5cm Pak 38 auf Zugkraftwagen 1t General Details Specifications Manufacture Date(s) 1940 - 1945 Quantity Produced 70 Weight unknown Crew 5 M.G's small 0 M.G's large(>10mm) 0 Length 4.75 mtr Width 1.93 mtr Height 2.00 mtr Engine Details/Performance Max Road Speed 41 mph Max Cross Country Speed 0 mph Range Road 188 miles Range Cross Country 0 miles Fuel Type Petrol Fuel Capacity 0 gal Horse Power 100 hp Power/Weight unknown General Information Armour Details Turret Front 0mm@0°(0mm) Side 0mm@0°(0mm) Rear 0mm@0°(0mm) Top 0mm@0° n/a Superstructure Front 0mm@0°(0mm) Side 0mm@0°(0mm) Rear 0mm@0°(0mm) Top 0mm@0° n/a Hull Front 0mm@0°(0mm) Side 0mm@0°(0mm) Rear 0mm@0°(0mm) Top 0mm@0° n/a Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) Weapon Details 5.0cm Pak 38 L/60 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 to 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 13rpm   Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Quoted Penetration   5.0cm PzGr. 39 L/60(AP) 50mm 2.02Kg   830M/Sec 59mm@500m/30° 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) 73 71 68 62 56 50 44 38 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 96 74 34 15 3 5.0cm PzGr. 40 L/60(APCR) 50mm 0.98Kg   1198M/Sec 86mm@500m/30° 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) 75 73 70 62 55 47 39 32 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 88 60 25 8 5.0cm Pzgr 40/1 L/60(APCR) 50mm 1.07Kg   1130M/Sec 76mm@500m/30° Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.09 0.19 0.4 0.94 1.67 2.75 4.5 7.81 Penetration(mm) 119 116 108 93 78 63 48 33 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 81 39 15 2 Stielgranate 42(HEAT) 50mm 2.42Kg   110M/Sec 180mm up to 300mtr Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.92 1.85 3.74 7.68 11.8 16.2 20.86 25.7 Penetration(mm) Hit Probability(%) 98 74 22 2 0 0 0 0

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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