76 Mm Divisional Gun M1936 (F-22) - Ammunition

Ammunition

Available ammunition
Type Model Weight, kg He weight, g Muzzle velocity, m/s Range, m
Armor-piercing shells
APHE-T BR-350A 6,3 155 690 7,000
APHE-T BR-350B 6,5 119 690 7,000
AP-T BR-350BSP 6,5 - 690 7,000
Subcaliber (from April 1943) BR-354P 3,02 - 500
HEAT, steely iron (from May 1943) BP-350A 5,28 623
High explosive and fragmentation shells
HE-Fragmentation, steel OF-350 6,2 710 706 13,630
Fragmentation, steely iron O-350A 6,21 540 706 13,630
HE-Fragmentation OF-350V 6,2
HE-Fragmentation, limited production OF-363 7,1 710 14,000
HE, steel, old Russian F-354 6,41 785 706 13,200
HE, steel, old Russian F-354M 6,1 815
HE, steel, old French F-354F 6,41 785
Shrapnel shells
Shrapnel with 22 sec / D tube Sh-354 6,5 85 (260 bullets) 652 6,000
Shrapnel with T-6 tube Sh-354T 6,66 85 (250 bullets) 645 9,000
Shrapnel Sh-354G 6,58 85
Shrapnel Sh-361 6,61 - 692 8,600
Canister shots
Canister shot Sh-350 549 bullets 200
Smoke shells
Smoke D-350 6,45 80 TNT + 505 yellow phosphoros
Smoke, steely iron D-350S 6,45 66 TNT + 380 yellow phosphoros
Incendiary
Incendiary, steel Z-350 6,24 240 705 9,600
Incendiary Z-354 (project 3890) 6,5 (6,66) 240
Incendiary Z-354 4,65 240
Other shells
Fragmentation-chemical OH-350 6,25 706 13,630
Armour penetration table
AP Projectile BR-350A
Distance, m Meet angle 60°, mm Meet angle 90°, mm
100 67 82
500 61 75
1000 55 67
1500 49 60
These data was obtained by Soviet methodics of armour penetration measurement (penetration probability equals 75%).
They are not directly comparable with western data of similar type

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