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Cannone contracarro da 47/39 M39

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Cannone contracarro da 47/39 M39
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photo of Cannone contracarro da 47/39 M39 from Wikipedia
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.
Manufactured1939 - 1943
Calibre47mm
 
AP
(AP Armor Piercing)
47mm 1.45Kg 670M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 43mm@500m
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
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 NameCommon 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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