Lorraine 37L

Lorraine 37L

AMR.35 ZT3

SAu 40

Lorraine 37L

AMR.35 ZT3

SAu 40

France

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.3	1.3	1.3

Class:

Tank destroyer

Research:4 000

Purchase:2 100

Description

The Lorraine 37L is a rank I French tank destroyer with a battle rating of 1.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "New Power".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, gun shield)
• Cast homogeneous armour (transmission carter, gun mount base)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	9 mm (32-33°) Upper plate 6 mm (74-75°) Upper Glacis 9 mm (cylindrical) Transmission carter	6 mm (35°) Top - Engine compartment 6 mm Top - Gun platform 6 mm Bottom	6 mm Gun platform 6 mm (19°) Lower glacis	6 mm (13-14°) Driver compartment 4 mm Engine Compartment
Gun mount	5 mm Gun mount base - Bottom 13 mm Gun mount base - Top 7 mm Gun Shield	N/A

Notes:

• Suspension wheels and bogies are 10 mm thick while tracks are 15 mm thick.
• The gun breech is 150 mm thick.

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	38	8	7.2	99	134	13.75	18.61
Realistic	35	7		62	70	8.61	9.72

Armaments

Main armament

47 mm SA37					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	22	-13°/+16°	±34°	N/A	10.6	14.6	__._	__._	20.9	3.90	_.__	_.__	3.00
Realistic					7.1	8.4	__._	__._	12.0

Ammunition

The armour-piercing capped round Mle 1936 has a high penetration power for the battle rating but lacks the post-penetration damage with the absence of an explosive filler. The lack of base tracer also makes it difficult to correct your targeting at long distance as you can't properly visualize the trajectory of your shell.

Penetration statistics
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
Mle1936	APC	94	90	73	56	43	33

Shell details
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%
Mle1936	APC	855	1.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	48°	63°	71°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Lorraine 37L

Full ammo	1st rack empty	Visual discrepancy
22	1 (+21)	No

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• It is recommended to go into battle with a full rack as the ammo capacity is already limited.

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks		Parts	Horizontal Drive
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation Mechanism
IV	Transmission	Engine

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Very good penetration for a 47 mm at this rank
• Excellent post-penetration damage even without HE filler, much improved over the 47 mm SA35 common to other French tanks
• Fast firing cannon
• Very good gun depression and traverse arc
• The projectile does not have any tracer component in its rounds; enemy players cannot deduce your position from the round's trajectory

Cons:

• The side and rear of the vehicle have very little armour, leaving three of the four crew members with almost no protection from artillery and incoming fire
• Mid and long-range shots difficult to correct without any tracer component in the round to visually track the round's trajectory

History

Devblog

During the German invasion of France in mid 1940, the French army suffered heavy losses, especially when it came to its armoured vehicles. As a result, several urgent attempts were made to create improvised combat vehicles from resources available to French engineers in order to bolster the strength of the army, which faced a seemingly unstoppable invasion.

One of these projects was the conversion of the Lorraine 37L tractor into a tank destroyer by fitting it with a 47 mm SA37 anti-tank gun. The conversion took little time, with the prototype being ready in just a few weeks, however by the time construction was completed, France had already fallen. As a result, the prototype never saw combat action and was instead captured by German forces following the occupation.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Lorraine 37L from live.warthunder.com.

Images

• Lorraine 37L Devblog Images
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Videos

Spade Review. Lorraine 37L. A New meme machine - Joseph 2000

See also

Other vehicles of similar configuration and role

• Panzerjäger I
• SU-5-1

External links

• [Devblog] Lorraine 37L Antichar: Anti tank tractor
• [Tanks Encyclopedia] Lorraine 37L

France tank destroyers
Lorraine 40t derivatives	CA Lorraine · Lorraine 155 Mle.50
ATGM	MEPHISTO · AMX-10M
Other	AMR.35 ZT3 · Lorraine 37L · SAu 40 · ARL-44 · ELC bis · AMX-50 Foch · AuF1
USA	▄M10 GMC · ▄M36B2