canon de 47 mm SA mle 1937 | |
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Type | Anti-tank gun |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
Used by | France Nazi Germany Kingdom of Italy |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1936 |
Manufacturer | Atelier de Puteaux |
Produced | 1939–1940 |
No. built | 1,268 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,070 kg (2,359 lbs) |
Length | 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in) |
Barrel length | 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in) L/53 |
Width | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Height | 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)[1] |
Crew | 6[2] |
Shell | Fixed QF 47x380 mm. R APCBC |
Shell weight | 1.73 kg (3.74 lbs) |
Caliber | 47 millimetres (1.9 in) |
Carriage | Split-trail |
Elevation | -13° to +16.5° |
Traverse | 68°[2] |
Rate of fire | 15 to 20 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 855 m/s (2,805 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 2,000 m (2,187 yds) |
The 47 mm APX anti-tank gun was a French anti-tank gun that saw service in the first years of the Second World War.