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7.5 cm Pak 40

In 1939 the German High Command learned of the development of new, heavier and better armoured Soviet tanks, which led to a requirement for a new anti-tank gun capable of stopping them. Rheinmetall-Borsig and Krupp presented their designs and finally Rheinmetall’s was chosen, basically, because the new 75mm gun was a larger version of the 50mm Pak-38, which would greatly speed up development and production. Of course, there were differences between the two guns, not only in caliber, but mainly in the materials used in their manufacture. The new gun was homologated in 1940 under designation “7.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40“, although it would be known worldwide as the “7.5 cm Pak 40“.

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Country of origin

Germany

Builder

Rheinmetall – Borsig

Type

Anti-tank gun

Entered service

1942

Crew

6 servers

Combat weight

Traveling position: 1,500 kg – In firing position: 1,425 kg

Dimensions (length x width x height)

In firing position: 5.84 x 4.48 x 1.37 meters
Travel position: 6.18 x 2.08 x 1.37 meters

Armament

1 x 75/46mm gun

Rate of fire, (maximum)

14 rounds per minute

Shell weight

HE SprG.34: 5.74 kg – HEAT PzGr.38 HL/B: 4.57 kg – APCBC PzGr.39: 6.80 kg – APCR PzGr.40: 3.20 kg

Muzzle velocity

HE SprG.34: 550 m/s – HEAT PzGr.38 HL/B: 450 m/s – APCBC PzGr.39: 792 m/s – APCR PzGr.40: 933 m/s – HVAPDS-C: 1,025 m/s

Warhead, (explosive charge)

Type: HE SprG.34: 0.17 kg – HEAT PzGr.38 HL/B: 0.68 kg – APCR PzGr.40: 0.50 kg

Production

23,303 towed guns and around 3,500 installed in tank destroyers vehicles

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