 During trials held in 1943 a projectile from a captured gun penetrated the front armor of the KV tank (75 mm at 60°) from 600 m. As an interim solution, it was decided to use the anti-tank gun for the Marder III tank destroyer.The Finns captured nine of these guns.They were designated 76 K 39, war journals from 12.01.1940 show that some of the guns were given to the 6th battery in Lapland after the failure of the notorious Bofors 105mm mountain guns due to the extreme cold.