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37 mm SA M1918 L/21 Puteaux

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37 mm SA M1918 L/21 Puteaux
(Tank Gun)
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Calibre37mm
LengthL/21
 
Puteaux AP
(AP Armor Piercing)
37mm 0.56Kg 388M/Sec
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.27 0.55 1.16 2.64 4.6 7.28 11.31
Penetration(mm@30°) 17 15 12 10 8 6 4
Penetration(mm@0°) 20 18 15 12 10 7 5
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 96 41 8 2 0



37mm Mle1892
(HE High Explosive)
37mm 0.56Kg 388M/Sec 0.015Kg explosive
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.27 0.55 1.16 2.64 4.6
Direct Fire
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.27 0.55 1.16 2.64 4.6 7.28 11.31 17.68
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 96 41 8 2 0 0
Blast/Fragmentation Effects
Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill0 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill0 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill1 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr0 mm
An explosion within 0 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's.
An explosion within 1 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties.
The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will not cause any significant armour damage.

Vehicles in our database using this gun
Vehicle NameCommon Name
 Char Leger FCM-36 
 Char Leger H-35Hotchkiss 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 Ursus Wz 29 Armoured Car 
 AMD 165Panhard 
 Char Leger H-38Hotchkiss 
 Renault FT 17 Char Canon 
 

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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