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12.8cm Pak 44
12.8cm Panzerabwehrkanone 44
(translates as Anti Tank Gun)

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12.8cm Pak 44
12.8cm Panzerabwehrkanone 44
(translates as Anti Tank Gun)
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photo of 12.8cm Pak 44 from By "German Artillery Of World War Two" by Ian V. Hogg, Fair use, h
History
Based on the standard naval 128mm gun this was probably the ultimate in World War 2 anti tank guns, however only about 50 were ever produced as anti tank guns, the remainder mounted in Jagdtigers.
ManufacturerKrupp
Manufactured1944 - 1945
Calibre128mm
LengthL/55
Rate of Fire10 rpm
 
12.8cm Pzgr 43
(AP Armor Piercing)
128mm 28.3Kg 950M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 230mm @ 1000mtr/30° ( ≈ 265mm/0°)
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.11 0.21 0.43 0.9 1.39 1.92 2.5 3.11
Penetration(mm@30°) 271 256 239 218 199 180 161 145
Penetration(mm@0°) 314 296 276 252 230 208 187 168
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 90 69 48 25



12.8cm Sprgr Patr L/4.5
(HE High Explosive)
128mm 26.02Kg 880M/Sec 3.400Kg explosive
Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.11 0.23 0.47 0.97 1.5 2.08 2.69 3.36
Direct Fire
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.11 0.23 0.47 0.97 1.5 2.08 2.69 3.36
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 88 64 41 25
Blast/Fragmentation Effects
Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill4 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill9 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill23 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr10 mm
An explosion within 4 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal.
An explosion within 9 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's.
An explosion within 23 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties.
The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will penetrate 10 mm of the tank armour including the roof.

Vehicles in our database using this gun
Vehicle NameCommon Name
 Jagdtiger SdKfz 186 Jagdtiger 
 

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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