ZSU-37
Sign in to saveZSU-37 was a Soviet-made, light, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), developed by the end of 1943 and produced at Works No. 40 in Mytishchi. It was the first Soviet series-produced tracked SPAAG. ZSU stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (), meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled mount".
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- ZSU-37
- Weapon.image
- Soviet and Russian vehicles in Kubinka tank museum 330.jpg
- Weapon.caption
- ZSU-37 in the Kubinka Tank Museum
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
- Weapon.crew
- 6 men
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_artillery
- yes
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- Yes
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.cartridge
- 37 × 252 mmSR
- Weapon.cartridge_weight
- 0.8 kg
- Weapon.caliber
- 37mm
- Weapon.barrels
- 1
- Weapon.weight
- 11.5 tonnes
- Weapon.armour
- 6–35 mm
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 1 x 37 mm 61-K mod. 1939 anti-aircraft autocannon (320 rounds)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Mass
- 11.5
- Image
- ZSU-37 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun (37011510354).jpg
- Length
- 5.25
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- ZSU-37
- native label
- ЗСУ-37
- service entry
- 1945-00-00
- total produced
- 75
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Description
- Variants
- Preservation status
- Comparable vehicles
- See also
- References
ZSU-37 was a Soviet-made, light, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), developed by the end of 1943 and produced at Works No. 40 in Mytishchi. It was the first Soviet series-produced tracked SPAAG. ZSU stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (), meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled mount".
==History== Soviet engineers carried out some early experiments with tracked SPAAGs before and during World War II, including a modification of the T-70 light tank, resulting in the experimental T-90 SPAAG which was armed with two 12.7 mm DShKT heavy machine guns (the prototype was built in November 1942 by GAZ). The T-70 light tank would eventually be further developed into the SU-76 light self-propelled gun chassis, which in turn was to become the base for the ZSU-37 SPAAG using M1939 anti-aircraft gun. It was decided to use the chassis of the SU-76M in order to speed up and cheapen the production of the much needed tracked and armoured SPAAGs.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ZSU-37” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.