Strengths
The vehicle adds another fighting role and a dependable replacement spawn to the lineup.
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ZSU-37
USSR · SPAA · Rank 2
Battle Ratings
Arcade3.7
Realistic3.3
Simulator3.3
These are archived ratings; check the game for current values. The history below shows recorded ratings and announced changes.
Vehicle Overview
- Nation
- USSR
- Class
- SPAA
- Rank
- 2
- Acquisition Type
- Tech Tree
Battlefield Role
Cover friendly ground vehicles from an unobstructed air-defense position. Use the tracking and aiming systems fitted to this variant.
When to spawn
Choose it for a job your team needs. After a loss, try a different route rather than driving back into the same firing lane.
Common Mistakes
- Repeating the same peek. Once an enemy has your range, move to another angle before firing again. A second shot from the same opening is easier to anticipate.
- Chasing tanks while aircraft attack. Keep a covered firing position and scan the sky between bursts. A ground target is not worth giving an aircraft a free approach.
Survivability and Armor
- Crew
- 5 persons
Protect the sides and rear, limit repeated exposure from one position and avoid assuming that a strongly armored plate protects the whole vehicle.
Keep exposed sides and the fighting compartment behind cover. Check the incoming round and impact angle in Protection Analysis before relying on the armor.
Ammunition
Default · AP-T/HEFI-T
Choose this belt for the target: armor-piercing rounds help against thin armor; explosive and incendiary rounds are useful against aircraft and exposed crews.
UO-167 · HEFI-T
Use against exposed crews, aircraft where applicable and lightly protected targets. Avoid spending the shot on heavy frontal armor.
BR-167 · AP-T
Use against lightly armored targets or exposed components. Avoid a frontal exchange with heavier armor.
BR-167P · HVAP-T
Use against lightly armored targets or exposed components. Avoid a frontal exchange with heavier armor.
Ready Rack and Carry Load
- Maximum capacity
- 290 rounds
Carry enough for the route and resupply plan. A listed first-stage capacity alone does not establish a safe spawn load or prove that another rack is empty.
Mobility
- Maximum forward speed
- 42 km/h
- Maximum reverse speed
- 6 km/h
- Power-to-weight ratio
- 11.5 hp/t
- Engine power
- 140 hp
- Weight
- 12.2 t
Top speed is not cross-country pace. Check the reverse route before taking a firing position.
Optics
Gunner
- Night equipment
- Unknown
- Magnification
- 1.9×–3.5×
Commander
- Night equipment
- Unknown
Driver
- Night equipment
- Unknown
Armaments
- Primary weapon
- 37 mm 61-K cannon
- Reload
- 0.6 → 0.5 s
- Fire rate
- 160 shots/min
Economy
- Crew training
- 13,000 SL
- Expert crew
- 47,000 SL
- Ace crew
- 330 GE
- Ace crew research
- 280,000 RP
- Reward multiplier · SL (AB/RB/SB)
- 80/90/130%
- Reward multiplier · RP
- 136%
- Total cost of modifications · RP
- 19,510 RP
- Total cost of modifications · SL
- 32,100 SL
Battle Rating History
| Date | Game mode | Battle rating |
|---|---|---|
| No confirmed battle rating changes are recorded. | ||
Archived rating records
| Date / source | Arcade | Realistic | Simulator |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2026Site profile snapshot | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| February 14, 2025Observed · Wiki archive ↗ | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| November 26, 2024Observed · Wiki archive ↗ | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Sources and data checks
Vehicle data checked October 8, 2026. Crew optics checked October 22, 2026. Speeds use Realistic Battles values. Reload depends on crew skills and qualification; damage can reduce performance. Unknown equipment is not a confirmed absence.
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