The 5 cm KwK 39 L/60 (5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 39 L/60) was a German 50 mm calibre tank gun used during the Second World War, primarily as the main armament...
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The 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 (5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 38 L/42) was a German 50 mm calibre cannon used as the main armament of variants of the German Panzer III medium...
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The 7.5 cm KwK 40 (7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 40) was a German 75 mm Second World War era vehicle-mounted gun, used as the primary armament of the German...
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7.5 cm KwK 40, which differed primarily in using more compact ammunition, thereby allowing more rounds to be carried inside the vehicles. The KwK 40...
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The 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 (7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 37 L/24) was a short-barreled, howitzer-like German 75 mm tank gun used during World War II, primarily...
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The 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 (from 7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 42 L/70) was a 7.5 cm calibre German tank gun used on German armoured fighting vehicles in the Second...
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The 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 (2 cm Kampfwagenkanone 30 L/55) was a German 2 cm cannon used as the main armament of the German Sd.Kfz.121 Panzerkampfwagen II light...
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mortars family 2 cm KwK 30 – Panzer II tank gun 3.7 cm KwK 36 – Panzer III tank gun Skoda 37 mm A7 5 cm KwK 38 – Panzer III tank gun 5 cm KwK 39 – Panzer III...
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Panzer III (redirect from Panzerbefehlswagen mit 5cm KwK 39 L/60)
5 cm KwK 40 gun and became the main German tank instead. From 1942 the last version of the Panzer III (Panzer III N) mounted the short barrelled 7.5 cm...
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needed for the Panzer III the longer barrel 5 cm KwK 39 gun (L/60 calibers) was developed as a variant of the 5 cm Pak 38 towed anti-tank gun. The Pak 38 was...
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The 8.8 cm KwK 43 (Kampfwagenkanone —"fighting vehicle cannon") was an 88 mm 71-calibre-length tank gun designed by Krupp and used by the German Wehrmacht...
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The 8.8 cm KwK 36 (German: 8,8 cm Kampfwagenkanone 36) was an 88-millimetre (3.5 in) tank gun used by the German Army during World War II. This was the...
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was hit. Rheinmetall was given a contract in 1943 to adapt the 50 mm 5 cm KwK 39 tank gun, from the Panzer III tank, for aerial use in the twin-engined...
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2 cm KwK 38 L/55 autocannon, 1 x 7.92mm MG 42 machine gun. This design featured an open-topped turret. Around 200 produced. 234/2 – 1 x 5 cm KwK 39 L/60...
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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...
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495R ammunition as the 7.5 cm KwK 40 of Panzer IV and 7.5 cm StuK 40 gun fitted on the Sturmgeschütz assault guns. The Pak 39 was manufactured from 1943...
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so in April 1943 it was decided to start production of tanks with a 5 cm KwK 39 L/60, but the new gun did not fit in the tank turret. To solve this problem...
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Kampfwagenkanone (redirect from KwK)
(Hrsg.): Militärisches Studienglossar Englisch. Januar 2001, S. 284. The first 1540 tank of the Ausführung J were equipped with the shorter 5 cm KwK 38....
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deck and from 16 to 25 mm belly plates. The planned armament was the 5 cm Kw.K.39/1 L/60 cannon, the same that was used on late Panzer IIIs. The engine...
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negative, not without many modifications. Alternatively, the long barreled 5 cm KwK 39 or L/50 was able to be mounted instead of the short 7.5cm cannon or the...
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shorted to KwK) and anti-tank guns (German: Panzerabwehrkanone(n); shortened to PaK) of 37 to 88 mm (1.5 to 3.5 in) caliber. The Pzgr. 39 was an APCBC-HE-T...
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bands, was identical to the older 10.2 kg (22 lb) PzGr.39-1 APCBC-HE projectile used by the 8.8 cm KwK 36 and Pak 43 guns. The wider driving bands resulted...
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about this design have been found. 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 5 cm KwK 39 L/60 7.5 cm KwK 44 L/43 (later redesignated as KwK 40) Jentz, Thomas; Doyle, Hilary (1995)...
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from the cancelled VK 1602 Leopard mounting a long barrel (60 calibres) 5 cm KwK 39/1, similar to the weapon previously used on the later versions of the...
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cannon during early World War II. Developed from the Swiss Oerlikon FF. 2 cm KwK 30 - variant for armored cars and light tanks, slightly shortened barrel...
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anti-tank and tank destroyer 8.8 cm PaK 43 gun used for the Elefant and Jagdpanther, and turret-mounted 8.8 cm KwK 43 heavy tank gun of the Tiger II...
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Panzer IV (redirect from Panzerbefehlswagen mit 7.5cm KwK L/48)
Panzergranate 39, the KwK 40 L/43 could penetrate 77 mm (3.03 in) of steel armour at a range of 1,830 m (6,000 ft). The longer 7.5 cm guns made the vehicle...
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to be very modestly armored and armed like most light tanks, with a 5 cm KwK 39 L/60 gun and MG34 and 30mm armor at its weakest point. Interest in the...
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earlier Hotchkiss 5-barrelled rotary-cannon. The 3.7 cm TAK 1918 was designed and built for the Imperial German Army in 1918. The 3.7 cm Pak 36 which first...
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