Captured SU 76 with German ammunition

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Captured SU 76 with German ammunition

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Post by Miles Krogfus » 27 Dec 2019, 23:39

Improved armor plate penetration resulted, making the SU 76 more dangerous to opposing tanks.
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Re: Captured SU 76 with German ammunition

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Post by Mobius » 28 Dec 2019, 02:33

Well. let me remind you the SU-76 had the ZiS-3 76mm/L42 gun not the 76mm/L51. Also, from H.Dv. 119/327 edition (your own post) dated October 1944:
7.62 cm PzGr 36(r) 39 rot of 7.6 Kg and 710 m/s MV with velocities at range and official 30 degree deflection performance figures.
100 meters 699 m/s 96 mm pen.
300 meters 678 m/s 92 mm pen.
500 meters 658 m/s 89 mm pen.
1000 meters 607 m/s 80 mm pen.
1500 meters 559 m/s 71 mm pen.
2000 meters 514 m/s 63 mm pen.
2500 meters 472 m/s 55 mm pen.
3000 meters 433 m/s 48 mm pen.
Treffer % firing at 2.5/2 meter target with 50% St. breite/hohe:
100 m 100(100)% .1/.1,
300 m 100(100)% .2/.2,
500 m 100(92)% .3/.4,
1000 m 90(52)% .6/.8,
1500 m 66(25)% 1.0/1.3,
2000 m 42(12)% 1.4/1.8,
2500 m 26(07)% 1.9/2.5,
3000 meters 17(05)% 2.4/3.


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Re: Captured SU 76 with German ammunition

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Post by Miles Krogfus » 28 Dec 2019, 19:22

Data on the 7.62 cm L/51 Pak 36.
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Post by Mobius » 28 Dec 2019, 20:32

This is slightly different that what we went over before.
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Re: Captured SU 76 with German ammunition

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Post by Yoozername » 31 Dec 2019, 05:51

It seems that the document is speaking about some sort of modification of using a Pak 36 (r) on a T70 chassis. Sort of a Buete-Marder.

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Re: Captured SU 76 with German ammunition

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Post by Mobius » 31 Dec 2019, 16:24

The Geschossringbuch of German ammo shows a 7,62cm Pzgr. 39 of 7.1 kg and 7,62cm Pzgr. 39 rot of 7.6 kg.

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