76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22)

76-mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22)
76-mm divisional gun F-22 in The Artillery Museum of Finland, Hämeenlinna
TypeField gun
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
Used bySoviet Union
Nazi Germany (captured)
WarsSoviet-Japanese border conflicts
World War II
Production history
DesignerDesign bureau of No. 92 Plant,
headed by V. G. Grabin
Produced1937–1939
No. built2,932
Specifications
Masscombat: 1,620 kg
(3,571 lbs)
travel: 2,820 kg
(6,217 lbs)
Length7.12 m (23 ft 4 in)
Barrel lengthbore: 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in) L/48.4
overall: 3.89 m (12 ft 9 in) L/51.2
Width1.93 metres (6 ft 4 in)
Height1.71 metres (5 ft 7 in)
Crew6

Shell76.2 × 385 mm. R
Caliber76.2 mm (3 in)
Carriagesplit trail
Elevation-5° to 75°
Traverse60°
Rate of fire15 rounds per minute
Maximum firing range14 km (8.69 mi)

The 76-mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22) was a Soviet divisional semi-universal gun, adopted for Red Army service in 1936. This gun was used in conflicts between the USSR and Japan on the Far East, in the Winter War and in World War II. Many F-22s were captured by the Wehrmacht during Operation Barbarossa. Modernized and redesignated as the Feldkanone 296(r), captured guns were used against their originators.