French 100 mm naval gun vs Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun

French 100 mm naval gun — licensed reference photograph

ANaval guns

French 100 mm naval gun

Naval gun

Credit

Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun — licensed reference photograph

BNaval guns

Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun

small caliber naval artillery piece

Credit

United States Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

French 100 mm naval gunlarger figure on 1 of 2

Calibre+170%

Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gunlarger figure on 1 of 2

Muzzle velocity+15%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

22tCompact version

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Mass

All recorded figures & sources

22,000 kg

Compact version

Single source

19,000 kg

Mass

Single source

22 tonnes (49,000 lb ) (Compact version: 19 tonnes (42,000 lb ))^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

( modèle 68 ); later version entirely automatic

Single source

2 ( modèle 68 ); later version entirely automatic^[source]

17kmEffective; elevation 40°

9.4kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

17 km

Effective; elevation 40°

Single source

12 km

Maximum; against surface targets

Single source

6 km

Maximum; Maximum practical range against aerial targets

Single source

17,000 m (elevation 40°)^[source]

Maximum practical range: 6,000 m against aerial targets 12,000 m against surface targets^[source]

4.5 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

9.4 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

4,500 m (4,900 yd)^[source]

9,400 m (10,300 yd)^[source]

5.5m55 calibres

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Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

5.5 m

55 calibres

Single source

55 calibres 5,500 mm (220 in)^[source]

100mm

37mm

Calibre+170%

All recorded figures & sources

100 mm

Calibre

Single source

100 mm (3.9 in)^[source]

37 mm

Calibre

Single source

37 mm (1.5 in)^[source]

60, 78 or 90 round/min depending on version

750–800rounds/min

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

60, 78 or 90 round/min depending on version^[source]

750–800 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

750-800 rounds per minute^[source]

870m/s

1,000m/s

Muzzle velocity+15%

All recorded figures & sources

870 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

870 m/s (2,900 ft/s)^[source]

1,000 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

1,000 m/s (3,300 ft/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

French 100 mm naval gun and Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun configuration
Specification	French 100 mm naval gun	Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun
Type	Naval gun^[source]	—
Place of origin	France^[source]	China^[source]
In service	1958–present^[source]	1976–present^[source]
Used by	France , Belgium , Portugal , Turkey , Argentina , Brazil , Saudi Arabia , Bulgaria , Malaysia^[source]	—
Wars	Gulf War , Falklands War^[source]	—
Designer	Tonnelé^[source]	—
Designed	1953–1961^[source]	1970s^[source]
Manufacturer	Naval Group formerly DCNS^[source]	—
Produced	1961–present^[source]	—
Variants	modèle 53 modèle 64 modèle 68 modèle 100 TR Compact Type 210 (China)^[source]	—
Shell	100x700mmR cartridge weight 23.6 kilograms (52 lb )^[source]	37×252SR^[source]
Shell weight	13.5 kilograms (30 lb )^[source]	—
Elevation	29°/s^[source]	-10°/+85°^[source]
Traverse	40°/s^[source]	360°^[source]
Barrels	—	2^[source]
Role	—	small caliber naval artillery piece^[source]

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French 100 mm naval gun

Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun

Type

Naval gun^[source]

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Place of origin

France^[source]

China^[source]

In service

1958–present^[source]

1976–present^[source]

Used by

France , Belgium , Portugal , Turkey , Argentina , Brazil , Saudi Arabia , Bulgaria , Malaysia^[source]

—

Wars

Gulf War , Falklands War^[source]

—

Designer

Tonnelé^[source]

—

Designed

1953–1961^[source]

1970s^[source]

Manufacturer

Naval Group formerly DCNS^[source]

—

Produced

1961–present^[source]

—

Variants

modèle 53 modèle 64 modèle 68 modèle 100 TR Compact Type 210 (China)^[source]

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Shell

100x700mmR cartridge weight 23.6 kilograms (52 lb )^[source]

37×252SR^[source]

Shell weight

13.5 kilograms (30 lb )^[source]

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Elevation

29°/s^[source]

-10°/+85°^[source]

Traverse

40°/s^[source]

360°^[source]

Barrels

—

2^[source]

Role

—

small caliber naval artillery piece^[source]