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Anti-aircraft guns1939–present
Anti-aircraft gun Autocannon
37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) is a anti-aircraft gun Autocannon originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Podolsk Mechanical Plant. Reported operators include Angola, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Israel, North Korea, Laos, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, South Sudan, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)
One half 3544 · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedAnti-aircraft gun Autocannon
Soviet Union
1939–present
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Podolsk Mechanical Plant
1939–1945 (USSR)
20,000 (USSR)
2,100 kg (4,600 lb)
2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) L/67
8
37×252mmSR
730 g (1.61 lb) Frag-T 770 g (1.70 lb) AP-T
37 mm (1.5 in)
Hydro-spring
Four-wheeled with twin outriggers
−5° to 85°
360°
160–170 rpm
880 m/s (2,900 ft/s)
4 km (13,000 ft) (effective ceiling)
5 km (16,000 ft) (maximum ceiling)
Angola
Algeria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
China
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cuba
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Israel
North Korea
Laos
Madagascar
Mauritania
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
Seychelles
South Sudan
Sudan
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Algeria
AngolaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Air defence systems". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
BangladeshReported count for Type 65 / Type 74. Service scope: Bangladesh Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 132. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
China
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the CongoNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Anti-aircraft guns". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
EgyptReported count for 61-K. Service scope: Egyptian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 200. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Ethiopia
GabonReported count for M1939. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 10. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. 2021 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
IndonesiaReported count for M1939 (61-K). Service scope: Indonesian Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 24. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Iran
Israel
Laos
MadagascarReported count for PG-55. Service scope: Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 20. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Mauritania
Mozambique
MyanmarReported count for Type-74. Service scope: Myanmar Army; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 24 / quantity: 24. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Nepal
North Korea
Pakistan
Republic of the Congo
Seychelles
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
SudanReported count for 37 mm M1939 (61-K) / 37 mm Type-65. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 100 / in service: 70. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Vietnam
Zambia
ZimbabweAngola, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Israel, North Korea, Laos, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, South Sudan, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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