Guns of all kinds, mortar shells, anti-aircraft guns and many artifacts used in 1954 that terrified the French army are on display at the Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum.
One of the four 37mm anti-aircraft guns produced by the Soviet Union and provided to the Vietnam People's Army by Company 815, Battalion 383, Regiment 367, Artillery Division 351 shot down the first Moran reconnaissance aircraft of the French Colonialists in the sky of Dien Bien Phu (March 14, 1954). The unit was awarded the Third Class Military Exploit Medal.
The gun weighs 2,200kg, has a crew of 8, 37x250mm ammunition, 37mm ammunition size, effective range of 4km on the ground and 3km in the air. Theoretically, the rate of fire is 160-170 rounds/minute, in practice, 80-100 rounds/minute.
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