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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 ...
Its ammunition combined features of shells used by the Pak 40 and the Vickers/Reșița Model 1936 anti-aircraft gun, [8] although this raises the issue of exactly how the Reșița Model 1943 achieved such velocities. The Pak 40 had a muzzle velocity of 990 m/s (3,200 ft/s) when firing the light-weight, tungsten-cored Pzgr 40 shell, but the only ...
The result was the Marder series, which were armed with either the new 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank guns or captured Soviet 7.62 cm F-22 Model 1936 field guns, large numbers of which had been acquired early in the war. [1] In 1942, at least 5 Marder IIs were supplied by the Germans to their ally, Hungary. The Hungarians used these successfully ...
German Marder III M Brass 7.5cm Projectiles for PaK 40 & Marder III M: 2002: Yes: New tool 35259: Krupp Protze 1 ton (6x4) Kfz.69 Towing Truck with 3.7cm Pak: 2002: Yes: Rebox with new parts 35260: J.G.S.D.F. Type 90 Tank w/Ammo-Loading Crew Set: 2000: Yes: Rebox with new parts 35261: German Panther Type G Early Version w/Eduard photo etched ...
After some improvised use by units in May and June 1940, they were not as such employed by them. In 1943 ten were rebuilt as Marder I tank destroyers, with the 75mm PaK 40 anti-tank gun and officially called 7.5cm PaK40(Sf) auf Geschützwagen FCM(f). These were employed by 21 Panzerdivision in the Battle of Normandy in 1944.
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In January 2016, 90% of the company was bought by an Australian company Champ Ventures for about A$70m (NZ$74m) from Mouton Noir, owner of Fairydown outdoor equipment and clothing brand, and Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron. Macpac products are no longer available through third party retailers in New Zealand and Australia, and instead are now sold ...