M3 (75 mm)
This page is about the tank cannon M3 (75 mm). For other uses, see M3 (Disambiguation). |
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Description
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Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Vehicles equipped with this weapon | |
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Medium tanks | |
M4 | M4 · Calliope · ▄Sherman I Composito |
M4A1 | M4A1 · Sherman II · ␗M4A1 (75) W · ▄M4A1 |
M4A2 | M4A2 · ▀M4 748 (a) |
M4A4 | ␗M4A4 · ␗M4A4 (1st PTG) · ▄Sherman V · ▄M4A4 |
Heavy tanks | M4A3E2 · Cobra King · ▄M4A3E2 · T14 |
Tank destroyers | M8A1 GMC |
General info
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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 | ||
M72 shot | AP | 91 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
M48 shell | HE | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
M61 shot | APCBC | 104 | 101 | 90 | 78 | 68 | 59 |
T45 shot | APCR | 139 | 135 | 121 | 105 | 91 | 79 |
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% | |||||||
M72 shot | AP | 619 | 6.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 47° | 60° | 65° |
M48 shell | HE | 463 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 666 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
M61 shot | APCBC | 618 | 6.79 | 1.2 | 14 | 63.7 | 48° | 63° | 71° |
T45 shot | APCR | 868 | 3.81 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 66° | 70° | 72° |
Smoke shell characteristics | ||||||
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Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Screen radius (m) |
Screen deploy time (s) |
Screen hold time (s) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
M89 | 259 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 50 |
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Good penetrating M61 round in lower ranks, especially when its explosive filler can lead to potential one-shots
- Access to smoke rounds
- Higher ranked vehicles with this gun have access to high-penetrating APCR rounds
Cons:
- Noticeable shell drop when fighting at long-ranges
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) |
Germany tank cannons | |
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20 mm | KwK30 · KwK38 · Rh202 |
28/20 mm | s.Pz.B.41 |
30 mm | MK 30-2/ABM |
37 mm | KwK34(t) · KwK36 · KwK38(t) · PaK L/45 |
47 mm | Pak.(t)(Sf.) |
50 mm | KwK39 · KwK L/42 · PaK38 |
57 mm | Bofors L/70 Mk.1 |
75 mm | K51 L/24 · KwK37 · KwK40 L43 · KwK40 L48 · KwK42 · KwK44 · KwK44 L/36.5 · PaK39 L48 · PaK40/3 L46 · PaK42 · StuK37 · StuK40 L43 · StuK40 L48 |
76 mm | PaK36 (r) |
88 mm | Flak.37 · Flak 41 · KwK36 · KwK43 · PaK43 |
90 mm | BK90 |
105 mm | CN105-57 · FMK.4 Modelo 1L · K.18 · KwK L/68 · L7A3 · PzK M57 · StuH42 |
120 mm | Rh120 L/44 · Rh120 L/55 · Rh120 L/55 A1 |
128 mm | K.40 · KwK44 · PaK44 |
150 mm | s.I.G.33 · Stu.H 43 L/12 |
380 mm | RW61 |
Foreign: | |
30 mm | Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA) · HSS 831L (Britain) |
57 mm | 6pdr OQF Mk.V (Britain) |
73 mm | 2A28 (USSR) |
75 mm | M3 (USA) |
76 mm | F-32 (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M32 (USA) |
90 mm | M36 (USA) · M41 (USA) |
105 mm | GT-3 (South Africa) |
125 mm | 2A46 (USSR) |
152 mm | M-10T (USSR) · XM150E5 (USA) |
155 mm | M126 (USA) |
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 |
China tank cannons | |
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30 mm | ZPL02 · ZPZ02 |
73 mm | Type 86 |
76 mm | M32K1 |
85 mm | Type 56 · Type 63 |
100 mm | PTP86 · Type 59 · Type 69 · Type 69-II · ZPL04 |
105 mm | 88B-105T · Type 83 · WMA301 · ZPL94 · ZPL98A |
120 mm | 122TM · PTZ89 |
125 mm | Type 88C · Type 99A · ZPT98 |
130 mm | PL59A Gai |
152 mm | PL66 Gai |
Foreign: | |
20 mm | KwK30 (Germany) |
37 mm | M6 (USA) |
45 mm | 20-K (USSR) |
47 mm | Type 1 (Japan) |
57 mm | Type 97 (Japan) · ZIS-2 (USSR) |
75 mm | M2 Howitzer (USA) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA) |
76 mm | D-56T (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M1 (USA) · M7 (USA) · ZIS-3 (USSR) |
85 mm | ZIS-S-53 (USSR) |
90 mm | M3 (USA) · M41 (USA) |
100 mm | D-10S (USSR) |
105 mm | M68 (USA) · M68A1 (USA) |
115 mm | U-5TS (USSR) |
122 mm | A-19 (USSR) · D-25T (USSR) |
152 mm | ML-20S (USSR) |
France tank cannons | |
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20 mm | 20F2 |
25 mm | SA35 L/72 |
37 mm | SA18 L/21 · SA38 L/33 |
47 mm | SA34 L/30 · SA35 L/32 · SA37 |
75 mm | APX · APX Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897 · SA35 L/17 · SA44 · SA49 · SA50 L/57 |
90 mm | D.911 APX · CN90 F2 · CN90 F3 · CN90 F4 · D915 · DEFA F1 · SA45 · SA47 |
100 mm | SA47 L/58 |
105 mm | CN-105-F1 · Giat 105 G2 · Modele F2 · PzK M57 |
120 mm | GIAT CN120-25 G1 · GIAT CN120-26 F1 · SA46 |
142 mm | ACRA |
155 mm | GCT F1 · Schneider 155 C · L'Obusier de 155 Modèle 1950 |
Foreign: | |
15 mm | MG 151 (Germany) |
20 mm | MG 151 (Germany) |
30 mm | Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA) |
37 mm | M6 (USA) |
40 mm | Bofors L/60 · QF 2-pounder (Britain) |
75 mm | KwK42 (Germany) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA) |
76 mm | M7 (USA) |
90 mm | M3 (USA) |
105 mm | M4 (USA) |