Germany 7.5cm Pak 97/38 L/36.3 7.5cm Panzerabwehrkanone 97/38 L/36.3 (translates as Anti Tank Gun)

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details 7.5cm Pak 97/38 L/36.3 7.5cm Panzerabwehrkanone 97/38 L/36.3 (translates as Anti Tank Gun) History A combination of captured French 75mm model 1897 on the 5cm Pak 38 carriage Manufactured 1940 - 1940 Calibre 75mm Length L/36 Rate of Fire 14 rpm   7.5cm K Gr Pz Patr (p) (AP Armor Piercing) 75mm 6.84Kg 570M/Sec Quoted Penetration 82mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ≈ 94mm/0°) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.18 0.36 0.74 1.57 2.51 3.57 4.78 6.19 Penetration(mm@30°) 94 87 79 70 61 52 45 38 Penetration(mm@0°) 109 101 92 81 71 61 52 44 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 85 44 22 8 3 7.5cm Sprgr Patr 230/1(f) (HE High Explosive) 75mm 5.44Kg 545M/Sec ≈0.816Kg explosive Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.19 0.38 0.78 1.64 2.62 3.73 5 6.48 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.19 0.38 0.78 1.64 2.62 3.73 5 6.48 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 7 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 19 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr 2 mm An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal. An explosion within 7 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. An explosion within 19 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 2 mm of the tank armour including the roof.

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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