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M-1939 37mm |
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M-1939 Anti-Aircraft Gun |
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Designers: | L.A. Loktev and M.N. Loginov | |||||||||
Soviet/Russian Manufacturers: |
Artillery Plant No. 8 (Kaliningrad), Artillery Plant No. 4 (Krasnoyarsk), and Artillery Plant No. 586 (Kolomna) |
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Role: |
Light Air Defense Gun |
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Year Adopted: |
1939 |
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Operational Status: |
Obsolete - Soviet Union Exported to: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bulgaria, China, Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, East Germany, Guinea, Iraq, Mali, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, North Korea, North Yemen, Pakistan, Romania, Somalia, South Yemen, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, and Zaire. |
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Armament: |
1 x 37mm Main Gun |
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Weapon Range: |
6,700 meters (effective vertical) |
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Sustained Rate of Fire: | 80 rnds per minute | |||||||||
Crew: |
8 men |
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Total Traverse: |
360 degrees |
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Elevation: |
-5 to +85 |
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Common Towing Vehicles: | GAZ-63 truck |
The M-1939 Anti-Aircraft
Gun in Pictures |
Development, History, and Use |
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Sources Cited (1) Jane's Armour and Artillery 1982-83, Christopher Foss (ed), Jane's Information Group: Surry, UK, 1982. Print. |