56 85mm cannon, originally called field cannon, later renamed cannon , full name is "1956 85mm cannon", and the military is abbreviated as "85 Plus". In the mid-1980s, it was still one of the artillery of the artillery regiment of our army division.
At that time, the basic configuration of the division's artillery regiment was: 18 Type 54 122mm howitzers, 18 85mm cannons, 10 Type 59 130mm cannons, or 10 Type 70 19-barrel 130mm rocket launchers.
Except for the Type 70 19-barrel 130mm rocket launcher, which is a truck-mounted truck gun (at that time, the military did not have the title of truck gun, until foreign countries were equipped with 155mm truck-mounted howitzer , which arises from this), the other artillery of our army division were all towed artillery of the army, which confirmed that the degree of modernization of our army artillery units at that time was relatively low.
56 type 85mm cannon is an improved product of the former Soviet D-44 type 85mm cannon. It was established by the Shanxi Machinery Bureau, which was originally born in 1898 in Taiyuan, in 1956 and was put into mass production of equipment troops. It is mainly used for anti-tank and other armored targets, and has mass-produced more than 11,700 units.
85 plus replica transformation has been successfully cultivated, not only the engineering and technical personnel in the artillery field of my country and the establishment of a complete artillery scientific research system, but also laid a solid foundation for our army's own design and production of artillery, and enhanced our army's capabilities for anti-tank and other armored targets.
The picture included in this article was taken by the author in a military memorial hall. According to the introduction of the signs arranged outside the hall, the maximum range of the Type 56 85mm cannon is 666 meters. This number is so awesome, 666!
Some tweets on some networks, in the introduction of 85 overtime, said that its maximum range is 15 kilometers. I am lucky enough to see the author of this article Xiaoxiao. The 85 cannon with an 85mm caliber shell is really less than 15,000 meters away.
56 cannon and 54 122mm howitzer are the first generation of motorized marching artillery equipped with our army. It can be regarded as a famous artillery in the history of the development of artillery equipment in our army. It adopts a "upright wedge" semi-automatic gun bolt, with a high maximum firing rate of 20 rounds per minute, far exceeding the average maximum firing rate of 5-6 rounds per minute of the Type 54 122mm howitzer.
gun squad number 8, including the squad leader towing the military card driver. The total weight of the 85-plus combat is only 1.725 tons, which is especially suitable for light military trucks towing and hauling, and is flexible in maneuvering and entering and withdrawing from the positions. Since the artillery weight is relatively light, it is extremely convenient, which is equivalent to improving the survivability on the battlefield.
For 85G, it is by no means simply attacking armored targets such as tank . It can also destroy solid field fortifications, knock out light and heavy machine guns and mortars deployed at the forefront, provide direct fire support for the attack of its own infantry and reduce casualties of its own infantry. 85G can be regarded as a versatile player on the battlefield.
56 85mm cannon, the line of fire is low, which is conducive to concealing enemy contact, unexpectedly and sudden strikes, suitable for direct strikes and destroying armored targets.
has had experience in actual combat on the battlefield and has participated in the famous "August 23" Kinmen artillery battle. It is the first actual combat of 85P. However, it is not the main force of artillery battle. Its performance is actually not the best in the artillery battle where "ten thousand artillery fired together".
85mm shell with an average bullet weight of only more than 10 kilograms, the range, including the power of explosion, is far inferior to the Type 54 122mm howitzer, and has no advantage in cross-sea combat. It is inappropriate to call it the main force of artillery warfare in the Internet. The reason why
is still able to participate in the "Eight 23" Kinmen artillery battle is that its direct aiming and strike accuracy is higher than that of the same period's Type 54 122mm howitzer and other artillery. 85G was the first to set up a secret ambush on Dali Island, and through reconnaissance, it made the island's airports, docks, ammunition depots, , command posts and other redesigned military goals clearly.
On the premise of calculating the shooting distance in advance and installing the shooting elements, in the "Eight 23" shelling of Kinmen, our army ambushed the 85 Cannon Battalion on Dali Island, and basically knocked off a firepower point with one shot, which played a huge role that other heavy artillery could not play, showing the 85 Cannon Battalion close-range precise strike ability.
In the opponent's counterattack, our army's 85 Cannon Battalion, which was ambushing on Dali Island, suffered huge losses. It encountered crazy revenge from the 240mm howitzer. The steel plate ceiling of the fortification ceiling could withstand the strike of large-caliber howitzer. The average 85-plus position dropped more than 30 rounds per square meter.
In the conflict in the northern frontier, 85 plus the 85mm armor-piercing bomb and armor-piercing bomb fired hard to penetrate the front armor of T-62 tank . The T-62 tank preserved in Military Museum was a track that was blown off by the anti-tank mine that was buried by our army on the river.
In order to prevent our army from seizing, the other party kept shelling day and night, firing a large number of shells, destroying the surrounding ice layer up to 2 meters thick, causing the T-62, which was tracked by the bomb, to sink to the bottom of the river.
Our army braved the opponent's artillery fire and the low temperature of more than minus 30 degrees Celsius, the Shenyang Military Region urgently contacted the navy and transferred divers to the water. By setting up artificial winch and cooperating with the load truck, the T-62 was finally salvaged.
85 plus the inability to penetrate the T-62 tank, the pressure on anti-tanks of our army has increased, which has made the military's senior management very worried. The "AT-3 Sager" developed by the country where the T-62 tank is located was brought from friendly African countries, and the famous "Red Arrow-73" anti-tank missile , which is still being equipped with continuous improvement. It is the first generation of anti-tank missile equipped by our army.
has the "Red Arrow-73" anti-tank missile with strong anti-tank capabilities. On this basis, the Type 56 85mm cannon began to gradually withdraw from various field units in the mid-1980s.
At present, our army's garrison troops, reserves, militias are also equipped with Type 56 85mm cannons. There are still a large number of 85mm armor-piercing bombs , armor-piercing bombs, armor-piercing bombs , and 85mm grenades in stock. It takes a certain amount of time to completely consume it.
