29K (artillery)

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ZSU 29-K
YaG-10 (29-K) 1.jpg
Type Anti-aircraft truck
Place of originFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Service history
In service1936–1941
Used byFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Wars World War II
Production history
DesignerDesign Bureau (KB)
Plant No. 8  [ ru ]
Designed1935
Manufacturer Yaroslavl Automobile Plant
Produced1935–1937
No. built61 units
Specifications
Mass10.55 t (10.4 long tons; 11.6 short tons)
Length7.630 m (25 ft 0.4 in)
Width2.470 m (8 ft 1.2 in)
Crew5
Shell Fixed QF 76.2 × 558mm R [1]
Shell weight6.6 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 range14,600 m (16,000 yd)
SightsTelescopic sight
Main
armament
 76 mm air defense gun M1931
48 rounds
Engine Herkules YXC
93.5 hp
Power/weight8.77 hp/ton
Drive6×4
Ground clearance
  • Max slope angle: 20°
  • Wade depth:
    0.65 m (2.13 ft)
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]

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History

In 1934, the Design Bureau (KB) Plant No. 8  [ ru ], 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  [ ru ].

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

  1. ↑ "77-77 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  2. ↑ "[Development] 29-K: Reach the Sky".
  3. ↑ "Roman Skomorokhov, Armament Stories: Anti-Aircraft Gun 3-K". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  4. ↑ E. D. Kochnev , Cars of the Red Army 1918-1945. Yauza: Eksmo, 2009, p. 311.
  5. ↑ "YaG-10, 29-K 76mm Anti-Aircraft SPG". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

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