37mm Gun M1

Infobox Weapon
name=37mm Gun M1A2 on Carriage M3


caption=37mm antiaircraft gun in the Solomon Islands.
origin=USA
type=anti-aircraft autocannon
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used_by=USA
wars=WWII
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production_date=1939-?
number=7,278
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part_length=bore: 2 m (6.56 ft) / 54 calibers
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cartridge=37x223SR
caliber=37 mm (1.45 in)
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rate=120 rounds per minute
velocity=792 m/s (2,598 fps)
range=3,200 m (3,499 yds)
max_range=8,275 m (9,049 yds)
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breech=vertical block
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carriage=four-wheeled trailer
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traverse=360°
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The 37mm Gun M1 was an anti-aircraft autocannon developed in the United States. It was used by the US Army in World War II.

In addition to the towed variant, the gun was mounted, with two M2 machine guns, on M2 / M3 halftrack, resulting in the T28 / T28E1 / M15 / M15A1 series of multiple gun motor carriages.

Ammunition

The M1 utilized fixed ammunition. Projectiles were fitted with a 37x223SR cartridge case.

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Notes

References

* cite book
last = Hogg
first = Ian V.
authorlink = Ian V. Hogg
coauthors =
others =
title = Allied Artillery of World War Two
publisher = Crowood Press, Ramsbury
series =
date = 1998
isbn = 1-86126-165-9
* cite book
last = Hunnicutt
first = R. P.
authorlink =
coauthors =
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title = Half-Track: A History of American Semi-Tracked Vehicles.
publisher = Presidio Press
series =
date = 2001
isbn = 0-89141-742-7