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The 7.5 cm Pak 40 (7,5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40) was a German 75 millimetre anti-tank gun of the Second World War. The gun was developed in 1939–1941 and entered service in 1942. With 23,303 examples produced, the Pak 40 formed the backbone of German anti-tank guns for the later part of World War II, mostly in towed form, but also on a number ...
7.5 cm Pak 40; 7.5 cm Pak 41; 7.5 cm Pak 97/38 (also known as PaK 97/38) – modernized French gun of 1897; 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) (conversion of Russian 76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22)) 8 cm PAW 600. Panzerwurfkanone 10H64; Thor's Hammer/Panzertod (105mm recoilless gun firing 81.4mm subcaliber projectile) [5] 8.8 cm Raketenwerfer 43 (rocket ...
The 7.5 cm KwK 40 (7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone [a] 40) was a German 75 mm Second World War era vehicle-mounted gun, used as the primary armament of the German Panzer IV (F2 model onwards) medium tank and the Sturmgeschütz III (F model onwards) and Sturmgeschütz IV assault guns which were used as tank destroyers.
The second version (Sd.Kfz. 131) was based on new-built Panzer II Ausf. F hulls. This Marder II had a redesigned (widened) fighting compartment and used the German 75 mm Pak 40 anti-tank gun. [4] The silhouette was lowered by about 40 cm to 2.20 m, but the armor was thin and the compartment was open to the top and rear, as in Sd. Kfz. 132.
A Pak anti-tank gun at the Bovington Tank Museum Panzerabwehrkanone (abbreviated as Pak ), changed to Panzerjägerkanone in 1941, is the German term for anti-tank gun . In the Angelosphere, however, Pak refers to the fifteen variants of Wehrmacht 's anti-tank gun produced before or during World War II .
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 World War.The gun was the armament of the Panther medium tank and two variants of the Jagdpanzer IV self-propelled anti-tank gun.
A closeup of the BK 7,5 Bordkanone 75 mm cannon. It was decided that the 7.5 cm (2.95 in) semi-automatic Rheinmetall PaK 40 anti-tank gun, which had already been adapted for use in the Junkers Ju 88 P-1, would be further modified for use in the Hs 129. [18]
The final variant produced was the Sd.Kfz. 234/4, which replaced the L/24 gun with the 7.5 cm L/46 PaK 40. This was yet another attempt to increase the mobility of this anti-tank gun; however, the 234 chassis was stretched to its limits. This variant was manufactured from the end of 1944 to the end of hostilities in 1945.