112:
33:
413:
tank as the war turned against
Germany. The concept was rather rudimentary, suffered from poor accuracy, severe weight penalty making the craft vulnerable to fighters, and low ammunition capacity; but could be extremely effective when operated by a sufficiently skilled and practised ground-attack
433:
aircraft series used twin BK 3,7 cannon, mounted side-by-side in a conformal ventral fuselage gun pod, in its Ju 88P-2 and P-3 versions. The P-3 version differed only through the addition of extra defensive armour. As with other examples of the P-series, the Ju 88P-2 and P-3 were perceived as
445:, when the BK 3,7 was used to attack the relatively thin armour of the top of the turret and the engine compartment armour of a tank, kills could be achieved with a relatively light and cheap
582:
1178:
62:
908:
903:
898:
938:
1019:
943:
918:
855:
850:
845:
1135:
840:
575:
111:
382:
568:
549:
84:
257:
55:
373:
or P-3 and others. The cannon could be attached under the wings or the fuselage of the aircraft as self-contained
457:
406:
247:
45:
1163:
772:
49:
41:
460:; the wings have attachment points for BK 3,7 gun pods but it is not displayed with them fitted.
560:
1168:
1090:
1085:
1080:
512:
66:
1115:
715:
697:
524:
17:
475:
870:
366:
252:
239:
229:
752:
8:
1173:
378:
623:
390:
185:
725:
618:
613:
608:
545:
415:
283:
592:
435:
430:
370:
671:
1100:
1095:
785:
780:
762:
757:
707:
446:
362:
303:
1120:
790:
666:
426:
419:
343:
1157:
1130:
1125:
1110:
800:
661:
656:
651:
646:
518:
500:
494:
481:
453:
402:
358:
117:
953:
933:
825:
820:
810:
805:
735:
641:
442:
339:
293:
170:
1006:
795:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
692:
600:
469:
347:
449:
projectile that could be carried in much greater quantities than bombs.
1039:
1034:
633:
335:
213:
409:
in an effort to blunt the massive numerical superiority of the Soviet
1140:
1105:
1029:
986:
981:
928:
923:
506:
354:
331:
991:
976:
971:
966:
386:
544:, Anthony G. Williams, Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 2000.
488:
330:) ("on-board cannon 3.7") was a German 3.7 cm (1.46 in)
1024:
1014:
893:
888:
883:
860:
830:
747:
739:
590:
374:
265:
124:
gun pods attached to the underside of the wings, in Russia 1943.
996:
913:
878:
835:
815:
961:
687:
410:
720:
342:
and based on the earlier 3.7 cm (1.46 in)
308:
1,140–800 metres per second (3,700–2,600 ft/s)
1155:
405:aircraft were developed for tank hunting on the
54:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
489:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
576:
425:The heavy-calibre autocannon-armed series of
583:
569:
1179:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1942
85:Learn how and when to remove this message
14:
1156:
441:In contrast to the bombs delivered by
219:2,106 mm (6 ft 10.9 in)
564:
389:-cored) ammunition or high-explosive
208:3,750 mm (12 ft 4 in)
26:
478:: German 75 mm aircraft cannon
472:: German 50 mm aircraft cannon
24:
484: : earlier British equivalent
396:
25:
1190:
556:
456:is a G-2 model displayed at the
313:Effective firing range
110:
31:
535:
383:Armour Piercing Composite Rigid
458:Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
13:
1:
591:German aerial weapons of the
530:
133:Aircraft mounted auto-cannon
97:Aircraft mounted auto-cannon
7:
463:
10:
1195:
521:: Soviet postwar successor
497:: 40-mm British equivalent
434:failures as anti-tank and
393:at 160 rounds per minute.
1073:
1005:
952:
869:
771:
734:
706:
680:
632:
599:
452:One of the two surviving
312:
302:
292:
282:
274:
270:37 mm (1.46 in)
264:
250:405 g (14.3 oz)
238:
228:
223:
212:
204:
200:295 kg (650 lb)
196:
191:
181:
176:
166:
158:
150:
145:
138:Place of origin
137:
129:
109:
102:
316:500 m (550 yd)
40:This article includes a
1091:Blohm & Voss BV 950
1086:Blohm & Voss BV 246
1081:Blohm & Voss BV 143
260:680 g (24 oz)
255:640 g (23 oz)
69:more precise citations.
