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Canon de 47 antichars SA-FRC

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Canon de 47 antichars SA-FRC
(Anti Tank Gun)
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photo of Canon de 47 antichars SA-FRC from Wikipedia
History
Well designed but heavy weapon, provided better penetration than the British 2pdr giving 47mm/30° @ 300 metres. Because of its weight it required vehicle help to reposition.
Manufactured1931 - 1939
Calibre47mm
LengthL/34
 
AP
(AP Armor Piercing)
47mm 1.5Kg 720M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 47mm @ 300mtr/30° ( ≈ 54mm/0°)
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.14 0.29 0.61 1.34 2.24 3.37 4.84 6.82
Penetration(mm@30°) 58 53 47 39 32 25 20 15
Penetration(mm@0°) 68 62 55 46 38 30 24 18
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 90 57 25 8 3



HE
(HE High Explosive)
47mm 1.5Kg 450M/Sec ≈0.225Kg explosive
Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.23 0.46 0.97 2.14 3.59 5.39 7.75 10.91
Direct Fire
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.23 0.46 0.97 2.14 3.59 5.39 7.75 10.91
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 60 22 6 2 0
Blast/Fragmentation Effects
Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill3 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill6 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill15 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr0 mm
An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal.
An explosion within 6 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's.
An explosion within 15 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.

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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