U-5TS

The U-5TS tank gun is a 115 mm-calibre weapon that was fitted almost exclusively to the Soviet Union's T-62 main battle tank. It was the first smoothbore weapon designed for tanks, and heralded the change in main armament from rifled cannons.

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1959  Wikimedia, Wikidata
2A20
mass 2350 kilogram, 
smoothbore, tank gun, Barrikady Production Association, Motovilikha Plants, Zavod No. 9, Soviet Union, 

120mm Gun M58, 3.7 cm KwK 36, 5 cm KwK 38 L/42, 5 cm KwK 39 L/60, 7.5 cm KwK 37, 7.5 cm KwK 42, 75 mm Gun M2, 75 mm Gun M3, 8.8 cm KwK 36, D-10, IMI 120 mm gun, smoothbore, tank gun, XM360, ZIS-S-53, Škoda A7, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

1959 U-5TS

1973-10-06T00:00:00Z

1973-10-06T00:00:00Z

Yom Kippur War

1979-12-25T00:00:00Z

1979-12-25T00:00:00Z

Soviet-Afghan War

1969-03-02T00:00:00Z

1969-03-02T00:00:00Z

Sino-Soviet border conflict

1977-07-12T00:00:00Z

1977-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ogden War

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Frameless

Barrel of the T-62 tank at the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation 2

Barrel of the T-62 tank at the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation

U5-TS(2A20) in Motovilikha Plants museum 4

U5-TS(2A20) in Motovilikha Plants museum 3

U5-TS(2A20) in Motovilikha Plants museum 1

U5-TS(2A20) in Motovilikha Plants museum 2

Querkeilverschluss der 115 mm Kanone des Kampfpanzers T62

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Barrel of the T-62 tank at the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation 2		Commons
commons	image		Barrel of the T-62 tank at the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation		Commons
commons	image		U5-TS(2A20) in Motovilikha Plants museum 4		Commons
commons	image		U5-TS(2A20) in Motovilikha Plants museum 3		Commons
commons	image		U5-TS(2A20) in Motovilikha Plants museum 1		Commons
commons	image		U5-TS(2A20) in Motovilikha Plants museum 2		Commons
commons	image		Querkeilverschluss der 115 mm Kanone des Kampfpanzers T62		Commons