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The 7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 was a recoilless gun used by the German Army during World War II. Background ...
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 ...
Development of the gun began in 1927, by Rheinmetall.The crew was protected by an armoured shield.There was a mountain gun variant, the 7.5 cm le.GebIG 18.For transport, the mountain variant could be broken down into six to ten packs, the heaviest weighing 74.9 kg.
10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40; 10.5 cm hruby kanon vz. 35; 10.5 cm leFH 16; 10.5 cm leFH 18; 10.5 cm leFH 18/40; 10.5 cm leFH 18M; 10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40; 10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 42; 10.5 cm schwere Kanone 18/40; 12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun; 15 cm Schnelladekanone C/28 in Mörserlafette; 15 cm SK L/40 naval gun; 15 cm SK C/25; 15 cm SK C/28; 15 ...
The LG 40-1 version was built using an aluminium/magnesium alloy mounting, but the LG 40-2 replaced it with ordinary steel as light alloys became too valuable later in the war. Both versions could be broken down into 5 loads for parachute operations or they could be air-dropped fully assembled in a special shock-absorbing crate.
From March 1942, new variants of the Panzer IV and StuG III had a derivative of the 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun, the longer-barreled 7.5 cm KwK 40. [1] When older Panzer IVs were up-gunned, their former KwK 37 guns were reused to arm later Panzer III tanks and other infantry support vehicles. In 1943, depleted stocks and demand for the Panzer ...
The LG 42 was basically an enlarged and improved version of the 7.5 cm LG 40. It incorporated torque vanes in the jet nozzle to counteract the torque forces imparted by the round engaging the rifling and any clogged or eroded nozzles. It also used the improved priming mechanism developed after the problems with the smaller weapon became apparent.
The Germans used the new 7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 light gun (a recoilless rifle). At 320 lb (150 kg), it weighed 1 ⁄ 10 as much as a standard German 75 mm field gun, yet had 2 ⁄ 3 of its range. It fired a 13 lb (5.9 kg) shell more than 3 mi (4.8 km).