Czechoslovakia ZB vz.53 or MG-37(t)

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details ZB vz.53 or MG-37(t) (Machine Gun) History This heavy machine gun which used the German 7.92×57mm Mauser ammunition was mostly used as the main armament of the Skoda T-11(PzKpfw 35t) and Skoda T-25(PzKpfw 38t) tanks. In German use this gun was known as the MG-37{t} Manufacturer Zbrojovka Brno Manufactured 1939 - 1966 Calibre 7.92mm Length L/93 Rate of Fire 450 rpm   S.m.K.H tungsten cored (AP Standard Small Arms) 7.92mm 0.013Kg 910M/Sec Quoted Penetration 13mm@100m/30° Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.33 1.04 Penetration(mm@30°) 15 11 6 Penetration(mm@0°) 18 13 7 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 S.m.K (BALL Standard Small Arms) 7.92mm 0.012Kg 785M/Sec Quoted Penetration 8mm@100m/30° Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.2 Penetration(mm@30°) 5 Penetration(mm@0°) 6 Hit Probability(%) 98 Vehicles in our database using this gun Vehicle Name Common Name   LT-38 TNHP (CKD/Praga)     PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf A Panzer 38t     PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf B,C,D Panzer 38t     PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf E,F Panzer 38t     PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf G Panzer 38t     PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf S Panzer 38t

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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