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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the anti-aircraft artillery (aaa) category.
01 / Overview
45 mm anti-aircraft gun
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1934–1947
Quantity
2,799
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA) · INTERWAR PERIOD
38
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the anti-aircraft artillery (aaa) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Service Entry Year1934
- Combat Weight107 kg
- Carriage / Platformpedestal mount
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance6MOD.6
- Calibre45 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)46
- Ordnance Typeanti-aircraft cannon
- Breech Typesemi-automatic, vertical sliding-block
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance7MOD.7
- Maximum Range (standard)6 km
- Maximum Range (rocket-assisted)9.2 km
- Muzzle Velocity880 m/s
- Rate of Fire (burst)25
- Rate of Fire (sustained)25
- Elevationdepends on the mount
- Traverse360°
◇Ammunition8MOD.8
- Projectile Weight1.41 kg
- Ammunition TypesBR-240 (AP), OT-033 (HE-frag-tracer), OR-73A (HE-frag-tracer), F-73 (HE), O-240 (HE), O-240 (smoke)
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundYes
- Illumination RoundNo
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility4MOD.4
- Self-PropelledNo
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length2.397 m
▲Production2MOD.2
- Total Production2,799
- Production Start1,934 year
◎Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1934Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1947Production ended
92
years in service
13
years in production
2,799
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 7 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries7country
05 / MASS Score
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA) RANKING Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA) · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
171ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)38INTERWAR PERIOD · ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)1329RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS35PERFORMANCE/PRICE · ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)
ⓘ Rankings are within theAnti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Smoke grenades are pyrotechnic devices deployed by infantry fighting vehicles to create a visual screen, obscuring movement or positions from enemy observation or targeting.
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