The 45 mm anti-tank gun model 1937 (factory designation 53-K, GRAU index 52-P-243-PP-1), nicknamed the Sorokapyatka (from Russian сорокапятка, or "little forty-five"), was a light quick-firing anti-tank gun used in the first stage of the German-Soviet War.

The M-42 was a 45-mm Soviet light semi-automatic anti-tank gun. Its full official name is 45-mm anti-tank gun model 1942 (M-42) (Russian: 45-мм противотанковая пушка образца 1942 года (М-42)). These guns were used from 1942 until the end of World War II. Old stockpiles were returned to service in January 2025 in the Russo-Ukrainian War.

2013年6月24日 · The USSR met WWII with a large number of 45 mm model 1937 guns. While they were more than enough against the front of obsolete light tanks, front armour of newer models gave them trouble. APCR shells solved that problem somewhat, but tungsten was expensive, and the gun was further modernized in 1942 into …

The 45 mm anti-tank gun model 1932 (factory designation 19-K and GRAU index 52-P-243A) was a light quick-firing anti-tank gun used in the interwar period and in the first stage of the German-Soviet War. It was created by factory No. 8 which was located in now Korolyov city, under leadership of engineer V. Bering.

2020年12月15日 · Based on the data of the German training manual and the only captured 37-mm Polish shell, the Main Artillery Directorate of the Red Army proposed to develop its own analogues. At the end of August 1941, with this non-trivial task, they turned to NII-24 or, as it is better known, the Armored Institute.

Russian 45mm ATG M-42 cannon and panzerkillers. Cannons M-42 of Soviet 5th strike army in Berlin. Photo 1945. Против-тенковску 45мм пиштол у Црвеноj армиjи. Други светски рат. 45-мм противотанкови пистолет в Червената армия.

2013年5月1日 · By 1942, the penetrative power of the Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun model 1932/37 has ceased to be very impressive. After studying captured German 37 mm PzGr 40 shells, and French 47 mm Komissan shells, NII-24 developed two types of APCR shells for it: one with a 20 mm tungsten carbide core, and one with a 28 mm tungsten carbide core.

Details of the World War 2 - Union Soviet Socialist Republics 45mm M1937 L/46 53-K including a full gun details database showing manufacturing year and other characteristics together with shell details and penetration figures.

I got my hands on a scan of a soviet technical report describing the work performed between Jan to March 1942 on the development of subcaliber shells for their 45mm tank/anti-tank guns. To avoid boring you with the technical details, I'll just translate the ballistic tests performed against manufactured armour plates.

Details of the World War 2 - Union Soviet Socialist Republics 45mm M1942 L/66 including a full gun details database showing manufacturing year and other characteristics together with shell details and penetration figures.