D-5T (85 mm)

Description

The 85 mm D-5 is a Soviet tank cannon. An anti-tank modification of the 85 mm 52-K anti-aircraft cannon, it was mounted to the chassis of the SU-122 and originally intended to be fitted into the turret of the T-34, before being replaced by the ZIS-S-53. The cannon was designated D-5T when mounted in tanks, while tank destroyer mounts were designated D-5S (Samokhodnaya: "self-propelled").

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

D-5T

• T-34-85 (D-5T)
• KV-85
• IS-1

D-5S

• SU-85
• SU-85A
• SU-85M

General info

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Available ammunition

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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• The BR-365K APHE shell can take out early Panther tanks (VK, D, A) by ricocheting from the gun mantlet down into the thin top

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History

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See also

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