Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details 7.62cm Pak 36(r) L/51 7.62cm Panzerabwehrkanone 36(r) L/51 (translates as Anti Tank Gun) History This was the Soviet 7.62 1936 model many of which were captured in the early weeks of the Russian campaign and bored out to take the 7.5cm Pak 40 cartridge together with an added muzzle break. Manufactured 1942 - unknown Calibre 76.20mm Length L/51 Rate of Fire 12 rpm 7.62cm Pzgr Patr 39 (AP Armor Piercing) 76.20mm 7.54Kg 740M/Sec Quoted Penetration 98mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ? 113mm/0?) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.14 0.28 0.56 1.17 1.83 2.53 3.27 4.05 Penetration(mm@30°) 98 95 89 79 70 62 54 48 Penetration(mm@0°) 113 110 103 92 81 72 64 56 Hit Probability(%) 93 93 90 83 64 35 23 8 7.62cm Sprgr Patr 39 (AP40 Armour Piercing Tungsten Cored) 76.20mm 4.07Kg 990M/Sec Quoted Penetration 118mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ? 136mm/0?) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.1 0.21 0.42 0.86 1.33 1.82 2.34 2.88 Penetration(mm@30°) 129 126 120 110 100 91 84 76 Penetration(mm@0°) 149 146 140 127 116 106 97 89 Hit Probability(%) 93 93 93 87 77 64 52 35 7.62cm Sprgr Patr 39 (HE High Explosive) 76.20mm 6.03Kg 450M/Sec 0.550Kg explosive Maximum Range 9000 Mtr Range(Mtr) 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 Flight Time(Secs) 2.44 5.31 8.58 12.22 16.18 20.4 24.85 29.46 lateral dispersion means the side to side variation of the shell from the aiming point 50%(CEP) of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.27 0.53 0.80 1.07 1.33 1.60 1.87 2.13 80% of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.35 0.68 1.02 1.37 1.70 2.05 2.39 2.73 95% of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.53 1.04 1.57 2.10 2.61 3.14 3.67 4.17 range dispersion means the back to front variation of the shell from the aiming point 50%(CEP) of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.33 0.67 1.00 1.33 1.67 2.00 2.33 2.67 80% of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.42 0.86 1.28 1.70 2.14 2.56 2.98 3.42 95% of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.65 1.31 1.96 2.61 3.27 3.92 4.57 5.23 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.23 0.46 0.94 1.96 3.08 4.29 Hit Probability(%) 93 93 87 64 23 8 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 15 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 15 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   7.62cm FK36(r) auf Panzerjager Selbstfahrlafette Zugkraftwagen 5t r     7.62cm Pak 36(r) Gw 38(t) Marder III     7.62cm Pak 36(r) 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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