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8.8cm KwK 43 L/71
8.8cm Kampfwagenkanone 43 L/71
(translates as Tank Gun)

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Weapon Details
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8.8cm KwK 43 L/71
8.8cm Kampfwagenkanone 43 L/71
(translates as Tank Gun)
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Calibre88mm
LengthL/71
 
AP
(AP Armor Piercing)
88mm 7.3Kg 1130M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 182mm@500m
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.09 0.18 0.37 0.78 1.23 1.73 2.29 2.92
Penetration(mm@30°) 171 160 148 133 118 105 92 80
Penetration(mm@0°) 198 185 171 154 137 122 107 93
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 93 77 57 29



8.8cm Sprgr Patr L/4.5
(HE High Explosive)
88mm 9.4Kg 750M/Sec 0.870Kg explosive
Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.56 1.17 1.85 2.61 3.45 4.4
Direct Fire
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.56 1.17 1.85 2.61 3.45 4.4
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 96 74 41 25 15
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 mtr2 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 2 mm of the tank armour including the roof.

Vehicles in our database using this gun
Vehicle NameCommon Name
 Jagdpanther SdKfz 173 Jagdpanther 
 

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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