7.5 cm PaK 39
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7.5 cm Pak 39 (L/48) (7.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 39) was a 7.5 cm German Second World War era AT (Anti-Tank) gun. The gun was used to equip SdKfz.162 Jagdpanzer IV/48 and SdKfz.138/2 Jagdpanzer 38(t) "Hetzer" tank destroyers, no towed version of the weapon were made. The Pak 39 was an electrically fired weapon fitted with a semiautomatic breech mechanism and a 48 caliber barrel. It was a formidable gun, able to destroy the most common allied tanks from up to 1,000 meters. It used the same 75 x 495R ammunition as the 7.5 cm KwK 40 of Sdkfz.161 Panzerkampfwagen IV and 7.5 cm StuK 40 gun fitted on the Sturmgeschütz-series assault guns. The Pak 39 was manufactured from 1943 onwards by Rheinmetall-Borsig AG in Unterlüß and by Seitz-Werke in Bad Kreuznach. The main types of ammunition used were: Panzergranatpatrone 39 (APCBC), Sprenggranatpatrone 37 (HE) and different versions of the Granatpatrone 39 HL (HEAT).
[edit] Technical Data
- Complete designation: 7.5 cm Panzerjägerkanone 39 (L/48)
- Type: Anti-tank gun
- Caliber: 7.5 cm / 75 mm
- Cartridge case length: 495 mm
- Barrel length: 48 calibers (3615 mm)
- Muzzle velocity: 750 m/s (Panzergranate 39 AP shell)
- Weight: 1235 kg
- Barrel life: 5000-7000 rounds
- Main types of ammunition:
- Panzergranatpatrone 39 (Pzgr.Patr. 39)
- Sprenggranatpatrone 37 (Sprgr. Patr. 37)
- Granatpatrone 39 HL (Gr. Patr. 39 HL)
[edit] Armor penetration at 60 degrees from horizontal using Pzgr. 39 AP shell
- 500 m: 91 mm
- 1000 m: 82 mm
| German artillery of World War II |
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| Tank guns |
| 2 cm KwK 30 | 3.7 cm KwK 36 | 3.7 cm KwK 38(t) | 5 cm KwK 38 | 5 cm KwK 39 7.5 cm KwK 37 | 7.5 cm KwK 40 | 7.5 cm KwK 42 | 8.8 cm KwK 36 | 8.8 cm KwK 43 |
| Anti-tank guns |
| 2.8 cm sPzB 41 | 3.7 cm PaK 36 | 4.2 cm PaK 41 | 5 cm PaK 38 | 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 7.5 cm PaK 40 | 7.5 cm PaK 41 | 7.62 cm PaK 36(r) | 8.8 cm PaK 43 | 12.8 cm PaK 44 |
| Field, Medium and Heavy guns |
| 7.5 cm Le.IG 18/Le.GebIG 18/IG L/13 | 7.5 cm IG 37 | 10.5 cm leFH 18 | 15 cm sIG 33 15 cm sFH 18 | 21 cm Mrs 18 |
| Other vehicle mounted |
| 7.5 cm PaK 39 | 7.5 cm PaK 40 | 7.5 cm PaK 42 | 8.8 cm PaK 43 | 12.8 cm PaK 44 |
| Anti-aircraft guns |
| 2 cm FlaK 30/38/Flakvierling | 3.7 cm FlaK 36/37/43 | 8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37/41 | 10.5 cm FlaK 38 12.8 cm FlaK 40 |
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