SOVIET ARTILLERY ORDNANCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000100420005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 17, 2009
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 26, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET/SECURITY INFORM
SM, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR/Germany (Soviet Zone)
SUBJECT Soviet Artillery Ordnance
PLACE
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DATE
ACQUIRED
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INIORMATION AFFECTING THE SElION AL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED BTA TD N, WITHIN THE MEANING OT TETLE IBr SECTIONS 793
A D 704, T H E D U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVD.
CATION OE ITS CON TEM TS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION CF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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Ltl told that in the Fall of 1950 when he was near Chita
2O71V-14653 _he participated in experiments with a new, secret
_7 mm AT gun, and that one of these guns knocked out 15 T-3
tanks. The new Run has a muzzle
for gas)
1 as a spring reco , an a s or er.reco an e .
model r,77 mm AT uno
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the i rc r entation and aun has
subcaaliber rounds
The location and size of the equilibrators on he new 57-m
AT auh are Identical to those on old AT-Amt
the new gun as a whole, and particularly the
trails, is lighter in weight than the present model. The
wheels are the same as those on the present 57-mm AT gun.
the new gun has a spring recoil.
know what tape of recoil.: mechanism it is.
The purpose of the screw-on nose cap on KTM-1 and KTM-2 fuzee ;
is to provide delayed fragmentation action when the round buries
itself in earth; otherwise it would explode immediately upon
contact.
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e new 65-min divisional
gun has completely replaced the 76-mm gun in the USSR. There
are no 8 -mm"guns in the Soviet Zone - only 76-mm guns. F_
many tons of.76-mm ammunition were manufactured
war, which must be?used up in training before Soviet
Zone artillery units can be issued the new 85-mm gun..
_ Ithe HVAP projectiles which
were used in World War II proved to be more effective than
any other AP rounds; an HVAP round could knock out a German tank
Both 1941 and 1943 PPSHs are used in the Soviet Army at nresent,
At present only the 72-round drum is issued for the PPSH,
even though many EM prefer the 35-round jox magazine on guard
duty, because It does not become entangled-in their uniform
and is easier to handle.
The 1940 Tokarev rifle proved to be inefficient in World War II
betause it jammed easily; the least amount of dirt resulted
irl malfunctions. The.;Mosin-Nagant rifle performs well under
elifficult conditions. '
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In order to minimize the spin or'. a projectile varied powder
charges are used; however
both cloth and metal belts for 7.62-mm-machine
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The Maxim 1910 was found to be impracticable due.to the'
necessity of keeping it water cooled (the Water froze easily),
and became obsolete in World ar II. -E:Inever saw or he rdof
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a Goryunov 193 machine
gun.
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the only 7.62-mm machine gun in use at the present time is. the
Degtyarev gun of post-war manufacture, similar: to the Maxim
1910 but not water cooled. this gun in use by the
in July 1951?
The
barrel can be changed in 30 seconds by pressing a button,
t'arning the barrel sideways, removing it and putting a new
barrel in place.
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33d Mtz. Inf Regt in Pasewalk:
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DEGTYAREV
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The 100-mm towed AT gun m 1944 and the 122-mm Howitzer are
thought to be the most effective guns and are widely used.
There are no 85-mm guns in the Soviet Zone at the present time.
In July 1951.a battery of 100-mm guns fired in Luckenwalde
with an unknown type of rounds. -One round fell 12 km away from
the target in an unknown German village. and destroyed a house.
After this incident GOFG prohibited the further firing of 100-mm
guns, and all 100-mm batteries stopped firing and returned to
their home stations with the unused aamnunition,
this incident was due to incorrect aiming, rather; a the fault
of the gun itself. The officers and EM of the 590th L Arty
Regt considered the 100-mm gun to be excellent.
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The 122-mm Howitzer 1938 model Is cons i e. -. , a ~r TFV
effective and it is unlikely that it will be b e?'M ed
never seen a 152-min Howitzer in any Soviet 't4 In the
Soviet zone.
The 57-mm.,AT gun 4101 uses
fragmentation/HE rounds. The " 57-mm subcalibet (Podka bernyy
Snaryad) round was first introduced in 1944 and-1945 and was
used very effectively against German Tiger tanks. The entire.
round weighs about 6.8 kg; tle projectile weighs about three kg.
Inside the soft-nosed projectile is .a hard core made of wolf-
ram. The round has a muzzle velocl,ty of 1270 meters per second
and will penetrate 20 em (eight inches) of armor at,a range
of 300=500 m on a direct hit.` The project I ile ricochets at
30 degree angle of ins act.
Fragmentation and armor piercing rounds are
available f AR--mm Pnd 100-mm mma wht%m they. are 11
Faiq Am
The -mm AT xuns of the 65th Gds ~ f T-SP Re t
The 76
the 590th L Art Regt were model 1
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the m' ear6 won e: ? taed by.
t4w P~PSh 30 1119111 in the event of emergency. (wary
1~l1, w bind. Is still In nee,
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