Germany 7.5cm KwK 37 L/24 7.5cm Kampfwagenkanone 37 L/24 (translates as Tank Gun)

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details 7.5cm KwK 37 L/24 7.5cm Kampfwagenkanone 37 L/24 (translates as Tank Gun) History This gun was fitted to the early Panzer IV and StuG III vehicles Manufactured 1937 - 1942 Calibre 75mm Length L/24   K. Gr. rot Pz (AP Armor Piercing) 75mm 6.8Kg 385M/Sec Quoted Penetration 38mm@500m/30° Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.26 0.53 1.1 2.33 3.71 5.28 7.09 9.17 Penetration(mm@30°) 63 58 53 46 40 35 30 25 Penetration(mm@0°) 73 68 62 54 47 41 35 29 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 54 22 6 2 1 7.5 cm Sprgr.34 - short (HE High Explosive) 75mm 4.4Kg 385M/Sec 0.454Kg explosive Maximum Range 6250 Mtr Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.26 0.53 1.1 2.33 3.71 5.29 7.09 9.17 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.26 0.53 1.1 2.33 3.71 5.29 7.09 9.17 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 54 22 6 2 1 Blast/Fragmentation Effects Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill 3 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill 6 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 16 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr 1 mm An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal. An explosion within 6 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. An explosion within 16 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 1 mm of the tank armour including the roof. Vehicles in our database using this gun Vehicle Name Common Name   PzKpfw III Ausf N Panzer III     PzKpfw IV Ausf A SdKfz 161 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf B SdKfz 161 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf C SdKfz 161 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf D SdKfz 161 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf E SdKfz 161 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf F SdKfz 161 Panzer IV     SdKfz 250/ 8 7.5cm KwK 37 L/24 Self propelled Artillery

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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