75 mm Reșița Model 1943
| Reșița 75 mm anti-tank gun | |
|---|---|
DT-UDR 26 displayed in Timișoara | |
| Type | anti-tank gun/field gun |
| Place of origin | Romania |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1944—45? |
| Used by | Romania |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1942—43 |
| Manufacturer | Uzinele și Domeniile Reșița, Astra, Concordia |
| Produced | 1944—45? |
| No. built | 372+ |
| Specifications (data from:) | |
| Mass | 1,430 kilograms (3,150 lb) |
| Length | 5.45 metres (17.9 ft) |
| Barrel length | 3.625 metres (142.7 in) (rifling) L/48 |
| Width | 1.82 metres (6.0 ft) |
| Height | 1.55 metres (5.1 ft) |
| Crew | 7 |
| Shell | Fixed QF 75×561mm R |
| Shell weight | 6.6 kilograms (15 lb) (AP) |
| Caliber | 75 millimetres (3.0 in) |
| Breech | Vertical sliding-block |
| Carriage | Split trail |
| Elevation | -7° to +35° |
| Traverse | 70° |
| Rate of fire | up to 20 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 1,030 metres per second (3,400 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 12,000 metres (13,000 yd) (HE) |
The 75 mm Reșița Model 1943 was an anti-tank gun produced by Romania during World War II. It combined features from the Soviet ZiS-3 field/anti-tank gun, the German PaK 40 and the Romanian 75 mm Vickers/Reșița Model 1936 anti-aircraft gun. It saw service against both the Soviets during the Jassy-Kishniev Offensive and against the Germans during the Budapest Offensive and subsequent operations to clear Austria and Czechoslovakia.
According to British historian Mark Axworthy, the gun could be considered the most versatile of its class developed during World War II, outperforming Soviet, German and Western counterparts.