5 cm PaK 38

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5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 38 (L/60)

Panzerabwehrkanone 38
Type Anti-Tank Gun
Place of origin Germany
Service history
In service December 1940 - 1945
Used by Germany
Wars Second World War
Production history
Designed 1938
Manufacturer Rheinmetall-Borsig
Produced 1940 -
Specifications
Weight 830 kg (1,829 lbs)
Length 4.75 m (15.58 ft)
Barrel length 60 calibers, 3 m (9.84 ft)
Width 1.85 m (6 ft)
Height 1.05 m (3.44 ft)
Crew 5

Shell 5 cm Pzgr.
5 cm Pzgr.39
5 cm Pzgr.40
5 cm Pzgr.40/1
Sprgr. Pak 38
Caliber 50 mm (1.96 in)
Action semiautomatic
Breech horizontal sliding wedge
Carriage split-trail
Elevation -8° - +27°
Traverse 65°
Rate of fire 13 RPM
Muzzle velocity 550-1,130 m/s (1,804-3,707 ft/s)
Feed system manual
Sights Z.F. 3x8°

The 5 cm PaK 38 (L/60) (5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 38 (L/60)) was a German anti-tank gun of 50 mm calibre. It was developed in 1938 by Rheinmetall-Borsig AG as a successor to the 37 mm PaK 36, and was in turn followed by the 75 mm PaK 40.

The PaK 38 was first used by the German forces in the Second World War on April 1941. When the Germans faced Soviet tanks in 1941 during Operation Barbarossa, the PaK 38 was one of the few early guns capable of effectively penetrating the 45 mm armor of the formidable T-34. Additionally, the gun was also equipped with Panzergranate 40 APCR shots featuring a tungsten core, in an attempt to penetrate the armor of the heavier KV-1 tank. Although it was replaced by more powerful weapons, it remained a potent and useful weapon and remained in service with the German infantry until the end of the war.

Panzerabwehrkanone 38

[edit] References

  • Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3
  • Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 ISBN 1-85367-480-X

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