7.62cm FK288(r)

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7.62cm FK288(r)

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Post by Sturm78 » 16 Feb 2014, 12:55

Hi all,

I found this image of a 76.2mm M1942 (ZiS-3) gun in German service

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Post by Manuferey » 16 Feb 2014, 16:44

According to the caption, this gun was used to destroy 13 Soviet tanks.

I am curious how to can recognize a 76,2 mm ZIS-3 (7,62 cm FK288(r)) from a 57 mm ZIS-2 (5,7 cm Pak 208(r)) on this picture. :?

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Post by jopaerya » 24 Jun 2018, 09:32

Any idea on the troops on this Ebay photo ?? Regards Jos
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Post by Clive Mortimore » 24 Jun 2018, 10:25

Hi Jos

I think they are Italian, the man at the rear of the gun appears to be wearing an Alpine hat with a feather, and the helmets look more Italian than Slovakian.

Is the gun a Zis-3 or a Zis-2, the barrel looks long and slender?
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Post by jopaerya » 24 Jun 2018, 19:52

Thank you very much Clive

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Post by nuyt » 24 Jun 2018, 20:30

Looks like a long thin barrel indeed, but I have never seen a wartime pic of a Zis2 with muzzle brake. But I am no Soviet artillery expert. Could there be some snow on the barrel still?

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Post by Clive Mortimore » 25 Jun 2018, 02:05

nuyt wrote:Looks like a long thin barrel indeed, but I have never seen a wartime pic of a Zis2 with muzzle brake. But I am no Soviet artillery expert. Could there be some snow on the barrel still?
Hi Nuyt

Snow on the barrel, that thought crossed my mind as well. Hence me questioning was it a Zis 2 or Zis 3? I didn't think about the muzzle brake.
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