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Soviet Guns up to 25mm calibre

Name Calibre/
Length
Projectile Penetration (mm)
Type Name Weight
(kg)
Muzzle
Vel (m/s)
Angle
(deg)
Range (m)
 100   500  1,000 1,500 2,000
7.62mm DT MG [1] 7.62mm                    
12.7mm DShK MG [2] 12.7mm AP B–30   850   16 at
300m
     
14.5mm Degtaryev PTRD ATR and
14.5mm Simonov PTRS ATR [3]
14.5mm AP     ? 0°? 35        
20mm TNSh–1 and
TNSh–20 [4]
20mm/L82.4 AP     760            
APCR     ? 30°   35      
25mm AAG 72–K obr.1940 [V] [5] 25mm/L? ?                  

Copyright © 1999 David Michael Honner. Based on Soviet specifications unless otherwise noted.

Footnotes

1. 7.62mm DT MG. Source: Russian Military Zone. The DT (Degtyarev Tankoviy) tank machine-gun was developed by V. A. Degtyarev. The projectile was a solid shot round with no explosive filler. [up]

2. 12.7mm DShK MG. Source: Russian Military Zone. Other ammunition types mentioned are “…incendiary armor-piercing B–32 bullets” which I assume would have a similar penetration to the B–30 ammunition. The AP projectile was a solid shot round with no explosive filler. [up]

3. 14.5mm Degtaryev PTRD and Simonov PTRS ATRs. Source: Zaloga, Steven J. and Ness, Leland S.: Red Army Handbook 1939–1945. The angle of penetration is not specified in the source so I have assumed it is 0°. The AP projectile was a solid shot round with no explosive filler. [up]

4. 20mm TNSh–1 and TNSh–20. Source: Russian Military Zone. This gun was based on the 20mm ShAK which was widely used in aircraft. It was also referred to as the ShVAK–tankovaya, TNSh–1 and later the TNSh–20. I suspect the APCR round would have been tested but not issued due to the fact that only limited numbers of higher calibre APCR rounds were ever issued. The AP projectile was a solid shot round with no explosive filler. [up]

5. 25mm AAG 72–K obr.1940. Source: Zaloga, Steven J. and Ness, Leland S.: Red Army Handbook 1939–1945 and Russian Military Zone. This was not commonly deployed in Army units, being intended for dedicated PVO air defence force regiments, but it was sometimes issued to Army units in place of the 37mm AAG 61–K obr.1939. [up]

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