29K (artillery)

29K
TypeSelf-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
Place of origin Soviet Union
Service history
In service1936–1941
Used by Soviet Union
WarsSecond World War
Production history
DesignerDesign Bureau (KB) Plant No. 8 [ru]
Designed1935
ManufacturerYaroslavl Motor Plant
Produced1935–1937
No. built40 (according to other sources: 61 units)
Specifications
Mass10.55 t
Length7630 mm
Width2470 mm
Crew5
Elevation−30° to +85° (other sources state −3° to 82°)
Traverse360°
Main
armament
76 mm air defense gun M1931, 48 rounds
EngineHerkules YXC
93.5 hp
Operational
range
270 km
Maximum speed 40 km/h

The 29K was a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon used by the Soviet Union, consisting of a 76 mm air defense gun M1931 mounted on a YaG-10 truck.[1]

History

In 1934, the Design Bureau (KB) Plant No. 8 [ru], named after Mikhail Kalinin, received an order to install 76 mm air defense gun M1931 on the chassis of the three-axle YaG-10 truck. Production completed by the Yaroslavl Automobile Plant, due to their experience with creating the SU-8 [ru]. In August–September 1936, tests were carried out at the NIAP test site. The first vehicles entered service with Moscow Military District. ZSU 29-K[2] took part in the parade on Red Square in Moscow. The first display of motorized anti-aircraft guns took place at a military parade in Moscow on 1 May 1934.[3] Overall, sixty-one YaG-10 trucks were converted into 29K models. Modifications to the trucks included a reinforced undercarriage, rotating pedestal for the gun, and side boards replaced with semi-circular shields.[4]

Specifications

  • Firing range = 14,600 m
  • Muzzle velocity = 815 m/s
  • Rate of fire = 10–20 rounds per minute
  • Aiming Device = Telescopic sight
  • Obstacle crossing capability = 20° slope
  • Wade depth = 0.65 m
  • Wheel configuration = 6×4

References

  1. ^ "[Development] 29-K: Reach the Sky".
  2. ^ "Roman Skomorokhov, Armament Stories: Anti-Aircraft Gun 3-K". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  3. ^ E. D. Kochnev , Cars of the Red Army 1918-1945. Yauza: Eksmo, 2009, p. 311.
  4. ^ "YaG-10, 29-K 76mm Anti-Aircraft SPG". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

Further reading

  • Alexander Shirokorad, Domestic semi-automatic anti-aircraft guns, "Equipment and weapons", No. 7, 1998.
  • M. Svirin, “Stalin's self-propelled guns. History of the Soviet self-propelled guns 1919 - 1945. Yauza\EKSMO, Moscow, 2008.
  • E. D. Kochnev, Cars of the Red Army 1918 - 1945., - M ..: Yauza: Eksmo, 2009. - S. 311.
  • RGVA. F. 31811. Op. 2. D. 1159. L. 21. Basic tactical and technical data of the 76-mm anti-aircraft gun of the 1931 model, installed on the YAG-10.