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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | === Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | ||
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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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* HVAP-T shells have excellent penetration against armour | * HVAP-T shells have excellent penetration against armour | ||
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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* Packs a small amount of ammo in all but the Bf 110 G-2 gun pod | * Packs a small amount of ammo in all but the Bf 110 G-2 gun pod | ||
* HEF-T shell doesn't have as much effect as Minengeschoss from 30 mm | * HEF-T shell doesn't have as much effect as Minengeschoss from 30 mm | ||
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== See also == | == See 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.'' | ||
Revision as of 10:11, 24 August 2022
Contents
Description
The BK 3.7 is a 37mm autocannon that was used by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. It was mounted on a variety of aircraft, including the HS-129and the Junkers Ju 87. The BK 3.7 was also used by the Soviet Union, who captured a number of the guns from the Germans.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
- Bf 110 G-2 (Suspended)
- Hs 129 B-2 (Suspended)
- Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) (Suspended)
- ▄Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) (Suspended)
- Ju 87 G-1
- Ju 87 G-2
General info
Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.
Available ammunition
- Default: HVAP-T · HEF-T
- Armored targets: HVAP-T
- Air targets: HEF-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 | 108 | 101 | 75 | 51 | 35 | 24 |
| Armored targets | 108 | 101 | 75 | 51 | 35 | 24 |
| Air targets | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 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% | |||||||
| Armored targets | HVAP-T | 1,150 | 0.41 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 66° | 70° | 72° |
| Air targets | HEF-T | 914 | 0.55 | 1 | 0.5 | 108 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Comparison with analogues
Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.
Usage in battles
The 37mm cannon are as of Update danger zone only used on aircrafts so it should be used to fire at the roof or sides of medium tanks and light tanks. At higher BR it should be used to knock out engine, tracks or other important modules of other tanks as the 37mm would not have sufficient pen to kill some medium and heavy tanks
Pros and cons
Pros:
- HVAP-T shells have excellent penetration against armour
Cons:
- Packs a small amount of ammo in all but the Bf 110 G-2 gun pod
- HEF-T shell doesn't have as much effect as Minengeschoss from 30 mm
- Too slow rate of fire to be practical in a dogfight
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
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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
| Germany aircraft cannons | |
|---|---|
| 15 mm | MG 151 |
| 20 mm | MG 151 · MG C/30L · MG FF · MG FF/M |
| 27 mm | Mauser BK27 |
| 30 mm | Hispano HS 825 · MK 101 · MK 103 · MK 108 |
| 37 mm | BK 3.7 |
| 50 mm | BK 5 · Mk.214a |
| 75 mm | BK 7.5 |
| Foreign: | |
| 20 mm | Hispano Mk.V (Britain) · M24A1 (USA) · M61A1 (USA) · ShVAK (USSR) |
| 23 mm | GSh-23L (USSR) · NR-23 (USSR) · VYa-23 (USSR) |
| 30 mm | DEFA 552 (France) · GSh-30-1 (USSR) · GSh-30-2K (USSR) · NR-30 (USSR) |
| 37 mm | N-37D (USSR) |
| Italy aircraft cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | TM197B |
| 30 mm | Hispano HS 825 |
| 37 mm | Breda Model 39 37/54 |
| 102 mm | 102/35 mod 14 |
| Foreign: | |
| 20 mm | B-20E (USSR) · B-20M (USSR) · B-20S (USSR) · Hispano 404 (France) · Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · Hispano Mk.V (Britain) · M24A1 (USA) · M61A1 (USA) · MG 151 (Germany) · MG FF (Germany) · MG FF/M (Germany) · ShVAK (USSR) |
| 23 mm | GSh-23L (USSR) · NR-23 (USSR) · NS-23 (USSR) |
| 27 mm | Akan m/85 (Sweden) · Mauser BK27 (Germany) |
| 30 mm | DEFA 552 (France) · GSh-30-1 (USSR) · GSh-30-2K (USSR) · MK 103 (Germany) · MK 108 (Germany) · NR-30 (USSR) |
| 37 mm | BK 3.7 (Germany) · N-37 (USSR) · N-37D (USSR) |
