Germany 2.8cm sPzB 41 le Feldlafette 41 2.8cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41 le Feldlafette 41 (translates as Heavy Anti Tank Rifle)

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details 2.8cm sPzB 41 le Feldlafette 41 2.8cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41 le Feldlafette 41 (translates as Heavy Anti Tank Rifle) History Highly effective squeeze bore Anti Tank weapon utilising a tungsten cored shell. The 28mm to 20mm squeeze bore gave the core a muzzle velocity of 1400 metres/second about 40% more than standard AP shells. This variant was the Paratroop version with smaller wheels. Manufactured 1941 - 1942 Calibre 28mm Length L/48 Rate of Fire 15 rpm   2.8cm Pzgr Patr 41 (AP40 Armour Piercing Tungsten Cored) 28mm 0.13Kg 1400M/Sec Quoted Penetration 62mm @ 100mtr/30° ( ≈ 71mm/0°) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.08 0.16 0.36 0.95 2.15 5.82 Penetration(mm@30°) 53 47 38 26 16 6 Penetration(mm@0°) 62 55 45 31 19 8 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 60 3 2.8cm Sprgr Patr 41 (HE High Explosive) 28mm 0.09Kg 1400M/Sec 0.005Kg explosive Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.08 0.16 0.36 0.96 2.17 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.08 0.16 0.36 0.96 2.17 5.91 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 60 3 Blast/Fragmentation Effects Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill 0 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill 0 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 1 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr 0 mm An explosion within 0 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. An explosion within 1 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 not cause any significant armour damage.

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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