7,5 cm KwK 40 (L/48) | |
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Type | Kampfwagenkanone |
Place of origin | Germany |
Service history | |
Used by | Nazi Germany |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Unit cost | 13500 Reichmark |
Specifications | |
Mass | 750 kg (1,653.5 lb) |
Barrel length | 361.5 cm (142.3 in) bore (48 calibers) |
Shell | Fixed QF 75×495mm R |
Caliber | 75 mm (2.95 in) |
Elevation | -10° to +20° |
Rate of fire | 10–15 round per minute |
Muzzle velocity | 750 m/s (2,500 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 7,700 m (25,262 ft) |
Gun type | Barrel length | Ammunition type | Muzzle velocity | Penetration | ||||
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100 m (330 ft) | 500 m (1,600 ft) | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) | 2,000 m (6,600 ft) | ||||
7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 | 1,762.5 mm (69.39 in) | K.Gr.Patr.rot.Pz | 385 m/s (1,260 ft/s) | 41 mm (1.6 in) | 39 mm (1.5 in) | 35 mm (1.4 in) | 33 mm (1.3 in) | 30 mm (1.2 in) |
7.5 cm StuK 40 L/43 | 3,281 mm (129.2 in) | Pzgr.Ptr.39 | 740 m/s (2,400 ft/s) | 99 mm (3.9 in) | 91 mm (3.6 in) | 82 mm (3.2 in) | 72 mm (2.8 in) | 63 mm (2.5 in) |
7.5 cm KwK 40 L/48 | 3,615 mm (142.3 in) | Pzgr.Ptr.39 | 750 m/s (2,500 ft/s) | 110 mm (4.3 in) | 97 mm (3.8 in) | 86 mm (3.4 in) | 75 mm (3.0 in) | 64 mm (2.5 in) |
7.5 cm KwK 40 L/48 | 3,615 mm (142.3 in) | Pzgr.Ptr.40 | 930 m/s (3,100 ft/s) | 143 mm (5.6 in) | 120 mm (4.7 in) | 97 mm | 77 mm (3.0 in) |
Gun type | Ammunition type | Muzzle velocity | Penetration | ||||||||||
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100 m | 250 m (820 ft) | 500 m | 750 m (2,460 ft) | 1000 m | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) | 1500 m | 2000 m | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) | 3,000 m (9,800 ft) | ||||
7.5 cm StuK 40 L/43 | APCBC | 740 m/s | 133 mm (5.2 in) | 128 mm (5.0 in) | 121 mm (4.8 in) | 114 mm (4.5 in) | 107 mm (4.2 in) | 101 mm (4.0 in) | 95 mm (3.7 in) | 85 mm | 75 mm (3.0 in) | 67 mm (2.6 in) | |
7.5 cm StuK 40 L/43 | APCR | 920 m/s (3,000 ft/s) | 173 mm (6.8 in) | 164 mm (6.5 in) | 151 mm (5.9 in) | 139 mm (5.5 in) | 127 mm (5.0 in) | 117 mm (4.6 in) | 108 mm (4.3 in) | 91 mm (3.6 in) | 77 mm | 65 mm (2.6 in) | |
7.5 cm KwK 40 L/48 | APCBC | 750 m/s | 135 mm (5.3 in) | 130 mm (5.1 in) | 123 mm (4.8 in) | 116 mm (4.6 in) | 109 mm (4.3 in) | 103 mm (4.1 in) | 97 mm | 86 mm (3.4 in) | 76 mm (3.0 in) | 68 mm (2.7 in) | |
7.5 cm KwK 40 L/48 | APCR | 930 m/s | 176 mm (6.9 in) | 167 mm (6.6 in) | 154 mm (6.1 in) | 141 mm (5.6 in) | 130 mm | 119 mm (4.7 in) | 109 mm | 92 mm (3.6 in) | 78 mm (3.1 in) | 66 mm (2.6 in) |
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