United States 37mm Antitank Gun M6

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details 37mm Antitank Gun M6 (Anti Tank Gun) History This was the Tank mounted version of the 37mm M3 Manufacturer Watervliet Arsenal Calibre 37mm   AP M74 Shot (AP Armor Piercing) 37mm 0.86Kg 885M/Sec Quoted Penetration 36mm @ 500mtr/0° Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.12 0.24 0.51 1.15 2.01 3.19 4.93 7.73 Penetration(mm@30°) 61 55 48 38 30 22 16 10 Penetration(mm@0°) 71 64 56 45 35 26 19 12 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 96 64 25 8 2 HE M63 Shell (HE High Explosive) 37mm 0.73Kg 792M/Sec 0.039Kg explosive Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.57 1.29 2.25 3.56 5.51 8.63 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.57 1.29 2.25 3.56 5.51 8.63 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 93 57 22 3 1 Blast/Fragmentation Effects Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill 0 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill 1 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 3 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr 0 mm An explosion within 1 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. An explosion within 3 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 Name Common Name   T17E1 Armoured Car Staghound     Light Tank M3 Stuart I     Light Tank M3 (Stuart II) Stuart II     Light Tank M3A1 (Stuart III) Stuart III     Light Tank M2A4     M8 Greyhound Armoured Car     Medium M2     Medium M2A1     Medium M3,M3A1,M3A2 (Grant I,II,III) Grant     Medium M3A3 (Grant IV) Grant IV     Medium M3A4 (Grant VI) Grant VI     Medium M3A5 (Grant II) Grant II     Light Tank M3 Stuart I     Light Tank M3 (Stuart II) Stuart II     Light Tank M3A1 (Stuart III) Stuart III     Light Tank M3A3 (Stuart V) Stuart V     Light Tank M5 (Stuart VI) Stuart VI     Light Tank M5A1 Stuart     Light Tank M5A1 Stuart     Light Tank M5 (Stuart VI) Stuart VI     Light Tank M3A3 (Stuart V) Stuart V     Light Tank M5A1 Stuart     Light Tank M5 (Stuart VI) Stuart VI     Light Tank M3A3 (Stuart V) Stuart V     Light Tank M3A1 (Stuart III) Stuart III     Light Tank M3 (Stuart II) Stuart II     Light Tank M3 Stuart I - Honey     Humber Armoured Car Mk IV

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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