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{{AutoWeapon-Card
 
| image = <!-- File:Weapon_{{PAGENAME}}.png -->
 
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
 
| MG-calibre = 37
 
| Belt-capacity =
 
| RoF = 163
 
| MG-velocity = 556 - 610
 
| MG-max-pen = 43
 
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{{About
 
{{About
 
| about = aircraft cannon '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 
| about = aircraft cannon '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''
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The '''37 mm M10''' is a WW2 American aircraft cannon.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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* {{Specs-Link|p-59a}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|p-59a}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|p-63a-10}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|p-63a-10}}
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
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The M10 is a development of the earlier [[M4 (37 mm)|M4]]. The most noticeable changes are an increased rate of fire (165 rpm) and a much larger ammo capacity which is made possible by a disintegrating link belt.
  
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
 
<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}
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* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T*|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
* '''Ground targets:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}
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* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T*|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T*|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
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* '''Ground targets:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
! colspan="7" | Penetration statistics
 
! colspan="7" | Penetration statistics
 
|-
 
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Belt
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 90° (mm)'''
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! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
|-
 
|-
| AP-T || 43 || 40 || 30 || 18 || 15 || 11
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| Default || 37 || 34 || 25 || 18 || 12 || 9
 
|-
 
|-
| HEFI-T || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3
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| Universal || 37 || 34 || 25 || 18 || 12 || 9
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|-
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| Ground targets || 37 || 34 || 25 || 18 || 12 || 9
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="10" | Shell details
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! colspan="10" | Belt details
 
|-
 
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Belt
! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br />(m/s)
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br />Mass (kg)
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! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br />(m)
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! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br />(mm)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br />(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
! rowspan="2" | Normalisation at 30°<br />from horizontal
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 
|-
 
|-
| AP-T || 556 || 0.753 || N/A || N/A || N/A || -1.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| Ground targets || AP-T || 556 || 0.75 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
|-
 
| HEFI-T || 610 || 0.608 || 0.05 || N/A || 65.2 || +0.0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
* Slightly higher ROF than the 37 mm M4
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* HE shells do significant damage to single engine aircraft
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* Slightly higher rate of fire than the 37 mm M4
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* HE shells do significant damage to single-engine aircraft
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Inaccurate in full auto, should be restrained to single shot
 
* Inaccurate in full auto, should be restrained to single shot
 
* Still useless AP shell
 
* Still useless AP shell
* HE shell doesn't do well against large framed aircraft, often requiring multiple hits
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* HE shell doesn't do well against sturdy airframes, often requiring multiple hits
 
* Slow muzzle velocity
 
* Slow muzzle velocity
  
 
== History ==
 
== 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: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
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''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: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
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''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
  
 
== 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.''
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
''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;''
* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
 
 
* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
  

Revision as of 10:26, 17 September 2022

This page is about the aircraft cannon M10 (37 mm). For other uses, see M10 (Disambiguation).

Description

The 37 mm M10 is a WW2 American aircraft cannon.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

The M10 is a development of the earlier M4. The most noticeable changes are an increased rate of fire (165 rpm) and a much larger ammo capacity which is made possible by a disintegrating link belt.

Available ammunition

  • Default: HEFI-T* · AP-T
  • Universal: HEFI-T* · HEFI-T* · AP-T
  • Ground targets: AP-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 37 34 25 18 12 9
Universal 37 34 25 18 12 9
Ground targets 37 34 25 18 12 9
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%
Ground targets AP-T 556 0.75 N/A N/A N/A 47° 60° 65°

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

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

Pros:

  • Slightly higher rate of fire than the 37 mm M4
  • HE shells do significant damage to single-engine aircraft

Cons:

  • Inaccurate in full auto, should be restrained to single shot
  • Still useless AP shell
  • HE shell doesn't do well against sturdy airframes, often requiring multiple hits
  • Slow muzzle velocity

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

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

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

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


USA aircraft cannons
20 mm  AN/M2 · Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 · Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 3 · FMC T-160
  M3 · M24A1 · M39 · M39A1 · M39A2 · M39A3 · M61A1 · M195 · M197 · Mk 11 · Mk 11 mod 5 · T31
30 mm  M230E-1 · XM140 · GAU-8/A · GAU-13/A · LR30
37 mm  M4 · M9 · M10
40 mm  M75 · M129
75 mm  M10 · T13E1
  Foreign:
20 mm  Hispano 404 (France) · Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · MG 151 (Germany) · Type 99 Model 1 (Japan)
30 mm  ADEN Mk.4 (Britain)

USSR aircraft cannons
20 mm  B-20E · B-20M · B-20S · ShVAK
23 mm  GSh-23L · NR-23 · NS-23 · NS-23K · PTB-23 · VYa-23
30 mm  2A42 · GSh-6-30 · GSh-30-1 · GSh-30-2 · GSh-30-2K · NR-30
37 mm  N-37 · N-37D · NS-37 · SH-37
45 mm  NS-45
  Foreign:
20 mm  Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · MG 151 (Germany)
37 mm  M4 (USA) · M10 (USA)

France aircraft cannons
20 mm  GIAT M.621 · Hispano 404 · Hispano HS.9 · M50
30 mm  DEFA 541 · DEFA 551 · DEFA 552 · DEFA 552A · DEFA 553 · DEFA 554 · GIAT M781
  Foreign:
20 mm  AN/M2 (USA) · Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 3 (USA) · Hispano Mk.II (Britain) · M3 (USA) · M24A1 (USA) · M39A1 (USA) · MG 151 (Germany) · ShVAK (USSR)
37 mm  M4 (USA) · M10 (USA) · NS-37 (USSR)