AAnti-aircraft guns
AZP S-60
Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun
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AAnti-aircraft guns
Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun
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Measured figures
Length
Single source8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)[source]
QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AZP S-60 | QF 3.7-inch AA gun |
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| Type | Autocannon[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
| In service | 1950–present[source] | 1937–present (the Nepalese Army still has 45 in service)[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
| Used by | See § Users[source] |
28 ft 3 in (8.6 m)[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun
Effective; optically guided
Single sourceEffective; radar guided
Single source6,000 m (20,000 ft) (radar guided) 4,000 m (13,000 ft) (optically guided)[source]
Maximum; QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun · Ceiling Mk I–II Ceiling
Single sourceMaximum; QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun · Horizontal
Single sourceMuzzle velocity
Single source1,000 m/s (3,281 ft/s)[source]
QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun · Mk I–III
Single sourceQF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun · Mk VI
Single sourceMk I–III: 2,598–2,670 ft/s (792–814 m/s) Mk VI : 3,425 ft/s (1,044 m/s)[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
UK & other Commonwealth countries[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
| Wars | See § Conflicts[source] | World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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| Designer | Vasiliy Grabin[source] | Vickers[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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| Manufacturer | TsAKB[source] | — |
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| Shell | Fixed QF 57×347mmSR[source] | Mk I–III: Fixed QF 94 x 675mm R Mk VI: 94 x 857mm R[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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| Action | Recoil operated[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Four wheels with outriggers[source] | Mobile and static versions[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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| Elevation | −4° to +85°[source] | −5 to +80 degrees[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 360 degrees[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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| Role | Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1937[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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| Produced | — | 1937–1945[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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| No. built | — | approx. 10.000[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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| Shell weight | — | 28 pounds (13 kg)[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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| Breech | — | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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| Recoil | — | Hydro-pneumatic[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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Maximum; QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun · Mk VI
Single sourceMaximum; QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun · Slant
Single sourceHorizontal: 3.5 mi (5.6 km) Slant: 7.5 mi (12 km) Ceiling Mk I–II: 30,000 ft (9 km) Ceiling Mk VI: 45,000 ft (13.7 km)[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun