Italy Cannone contracarro da 47/39 M39

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details Cannone contracarro da 47/39 M39 (Machine Gun) History This was the Austrian 4.7cm Bohler L/39 manufactured under licence, this was a slightly improved version and was used in all theatres till Italy surrendered. Manufactured 1939 - 1943 Calibre 47mm   AP (AP Armor Piercing) 47mm 1.45Kg 670M/Sec Quoted Penetration 43mm@500m Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.15 0.31 0.65 1.44 2.41 3.63 5.2 7.33 Penetration(mm@30°) 52 48 42 35 29 23 18 13 Penetration(mm@0°) 61 56 49 41 34 27 21 16 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 88 48 22 6 2 Vehicles in our database using this gun Vehicle Name Common Name   Carro Armato M15/42 Medium Tank     Semovente da 47/32 su scafo di carro L40

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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