Details of guns produced in 1942

This page showing the details of World War II guns which were produced in 1942 including shells used and armour penetration(where known)

Please click on a country flag for full gun details 7.92mm MG 42 7.92mm BALL S.m.K 0.012Kg 785M/Sec [8mm@100m/30°] APBALL S.m.K.H tungsten cored 0.013Kg 910M/Sec [13mm@100m/30°] 45mm M1942 L/66 45mm L/66 AP UBR-243SP 1Kg 870M/Sec [] APCR 45mm L/66 APCR 0.85Kg 870M/Sec [] HE 45mm L/66 HE 2.14Kg 870M/Sec [] Ordnance Q.F. 6pdr 7cwt MKI-III 57mm L/43 AP Shot, AP, Mks 1 to 7 2.86Kg 853M/Sec [68mm@915m] Ordnance Q.F. 6pdr 7cwt MKIV-V 57mm L/50 AP Shot, AP, Mks 1 to 7 2.86Kg 853M/Sec [68mm@915m] HE Shell, HE, Mk 10T 3Kg 820M/Sec [] 7.5cm FK38 75mm L/25 AP AP 5.8Kg 605M/Sec [] Canone da 105/40 Mo.42 75mm L/40 AP AP 6.35Kg 435M/Sec [] 7.62cm Pak 36(r) L/51 76.20mm L/51 AP 7.62cm Pzgr Patr 39 7.54Kg 740M/Sec [98mm@500m] HE 7.62cm Sprgr Patr 39 6.03Kg 450M/Sec [98mm@500m] AP40 7.62cm Sprgr Patr 39 4.07Kg 990M/Sec [98mm@500m] Ordnance Q.F. 17pdr 76.20mm L/55 AP 17pdr MkI - MkIII 7.65Kg 950M/Sec [130mm@915m] HE 17pdr HE/Red 6.1Kg 550M/Sec [] 10.5cm leFH42 105mm L/25 AP AP 14.8Kg 595M/Sec [] 105mm Howitzer M3A1 L/18 105mm L/18 AP AP 14.9Kg 310M/Sec [] HE M1 Shell 19.08Kg 472M/Sec [] SMOKE HC BE M84 Shell 19.02Kg 0M/Sec [] 12.8cm Flak 40 128mm L/53 HE 12.8cm Sprgr Patr L/4.5 26.02Kg 880M/Sec [] 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 210mm HE 21 cm Wurfgranate 42 109.5Kg 320M/Sec [] HE 15 cm Wurfgranate 41 31.8Kg 342M/Sec [] SMOKE 15 cm Wurfgranate 41 Nebel 35.9Kg 342M/Sec []

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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