Produced 1930s | Place of origin Nazi Germany Shell 37 × 249 mm. R | |
The 3.7 cm KwK 36 L/45 (3.7 cm Kampfwagenkanone 36 L/45) was a German 3.7 cm cannon used primarily as the main armament of earlier variants of the German SdKfz.141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank. It was used during the Second World War.
Contents
It was essentially the 3.7 cm Pak 36 used as a tank gun.
Ammunition
The 3.7 cm KwK 36 used the 37 x 249 mm. R cartridge. Average penetration performance established against rolled homogenous steel armor plate laid back at 30° from the vertical.
PzGr.39 - Armour-piercing
Sprgr.Patr.34 - High-explosive
Vehicles mounted on
References
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