513:Nudelman-Suranov NS-37
294:Rate of fire
681:Anti-tank autocannons
525:Ordnance QF 2-pounder
503:: Japanese equivalent
357:aircraft such as the
1074:Experimental weapons
1007:High-explosive bombs
871:Armor-piercing bombs
773:Anti-personnel bombs
507:Oldsmobile M4 cannon
429:twin-engined attack–
418:in his BK 3,7 armed
367:Messerschmitt Bf 110
304:Muzzle velocity
116:Hans-Ulrich Rudel's
515:: Soviet equivalent
353:It was mounted on
186:Rheinmetall-Borsig
177:Production history
42:list of references
1151:
1150:
726:Werfer-Granate 21
416:Hans-Ulrich Rudel
320:
319:
95:
94:
87:
16:(Redirected from
1186:
1144:
708:Unguided rockets
593:Second World War
585:
578:
571:
562:
561:
436:bomber destroyer
431:bomber destroyer
401:BK 3,7 equipped
371:Junkers Ju 88P-2
114:
105:
100:
99:
90:
83:
79:
76:
70:
65:this article by
56:inline citations
35:
34:
27:
21:
1194:
1193:
1189:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1184:
1183:
1164:37 mm artillery
1154:
1153:
1152:
1147:
1138:
1101:Henschel Hs 298
1096:Henschel Hs 294
1069:
1001:
948:
865:
767:
763:V-1 flying bomb
730:
702:
676:
628:
619:MG 81 & 81Z
595:
589:
559:
538:
533:
509:: US equivalent
491:
466:
447:armour-piercing
414:pilot, such as
399:
397:Service history
363:Henschel Hs 129
256:
251:
246:
224:
151:In service
146:Service history
125:
103:
98:
91:
80:
74:
71:
60:
46:related reading
36:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1192:
1182:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1149:
1148:
1146:
1145:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1077:
1075:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1011:
1009:
1003:
1002:
1000:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
958:
956:
950:
949:
947:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
875:
873:
867:
866:
864:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
777:
775:
769:
768:
766:
765:
760:
755:
750:
744:
742:
732:
731:
729:
728:
723:
718:
712:
710:
704:
703:
701:
700:
695:
690:
684:
682:
678:
677:
675:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
638:
636:
630:
629:
627:
626:
621:
616:
611:
605:
603:
597:
596:
588:
587:
580:
573:
565:
558:
557:External links
555:
554:
553:
537:
534:
532:
529:
528:
527:
522:
516:
510:
504:
498:
490:
487:
486:
485:
479:
473:
465:
462:
454:Junkers Ju 87s
427:Junkers Ju 88P
420:Junkers Ju 87G
398:
395:
377:with 12-round
344:3.7 cm Flak 18
324:Bordkanone 3,7
318:
317:
314:
310:
309:
306:
300:
299:
296:
290:
289:
286:
280:
279:
276:
272:
271:
268:
262:
261:
243:
236:
235:
232:
226:
225:
221:
220:
217:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
198:
194:
193:
192:Specifications
189:
188:
183:
179:
178:
174:
173:
168:
164:
163:
160:
156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
143:
142:
139:
135:
134:
131:
127:
126:
115:
107:
106:
96:
93:
92:
50:external links
39:
37:
30:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1191:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1169:Aircraft guns
1167:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1142:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1131:Ruhrstahl X-4
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1072:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1008:
1004:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
959:
957:
955:
954:Cluster bombs
951:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
876:
874:
872:
868:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
778:
776:
774:
770:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
745:
743:
741:
737:
733:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
713:
711:
709:
705:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
685:
683:
679:
673:
672:Schräge Musik
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
639:
637:
635:
631:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
606:
604:
602:
598:
594:
586:
581:
579:
574:
572:
567:
566:
563:
551:
550:1-84037-435-7
547:
543:
540:
539:
526:
523:
520:
519:Nudelman N-37
517:
514:
511:
508:
505:
502:
501:Ho-203 cannon
499:
496:
495:Vickers S gun
493:
492:
483:
482:COW 37 mm gun
480:
477:
476:BK 7,5 cannon
474:
471:
468:
467:
461:
459:
455:
450:
448:
444:
439:
437:
432:
428:
423:
421:
417:
412:
408:
407:Eastern Front
404:
403:ground attack
394:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
361:G-1 and G-2;
360:
359:Junkers Ju 87
356:
351:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
315:
311:
307:
305:
301:
297:
295:
291:
287:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
267:
263:
259:
254:
249:
244:
241:
237:
233:
231:
227:
222:
218:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
190:
187:
184:
180:
175:
172:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
123:
120:G, with twin
119:
118:Junkers Ju 87
113:
108:
101:
89:
86:
78:
75:February 2014
68:
64:
58:
57:
51:
47:
43:
38:
29:
28:
19:
736:Guided bombs
601:Machine guns
541:
536:Bibliography
451:
443:dive bombing
440:
424:
400:
352:
340:World War II
327:
323:
321:
288:Short recoil
245:(Shell only)
216: length
182:Manufacturer
171:World War II
159:Used by
121:
81:
72:
61:Please help
53:
1139: [
716:Panzerblitz
634:Autocannons
470:BK 5 cannon
381:. It fired
348:Rheinmetall
162:Axis powers
67:introducing
1174:Autocannon
1158:Categories
939:SD 4/HL RS
909:PC 1800 Rs
904:PC 1000 Rs
542:Rapid Fire
531:References
438:aircraft.
369:G-2/R1-3;
336:autocannon
1106:Jagdfaust
987:AB 500-3A
982:AB 500-1B
899:PC 500 Rs
801:SD 10 FRZ
379:magazines
355:Luftwaffe
332:anti-tank
240:Cartridge
234:37×263mmB
230:Cartridge
154:1942–1945
992:AB 70-D1
977:AB 500-1
972:AB 250-3
967:AB 250-2
929:SC 10 DW
786:SD 1 FRZ
740:missiles
464:See also
387:Tungsten
375:gun pods
365:B-2/R3;
346:made by
334:/bomber
1121:MK 214A
1065:SC 2500
1060:SC 2000
1055:SC 1800
1050:SC 1200
1045:SC 1000
1025:SB 2500
1020:SB 1800
1015:SB 1000
944:SD 9/HL
934:SD 4 HL
919:PD 1000
894:PC 1600
889:PC 1400
884:PC 1000
861:SD 1700
856:SD 1400
851:SD 500E
846:SD 500A
831:SBe 250
806:SD 10 C
796:SD 10 A
753:Hs 117H
748:Fritz X
667:MK 214A
385:(APCR,
298:160 rpm
275:Barrels
266:Caliber
141:Germany
104:BK 3,7
63:improve
1136:SG 116
1126:MK 115
1116:MK 112
1111:MG 213
1040:SC 500
1035:SC 250
997:BDC 10
914:PD 500
879:PC 500
841:SD 500
836:SD 250
816:SBe 50
758:Hs 293
698:BK 7.5
688:BK 3.7
662:MK 108
657:MK 103
652:MK 101
647:MG 151
624:MG 131
548:
391:shells
328:BK 3,7
284:Action
242:weight
214:Barrel
205:Length
122:BK 3,7
1143:]
1030:SC 50
962:AB 23
924:SC 10
826:SD 70
821:SD 50
811:SD 15
642:MG FF
614:MG 17
609:MG 15
48:, or
18:BK 37
791:SD 2
781:SD 1
738:and
693:BK 5
546:ISBN
411:T-34
322:The
248:APCR
197:Mass
167:Wars
130:Type
721:R4M
350:.
338:of
1160::
1141:de
422:.
258:AT
253:HE
52:,
44:,
584:e
577:t
570:v
552:.
326:(
278:1
88:)
82:(
77:)
73:(
59:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
