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]
| 29K | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon |
| Place of origin |  Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1936–1941 |
| Used by | Soviet Union |
| Wars | Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Design Bureau (KB) Plant No. 8 |
| Designed | 1935 |
| Manufacturer | Yaroslavl Motor Plant |
| Produced | 1935–1937 |
| No. built | 40 (according to other sources: 61 units) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 10.55 t |
| Length | 7630 mm |
| Width | 2470 mm |
| Crew | 5 |
| Elevation | −30° to +85° (other sources state −3° to 82°) |
| Traverse | 360° |
Main armament | 76 mm air defense gun M1931, 48 rounds |
| Engine | Herkules YXC 93.5 hp |
Operational range | 270 km |
| Maximum speed | 40 km/h |
History
editIn 1934, the Design Bureau (KB) Plant No. 8, 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. 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "[Development] 29-K: Reach the Sky".
- ^ "Roman Skomorokhov, Armament Stories: Anti-Aircraft Gun 3-K". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ E. D. Kochnev , Cars of the Red Army 1918-1945. Yauza: Eksmo, 2009, p. 311.
- ^ "YaG-10, 29-K 76mm Anti-Aircraft SPG". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
Further reading
edit- 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.