Type 11 pattern 1922 (37 mm)

Shells from the Type 11 are visible mid-flight

Description

The 37 mm Type 11 is a medium-calibre infantry gun adopted for naval use, one of the first slow-firing Japanese weapons that the player will use while going through the research tree. Its effectiveness is average at best, however its explosive power is capable of piercing through nearly anything it might encounter.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Soukou-Tei

General info

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

Available ammunition

The gun comes with only one type of shell: high-explosive fragmentation.

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
37 mm HE	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)	Normalisation at 30° from horizontal	Ricochet
								0%	50%	100%
37 mm HE	HE	451	0.65	0.0	0.1	55	0.0°	79°	80°	81°

Comparison with analogues

Type 11 comes with the best explosive filler of a comparable cannons, however at the same time it's above average targetting speed and one of the lowest rates of fire. Note that the table below is meant only as an overview, not a detailed analysis. It's also missing certain statistics for the automatic cannons, as they use shell racks that do not have all of the statistics displayed in-game.

Cannon		Ammo	RoF /min	Targetting speed (°/s)	Velocity (m/s)	Explosive (TNT g)	Fuse delay (m)	Ricochet 50%	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
									100m	1000m	2000m
	Type 11	HE	30	38	451	451	0	80°	3	3	3
	Type 4	HE	30	43	677	363	0	80°	3	3	3
	Type 4	APHE	30	43	677	11	1	60°	47	33	26
	AN-M4	Default	150	38	610	65.25	0	80°	3	3	3
	3,7 cm SK C/30	HE	30	17	1000	27.7	0	80°	2	2	2
	3,7 cm F-L LM/42	APT	250	60					67	47	37
	2pdr QF Mk.IIc	AP	200	34					60	43	34
	2pdr Rolls Royce	AP	231	38					60	43	34
	70-K	AP	150	30					79	56	45
	V-11	Default	180						79	56	45

Usage in battles

Due to weapon's low targetting speed, combined with an extremely low velocity it's very difficult to use at range of above 1000m, forcing to close in in order to accurately inflict damage. Weapon's strength lies in its explosive filler, able to handle most small boats within few shots.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Effective against small, cramped vessels
• Very high maximum range for its battle rating
• High firing angle makes it possible to shoot while from behind a complete cover

Cons:

• Low muzzle velocity makes it difficult to lead targets

History

Type 11 37 mm (37mm狙撃砲, 37mm sniper) was designed as an infantry gun with the objective of destroying enemy machine gun emplacements. Serial production began in 1918 and the gun saw a number of improvements and evolutions over the years, including pattern 22 (十一年式平射歩兵砲, 11th year model low trajectory infantry gun) until it was finally replaced in 1934 by the Type 94 of the same calibre. The weapon was originally derived from the French Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP.

The gun saw wide use in Japanese forces, from being an infantry support gun, through use in tanks (eg. Chi-Ro), to the first Japanese armoured boat (with subsequent designs using the 57 mm Type 97 cannon instead). While the gun was up to the task during the Second Sino-Japanese War, it was severely lacking by the time of the Pacific War and unable to penetrate >30 mm armour on allied armoured vehicles even from as close a distance as 50 meters.

The weapon featured a wide range of ammunition, including various types of high-explosive rounds with different fillers, armour-piercing, anti-concrete rounds, and of course training rounds.

Media

An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

See also

Weapons of comparable role, configuration and era

• Type 4 (37 mm) (Another Japanese 37mm naval gun)
• Ho-203 (37 mm) (Japanese airborne cannon of the same calibre)
• AN-M4 (37 mm) (American naval cannon)
• 3,7 cm SK C/30 (37 mm) (German naval cannon)
• Automatic naval cannons of the same calibre (higher rate of fire, primarily anti-aircraft role)
  • 3,7 cm FlaK-Lafette LM/42 (37 mm) (German automatic naval cannon)
  • 2pdr Rolls Royce (British automatic naval cannon)
  • 2pdr QF Mk.IIc (40 mm) (British automatic naval cannon)
  • 70-K (37 mm) (USSR automatic naval cannon)
  • V-11 (37 mm) (USSR automatic naval cannon)

External links

• [Wikipedia] Type 11 37 mm infantry gun

Japan naval cannons
20 mm	JM61 · Type 98
25 mm	25 mm/60 Type 96
37 mm	Type 4 · Type 11 pattern 1922
40 mm	40 mm/62 Vickers
57 mm	Type 97
75 mm	Type 88 AA
76 mm	3-inch/40 Type 41 · 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type · 8 cm/60 Type 98
100 mm	100/65 mm Type 98 mod A
120 mm	120 mm/45 3rd Year Type · 120 mm/45 10th year type
127 mm	5 inch/40 Type 89 · 127 mm/50 3rd Year Type
140 mm	140 mm/50 3rd Year Type
152 mm	6-inch/45 Type 41 · 15 cm/50 Type 41
155 mm	155 mm/60 3rd Year Type
200 mm	20 cm 3rd year type No.1
203 mm	20 cm/45 Type 41 · 20 cm/50 3rd year type No.2
356 mm	36 cm/45 Type 41
410 mm	410 mm/45 Type 3
	Foreign:
20 mm	20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II (USA/Britain)
40 mm	Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (USA) · Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (USA) · Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (USA)
47 mm	3 pdr QF Hotchkiss (Britain)
76 mm	3-inch Mark 10 (USA) · 3 inch Mk.33 (USA) · 3-inch Mk.34 (USA)
120 mm	4,7-inch/40 Armstrong (Britain)
127 mm	5 inch/38 Mk.12 (USA)
305 mm	12-inch/45 Vickers (Britain) · 12-inch/50 Vickers (Britain)