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| The 76.2 mm Regimental Cannon Model 1927 |
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On April 22, 1926, a special Artillery Committee session was held to discuss the question of regimental guns. The Committee realized that the existing 76 mm Gun Model 1902 was too heavy for regimental purposes as it could not be towed by the crew and took six horses to be moved. The Committee decided to accept the 76 mm Gun Model 1913, but only after modernisation was to take place. In 1926, the work on modernising the 3-in Short-Barreled Gun Model 1913 was undertaken. The gun was re-bored to accept ammunition from the Model 1902. The modernised gun was renamed the "76 mm Short-Barreled Gun Model 1913/25." From 17 to 26 January 1927, this gun had passed all trials, and was recommended for service and large-scale production. The new gun received the designation "76 mm Regimental Gun Model 1927." The order to start its mass production was assigned to the Krasniy Putilovets factory. By that order, the factory was required to manufacture 400 guns. The very first production unit was ready on December 22, 1928. By mid-1936, the Red Army possessed 1590 operational guns, 50 damaged (repairable) guns, and 14 guns for training purposes. In contrast, by June 22, 1941, there were 4708 of these guns serving in the Red Army. In 1943, due to the development and approval of the more modern 76 mm gun model 1943, the manufacture of the Model 1927 was canceled. |
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Mark Jaremco Sources: "Artillery from Alpha to Omega" encyclopaedia. Encyclopaedia of the Weapons |
