Armata 75 mm wz.02/26 explained

Armata 75 mm wz.02/06
Origin:Russian Empire
USSR
Type:Field gun
Is Artillery:yes
Service:1926-1945
Used By:Poland
Wars:World War II
Designer:Putilovski Works
Design Date:1902
Manufacturer:Starachowice Works
Production Date:1926-1930
Number:400?
Weight:1040kg (2,290lb)
Part Length:2.25m (07.38feet) 30 calibers[1]
Width:1.8m (05.9feet)
Height:1.6m (05.2feet)
Crew:6-7
Cartridge:Fixed QF 75 x 350mm R[2]
Cartridge Weight:6.5kg (14.3lb)
Caliber:75mm
Rate:10-12 rpm
Velocity:593m/s
Max Range:8.5km (05.3miles)
Breech:Interrupted screw
Carriage:Box trail
Elevation:-6° to 16°
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The Armata 75 mm wz.02/26 was a light field gun used by Poland before and during World War II. It began life as the 76 mm divisional gun M1902, a Russian light field gun used in the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, Russian Civil War and Polish–Soviet War.

History

Poland captured large numbers of M1902 guns in the Polish-Soviet War and pressed them into service as a standard piece of mounted artillery, designated the Armata 76.2 mm wz.1902. In 1923, there were 568 wz.1902 guns in the Polish inventory.[3] Between 1926 and 1930 most surviving 76.2 mm wz.1902 guns were re-chambered to use the same 75 mm shells as the most numerous Polish field gun, the Canon de 75 modèle 1897. The guns were converted by the Starachowice Works and designated as the Armata 75 mm wz.02/26. Most were converted, but some of the original 76.2 mm caliber guns were retained to use captured stocks of Russian ammunition.[4] Guns captured after the Polish defeat were designated by Germany as the 7.5 cm FK 02/06(p).

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Chamberlain, Peter. Light and medium field artillery. 1975. Arco. Gander, Terry. 58. 0668038209. New York. 2067331.
  2. Web site: 75-77 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES. www.quarryhs.co.uk. 2017-09-05. 2015-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20150117003503/http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/ammotable8.html. dead.
  3. Konstankiewicz, Andrzej (2003). Broń strzelecka i sprzęt artyleryjski formacji polskich i Wojska Polskiego w latach 1914-1939, Lublin,,
  4. Rozdżestwieński, Paweł. Armata wz. 1902/26 w pułkach piechoty II Rzeczypospolitej, Militaria XX Wieku Nr. 1(46)/2012