Germany's 37 mm Guns

Weapon	Type of Ammo	Weight (lb)	Velocity	°	Thickness of armor penetrated (range meters)
Weapon	Type of Ammo	Weight (lb)	Velocity	°	100	500	1000	1500	2000	2500
37 mm KwK 36 L/45^1,2, 37 mm PaK 35/36 L/45³ 37 mm KwK L/45^2,5 37 mm KwK L/46.5³ 3.7-cm Pak 35/36^6,7	Pzgr^1,2,3 (APC)	1.84 lb, 1.5 lb 0.685 kg^1,2,3	2,444'/s 745 m/s^1,2,3, 763 m/s	30^1,2,3	35^1,2, 34³	29^1,2,3, 30, 36	22^1,2,3	20^1,2, 19³
	Pzgr^1,2,3 (APC)	1.84 lb, 1.5 lb 0.685 kg^1,2,3	2,444'/s 745 m/s^1,2,3, 763 m/s	90		48
	Pzgr 40^1,2,3	0.99 lb, 0.8 lb 0.354 kg, 0.368 kg^1,2,3	3,346'/s 1,020 m/s^1,2,3, 1,030 m/s	30^1,2,3	64^1,2,3	31^1,2, 34³, 43
	Pzgr 40^1,2,3	0.99 lb, 0.8 lb 0.354 kg, 0.368 kg^1,2,3	3,346'/s 1,020 m/s^1,2,3, 1,030 m/s	90		51
	AP^5,6	12.5 oz⁷, 0.78 lb⁶ 0.354 kg^6,7	2,495'/s⁶, 3,379'/s⁷ 760 m/s⁶, 1,030 m/s⁷	30⁵		70@457 m⁵	31@914 m⁵
	HVAP			30		34
	APHE			30		40
	APCR			30	68	43	22
	HE	0.625 kg	745 m/s
37 mm KwK 34(t)^1,2	Pzgr (t)^1,2	0.85 kg^1,2	675 m/s^1,2	30^1,2	35^1,2	30^1,2	23^1,2	21^1,2
	Pzgr (t) umg^1,2	0.815 kg^1,2	675 m/s^1,2	30^1,2	34^1,2	29^1,2	25^1,2	22^1,2
	Pzgr 40^1,2	0.368 kg^1,2	980 m/s^1,2	30^1,2	60^1,2	39^1,2
37 mm KwK 34(t) L/40³	Pzgr³ (t)	2.28 lb, 1.8 lb 0.815 kg³	2,215'/s, 2,264'/s 690 m/s³	30³	35, 37³	30, 31³	23, 26³	21, 22³
	Pzgr (t) umg	2.18	2,215'/s	30	34	29	25	22
	Pzgr 40	0.99	3,215'/s	30	60	39
37 mm KwK 38 (t)^1,2	Pzgr (t)^1,2	0.85 kg^1,2	741 m/s^1,2	30^1,2	36^1,2	31^1,2	24^1,2	22^1,2
	Pzgr (t) umg^1,2	0.815 kg^1,2	750 m/s^1,2	30^1,2	41^1,2	33^1,2	27^1,2	24^1,2
	Pzgr 40^1,2	0.368 kg^1,2	1,040 m/s^1,2	30^1,2	64^1,2	33^1,2
37 mm KwK 38(t) L/47.8³	Pzgr (t)³	2.28 lb 0.815 kg³	2,431'/s 750 m/s³	30³	36, 41³	31, 35³	24, 29³	22, 24³
	Pzgr (t) umg	2.18, 1.8	2,461'/s	30	41	33	27	24
	Pzgr 40³	0.99 lb, 0.8 lb 0.368 kg³	3,412'/s 1,040 m/s³	30³	64³	33, 34³
3.7-cm FlaK 36⁷, 3.7-cm FlaK 37⁷		1.4 lb⁷ 0.64 kg⁷	2,690'/s⁷ 820 m/s⁷
3.7cm FlaK 43 L/60 3.7cm FlaK 43/1 L/60
3.7cm FlaK 43/1 L/70
3.7cm FlaK 43 L/89³	PzGr18³	1.4 lb 0.685 kg³	2,526'/s 770 m/s³	30³	35³	28³	21³	17³

Vehicles that used 37 mm guns

Sources:

Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1933-1942, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1943-1945, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics, Gordon L Rottman, 2005
Panzers At War, Michael and Gladys Green, 2005
The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, 1998, Chris Bishop
Artillery of World War II, Chris Chant, 2001

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