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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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* [[M2A4]]
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* [[M2A4 (1st Arm.Div.)]]
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* [[M3 Stuart]]
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* [[M3 Lee]]
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* [[Grant I]]
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* [[Grant I (Great Britain)]]
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
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[[File:PenetrationChart M5 (37 mm).png|alt=Penetration Chart M5 (37 mm)|center|frame|Penetration Chart M5 (37 mm)]]
  
 
=== Available shells ===
 
=== Available shells ===
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''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it iconcerns autocanons or machine guns, so write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! colspan="8" |Penetration statistics
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|-
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! rowspan="2" |Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" |Type of 
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warhead
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! colspan="6" |'''Penetration''' in mm '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
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|-
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!10m
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!100m
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!500m
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!1000m
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!1500m
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!2000m
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|-
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|M74 shot
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|AP
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|66
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|65
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|55
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|46
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|38
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|31
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|-
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|M51 shot
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|APC
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|66
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|65
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|55
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|46
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|38
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|31
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! colspan="10" |Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" |Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity 
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in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile
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Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" |Fuse delay
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in m:
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! rowspan="2" |Fuse sensitivity
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in mm:
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! rowspan="2" |Explosive Mass in g
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(TNT equivalent):
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! rowspan="2" |Normalization At 30° 
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from horizontal:
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! colspan="3" |Ricochet:
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|-
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!0%
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!50%
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!100%
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|-
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|M74 shot
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|792
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|0.87
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|N/A
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| -1°
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|47°
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|60°
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|65°
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|-
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|M51 shot
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|792
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|0.87
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|N/A
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| +4°
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|48°
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|63°
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|71°
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|}
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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== Read also ==
 
== Read also ==
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,''
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,''
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
 
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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''ETC.''
 
''ETC.''
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
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* ''topic on the official game forum''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum''
 
* ''page on the Wikipedia''
 
* ''page on the Wikipedia''

Revision as of 15:52, 17 February 2019

Description

Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell about the history of the devekopment and combat using of the weaponry and also about it's features. Make a air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

File:PenetrationChart M5 (37 mm).png
Penetration Chart M5 (37 mm)

Available shells

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of 

warhead

Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
M74 shot AP 66 65 55 46 38 31
M51 shot APC 66 65 55 46 38 31
Shell details
Ammunition Velocity 

in m/s

Projectile

Mass in kg

Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g

(TNT equivalent):

Normalization At 30° 

from horizontal:

Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
M74 shot 792 0.87 N/A N/A N/A -1° 47° 60° 65°
M51 shot 792 0.87 N/A N/A N/A +4° 48° 63° 71°

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.

Usage in the battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main 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

Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

Cons:

Historical part

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be big one, take it into a separate article and add a link to it by using the "main" template. In the end be sure to include references to sources.

Media

An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

Read 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.

ETC.

Sources

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum
  • page on the Wikipedia
  • page on aircraft or gorund forces encyclopedia
  • other literature


USA tank cannons
20 mm  M139
25 mm  LW25 · M242
37 mm  M3 · M5 · M6
57 mm  M1
75 mm  M2 · M2 Howitzer · M3 · M6 · M1897A4 · XM274
76 mm  M1 · M7 · M32 · T185E1
90 mm  M3 · M3A1 · M36 · M41 · M54 · T15E1 · T15E2 · T54 · T208E9
105 mm  M4 · M68 · M68A1 · M68A1E8 · T5E1 · T5E2 · T140E2 · T140E3 · XM35
106 mm  M40A1C
120 mm  M58 · M256 · T53
152 mm  M81 · M162 · XM150E5
155 mm  M185 · T7
165 mm  M135
  Foreign:
20 mm  Rh202 (Germany)
57 mm  6pdr OQF Mk.III (Britain) · ZIS-2 (USSR)
105 mm  Sharir (Israel)
120 mm  IMI MG251 (Israel)

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