Post-war history 57 mm anti-tank gun M1943 (ZiS-2)

captured zis-2, israel defense forces history museum.

due improvements in tank armour protection, zis-2 lost anti-tank value. in soviet anti-tank artillery forces, mid-1950s, zis-2 replaced more powerful 100 mm gun. however, small size , weight kept in active service soviet airborne troops longer.

on july 15, 2013, north korean ship intercepted smuggling weapons cuba; discovered carrying zis-2 ammunition among other old weaponry, indicating examples remain active in north korean forces. until incident namibia believed last operator of zis-2; namibian defence force continued maintain 6 examples 1990s. although no longer in active service, large number of zis-2s remained in storage part of reserve stocks of various national armies around 2008.