29K (artillery)
| ZSU 29-K | |
|---|---|
| Type | Anti-aircraft truck |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1936–1941 |
| Used by | Soviet Union |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Design Bureau (KB) Plant No. 8 |
| Designed | 1935 |
| Manufacturer | Yaroslavl Automobile Plant |
| Produced | 1935–1937 |
| No. built | 61 units |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 10.55 t (10.4 long tons; 11.6 short tons) |
| Length | 7.630 m (25 ft 0.4 in) |
| Width | 2.470 m (8 ft 1.2 in) |
| Crew | 5 |
| Shell | Fixed QF 76.2 × 558mm R[1] |
| Shell weight | 6.6 kg (14 lb 9 oz) |
| Caliber | 76.2 mm (3.00 in) |
| Elevation | −3° to 82° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 10 – 20 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 815 m/s (2,670 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 14,600 m (16,000 yd) |
| Sights | Telescopic sight |
Main armament | 76 mm air defense gun M1931 48 rounds |
| Engine | Herkules YXC 93.5 hp |
| Power/weight | 8.77 hp/ton |
| Drive | 6×4 |
| Ground clearance |
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Operational range | 270 km (170 miles) |
| Maximum speed | 45 km/h (28 mph) |
The 29-K was an anti-aircraft truck used by the Soviet Union, consisting of a 76 mm air defense gun M1931 mounted on a YaG-10 truck.[2]
History
In 1934, the Design Bureau (KB) Plant No. 8, named after Mikhail Kalinin, received an order to install the 76 mm air defense gun M1931 on the chassis of the three-axle YaG-10 truck. Production completed by the Yaroslavl Automobile Plant, due to their experience with creating the SU-8.
In August–September 1936, tests were carried out at the NIAP test site. The first vehicles entered service with Moscow Military District.
The 29-K[3] took part in the parade on Red Square in Moscow. The first display of motorized anti-aircraft guns took place at a military parade in Moscow on 1 May 1934.[4] Overall, sixty-one YaG-10 trucks were converted into 29-K models.
Modifications to the trucks included a reinforced undercarriage, four stabilizing legs with jacks were added to the underside, rotating pedestal for the gun, and side boards replaced with semi-circular armor plates that could be reclined in combat to create additional space for the crew to operate.[5]
References
- ^ "77-77 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ "[Development] 29-K: Reach the Sky".
- ^ "Roman Skomorokhov, Armament Stories: Anti-Aircraft Gun 3-K". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ E. D. Kochnev , Cars of the Red Army 1918-1945. Yauza: Eksmo, 2009, p. 311.
- ^ "YaG-10, 29-K 76mm Anti-Aircraft SPG". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
Bibliography
- Alexander Shirokorad, Domestic semi-automatic anti-aircraft guns, "Equipment and weapons", No. 7, 1998.
- M. Svirin, “Stalin's self-propelled guns. History of the Soviet self-propelled guns 1919 - 1945. Yauza\EKSMO, Moscow, 2008.
- E. D. Kochnev, Cars of the Red Army 1918 - 1945., - M ..: Yauza: Eksmo, 2009. - S. 311.
- RGVA. F. 31811. Op. 2. D. 1159. L. 21. Basic tactical and technical data of the 76-mm anti-aircraft gun of the 1931 model, installed on the YAG-10.