Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details 8.8cm Pak 43/41 L/71 8.8cm Panzerabwehrkanone 43/41 L/71 (translates as Anti Tank Gun) History As the carriages for the Pak 43 were taking time to manufacture this 8.8cm gun was mounted on a simplified carriage which was made up from standard existing parts. This version of the Pak 43 was heavy and cumbersome to move, but still had the effectivity of the 4 wheeled version. Manufacturer Krupp Manufactured 1943 - 1945 Calibre 88mm Length L/71 Rate of Fire 10 rpm 8.8cm Pzgr Patr 39/1 (AP Armor Piercing) 88mm 10.4Kg 1000M/Sec Quoted Penetration 182mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ? 210mm/0?) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.1 0.2 0.41 0.84 1.3 1.77 2.27 2.79 Penetration(mm@30°) 199 195 187 173 160 148 137 127 Penetration(mm@0°) 230 226 217 201 186 172 159 147 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 92 88 68 55 37 8.8cm Pzgr Patr 40 (AP40 Armour Piercing Tungsten Cored) 88mm 7.3Kg 1130M/Sec Quoted Penetration 226mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ? 260mm/0?) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.09 0.18 0.36 0.74 1.14 1.55 1.98 2.43 Penetration(mm@30°) 241 237 229 213 199 186 173 162 Penetration(mm@0°) 279 274 265 247 230 215 201 187 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 95 88 77 68 55 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) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.55 1.14 1.76 2.42 3.12 3.85 lateral dispersion means the side to side variation of the shell from the aiming point 50%(CEP) of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.21 0.32 0.43 0.53 0.64 80% of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.27 0.41 0.55 0.68 0.82 95% of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.41 0.63 0.84 1.04 1.25 range dispersion means the back to front variation of the shell from the aiming point 50%(CEP) of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.27 0.40 0.53 0.67 0.80 80% of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.35 0.51 0.68 0.86 1.02 95% of shells land within +/- (mtr) 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.53 0.78 1.04 1.31 1.57 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.56 1.16 1.82 2.52 3.26 4.05 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 95 88 68 37 25 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 16 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 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 Name Common Name   Panzerjager Tiger(P) (Elephant) SdKfz 184 P Elephant     PzKpfw VI Tiger II Ausf B(Henschel) SdKfz 182 Henschel     PzKpfw VI Tiger II Ausf B(Porsche) SdKfz 182 Porsche     SdKfz 164 8.8cm Pak 43/1 Gw III/IV Nashorn,Hornisse

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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