Germany 5cm Pak 38 auf Zugkraftwagen 1t Ordnance classification - Sdkfz 10
General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)
1940 - 1945
Ordnance classification
Sdkfz 10
Quantity Produced
70
Weight
unknown
Crew
5
M.G's small
n/a
M.G's large(>10mm)
n/a
Length
4.75 mtr
Width
1.93 mtr
Height
2.00 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed
41 mph
Max Cross Country Speed
unknown
Range Road
188 miles
Range Cross Country
unknown
Fuel Type
Petrol
Fuel Capacity
unknown
Horse Power
100 hp
Power/Weight
unknown
General Information
Armour Details
Turret
Front
n/a
Side
n/a
Rear
n/a
Top
n/a
Superstructure
Front
n/a
Side
n/a
Rear
n/a
Top
n/a
Hull
Front
n/a
Side
n/a
Rear
n/a
Top
n/a
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Weapon Details
5.0cm Pak 38 L/60 5.0cm Panzerabwehrkanone 38 L/60
(translates as Anti Tank Gun)
History
Produced by Rheinmetall-Borsig after the Spanish Civil War, where it was seen that the 37mm Anti Tank gun was effective, but sometimes of too low power. It was first sucessfully used in April 1941 during Operation Barbarossa in Russia against the first T-34's.
Manufactured
1939 - 1943
Calibre
50mm
Length
L/60
Rate of Fire
13 rpm
Ammunition Details
Name/Id
Calibre Weight MVelocity
Explosive Content
5.0cm PzGr. 39(AP)
50mm 2.02Kg 830M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 61mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ≈ 70mm/0°)
Range(Mtr)
100
200
400
800
1200
1600
2000
2400
Flight Time(Secs)
0.12
0.25
0.52
1.15
1.9
2.84
4.02
5.57
Penetration(mm@30°)
81
74
65
55
45
37
29
22
Penetration(mm@0°)
94
86
76
64
53
43
34
26
Hit Probability(%)
98
98
98
96
74
34
15
3
5.0cm PzGr. 40(AP40)
50mm 0.98Kg 1198M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 86mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ≈ 99mm/0°)
Range(Mtr)
100
200
400
800
1200
1600
2000
2400
Flight Time(Secs)
0.09
0.18
0.37
0.83
1.42
2.19
3.26
4.84
Penetration(mm@30°)
84
76
67
55
44
34
25
19
Penetration(mm@0°)
97
88
78
64
51
40
30
22
Hit Probability(%)
98
98
98
98
88
60
25
8
5cm Sprgr Patr(HE)
50mm 1.78Kg 550M/Sec
0.165Kg explosive
Maximum Range 2650 Mtr
Range(Mtr)
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
Flight Time(Secs)
2.27
6.06
13.66
Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill
2 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill
4 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill
11 mtr
Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr
0 mm
An explosion within 2 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal.
An explosion within 4 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's.
An explosion within 11 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.