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The Pak 36 (Panzerabwehrkanone 36) is a 3.7 cm / 37mm caliber German anti-tank gun used during the Second World War. It was the main anti-tank weapon of Wehrmacht Panzerjäger units until 1942. Developed by Rheinmetall in 1933, it was first issued to the German Army in 1936, with 9,120 being available by the beginning of the war in September ...
The 7.62 cm FK 36(r) and Pak 36(r) (7.62 cm Feldkanone /36 (russisch) and Panzerabwehrkanone (Anti-tank gun) 36(russisch)) were German anti-tank guns used by the Wehrmacht in World War II. The first guns were conversions of the Soviet 76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22) .
75 mm PaK 40/3 auf Panzerjäger 38(t) 75 mm antitank gun on a Marder III: 75 mm PaK 40/3 auf Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) Ausf H: 75 mm antitank gun on a Panzer 38(t) Ausf H 76.2 mm PaK 36(r) auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf D: 76.2 mm antitank gun on a Panzer II Ausf D chassis 76.2 mm PaK 36(r) auf Panzerjäger Selbstfahrlafette Zugkraftwagen 5t
The Sd.Kfz. 10 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug – special motorized vehicle) was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II.Its main role was as a prime mover for small towed guns, such as the 2 cm Flak 30, the 7.5 cm leIG, or the 3.7 cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun.
Used Polish guns captured in 1939 as 3,7 cm PaK 36(p) and Danish guns captured in 1940 as 3,7 cm PaK 157(d). Netherlands 12 pieces were ordered from Bofors in 1935. Later another 24 (or more) were procured. All these were used for Dutch armoured cars: 24 Landsverk types L180 and L181 as well as 12 DAF Pantrado cars.
The 3.7 cm PaK-36, was the standard anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht in 1940. During the battle of France in 1940 it had trouble dealing with thick armour of French and British tanks. [ 1 ] In 1941, when Germany invaded the USSR , the gun was next to useless when confronted with Russian T-34 or KV-series tanks.
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 Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank. It was used during the Second World War. It was essentially the 3.7 cm Pak 36 modified for use in a rotating enclosed turret.
A Pak's weight is within the range of 229 kg (505 lb) to 10,160 kg (22,400 lb). The smallest caliber was 28 mm (1.1 in) and the largest was 128 mm (5.0 in). Over the six-year course of World War II the armor of the tanks steadily improved, so the size of the projectile had to increase.