Weapon Data Presented Elsewhere

7,5cm Kw.K.251(f). These were guns mounted on captured French tanks.

Footnotes

1. 7,5cm Kw.K.37 and Stu.K.37. Source: Jentz, Thomas L: Panzer Truppen Vol 1 and von Senger und Etterlin, Ferdinand Maria: Die Deutschen Panzer 1926–1945. (From On Armour by Claus Bonnesen). [up]

2. 7,5cm Pak 97/38. Source: Hogg, Ian V.: German Artillery of World War Two. This gun was a captured French 75mm gun model 1897 mounted on a modified 5cm Pak 38 carriage. Hogg does not quote penetration data for the Gr.97/38 Hl/B but as it is the same warhead as the standard Gr.38 Hl/B projectile I have used that penetration data. Hogg quotes an anti-tank engagement range of 1,900m with the Gr.97/38 Hl/B projectile but this seems to be optimistic given the low muzzle velocities of such projectiles. [up]

3. 7,5cm Kw.K.40 L/43 and Stu.K.40 L/43. Source: Jentz, Thomas L: Panzer Truppen Vol 1 and von Senger und Etterlin, Ferdinand Maria: Die Deutschen Panzer 1926–1945. (From On Armour by Claus Bonnesen). [up]

4. 7,5cm Kw.K.40 L/48, Stu.K.40 L/48, Pak 39, Pak 40 and F.K.7M59. Source: Chamberlain, Peter and Doyle, Hilary L.: Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two; von Senger und Etterlin, Ferdinand Maria: Die Deutschen Panzer 1926–1945.; Spielberger, Walter J.: Sturmgeschütze; and Hogg, Ian V.: German Artillery of World War Two. Oddly, Jentz in Panzer Truppen Vol 2 uses the same figures for the Kw.K.40 L/43 and L/48. While the L/43 figures in Jentz are substantiated by other sources, these sources give different values for the L/48 gun. As it seems logical that the L/48 should have a slightly better performance than the L/43 I choose not to use Jentz’ figures for the L/48. The F.K.7M59 was a slightly modified Pak 40 produced late in the war. (Partly from On Armour by Claus Bonnesen). [up]

5. 7,5cm Pak 41. Source: Hogg, Ian V.: German Artillery of World War Two. This was a squeeze bore gun, with the barrel tapering from 75mm to 55mm at the muzzle. Production was stopped after 150 had been made because of the restrictions placed on the use of tungsten which was required for the ammunition. The few guns produced were largely issued to selected special duty units. After the ammunition supply had been exhausted the guns were withdrawn and most were scrapped. [up]

6. 7,5cm Kw.K.42 and Stu.K.42. Source: Jentz, Thomas L: Germany’s Panther Tank and von Senger und Etterlin, Ferdinand Maria: Die Deutschen Panzer 1926–1945. (From On Armour by Claus Bonnesen). [up]

7. 7,62cm Kw.K.L/30.5. Source: Jentz, Thomas L: Panzer Truppen Vol 2. This was a captured Soviet T–34/76 mounting a Soviet 76mm/L30.5 L–11 gun firing modified German ammunition. The German ammunition was better than the Soviet ammunition and its use simplified supply issues. More than 300 T–34/76 of all models were captured by the Germans, and after repairs and modifications they were used throughout the war. [up]

8. 7,62cm Kw.K.L/41.5. Source: Jentz, Thomas L: Panzer Truppen Vol 2. This was a captured Soviet T–34/76 mounting a Soviet 76mm/L41.5 F–34 gun firing modified German ammunition. The German ammunition was better than the Soviet ammunition and its use simplified supply issues. More than 300 T–34/76 of all models were captured by the Germans, and after repairs and modifications they were used throughout the war. [up]

9. 7,62cm Pak 36(r) and 7,62cm Pak 39(r). Source: Chamberlain, Peter and Doyle, Hilary L.: Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two and Hogg, Ian V.: German Artillery of World War Two. These were captured Soviet F–22 gun model 1936 and F–22 USV gun model 1939, respectively. The differences between them were slight, with the F–22 USV gun model 1939 having a shorter barrel and slightly lower muzzle velocity (the muzzle velocity figures in the table are for the earlier F–22 gun model 1936). For all practical purposes the performance data of both guns were the same. They were modified by the Germans by having the chamber reamed out to suit a standard German cartridge, the elevating handwheel moved to the left hand side, and a muzzle brake added. They used German ammuniton which was better than the Soviet ammunition and its use simplified supply issues. Vast numbers of these guns were captured in the early weeks of the Russian campaign and were used on all fronts throughout the war. [up]