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With a total weight of 515 kilograms (1,135 lb) (not including ammunition or other equipment) the 47mm was a lot heavier than the German Pak 36 at 327 kilograms (721 lb), 37 mm gun M3 at 912 lb (414 kg) or 37 mm Bofors at 370 kg (820 lb), although the Soviet 45-mm was about the same at 560 kg (1,230 lb) while the 2-pdr was significantly heavier ...
The soixante-quinze was an effective anti-tank gun but was heavy and much harder to conceal than the newer, small, high-velocity, small calibre anti-tank weapons. The chosen weapon was a design of the state-owned arsenal Atelier de Construction de Puteaux workshop (abbreviated to APX) located in Puteaux , Paris, and was named the canon de 47 mm ...
The Cannone da 47/32 M35 was the main armament in the M13/40 medium tank, the M14/41 medium tank, and experimentally on the AB 41 armored car (see photograph), and the 47/32 self-propelled gun. The 47/32 was built in two versions, the first with semi-pneumatic disk wheels, and the second (in 1939, from which the name 47/32 mod.
However, the AK-47's heavier weight and slower rate of fire do a good job of mitigating any disadvantage. In addition, newer AK-47-type rifles use a muzzle brake or compensator to reduce recoil. [127] Some AK-type rifles also have vertical foregrips to improve handling characteristics and to counter the effects of recoil. [149] [150]
AK-47 6H2 bayonet and scabbard AK-47 with Kalashnikov grenade launcher mounted on the muzzle. Accessories supplied with the rifle include a 387 mm (15.2 in) long 6H3 bayonet featuring a 200 mm (7.9 in) long spear point blade. The AK-47 bayonet is installed by slipping the 17.7 mm (0.70 in) diameter muzzle ring around the muzzle and latching the ...
46.5 mm (1.83 in) 47 mm kan M/83 (Stafsjö 47 mm Engström fast shooting naval gun L/22 model 1883) Sweden-Norway: 1880s - World War I 47 mm (1.9 in) 47 mm kan M/95 (Finspång 47 mm fast shooting naval gun L/55 model 1895) Sweden-Norway: 1880s - World War I 47 mm (1.9 in) QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss Mk I, Mk II France: World War I - World War II
The Type 1 47 mm AT gun was introduced to combat service in 1941, with the intent of it replacing the Type 94 37 mm (1.5 in) anti-tank gun. It was very effective for its role, with American personnel calling it "an excellent weapon, with mechanized carriage and a high muzzle-velocity" that "proved most effective in combat," though it was not ...
The first was the short 47 mm SFK L/33 H of 1890 produced under license by Skoda. The second was the long 47 mm SFK L/44 S of 1897 produced under license by Skoda. These two guns were the primary rapid fire anti-torpedo boat guns of many ships built or refitted between 1890 and 1918. [ 8 ]