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7.5cm StuK 39/40 L/48 Blank
Calibre75mm
LengthL/48

7.5cm Pzgr 39 L/48
(AP Armor Piercing)
75mm 6.8Kg 792M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 96mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ? 110mm/0?)
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.26 0.53 1.09 1.7 2.34 3.03 3.75
Penetration(mm@30°) 129 125 118 105 94 83 74 66
Penetration(mm@0°) 149 145 137 122 109 97 86 77
Hit Probability(%) 93 93 90 83 64 52 23 14

7.5cm Pzgr 40
(AP40 Armour Piercing Tungsten Cored)
75mm 4.1Kg 920M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 115mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ? 132mm/0?)
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.11 0.22 0.45 0.93 1.44 1.98 2.55 3.15
Penetration(mm@30°) 145 142 135 122 111 100 91 82
Penetration(mm@0°) 169 164 156 142 128 116 105 95
Hit Probability(%) 93 93 93 87 77 64 35 23

7.5 cm Sprgr.34
(HE High Explosive)
75mm 4.42Kg 550M/Sec 0.454Kg explosive
Range(Mtr)10002000300040005000600070008000
Flight Time(Secs) 2 4.35 7.04 10.04 13.29 16.77 20.42 24.2
lateral dispersion means the side to side variation of the shell from the aiming point
50%(CEP) of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
80% of shells land within +/- (mtr)
95% of shells land within +/- (mtr)
range dispersion means the back to front variation of the shell from the aiming point
50%(CEP) of shells land within +/- (mtr)
80% of shells land within +/- (mtr)
95% of shells land within +/- (mtr)
Direct Fire
Range(Mtr)100200400800
Flight Time(Secs) 0.18 0.37 0.77 1.61
Hit Probability(%) 93 93 90 64
Blast/Fragmentation Effects
Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill3 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill6 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill16 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr1 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 NameCommon Name
 StuG III Ausf G 7.5cm Stu.K. L/48 Stug III 
 StuG IV7.5cm StuK 40 L/48 
 

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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