100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)

100 mm field gun model 1944 (BS-3) BS-3-batey-haosef-1.jpg 300 BS-3 at the Israel Defense Forces History Museum, Israel Soviet Union Field gun and anti-tank gun yes 1944–present Soviet Union World War II Vietnam WarVietnam, Democratic Republic of, Army The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History 2 Spencer C. Tucker 978-1-85109-960-3 May 2011 Tucker 2011 1251 Carl Otis Schuster David Coffey Six-Day War India–Pakistan war of 1971 Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War 1944–1951 3,650 kg (8,047 lbs) 9.37 m ftin onJane's pocket book of towed artillery Foss Christopher 1977 Collier 59 0020806000 New York 911907988 Bore: 5.34 m ftin on L/53.5Overall: 5.96 m ftin on L/59.6(with muzzle brake) 2.15 m ftin on 1.5 m ftin on 6 to 8 100 × 695 mmR(R/147mm) 100 mm (3.93 in) 8 to 10 rpm 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s) 20 km (12.42 mi) Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge hydro-pneumatic Split trail -5° to 45° 58° The 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) (ru 100-мм полевая пушка обр. 1944 г. (БС-3)) is a Soviet 100 mm on anti-tank and field gun. History Development thumbnail|left|BS-3 at the Israel Defense Forces History Museum The BS-3 was based on the B-34 naval gun. The development team was led by V. G. Grabin. World War II During World War II the Soviet Army employed the gun in the light artillery brigades of tank armies (20 pieces along with 48 ZiS-3) and by corps artillery. In the Second World War the BS-3 was successfully used as a powerful anti-tank gun. It was capable of defeating any contemporary tank at long range, excluding the Tiger II: to destroy that heavy tank the gun needed to shoot at less than 1,600 m on from the target. The gun was capable of defeating the turret of Tiger II at a range of 800-1,000 m on. The gun was also used as a field gun. Though in this role it was less powerful than the 122 mm A-19, as it fired a smaller round, the BS-3 was more mobile and had a higher rate of fire. Post World War II The BS-3 remained in service into the 1950s. As of 1955 it was getting replaced in Soviet service by the T-12 antitank gun and the 85 mm antitank gun D-48. A number of BS-3 pieces are still stored in Russian Ground Forces arsenals. In 2012, at least 12 BS-3 guns were still active with the 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division, located on the Kuril Islands, used as anti-ship and anti-landing guns. The gun also saw action during the Vietnam War, the Six-Day War, and the Yom Kippur War. The BS-3s also saw extensive use with the Indian Army alongside 25-pounders in the India–Pakistan war of 1971.Isby 1988 219 During the Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present) both sides employed towed anti-tank guns. The use of the 100 mm Rapira is well known, but the Ukrainian Army also used the older BS-3. Three Ukrainian BS-3s were destroyed by Russian military forces during the initial phase of their 2022 invasion of Ukraine.Attack On Europe: Documenting Ukrainian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Oryx https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html 5 November 2022 5 November 2022 In September 2023, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service released footage of a Ukrainian BS-3 crew firing on Russian positions.Border Guards Demonstrate Firing From 100-Mm BS-3 Gun Dating Back To The 1940s https://sundries.com.ua/en/border-guards-demonstrate-firing-from-100-mm-bs-3-gun-dating-back-to-the-1940s-video/ Kyiv The Sundries 5 September 2023 7 September 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230907065048/https://sundries.com.ua/en/border-guards-demonstrate-firing-from-100-mm-bs-3-gun-dating-back-to-the-1940s-video/ 7 September 2023 Ammunition data The BS-3 ammunition can also be fired by the KS-19 anti-aircraft gun, T-54/T-55 tanks, and the SU-100 assault gun.Foss 1990 670 Ammunition AP: BR-412 APBC: BR-412B APCBC: BR-412D HE/Fragmentation Projectile weight AP/APBC: 15.88 kg (34.97 lbs) HE/Fragmentation: 15.6 kg (34.39 