ZiS-3 76mm divisional field gun

; ZiS-3 76mm divisional field gun
Army	Soviet Army
Role	Anti-tank gun
Men per Squad	6
Unit Cost	320; 7
Upkeep per Minute	10.5
Prereq.	None
Produced By	Support Weapon Kampaneya
Cost to Reinforce	15; 1
Health per Man	350 (weapon); 80 (each crewman)
Build Time	36 seconds
Basic Weapon	1x ZiS-3 76mm; 4x Mosin Nagant Rifles
Firing Range	60
Sight Range	35
Primary Weapon Damage	160
Penetration	200 (near) ; 180 (far)
Max. Speed	3.6 m/s
Abilities (3)
	Tracking Increases sight range; can track enemy infantry through the fog of war; Costs 35; Duration: 20 seconds; Cooldown: 50 seconds (from activation); ; Light Artillery Barrage Fires a 6 shot high explosive salvo to target area; Costs 35; Cooldown: 30 seconds (upon activation); ; Prioritize Vehicles Orders unit to attack vehicles freely, but hold fire against infantry and structures unless an explicit command is given;

The 76mm ZiS-3 is a versatile field gun that can hit armored and soft targets. It gives Soviet forces a reliable and effective counter to a broad range of enemy forces.

Overview[]

The ZiS-3 divisional field gun is the cheapest and earliest dedicated AT unit the Soviets can field. Manned by 6 men, the AT gun can take a hit or two. It is capable of reliably dealing damage against German vehicles and German medium tanks (with the Panther as an exception) frontally. Each shell deals 160 damage, identical to the SU-85. The main difference with the tank though, is the reload time. The AT gun falls short with a reload time of six seconds (as a comparison: the SU-85 has a reload time of four seconds, the pak40 three seconds). This means that the AT gun will more often than not only get a hit or two before the German tanks get out of the firing arc. This problem can be solved by having multiple AT guns or by crippling the tank's engine. Nonetheless, the AT gun is very reliable at scaring German armor away or tearing apart enemy light vehicles and it is a backbone of the Soviet army.

Weapons[]

The Main gun is crewed by a 2 man team, while the rest of the squad carry Mosin Nagant Rifles to engage enemy infantry and step in to replace dead squadmates operating the gun.

Abilities[]

Light Artillery Barrage[]

Costs 35 35
Activation: Select Target Area
Cooldown: 30 seconds

The barrage ability of the ZiS-3 76mm divisional field gun orders the gun to fire 6 high-explosive shells at a target area, similar to the SU-76M Assault Gun. Effective against infantry, less so against armoured targets.

Tracking[]

Costs 35 35
Activation: Immediate
Cooldown: 50 seconds
Duration: 20 seconds
Requires Veterancy 1

The Tracking ability increases the sight radius of the gun and reveals enemy infantry in a large radius on the minimap.

Prioritize Vehicles[]

Costs nothing
Activation: Toggled ability

The Prioritize Vehicles ability orders the gun to hold fire against infantry and structure targets unless given an explicit command, while attacking vehicles as normal.

Prioritize Vehicles[]

Costs nothing
Activation: Toggled ability

Veterancy[]

	Level 1 Veterancy: "Tracking" ability unlocked.
	Level 2 Veterancy: Reload time decreased by 30% Rotation speed increased by 30%
	Level 3 Veterancy: Reload time reduced by 20%. Penetration increased by 30%

Tactics[]

Weaknesses[]

Quotes[]

On selection:

"Yah?"

"Do you need something?"

"Ready."

"Awaiting command."

"Field gun standing by."

"Yes, comrade?"

"AT gun here."

"You have a target?"

"AT gun ready."

On capture order:

"It will be done."

Upon capturing:

"We took it."

Using Light Artillery Barrage:

"Slaughter them with artillery barrage!"