29K (artillery)
| 29K | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon |
| Place of origin |  Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1936–1941 |
| Used by | Soviet Union |
| Wars | Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Design Bureau (KB) Plant No. 8 |
| Designed | 1935 |
| Manufacturer | Yaroslavl Motor Plant |
| Produced | 1935–1937 |
| No. built | 40 (according to other sources: 61 units) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 10.55 t |
| Length | 7630 mm |
| Width | 2470 mm |
| Crew | 5 |
| Elevation | −30° to +85° (other sources state −3° to 82°) |
| Traverse | 360° |
Main armament | 76 mm air defense gun M1931, 48 rounds |
| Engine | Herkules YXC 93.5 hp |
Operational range | 270 km |
| Maximum speed | 40 km/h |
The 29K was a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon used by the Soviet Union, consisting of a 76 mm air defense gun M1931 mounted on a YaG-10 truck.[1]
History
[edit]In 1934, the Design Bureau (KB) Plant No. 8, named after Mikhail Kalinin, received an order to install 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. ZSU 29-K[2] 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.[3] Overall, sixty-one YaG-10 trucks were converted into 29K models. Modifications to the trucks included a reinforced undercarriage, rotating pedestal for the gun, and side boards replaced with semi-circular shields.[4]
Specifications
[edit]- Firing range = 14,600 m
- Muzzle velocity = 815 m/s
- Rate of fire = 10–20 rounds per minute
- Aiming Device = Telescopic sight
- Obstacle crossing capability = 20° slope
- Wade depth = 0.65 m
- Wheel configuration = 6×4
References
[edit]- ^ "[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.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.