Details of guns produced in 1943

This page showing the details of World War II guns which were produced in 1943 including shells used and armour penetration(where known)

Please click on a country flag for full gun details 57mm Antitank Gun M1 57mm L/50 AP Shot, AP, Mks 1 to 7 2.86Kg 853M/Sec [68mm@915m] HE Shell, HE, Mk 10T 3Kg 820M/Sec [] 57mm ZIS-2 L/73 57mm L/73 APHE BR-271K 2.4Kg 990M/Sec [] AP BR-271SP 3Kg 900M/Sec [] APBC APBC 3.14Kg 990M/Sec [] APCR BR-271P 2.4Kg 1200M/Sec [] Ordnance Q.F. 75mm 75mm L/32.68 AP AP M72 U.S. 6.58Kg 618M/Sec [] HE HE M48 6.76Kg 625M/Sec [] 8.8cm Pak 43 88mm L/71 AP 8.8cm Pzgr Patr 39/1 10.4Kg 1000M/Sec [226mm@500m] HE 8.8cm Sprgr Patr L/4.5 9.4Kg 750M/Sec [] AP40 8.8cm Pzgr Patr 40 7.3Kg 1130M/Sec [226mm@500m] 8.8cm Pak 43/41 L/71 88mm L/71 AP 8.8cm Pzgr Patr 39/1 10.4Kg 1000M/Sec [226mm@500m] HE 8.8cm Sprgr Patr L/4.5 9.4Kg 750M/Sec [] AP40 8.8cm Pzgr Patr 40 7.3Kg 1130M/Sec [226mm@500m] 122mm Gun D-25S L/45 122mm L/45 HE OF-471 25Kg 800M/Sec [] APHE OF-471 25Kg 800M/Sec [] 152mm Divisional Gun M1943 D-1 L/23 152mm L/23 HE F-533K 40.68Kg 508M/Sec [] 152mm Howitzer D-1 1943 152mm L/23 HE F-533K 40.68Kg 508M/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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