37mm M1A2 ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN

37mm M1A2 ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN
Image: 37mm M1A2 Anti-Aircraft Gun (U.S. National Archives)
YearJune 1938
Weapon Type[@type]
Origin & Designer[@designer]
Numbers Produced7.278
CrewSergeant/Squad Leader.
Corporal/Gunner.
Pvt/Assistant Gunner.
2 x Pvts/Loaders.
2 x Pvts/Ammunition Bearers.
Pvt/Driver (Truck).
Calibre37mm (37x223SR)
Elevation-5° to +90°
Traverse360°
BreechVertical Sliding Block
RecoilHydrospring
Gun SightM2
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageM3
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield[@gun_shield]
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length1.99m (L/54)
Overall Length2.64m
Width1.76m
Height2.04m
WeightWeight in Transit: 2.766 kg
Weight in Action: 165 kg
Round WeightAP (M59) 1.44 kg.
HE (M54) 1.22 kg.
Muzzle VelocityAP 625 m/s.
HE 792 m/s.
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire[@rate_of_fire]
Maximum Rate of FirePractical: 90 r.p.m.
Maximum: 120 r.p.m.
Maximum CeilingHE 5.760m / AP 3.660m
Maximum Ground RangeAP 8.275m / HE 8.290m
Maximum Range[@maximum_range]
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
Traction2 ½ Ton Truck
Variants[@variants]
NotesDesigned by Browning the 37mm anti-aircraft gun was designated the M1 and the improved M1A2 was standardized in 1938. The M1A2 was the main light AA gun issued to mobile units at the start of World War Two, it first saw action in the Bataan campaign, but by 1943 was gradually replaced by the 40mm M1.