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| − | + | The cannon is effective at close quarters combat however suffers at range. It has decent velocity and accuracy, and has a relatively fast reload. | |
=== Available shells === | === Available shells === | ||
| − | + | The only shell this cannon can fire is the 37mm Mle1938, an APC shell capable of penetrating 54mm of armor at point blank range. The shell is effective at close quarters combat but suffers at range. | |
=== Comparison with analogues === | === Comparison with analogues === | ||
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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
| − | '' | + | ''This cannon is best used in close quarter combat against light tanks. It can engage medium tanks frontally but only at close range. It is recommended that you only engage lightly armored tanks at range.'' |
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' | ''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' | ||
| − | '''Pros:''' | + | '''Pros:''' |
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| + | Good Reload | ||
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| + | Decent Penetration and Damage | ||
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'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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| + | Poor Ranged Performance | ||
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| + | Single Ammo Choice | ||
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Revision as of 05:15, 29 December 2021
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[hide]Description
The SA38 L/33 is a variant of the SA38 L/21 cannon. It has overall improvements in the penetration and shell types from it's predecessor. It does however sacrifice the reload, but is overall a worthy sacrifice.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
The cannon is effective at close quarters combat however suffers at range. It has decent velocity and accuracy, and has a relatively fast reload.
Available shells
The only shell this cannon can fire is the 37mm Mle1938, an APC shell capable of penetrating 54mm of armor at point blank range. The shell is effective at close quarters combat but suffers at range.
Comparison with analogues
Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.
Usage in battles
This cannon is best used in close quarter combat against light tanks. It can engage medium tanks frontally but only at close range. It is recommended that you only engage lightly armored tanks at range.
Pros and cons
Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.
Pros:
Good Reload
Decent Penetration and Damage
Cons:
Poor Ranged Performance
Single Ammo Choice
History
Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.
Media
An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.
See also
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- reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
External links
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- encyclopedia page on weapon;
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