3.7 cm KwK 36

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3.7 cm KwK 36
Panzer III mounted with the 3.7 cm KwK 36
Type	Tank gun
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Produced	1930s
Specifications
Shell	37 × 249 mm. R
Caliber	37 mm (1.45 in)
Carriage	Turret
Traverse	360°
Muzzle velocity	762 m/s (2,500 ft/s)
Effective firing range	300 m (328 yds)
Maximum firing range	5,484 m (5,997 yds)

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 used as a tank gun.