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M-1939 (KS-12) |
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M-1939 (KS-12) |
Designer: M. N. Loginov |
Manufacturer: |
Artillery Plant No. 8 at Kaliningrad and near Sverdlovsk during the Great Patriotic War |
Role: |
Anti-Aircraft Gun |
Year Adopted: |
1939 |
Weight Traveling: Deployed: |
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Operational Status: |
Russia - Obsolete |
Armament: |
85mm Main Gun |
Recoil System: |
Hydraulic recoil buffer and hydro-pneumatic recuperator |
Weapon Range |
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Sustained Rate of Fire: | 15-20 rnds per minute |
Gun Crew: | 7 men |
Shell Weight: |
9.2 kg (O-365 fragmentation shell) |
Muzzle Velocity: | 792 meters per second |
Length (traveling): |
7.05 meters |
Width (traveling): | 2.15 meters |
Height (traveling): | 2.25 meters |
Total Traverse: |
360 degrees |
Elevation: |
-3 to +82 |
Common Towing Vehicles: | ZIL-157 Truck |
The M-1939 Anti-Aircraft Gun in Pictures | Development, History, and Use |
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