Details of guns produced/used in France between 1930-1945

Showing the details of the shells used and armour penetration(where known)

Please click on a country flag for full gun details Mitrailleuse modèle 1931 7.50mm L/80 BALL 7.5 MAS 0.009Kg 820M/Sec Range Metres 100               Penetration mm@0° 2               APBALL 7.5 MAS 0.009Kg 820M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400           Penetration mm@0° 12 9 5           Mle 1914 8mm L/96 BALL 8×50mmR Lebel 0.012Kg 730M/Sec Range Metres 100               Penetration mm@0° 3               13,2 mm Modèle 1930 mitrailleuse 13.20mm L/75 APBALL 13.2mm Solid shot 0.05Kg 800M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800         Penetration mm@0° 23 19 14 7         HS.404 20mm L/85 HE 20x110RB 0.123Kg 830M/Sec   HE Info Range(mtr) Casualty % in open Pen(1mtr) 33% 66% 99% 1500 7 mtr 2 mtr 1 mtr 1 mm C.L. de 25 antichar SA-L mle1934 L/72 25mm L/72 AP Hotchkiss 25mm 0.32Kg 950M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600     Penetration mm@0° 47 39 30 19 11 5     C.L. de 25 antichar SA-L mle1937 L/77 25mm L/77 AP Hotchkiss 25mm L/77 0.35Kg 950M/Sec [40mm@400m] Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200       Penetration mm@0° 62 49 36 20 8       canon de 25 mm SA mle 1934 25mm L/72 AP Hotchkiss 25mm 0.32Kg 950M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600     Penetration mm@0° 47 39 30 19 11 5     Hotchkiss modele 38 AA 25mm AP AP 0.29Kg 900M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000   Penetration mm@0° 35 30 24 17 11 6 2   37 mm SA M1918 L/21 Puteaux 37mm L/21 AP Puteaux AP 0.56Kg 388M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 20 18 15 12 10 7 5 3 HE 37mm Mle1892 0.56Kg 388M/Sec   HE Info Range(mtr) Casualty % in open Pen(1mtr) 33% 66% 99% 0 1 mtr 0 mtr 0 mtr 1 mm 37 mm SA M1938 L/33 37mm L/33 AP AP 0.56Kg 701M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 36 33 28 23 18 13 9 6 37 mm Schneider AA 37mm AP AP 0.55Kg 800M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 41 37 32 26 20 15 11 7 Hotchkiss modele 25 AA 37mm AP AP 0.55Kg 875M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 45 40 35 28 22 16 12 8 47 mm SA 34 47mm L/27.60 AP Obus de rupture Mle1892G 1.4Kg 450M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 32 29 26 22 18 15 12 9 HE Obus Explosif Mle 1932 1.41Kg 440M/Sec   HE Info Range(mtr) Casualty % in open Pen(1mtr) 33% 66% 99% 0 11 mtr 4 mtr 2 mtr 1 mm 47 mm SA 35 47mm L/32 AP AP 1.63Kg 670M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 69 63 56 46 38 31 24 18 HE HE 1.41Kg 590M/Sec   HE Info Range(mtr) Casualty % in open Pen(1mtr) 33% 66% 99% 0 11 mtr 4 mtr 2 mtr 1 mm C.L. de 47 antichar SA-L mle1937 L/53 47mm L/53 AP AP 1.73Kg 855M/Sec [80mm@200m] Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 93 85 76 63 52 42 33 25 C.L. de 47 antichar SA-L mle1939 L/53 47mm L/53 0Kg 0M/Sec 75 mm SA M1935 L/17.1 75mm L/17.10 AP Obus de rupture Mle.1910M 6Kg 300M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 50 46 42 37 32 28 24 20 HE Obus de rupture Mle.1910M 6Kg 250M/Sec   HE Info Range(mtr) Casualty % in open Pen(1mtr) 33% 66% 99% 0 18 mtr 7 mtr 3 mtr 1 mm 75 mm Schneider BS 75mm L/10.50 HE 75mm fieldgun Mle 1897 short shell 5.3Kg 200M/Sec   HE Info Range(mtr) Casualty % in open Pen(1mtr) 33% 66% 99% 0 19 mtr 7 mtr 3 mtr 1 mm 75mm Schneider 75mm AP AP 6.5Kg 220M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 40 37 33 29 26 22 19 16 75mm St Chamond 75mm AP AP 3Kg 0M/Sec Canon de 75mm anti-aerien mle1913 75mm AP AP 6Kg 600M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 101 93 85 75 65 56 48 40 Canon de 75mm anti-aerien mle1915 75mm AP AP 6Kg 600M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 101 93 85 75 65 56 48 40 Canon de 75mm anti-aerien mle1917 75mm AP AP 6Kg 600M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 101 93 85 75 65 56 48 40 Canon de 75mm contre aeronefs mle 17/34 75mm AP AP 6.44Kg 700M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 126 117 107 94 82 70 60 50 Canon de 75mm contre aeronefs mle 1932 75mm AP AP 6.44Kg 700M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 126 117 107 94 82 70 60 50 Canon de 75mm contre aeronefs mle 1933 75mm AP AP 6.44Kg 700M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 126 117 107 94 82 70 60 50 Canon de 75mm contre aeronefs mle 1936 75mm AP AP 6.44Kg 700M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 126 117 107 94 82 70 60 50 105mm Gun Mle 36 105mm L/38 AP AP 15.7Kg 725M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 161 150 138 123 109 96 84 72 105mm How Mle 35 105mm L/17 AP AP 15.7Kg 442M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 98 91 84 75 66 58 51 44 150mm Gun Mle 32 150mm L/50 AP AP 50Kg 900M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 449 427 403 373 345 318 292 267 150mm Howitzer Mle 29 150mm L/22 AP AP 38.6Kg 635M/Sec Range Metres 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Penetration mm@0° 244 232 219 203 188 173 159 145

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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