The OTO Melara 76 mm gun, marketed as the OTO 76/62 Gun Mount, is a naval autocannon built and designed by the Italian defence company OTO Melara. It is based on the OTO Melara 76/62C and evolved toward 76/62 SR and 76/62 Strales.

The 76 mm gun M1 was an American World War II –era tank gun developed by the U.S United States Ordnance Department in 1942 to supplement the 75 mm gun on the basic Medium tank M4. It was also used to arm the M18 Hellcat tank destroyer.

2019年2月8日 · As the guns differed by 1mm only, many people wonder what it was that made the 76mm cannon more viable. The primary reason why the 76mm was seen as better was its armor penetrating power. This gun is able to penetrate one inch more than its predecessor.

The beginning of the Great Patriotic War revealed that the pre-war 76 mm guns overmatched German armour; in some cases even 12.7 mm DShK machine guns were adequate. Most of the 76 mm guns were lost early in the war; some captured examples armed German Panzerjäger self-propelled guns. Marshal Kulik ordered the F-22USV back into production.

for the 76-mm hyper-velocity, armor-piercing (HVAP) shell and any information for performance of the U.S. anti-tank capabilities against the German Panther tank. Battle history indicates there was a technological

2021年2月5日 · While 1 mm more doesn't appear so much in size when comparing 75 mm to 76 mm, the Americans managed to make that one extra 1 mm impress with extra firepower boost against tanks during World War II.

The 76 mm ammunition was primarily developed to effectively counter modern targets in the SURFACE-TO-SURFACE and SURFACE-TO-AIR roles. Targets include surface vessels, aircraft and missiles including sea-skimming ones with pre …