Year | 1942 |
Weapon Type | Light Anti-Tank Gun |
Origin & Designer | Belgium/FRC |
Numbers Produced | 245 |
Crew | 7 |
Calibre | 47mm (47x280R) |
Elevation | -3° to +20° |
Traverse | 40° |
Breech | Semi-Automatic Vertical Sliding Wedge |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | Telescopic |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Split Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 4mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 1.435mm (L/33.6) |
Overall Length | [@length] |
Width | [@width] |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 568 kg Weight in Action: 515 kg |
Round Weight | HE: 1.66 kg AP: 1.56 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | HE: 450 m/s AP: 675 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 18 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 3000m |
Armour Penetration | 40mm @ 500m @ 30° |
Traction | Motorised |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | In 1942 the Germans supplied the Hungarians with equipment and included with this hardware was weapons captured from other nations. Included in this were around 245 Belgian 47mm anti-tanks. These were initially towed by tractors, but the Hungarians decided to issue the gun to cavalry units, which found the weapon too heavy for horse traction. Many of these guns were issued to units on secondary fronts because of their weight. |