Year | 1939 |
Weapon Type | Light Anti-Aircraft Gun |
Origin & Designer | Russia/Loginov |
Numbers Produced | 20.000 |
Crew | 8 |
Calibre | 37mm (37x250R) |
Elevation | -5° to +85° |
Traverse | 360° |
Breech | Automatic |
Recoil | Spring |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Twin Wheeled Carriages and Stabilizing Legs and Ja |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | [@gun_shield] |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 2.730mm (L/61) |
Overall Length | 5.50m |
Width | 1.79m |
Height | 2.11m |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 2.100 kg Weight in Action: 2.100 kg |
Round Weight | 0.785 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | 880 m/s |
Feed | Five Round Clips |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 160 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | 6.500m |
Maximum Ground Range | 8.500m |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | 37mm @ 500m @ 30° |
Traction | Motorised |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 37mm 61-K was the main light anti-aircraft gun used by the Soviets in world war two. Like the 72-K, it was also based on the Bofors and mounted on a ZU-7 carriage. They first reached the troops in 1939 and were issued to light anti-aircraft batteries at divisional level. |