L-11 76.2 mm tank gun

L-11 76.2 mm tank gun
T-34 Model 1940 with L-11 gun
TypeTank gun
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
Used bySoviet Union
Nazi Germany
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerIA Makhanov
Designed1938
ManufacturerKirov Plant
Produced1939–1941
VariantsSee variants
Specifications
Barrel length2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) L/30.5

ShellFixed QF 76.2 × 385 mm. R
Shell weight6.5 kg (14 lb 5 oz)
Caliber76.2 mm (3.00 in)
BreechSemi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge
RecoilHydro-pneumatic
Elevation2° to 25°
Traverse360°
Rate of fire6-7 rpm
Muzzle velocity613 m/s (2,010 ft/s)
Maximum firing range5.6 km (3.5 mi)

The 76.2 mm tank gun M1938/39 (L-11) was a Soviet tank gun, used on the earliest models of the T-34 Model 1940 medium tank and KV-1 Model 1939 heavy tank during World War II.