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| Bore |
37mm 1.457" |
| Ammunition
type |
Fixed contact fused HE shell |
|
Projectile weight |
1.598 lb 0.725 kg |
|
Velocity |
2789 feet per second 850 m/s |
|
Rate of fire |
30-42 rounds per minute |
This was the original light antiaircraft gun used
in the Richelieu class, pending
availability of the 37mm/50 M1935. The latter never got beyond a
prototype and the M1933 proved inadequate. It was replaced by 40mm Bofors on Richelieu during her 1943 refit in
New York.
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