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. 5cm Stielgranate 42(HEAT) 50mm 8.2Kg 110M/Sec Quoted Penetration 180mm @ 150mtr/0° ( ≈ 180mm/0°) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.92 1.84 3.73 Penetration(mm@30°) 180 180 180 Penetration(mm@0°) 180 180 180 Hit Probability(%) 98 74 22

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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