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5 cm KwK 38

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The 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 (5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 38 L/42) was a German 5 cm calibre cannon used as the main armament of variants of the German SdKfz.141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank during the Second World War. There was no towed anti-tank gun equivalent.

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Ammunition

Average penetration performance established against rolled homogenous steel armour plate laid back at 30° from the vertical.

PzGr (Armour Piercing)

  • Weight of projectile: 2.06 kg
  • Muzzle velocity: 685 m/s

    • PzGr. 39 (Armour-piercing, capped, ballistic cap)

  • Weight of projectile: 2.06 kg
  • Muzzle velocity: 685 m/s

    • PzGr. 40 (Armour-piercing, composite, rigid)

  • Weight of projectile: 0.925 kg
  • Muzzle velocity: 1050 m/s

    • Vehicles mounted on

  • Panzerkampfwagen III (Sd. Kfz. 141) - Ausf. F to J (serial production), several earlier models were re-equipped with this gun.
  • VK 20 series proposed replacement of the Panzer III and IV

    • References

    5 cm KwK 38 Wikipedia
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