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Bofors 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun

Gun

Ordnance QF 37 mm Mk 1 - Obsolete May 1947

Carriage

Mk 1

Data

Wt in action - 816 lb
Length of barrel - 68 inches
Breech mech - Semi-automatic
Elevation - minus 10º to plus 25º
Traverse - 25º

Taken over from the Sudanese Army they were used in N Africa in 1941 to supplement the 2 pdr gun. Most were worn out or destroyed during the desert campaign.

Performance

With 25 oz (700g) Armour Piercing shell:
Muzzle velocity - 2,625 ft/sec (800 m/sec)
Range - 4,376 yds
Penetration - 32/500/0 degrees

Ammunition

Shell HE
Shell Incendiary - White phosphorus filled
Shell Armour Piercing - with Tracer