SA50 L/57 (75 mm)
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The 75 mm SA50 L/57 is a French tank cannon.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
The 75 mm SA50 L/57 is a powerful gun. It is equipped with an autoloader (except on the M4A4 (SA50)), which gives it a competitive reload time. The combat vehicles equipped with this weapon have a high penetrating power for their battle rating, with the exception of the AMX-13 (HOT), which gets a comparatively high BR due to being equipped with second-generation ATGMs.
Available ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| POT-51A | APBC | 182 | 178 | 162 | 143 | 127 | 113 |
| OE Mle 1951 | HE | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| PCOT-51P | APCBC | 202 | 198 | 180 | 159 | 141 | 125 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| POT-51A | APBC | 1,000 | 6.4 | - | - | - | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
| OE Mle 1951 | HE | 753 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 675 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
| PCOT-51P | APCBC | 1,000 | 6.4 | - | - | - | 48° | 63° | 71° | |||
Comparison with analogues
The SA50 L/57 has similar ballistic characteristics to the 75 mm KwK42 upon which its development was based. However, both penetration performance and damage effect are not identical, as other types of ammunition are used.
Usage in battles
Thanks to the high penetrating power of the gun, vehicles equipped with this weapon can attack all but the most resilient enemies head-on. The short reload time can be used to compensate for the low damage effect of the AP grenades through fast follow-up shots to take out targets quickly. As with all tanks equipped with an autoloader, however, it takes a long time to reload after it has been depleted, so it is highly recommended to remove the tank from the direct line of sight of the enemy during longer firefights in order to refill magazines.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- High penetration power
- Assisted by a 12-round autoloader, except for the M4A4 SA50
- High muzzle velocity (1,000 m/s)
Cons:
- No armour-piercing shell with an explosive filler
- Limited elevation angle due to the oscillating turret design
History
The 75 mm SA50 was developed to fulfil a requirement for a 75 mm anti-tank gun to be mounted on the ARL-44. Although it was never adopted for this role, it was later standardized and mounted on the AMX-13, among other designs. The development team sought a cannon that possessed comparable performance to the German 75 mm KwK42, mounted on the Panther, notably.
Media
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External links
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