Germany 7.5cm Pak 40 L/46 7.5cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40 L/46 (translates as Anti Tank Gun)

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details 7.5cm Pak 40 L/46 7.5cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40 L/46 (translates as Anti Tank Gun) History This was an enlarged 5cm Pak 38 so looks very similar, but with improved performance especially against the Russian T34 Manufacturer Rheinmetal-Borsig Manufactured 1941 - 1945 Calibre 75mm Length L/46 Rate of Fire 14 rpm   7.5cm Pzgr 39 L/48 (AP Armor Piercing) 75mm 6.8Kg 792M/Sec Quoted Penetration 96mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ≈ 110mm/0°) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.26 0.53 1.13 1.8 2.57 3.44 4.46 Penetration(mm@30°) 130 121 110 96 84 72 62 51 Penetration(mm@0°) 151 140 128 112 98 84 72 60 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 96 77 44 25 15 7.5cm Pzgr 40 (AP40 Armour Piercing Tungsten Cored) 75mm 4.1Kg 920M/Sec Quoted Penetration 115mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ≈ 132mm/0°) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.11 0.23 0.47 1.02 1.67 2.45 3.42 4.63 Penetration(mm@30°) 151 138 123 105 88 72 58 45 Penetration(mm@0°) 175 160 143 122 102 84 68 53 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 81 48 25 8 7.5cm Sprgr 34 (HE High Explosive) 75mm 5.8Kg 548M/Sec 0.640Kg explosive Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.18 0.38 0.77 1.63 2.61 3.71 4.98 6.44 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.18 0.38 0.77 1.63 2.61 3.71 4.98 6.44 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 81 41 22 8 3 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 17 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 17 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   7.5cm Pak 39 Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer     Jagdpanzer IV (7.5cm Pak 39 L/48) SdKfz 162 7.5cm Pak 39 L/48         SdKfz 234/4     7.62cm Pak 36(r) Gw II(A,B,C,F) Marder II         7.5cm Pak 40/2 Gw II(A,B,C,F) Marder II

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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