M3 (37 mm)

This page is about the tank cannon M3 (37 mm). For other uses, see M3 (Disambiguation).

Description

The M3 (37 mm) on the M2.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• M2
• M6A1

General info

Penetration Chart M3 (37 mm)

Available shells

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
M74 shot	AP	67	65	56	46	38	32
M74B1	AP	79	76	65	54	45	37
M51 shot	APCBC	75	72	62	51	43	35
M51B1/B2	APCBC	87	84	73	60	50	41
M63 shell	HE	3	3	3	3	3	3

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
M74 shot	AP	792	0.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	47°	60°	65°
M74B1	AP	883	0.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	47°	60°	65°
M51 shot	APCBC	792	0.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	48°	63°	71°
M51B1/B2	APCBC	883	0.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	48°	63°	71°
M63 shell	HE	807	0.73	0.1	0.5	38	79°	80°	81°

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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)