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| − | This is a heavy cannon used by the Soviet Union on soviet planes. It | + | This is a heavy cannon used by the Soviet Union on soviet planes. It's capable of destroying most planes in a shot or two, and can be found from rank III to rank V planes. Very useful for ground attack and bomber-hunting |
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''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' | ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' | ||
| − | '''Pros:''' | + | '''Pros:''' |
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| + | * Great firepower | ||
| + | * Can be used for ground attack | ||
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'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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| + | * Low ammo | ||
| + | * Low fire rate compared to other weapons | ||
| + | * Difficult to use in dogfights | ||
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Revision as of 12:50, 20 January 2023
| This page is about the Soviet autocannon N-37 (37 mm). For the other version, see N-37D (37 mm). |
Contents
Description
This is a heavy cannon used by the Soviet Union on soviet planes. It's capable of destroying most planes in a shot or two, and can be found from rank III to rank V planes. Very useful for ground attack and bomber-hunting
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.
Available ammunition
- Default: HEFI-T* · HEFI-T* · API-T
- Air targets: HEFI-T* · HEF-I* · HEF-I*
- Armoured targets: API-T
| Penetration statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | |
| Default | 49 | 47 | 39 | 32 | 26 | 21 |
| Air targets | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Armoured targets | 49 | 47 | 39 | 32 | 26 | 21 |
| Belt details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
| Armoured targets | API-T | 675 | 0.76 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 47° | 60° | 65° |
Comparison with analogues
Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.
Usage in battles
Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.
Pros and cons
Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.
Pros:
- Great firepower
- Can be used for ground attack
Cons:
- Low ammo
- Low fire rate compared to other weapons
- Difficult to use in dogfights
History
Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
| USSR aircraft cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | B-20E · B-20M · B-20S · ShVAK |
| 23 mm | GSh-6-23M · GSh-23L · NR-23 · NS-23 · NS-23K · PTB-23 · VYa-23 |
| 30 mm | 2A42 · GSh-6-30 · GSh-30-1 · GSh-30-2 · GSh-30-2K · NR-30 |
| 37 mm | N-37 · N-37D · NS-37 · SH-37 |
| 45 mm | NS-45 |
| Foreign: | |
| 20 mm | Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · MG 151 (Germany) |
| 37 mm | M4 (USA) · M10 (USA) |
