Putilov 76.2mm
anti-aircraft gun M. 1902
Bulgarian designation : |
специално
76.2-мм руско
противоаеропланно
оръдие |
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German designation : |
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Calibre : |
76.2mm L/30 |
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Weight of the barrel : |
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Weight in action : |
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Weight in marching order : |
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Barrel length : |
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Barrel grooves |
number : |
24 |
depth : |
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width : |
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Cartridge |
size : |
76.2 x 385 x
90 R |
weight : |
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charge : |
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7,62cm Gr.G.C. 36 : |
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7,62cm Gr.G.C. 43 : |
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7,62cm Brand-Gr. 1915 : |
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7,62cm Brand-Schr. Krupp : |
42
incendiary balls and 84 filling parts |
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Muzzle velocity : |
588 m/s |
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Max. range : |
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vertical : |
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Ammunition for
barrage fire |
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Cartridge : |
size : |
76.2 x 385 x
90 R |
weight : |
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charge : |
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Muzzle velocity : |
410 m/s |
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Max. range : |
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vertical : |
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Elevation : |
+
70° / - 3° (Ortfeste Flak) |
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+ 70° / 0 (Sockelflak) |
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Azimuth : |
360° |
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Remarks : Russian
Field gun transformed into Bak by German Army.
During the war the Bulgarian Army received some Rheinmetall
Ortfeste Flak and at least two Krupp Sockelflak. Both these guns were mounted on pedestal, but
on the base of the Sockelflak could be mounted two
wheels, in order to facilitate the movements. At first
these guns used the captured Russian
ammunition, then they adopted Rheinmetall made shells (at first the 7,62cm Granate
G.C. 36 and later the 7,62cm Granate G.C. 43, expressly designed for a/a fire).
They used also a Rheinmetall incendiary shell (7,62cm Brandgranate 1915), replaced later by a more sophisticated incendiary
shrapnel (7,62cm Brandschrapnell
Krupp). |