7.5 cm KwK 42

7,5 cm KwK 42 (L/70) 7,5 cm Pak 42
The 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 on a Panther Ausf. A tank
Type	tank gun
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Rheinmetall-Borsig AG
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall-Borsig AG
Unit cost	12,000 Reichsmark
Produced	1942-45
Specifications
Mass	1,000 kg (2,204.6 lb)
Barrel length	525 cm (17 ft 3 in) bore (70 calibres)
Shell	Fixed QF 75 × 640mm R
Shell weight	7.2 kg (16 lb) armour-piercing (APCBC-HE) Pzgr 39/42
Calibre	75 mm (2.95 in)
Elevation	-8° to +20°
Rate of fire	6 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	935 m/s (3,070 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	9,850 m (32,316 ft)

The 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 (from 7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 42 L/70) was a 7.5 cm calibre German tank gun used on German armoured fighting vehicles in the Second World War. The gun was the armament of the Panther medium tank and two variants of the Jagdpanzer IV self-propelled anti-tank gun. On the latter it was designated as the "7.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 42" (7.5 cm Pak 42) anti-tank gun.