The 37mm munition
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The 37mm munition
The 37mm of a Yak(9T i think but not sure) is the same of the Ju-87 G1 but are the effects the same?
Example: Is the Yak or the Ju87 the best against tanks?
against the planes? (in his memories,Rudel as shoot on 2 planes with his 37mm:so terrific than the others russian planes have left the area )
Example: Is the Yak or the Ju87 the best against tanks?
against the planes? (in his memories,Rudel as shoot on 2 planes with his 37mm:so terrific than the others russian planes have left the area )
37mm
I don't know exactly how many 37mm shells could a Yak carry on board(I'll have to research and post it this evening) but a Ju-87G carried just 12 shells in two revolving drums(1 per gun). Therefore, while a large target, like a tank, slow-moving and with thin armor on the roof, could be set ablaze with 2-3 AP shells, to hit an airplane flying at 300 mph was pretty tricky, and the pilot could easily fire all the shells and miss the target. It required the skill of a Rudel to shoot a fighter from a Ju-87G.
~Regards,
Ovidius
~Regards,
Ovidius
more info for you guys....
Ok more stuff from a data table I have.
Ammo trays for the three pound shells/ 12 rounds per gun passed through the housings whcih protruded from either side. Muzzle velocity oof 2,610 to 2,820 feet per second.
The round had a Tungsten/Wolfram core armor-piercing but also the gun could be equipped with HE rounds as well for light skin vehicles.
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