QF 3.7-inch AA gun vs ZPU: Specs Compared

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AAnti-aircraft guns

QF 3.7-inch AA gun

Anti-aircraft gun

BAnti-aircraft guns

ZPU

Anti-aircraft gun Heavy machine gun

Credit

Dieter vogeler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 115 rows sourced on both sides

8.6m

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

8.6 m

QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun · Length

Single source

28 ft 3 in (8.6 m)^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun

2.4m

Configuration

Details

QF 3.7-inch AA gun and ZPU configuration
Specification	QF 3.7-inch AA gun	ZPU
Type	Anti-aircraft gun^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	Anti-aircraft gun Heavy machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1937–present (the Nepalese Army still has 45 in service)^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	1949–present^[source]
Used by	UK & other Commonwealth countries

Wars	World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	See Wars for wars^[source]

Designer	Vickers^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Designed	1937^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Produced	1937–1945^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

No. built	approx. 10.000^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Shell	Mk I–III: Fixed QF 94 x 675mm R Mk VI: 94 x 857mm R^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	14.5x114mm^[source]

Shell weight	28 pounds (13 kg)^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Breech	Horizontal sliding-wedge^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Recoil	Hydro-pneumatic^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Carriage	Mobile and static versions^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Elevation	−5 to +80 degrees^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Traverse	360 degrees^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Manufacturer	—	Degtyaryov Plant^[source]

Variants	—	ZPU-1, ZPU-2, ZPU-4^[source]

Barrels	—	1-4^[source]

Action	—	Short recoil operation^[source]

Feed system	—	150 round belt each^[source]

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