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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell about the history of the devekopment and combat using of the weaponry and also about it's features. Make a air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
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''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell about the history of the development and combat using of the weaponry and also about its features. Make a air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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* [[M2]]
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* {{Specs-Link|us_m2_medium}}
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* {{Specs-Link|us_m6a1}}
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
 
[[File:PenetrationChart M3 (37 mm).png|alt=Penetration Chart M3 (37 mm)|center|frame|Penetration Chart M3 (37 mm)]]
 
[[File:PenetrationChart M3 (37 mm).png|alt=Penetration Chart M3 (37 mm)|center|frame|Penetration Chart M3 (37 mm)]]
  
 
=== Available shells ===
 
=== Available shells ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, so write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
! colspan="8" |Penetration statistics
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
|-
 
|-
! rowspan="2" |Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" |Type of 
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
! colspan="6" |'''Penetration''' in mm '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
!10m
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! 10m
!100m
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! 100m
!500m
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! 500m
!1000m
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! 1000m
!1500m
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! 1500m
!2000m
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! 2000m
 
|-
 
|-
|M74 shot
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|M74 shot || AP || 66 || 65 || 55 || 46 || 38 || 31
|AP
 
|66
 
|65
 
|55
 
|46
 
|38
 
|31
 
 
|-
 
|-
|M51 shot
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|M51 shot || APC ||66 ||65 ||55||46||38||31
|APC
 
|66
 
|65
 
|55
 
|46
 
|38
 
|31
 
 
|}
 
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="10" |''Shell details''
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
 
|-
 
|-
! rowspan="2" |Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" |Velocity 
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
! rowspan="2" |Fuse delay
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''in m:''
in m:
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
! rowspan="2" |Fuse sensitivity
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''in mm:''
in mm:
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" |Explosive Mass in g
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
(TNT equivalent):
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
! rowspan="2" |Normalization At 30° 
 
from horizontal:
 
! colspan="3" |Ricochet:
 
 
|-
 
|-
!0%
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! 0%
!50%
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! 50%
!100%
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! 100%
 
|-
 
|-
|M74 shot
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|M74 shot|| AP || 792 || 0.87 ||N/A||N/A||N/A|| -1°||47°||60°||65°
|792
 
|0.87
 
|N/A
 
|N/A
 
|N/A
 
| -1°
 
|47°
 
|60°
 
|65°
 
 
|-
 
|-
|M51 shot
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|M51 shot|| APC || 792 || 0.87 ||N/A||N/A||N/A||+4°||48°||63°||71°
|792
 
|0.87
 
|N/A
 
|N/A
 
|N/A
 
| +4°
 
|48°
 
|63°
 
|71°
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
 
''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
  
== Usage in the battles ==
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== Usage in battles ==
 
''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
 
''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
  
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
 
 
*
 
*
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
 
 
*
 
*
  
== Historical part ==
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== History ==
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be big one, take it into a separate article and add a link to it by using the "main" template. In the end be sure to include references to sources.''
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''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle 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></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
 
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
 
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
  
== Read also ==
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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,''
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''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;''
 
* ''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.''
  
''ETC.''
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== External links ==
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
''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''
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* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''
* ''page on the Wikipedia''
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* ''other literature.''
* ''page on aircraft or gorund forces encyclopedia''
 
* ''other literature''
 
  
 
{{USA tank cannons}}
 
{{USA tank cannons}}
  
 
[[Category:Tank cannons]]
 
[[Category:Tank cannons]]

Revision as of 18:55, 17 March 2019

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

Description

Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell about the history of the development and combat using of the weaponry and also about its features. Make a air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Penetration Chart M3 (37 mm)
Penetration Chart M3 (37 mm)

Available shells

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
M74 shot AP 66 65 55 46 38 31
M51 shot APC 66 65 55 46 38 31
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Velocity
in m/s
Projectile
Mass in kg
Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent):
Normalization At 30°
from horizontal:
Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
M74 shot AP 792 0.87 N/A N/A N/A -1° 47° 60° 65°
M51 shot APC 792 0.87 N/A N/A N/A +4° 48° 63° 71°

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.

Usage in battles

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

Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

Cons:

History

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle 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>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.

Media

An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as 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;
  • encyclopedia page on weapon;
  • other literature.


USA tank cannons
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)