35035 Tamiya 1/35 German 37mm. gun

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In 1934, the German army commissioned Rheinmettal To develop a new 3.7 cm anti-tank gun. Rheinmettal, which was on a par with Krupp, was the largest manufacturer of weapons in Germany, the company produced the first rapid-fire 3.7 mm gun in 1918. In 1935 he graduated from the Rheinmettal design of new anti-tank guns. The total weight of the gun was 450 kg. the Installation was equipped with springs, rubber wheels and sliding frames. The gun could be relatively easily transported across the battlefield by the crew. The calculation was protected by a 4mm shield. The gunner was located to the left of the gun, he could turn the barrel 60 degrees in both directions, the gun rose 25 degrees up and 8 down. The loader was to the right of the breech, the rate of fire was 15 rounds per minute. 3.7 cm gun with a barrel length of 45 caliber projectile fired at a speed of 762 m/s (when firing armor-piercing projectiles) which was able to penetrate 48mm armor at a distance of 457 meters. 3.7 cm gun was immediately taken by the German army under the designation (PAK 35/36). In 1936, Germany began to deliver the army gun as standard equipment. It is believed that the elaborate design of the gun influenced the development of similar weapons in the Soviet Union, the United States and Japan.