Year | 1940 |
Weapon Type | Light Anti-Aircraft Gun |
Origin & Designer | Germany/Rheinmetall |
Numbers Produced | 360 |
Crew | 11 |
Calibre | 37mm (37x263) |
Elevation | -5° to +85° |
Traverse | 360° |
Breech | Gas Operated Bolt |
Recoil | [@recoil] |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | Triangular Platform |
Carriage | Two Wheeled Carriage |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 10mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 2.112mm (L/57) |
Overall Length | 5.57m |
Width | 2.40m |
Height | 2.10m |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 2.414 kg Weight in Action: 1.544 kg |
Round Weight | 0.742 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 820 m/s |
Feed | 8 Round Box Magazine |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | 120 r.p.m. |
Rate of Fire | [@rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Rate of Fire | 160 r.p.m. |
Maximum Ceiling | 4.800m |
Maximum Ground Range | 6.585m |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Motorized |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 37mm model 1939 was a licenced built copy of the Rheinmetall Flak 36/37 and was mainly used to supplement the heavier 75mm guns that defended the Romanian oil fields. |