M5 (37 mm)
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Description
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
Available ammunition
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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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 |
Shell details | |||||||||
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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° |
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Very good penetration for a reserve tank AP shell
- Fast reload
- Can carry a lot of rounds
Cons:
- Mediocre accuracy, which made extra painful by lack of explosive filler
History
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Media
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See also
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External links
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USA tank cannons | |
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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) |
USSR tank cannons | |
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20 mm | TNSh |
30 mm | 2A42 · 2A72 · AG-30 |
45 mm | 20-K |
57 mm | AU-220 · Ch-51M · ZIS-2 · ZIS-4 · ZIS-4M |
73 mm | 2A28 |
76 mm | 1902/30 · 3-K · D-56TS · F-32 · F-34 · F-96 · KT-28 · L-10 · L-11 · ZIS-3 · ZIS-5 |
85 mm | D-5S · D-5T · D-58 · D-70 · F-30 · ZIS-S-53 |
100 mm | 2A48 · 2A70 · D-10S · D-10T · D-10T2S · D-50 · LB-1 · S-34 |
107 mm | ZIS-6 |
115 mm | U-5TS |
122 mm | A-19 · D-25-44T · D-25S · D-25T · D-25TS · D-30T · D-49 · M-30 · M-62-T2S |
125 mm | 2A26 · 2A46 · 2A46M · 2A46M-1 · 2A46M-4 · 2A46M-5 · 2A46MS · 2A75 · D-126 |
130 mm | B-13 · C-70 · M-65 |
152 mm | 2A33 · LP-83 · M-10T · M-64 · M-69 · ML-20S |
Foreign: | |
37 mm | M5 (USA) |
50 mm | KwK L/42 (Germany) |
57 mm | 6pdr OQF Mk.III (Britain) · M1 (USA) |
75 mm | KwK42 (Germany) · M2 (USA) |
76 mm | M1 (USA) |
85 mm | Type-62-85-TC (China) |
Britain tank cannons | |
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30 mm | L21A1 |
40 mm | QF 2-pounder |
47 mm | Ordnance QF 3-pounder |
57 mm | 6pdr OQF Mk.III · 6pdr OQF Mk.V |
75 mm | OQF Mk.V |
76 mm | OQF 3-inch Howitzer Mk I · OQF 3in 20cwt · QF 17-pounder |
77 mm | OQF Mk.II |
84 mm | 20pdr OQF Mk.I |
94 mm | 28pdr OQF · 32pdr OQF · OQF Mk.II |
95 mm | Howitzer, Tank No.1, Mk.I |
105 mm | LRF · Royal Ordnance L7A1 |
120 mm | Ordnance QF Tk. L1A2 · Ordnance BL Tk. L11 · L11A5 · L30A1 |
165 mm | ORD BL 6.5in L9A1 |
183 mm | QF L4A1 |
Foreign: | |
25 mm | M242 (USA) |
37 mm | M5 (USA) · M6 (USA) |
75 mm | M2 (USA) · M3 (USA) |
84 mm | kan Strv 81 (Sweden) |
105 mm | Sharir (Israel) |
120 mm | Rh120 L/55 A1 (Germany) |
125 mm | 2A46M-5 (Russia) |
155 mm | M185 (USA) |
South Africa | |
20 mm | GI-2 |
76 mm | GT-4 |
90 mm | GT-2 |
105 mm | GT-3 · GT-7 · GT-8 |
155 mm | G6 L/45 |