85-mm AA gun 52-Ê. Model 1939 .
|
| Caliber, mm |
85
|
| Barrel length, calibers |
52
|
| Weight when deployed, kg |
4900
|
| Rate of fire, rds/min |
20
|
| Elevation angle |
-3 +82
|
| Deflection angle |
360
|
| Projectile's initial velocity (AP/subcaliber), m/s |
800/1050
|
| Range, m |
15500
|
| Ceiling, m |
10500
|
| Crew |
7
|
The gun was designed by the KB (design bureau) of Factory No.8
under the direction of G.D.Dorokhin by placing
the 85mm barrel on the carriage of a 76mm ZK AA gun Model 1931. The barrel had
to be equiped with a muzzle
brake. During the tests of the first serial models, a number of defects were
found. As a result, it was proposed to
use the carriage of the 76mm AA gun Model 1938, and a number of other small
changes. The new gun was tested,
and in the summer of 1940 it was accepted into service with the designation
of 52-P-365. Nevertheless, the vast
majority of documents do not distinguish between the two systems and call both
of them "85mm anti-aircraft gun
model 1939." The guns were only produced by the Factory No.8 (Kalinin factory).