47 mm APX anti-tank gun

canon de 47 mm SA mle 1937
47 SA 37 preserved at Base Borden Military Museum at CFB Borden Ontario, Canada
TypeAnti-tank gun
Place of originFrance
Service history
Used byFrance
Nazi Germany
Kingdom of Italy
WarsWorld War II
Production history
Designed1936
ManufacturerAtelier de Puteaux
Produced1939–1940
No. built1,268
Specifications
Mass1,070 kg (2,359 lbs)
Length4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)
Barrel length2.49 m (8 ft 2 in) L/53
Width1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Height1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)[1]
Crew6[2]
ShellFixed QF 47x380 mm. R APCBC
Shell weight1.73 kg (3.74 lbs)
Caliber47 millimetres (1.9 in)
CarriageSplit-trail
Elevation-13° to +16.5°
Traverse68°[2]
Rate of fire15 to 20 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity855 m/s (2,805 ft/s)
Effective firing range2,000 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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Chamberlain, Peter (1974). Anti-tank weapons. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 9. ISBN 0668036079. OCLC 1299755.