76.2 mm mountain gun M1958
The 76 mm mountain gun M1958 (M-99, GP or 2A2) was a Soviet mountain gun designed during the 1950s.
76.2 mm mountain gun M1958
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- Name
- 76 mm mountain gun M1958 2A2
- Field
- towed artillery piece
- Period
- 1951
- Region
- Soviet Union
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The 76 mm mountain gun M1958 (M-99, GP or 2A2) was a Soviet mountain gun designed during the 1950s.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — 76 mm mountain gun M1958 2A2 • Origin — Soviet Union • Type — Mountain gun Airborne gun • Is Ranged — YES • Is Artillery — YES • Used By — Soviet Union • Designer — Plant № 172 • Design Date — 1951 • Manufacturer — Plant № 172 • Production Date — 1958 • Weight — Travel: 750 kg Firing: 735 kg • Length — Travel: 3.3 m Firing: 4.2 m • Part Length — 1.63 m L/21.4 • Width — 1.62 m • Height — Travel: 1.4 m Firing: 1 m • Cartridge — Semi-Fixed QF • Cartridge Weight — 6.23 kg • Caliber — 76.2 mm • Rate — 10-20 RPM • Velocity — 485 m/s • Max Range — 10 km • Breech — Semi-automatic horizontal sliding block • Recoil — Hydro-pneumatic • Carriage — Split trail • Traverse — -45 to +45 degrees • Elevation — -10 to +70 degrees
History
History
Developed by SKB-172 under the guidance of Mikhail Yurievich Tsirulnikov. The M-99 passed factory tests in December 1954 and passed military tests on 21 April 1955. The M-99 was officially adopted in 1958 under the name 76 mm GP mountain gun. At this time, a new indexing of guns was introduced, and the M-99 received the GRAU index number 2A2.
Design
Design
The barrel is the same as the 76 mm mountain gun model 1938. It has a split-trail carriage, a hydro-pneumatic recoil mechanism, a semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge breech, torsion bar suspension, and pneumatic tires for motor transport. The gun is collapsible or can be broken down into 10 pack loads for transport.
Surviving examples
Surviving examples
• Museum of the History of PJSC Motovilikha Plants, Perm. • Museum of Russian Military History, Moscow. • UMMC Museum Complex, Sverdlovsk. • Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Moscow. • Tula Artillery Engineering Institute, Tula. • Omsk Cadet Military Corps, Omsk.
Ammunition
Ammunition
• Designation — Type • 53-VOF-356 — HEF • 53-UBK-356 — HEAT • 53-UBK-356M — HEAT • 53-UBP-356 — AP • 53-UBP-356A — AP • 53-UBP-356M — AP • 53-UBR-356 — AP-T • 53-UBR-356A — AP-T • 53-UBR-356B — AP-T • 53-UBR-356SP — AP-T • 53-UD-356 — Smoke • 53-UD-356A — Smoke • 53-UZ-356 — Incendiary • 53-UO-356A — Frag • 53-UOF-356 — HE • 53-UOF-356A — HE • 53-UOF-356AM — HE • 53-UOF-356M — HE • 53-UOKh-356 — Fragmentation-Chemical • 53-USh-356 — Shrapnel • 53-USh-356T — Shrapnel
Identity
Identity
76.2 mm mountain gun M1958 is classified as a towed artillery piece. Associated with Soviet Union. Recorded from 1951.
76 mm mountain gun GP (2A2) in Technical museum Togliatti
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Chronology
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Chronology
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1951
76.2 mm mountain gun M1958 first recorded.
1951
76.2 mm mountain gun M1958 is recorded from 1951.
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