3.7 cm M 25 (f)

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3.7 cm M 25 (f)

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Post by jopaerya » 02 Aug 2008, 16:26

Hi

This French flak gun was used on land and on navalships , original name 37 mm CA/ SMCA Mle 1925
beside this single gun , the French navy also used the twin 37 mm CAD Mle 1933 ( last photo ) .
Most of the 3.7 cm M 25 (f) were used in naval coastbatteries in the "Mittelmeerfront" .

Photo's = Ebay.de and Alain Chazette

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Post by Sitzkrieg » 02 Aug 2008, 17:54

The weapon was also fitted to at least one captured US M3 half-track in North Africa. Some photos of this conversion have appeared n various publications and websites over time.

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Re: 3.7 cm M 25 (f)

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Post by Barovic » 02 Aug 2008, 23:40

Hello Jos,

nice pictures! Never saw the single version before. Thanks.
Seems to be not very common this gun. Any idea about numbers in German hands?

Here's the twin version again, from e-bay.de.

Greetings,

Barovic

PS: nice to see it on the half-track too, some combination! 8-)
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Post by jopaerya » 03 Aug 2008, 08:54

Hi Sitzkrieg and Barovic

@ Sitzkrieg very nice conversion of the American truck and the French flak , must be 1943 in Tunesia .
@ Barovic I don't have any clue about the numbers of guns in German service , AFAIK not so many in
the Atlantikwall only a few single and double in the "Sudwall" .

Regards Jos

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Post by Sitzkrieg » 04 Aug 2008, 18:31

jopaerya wrote: @ Sitzkrieg very nice conversion of the American truck and the French flak , must be 1943 in Tunesia .
Hi Jos,
Yes, it's Tunisia in 1943. In a french publication it was described as a 37mm Schneider "sur affut crinoline" (whatever "crinoline" means in French).
Here's another photo (http://www.beute.narod.ru/Beutepanzer/u ... ftrack.htm):
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Post by jopaerya » 04 Aug 2008, 18:49

Nice picture of the gun , crinoline mean hoop-skirt and the "affut" looks like this .

Photo = 7.5 cm K.M. 97 (f) from Ebay.de

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Post by Sitzkrieg » 04 Aug 2008, 21:50

So basically it's a euphemism for the classic conical pedestal mount. Thanks Jos!

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Post by nuyt » 04 Aug 2008, 23:04

Very interesting weapon, I think single shot?
Always felt there was a certain similarity with the Dutch Navy AAC 37mm L50:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/330333/t ... tic+cannon
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Post by jopaerya » 05 Aug 2008, 07:27

Hello

@Sitzkrieg , It's only a euphemism for the mount made of iron bars ( Must be look like a hoop-skirt )
@Nuyt Yes , single shot only.

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Re: 3.7 cm M 25 (f)

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Post by Sturm78 » 10 Aug 2009, 11:01

Hi all,

I found this image on Ebay. I think is the same gun that Jopaerya second photo

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Post by Sturm78 » 20 Mar 2010, 15:50

Hi all,

An image showing various 37mm CA Mle 1925 guns abandoned in Dunkerque, France. 1940

Jopaerya, according to http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_37 ... _m1933.htm, this weapon used six-round box magazines.

Image from Ebay
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Post by jopaerya » 20 Mar 2010, 20:16

Hello Sturm78

I am not a specialist on French guns , but I see a sliding block .

Regards Jos

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Post by jopaerya » 25 Mar 2010, 16:13

Hello

Here a photo of a loader with a single round in his hand and with a glove for the warm empty shells .

Photo= Sudwall from Alain Chazette

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Post by Sturm78 » 25 Mar 2010, 19:52

Thank you, Jopaerya

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Re: 3.7 cm M 25 (f)

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Post by jopaerya » 31 Aug 2010, 21:27

Hi

A view on the rear of the 3,7 cm M 25 (f) gun from Ebay.de

Regards Jos
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