ZiS-30

ZiS-30
ZiS-30 in Verkhnyaya Pyshma Tank Museum.
TypeTank destroyer
Place of originSoviet Union
Production history
No. built~100
Specifications
Mass4 tonnes (4.4 short tons; 3.9 long tons)
Length3.45 m (excluding gun)
Width1.86 m
Crew4–5

Armor7–10 mm
Main
armament
57 mm ZiS-2 gun
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm DT machine gun
EngineGAZ-M, 4-cylinder gasoline engine
50 hp (37 kW)
SuspensionLeaf spring
Operational
range
250 km
Maximum speed Road: 40 km/h

The ZiS-30 was a light self-propelled anti-tank gun built for the Soviet Red Army in 1941. It was based on the Komsomolets armoured artillery tractor. They were successful vehicles, but production was limited by the number of Komsomolets tractors still in use.