lbs) Armor penetration (BR-412B, 30° degrees) 500 m : 190 mm(547 yds : 7.48 in) 1000 m : 170 mm(1,093 yds : 6.69 in) Operators Current Republic of the Congo − 10 2025 yesInternational Institute for Strategic Studies 2025d 465 Cyprus − 6 2025 yesInternational Institute for Strategic Studies 2025 79 Kyrgyzstan: 18 2025 yesInternational Institute for Strategic Studies 2025a 178 Mongolia − Unknown 2025 yesInternational Institute for Strategic Studies 2025b 281 Mozambique − 20 2025 yesInternational Institute for Strategic Studies 2025d 486 Nicaragua − 24 2025 yesInternational Institute for Strategic Studies 2025c 427 Sudan − Unknown 2025 yesInternational Institute for Strategic Studies 2025d 501 Ukraine − Reactivated during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Vietnam − Unknown 2025 yesInternational Institute for Strategic Studies 2025b 309 Former Democratic Republic of Afghanistan − 250http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php Trade Registers Armstrade.sipri.org 2014-11-20 2010-04-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php dead Foss 1990 671 DR CongoFuture Artillery Systems: 2016 Market Report http://www.ceptm.iue.edu.ar/pdf/futureAMarketReport.pdf Tidworth Defence IQ 2016 21 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20180122000524/http://www.ceptm.iue.edu.ar/pdf/futureAMarketReport.pdf 22 January 2018 East Germany − 144 Egypt − 100 Ethiopia Foss 1990 671 North Korea − 500 Mali − 6 Foss 1990 671 Foss 1990 671 Somalia − 35 Soviet Union Ba'athist Syria − Some were mounted on a modified T-34 chassisFoss 1990 671 Timor-LesteInternational Institute for Strategic Studies 2021 The Military Balance 92, 188, 285, 309, 422, 458, 465, 479, 493 9781032012278 Yemen − 20 See also 100 mm vz. 53 - A similar Czech anti-tank gun using the same ammunition. D-10 tank gun 8.8 cm Pak 43- A contemporary German tank gun with similar performance Notes References Shunkov V. N. - The Weapons of the Red Army, Mn. Harvest, 1999 (Шунков В. Н. - Оружие Красной Армии. — Мн.: Харвест, 1999.) 985-433-469-4 Foss Christopher F Christopher F Foss Jane's Armour and Artillery 1990−1991 1990 Jane's Defence Data Coulsdon, Surrey 978-0-7106-0909-0 11th International Institute for Strategic Studies Chapter Three: Europe The Military Balance 11 February 2025 125 1 52–151 10.1080/04597222.2025.2445475 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/04597222.2025.2445475 Taylor & Francis 0459-7222 subscription International Institute for Strategic Studies Chapter Four: Russia and Eurasia The Military Balance 11 February 2025a 125 1 152–205 10.1080/04597222.2025.2445476 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/04597222.2025.2445476 Taylor & Francis 0459-7222 subscription International Institute for Strategic Studies Chapter Five: Asia The Military Balance 11 February 2025b 125 1 206–311 10.1080/04597222.2025.2445477 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/04597222.2025.2445477 Taylor & Francis 0459-7222 subscription International Institute for Strategic Studies Chapter Seven: Latin America and the Caribbean The Military Balance 11 February 2025c 125 1 380–439 10.1080/04597222.2025.2445479 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/04597222.2025.2445479 Taylor & Francis 0459-7222 subscription International Institute for Strategic Studies Chapter Eight: Sub-Saharan Africa The Military Balance 11 February 2025d 125 1 440–509 10.1080/04597222.2025.2445480 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/04597222.2025.2445480 Taylor & Francis 0459-7222 subscription Isby David C. Weapons and tactics of the Soviet Army 1988 Jane's London and New York 978-0-7106-0352-4 Fully revised https://archive.org/details/weaponstacticsof0000isby/ registration Internet Archive External links Armor penetration table Category:Field artillery of the Cold War Category:World War II artillery of the Soviet Union Category:World War II anti-tank guns Category:Anti-tank guns of the Soviet Union Category:100 mm artillery Category:Arsenal Plant (Saint Petersburg) products Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1944