5 cm KwK 38 (L/42) | |
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![]() PzKpfw III/H with 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 | |
Type | Kampfwagenkanone |
Place of origin | Germany |
Service history | |
Used by | ![]() |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Unit cost | 8,000 RM |
Specifications | |
Mass | 400 kg (881.8 lb) |
Barrel length | 210 cm (83 in) bore (42 calibers) |
Shell | Fixed ammunition 50 mm × 289 mm (2.0 in × 11.4 in) R |
Shell weight | 2.07 kg (4.56 lb) armor-piercing (APC-HE) Pzgr. 39 |
Caliber | 50 mm (1.97 in) |
Elevation | -10° to +20° |
Muzzle velocity | 685 m/s (2,250 ft/s) |
The 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 (5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 38 L/42) was a German 50 mm calibre cannon used as the main armament of variants of the German Panzer III medium tank during the Second World War. The towed anti-tank gun equivalent was the PaK.37 of which 2,600 were produced from 1937 until 1940.[1]
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