The 7.5 cm Pak 40 (7,5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40) was a German 75 millimetre anti-tank gun of the Second World War. The gun was developed in 1939–1941 and entered service in 1942. …

Nov 15, 2017 · The vast majority of PaK 40’s (about 20,000) served within the German military. It saw action first on the Eastern Front, where its high-velocity armor-piercing shells easily …

Aug 25, 2023 · Gun emplacement of the 7,5 cm Panzerjägerkanone 40. The entrance was placed opposite of the firing direction. 2 Not available, as losses were grouped with those of self …

The first guns were delivered in November of 1941. By 1943 the PaK 40 formed the bulk of the German anti-tank artillery. Approximately 23,500 cannons were produced from 1941 through …

With an effective range of 1,000-1,500 yards, the PaK-40 could fire a 15-lb armour-piercing round at 2,598 feet per second, enabling it to penetrate up to 106 mm of steel at 500 yards.

Jan 7, 2005 · Pak 40 ammo was packed either in a single steel tube (one round each), around 1,10 m long and 11 cm wide. It's name was : "Luftdichter Patronenkasten 7,5 cm Pak 40". Or 3 …

Captured vehicles are sometimes pictured towing the PAK 40 such as British Universal Gun Carriers, the French Renault UE and the Soviet Artillery Carrier 630. The PAK 40 in the Lovett …

Handbook of Enemy Ammunition, Part 7; German 7.5 cm Pak 40 Cartrigde, Q.F., H.E. (7,5 cm Sprgr.Patr. 34) The fixed Q.F. round is used with the 7.5 cm anti-tank gun, model 40. The …

The following U.S. intelligence report describing the German 7.5-cm Pak 40 antitank gun originally appeared in Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 25, May 20, 1943.

Handbook of Enemy Ammunition, Part 7; German 7.5 cm Pak 40 Cartridge, Q.F., A.P.C.B.C. (7,5 cm Pzgr.Patr. 39) The round is of the fixed Q.F. type and is used with the 7.5 cm anti-tank …