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发表于 2007-9-16 19:36:55
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M1902 divisional guns were the mainstay of Russian Empire artillery and were accepted well by the army. Their characteristics were at the same level with similar 75-mm French and German guns. These guns were used in the battles of Russo-Japanese War and World War I. After the collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917 M1902 guns were employed by different factions: bolshevist Red Army, monarchist or counter-revolution White Guard, nationalist forces in Russian-minority areas, national armies of Poland and Finland and simply anarchists and bandits through all vast territories of former imperial Russia.
In some episodes the gun saw its first anti-tank usage. White Guard and intervening forces of Entente Cordiale used small number of tanks, primarily French Renault FT-17s and British Mk Vs and Whippets. M1902 gun with high muzzle velocity was quite effective weapon against targets with only anti-bullet armour protection. In 1920 Polish-Soviet War M1902 guns were again used against Polish FT-17s.
Poland and Soviet Union modernized their M1902 guns after the end of World War I. Polish designers made their enhancements in 1926, resulting the wz. 02/26 gun, which was rechambered for firing 75mm shells. USSR continued mass production of M1902 gun until 1931 when it was replaced by its enhanced M1902/30 variant. For Soviet modernization see 76.2-mm divisional gun M1902/30. Both variants were utilized at the early stages of World War II.
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