Year | 1937 |
Weapon Type | Light Anti-Tank Gun |
Origin & Designer | Germany/Rheinmetall |
Numbers Produced | 44 |
Crew | 5 |
Calibre | 37mm (37x257R) |
Elevation | -5° to +25° |
Traverse | 60° |
Breech | Horizontal Sliding Block |
Recoil | Hydrospring |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Slit Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 4.4mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 1.665m (L/50) |
Overall Length | [@length] |
Width | [@width] |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | 507 kg (In Action) |
Round Weight | 1.06 kg (AP) 1.07 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 810 m/s (AP) 590 m/s (HE) |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 13 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 5.500m |
Armour Penetration | 29mm @ 500m @ 30° |
Traction | [@traction] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The Estonian army adopted the 37mm Rheinmetall as their standard anti-tank gun. The military had seen how important it was to organise a strong anti-tank defense and after various trials they went for the Rheinmetall. They managed to purchase 44 of these guns between 1937 and 1938 and they differed from the version adopted by the German army by having a longer barrel. They were the main gun and issued to all of three anti-tank companies. |