Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925

Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925
Type	Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
Used by	France
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1925
Produced	1925
Variants	Modèle 1933
Specifications
Weight	300 kg (660 lb)
Length	2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Barrel length	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Shell	37 x 278 mm Complete length: 408 mm (16.1 in) Complete weight: 2.8 kg (6.2 lb)
Shell weight	.72 kg (1.6 lb)
Caliber	37 millimeters (1.5 in) 50 caliber
Action	Semi-Automatic
Elevation	-15° to +80°
Traverse	360°
Rate of fire	15-21 rpm
Muzzle velocity	810 m/s (2,700 ft/s)
Effective firing range	5.4 km (3.4 mi) at +45°
Maximum firing range	7 km (4.3 mi) at +45°

The Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925 was a widely used family of French anti-aircraft guns used by the French Navy during World War II.

The Modèle 1925 was a single gun mount while the later Modèle 1933 was a twin mount. Both were hand-loaded, semi-automatic guns with a low rate of fire compared to its clip-fed contemporaries. A combination of low rate of fire, low projectile weight and small numbers of guns per ship led to a reputation of it being a poor anti-aircraft weapon.

Ship classes that carried Modèle 1925 & Modèle 1933 include:

Ships of the Free French Navy refitted in the United States during World War II had these guns were replaced by 40 mm Bofors and 20 mm Oerlikon guns. Ships of the Vichy French Navy continued to carry the Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925 until the remnants of that force were captured or scuttled during 1942. Ships salvaged by the Germans and Italians also replaced this gun with their equivalents.

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