/s 19.2 deg
12.5 deg
12200 meters 27.9 sec 285 m/s 25.0 deg
15.0 deg 13300 meters 32.2 sec 272 m/s
30.4 deg
20.0 deg 15000 meters 40.4
sec 261 m/s 40.5 deg
25.0 deg
16300 meters 48.0 sec 261 m/s 48.6 deg
30.0 deg 17300 meters 55.1 sec 268 m/s
55.1 deg
35.0 deg 17900 meters 62.0
sec 276 m/s 60.3 deg
40.0 deg
18300 meters 68.4 sec 285 m/s 64.5 deg
45.0 deg 18300 meters 74.5 sec 295 m/s
67.9 deg
50.0 deg 17900 meters 80.3
sec 303 m/s 70.9 deg
Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor
(Relative armor quality, 0.90)
Maximum penetration: 25.95 cm
Elevation Range
Belt Deck
2.1 deg 4100 meters
15 cm
4.8 deg 7200 meters
10 cm
13.1 deg 12500 meters
... 2 cm
13.6 deg
12700 meters 5 cm
27.8 deg
16900 meters ... 4 cm
49.2 deg 18000 meters ...
6 cm
Maximum range = 18300 meters at 42.7 deg elevation
Maximum altitude
= 13130 meters at 85 deg elevation