Breda Model 39 37/54 (37 mm)

Description

The 37 mm Breda Model 39 37/54 is an Italian aircraft cannon.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• F.C.20 Bis

General info

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Available ammunition

• Default: HEF-T* · APHE*
• Air targets: HEF-T* · HEF-T*
• Armored targets: APHE* · APHE*

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
HEF-T*	9	8	7	6	5	4
APHE*	53	51	42	33	26	21

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
						0%	50%	100%
HEF-T*	800	0.83	0.1	0.1	30	79°	80°	81°
APHE*	800	0.7	1.2	9	23	47°	60°	65°

The cannon is equipped with a magazine of 42 rounds.

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Rapid-firing cannon
• Access to APHE rounds
• Good amount of ammunition for air battles
• High chance of penetration against vehicles at it battle rating

Cons:

• Poor performance when stock

History

When the Regio Aeronautica (Royal Italian Air Force) decided to change the F.C.20 Bis from a reconnaissance bomber to a ground attack aircraft, there was a need to put a cannon in the nose of the plane. To arm the F.C.20, the Regio Aeronautica mounted a variant of the 37 mm/54 Breda Mod.39, the standard naval anti-aircraft weapon of the Regio Marina (Royal Italian Navy). However, they only barely reached squadron service before the Italian Armistice in 1943.

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