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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:Weapon M3 (37 mm).png|350px|thumb|left|The {{PAGENAME}} on the M2.]]
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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* [[M2]]
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* {{Specs-Link|us_m6a1}}
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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[[File:PenetrationChart M3 (37 mm).png|alt=Penetration Chart M3 (37 mm)|center|frame|Penetration Chart M3 (37 mm)]]
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''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
  
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=== Available shells ===
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=== Available ammunition ===
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! colspan="8" |Penetration statistics
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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| M74 shot || AP || 67 || 65 || 56 || 46 || 38 || 32
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warhead
 
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!10m
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| M74B1 || AP || 79 || 76 || 65 || 54 || 45 || 37
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|M74 shot
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| M51 shot || APCBC || 75 || 72 || 62 || 51 || 43 || 35
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|66
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| M51B1/B2 || APCBC || 87 || 84 || 73 || 60 || 50 || 41
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| M63 shell || HE || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3
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! colspan="10" |''Shell details''
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| M74 shot || AP || 792 || 0.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| M74B1 || AP || 883 || 0.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
 
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| M51 shot || APCBC || 792 || 0.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
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| M51B1/B2 || APCBC || 883 || 0.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
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| M63 shell || HE || 807 || 0.73 || 0 || 0.1 || 38 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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== Usage in the battles ==
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== Usage in battles ==
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{{USA tank cannons}}
 
{{USA tank cannons}}
  
 
[[Category:Tank cannons]]
 
[[Category:Tank cannons]]

Revision as of 23:05, 14 March 2021

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

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.

Available ammunition

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 0.1 38 79° 80° 81°

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

Summarise 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 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;
  • encyclopedia page on the 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)

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