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.

Apr 15, 2024 · The 7.5 cm PaK 42 L/70 mit Kugelblende auf VK9.03 was a short-lived proposal to reuse the chassis of the VK9.03 armed with a 7.5 cm L/70 gun.

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. With 23,303 examples produced, the Pak 40 formed the backbone of German anti-tank guns for the later part of World War II, mostly in towed form, but also on a number ...

Die 7,5-cm-KwK 42 war eine Kampfwagenkanone (kurz: KwK), die mit der Kaliberlänge L/70 als Hauptbewaffnung/Turmkanone im mittleren Panzerkampfwagen V „Panther“ eingebaut wurde, aber auch im Panzer IV/70 unter der Bezeichnung 7,5-cm-PaK 42 L/70 (frühere 7,5-cm-Stu.K. 42 L/70 [1]) baugleich als Panzerjagdkanone ab 1942 im Zweiten Weltkrieg ...

Dec 7, 2019 · The Panzer IV/70(A) tank destroyer’s main armament was the 7.5 cm StuK 42 L/70 cannon, also known as the 7.5 cm PaK 42 L/70. This gun was more or less the same one used on the German Panther tank. The elevation of the 7.5 cm StuK 42 L/70 was from –6° to +15° and the traverse was 12° on both sides.

The 7.5 cm KwK 42 had an extremely high muzzle velocity, which allowed for exceptional accuracy and penetration of armour plate, The 7.5 cm KwK 42 was even more powerful than the main armament of the infamous Tiger tank 8.8 cm KwK 36. However due to the increased muzzle velocity, a new armour piercing shell was designed.

Oct 4, 2009 · The impressive performance of the gun (124 mm or 174 mm armor plate at 500 m distance) were bought with an average barrel life of 2000 rounds, or only 800 rounds using the Panzergranate 40/42. For comparison: the 7,5-cm 37 L/24 KwK had an …

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 developed and built by Rheinmetall-Borsig AG in Unterlüß during the Second World War. The gun was used to equip the SdKfz.171 Panther medium tank and the SdKfz.162/1 Jagdpanzer IV/70(A)/(V) tank...

May 8, 2021 · Merkblatt für die Munition der 7,5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 42 und 7,5 cm Sturmkanone 42. Berlin : Heereswaffenamt, 1943. 37 p. H Dv 481/55. JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. Germany's Panther Tank : The Quest for Combat Supremacy. Atglen, PA : Schiffer Military History, 1995. 156 p. ISBN 0-88740-812-5.

The 7,5cm Panzerabwehrkanone 42 (7,5cm PaK 42) is a German anti-tank gun. It is developed from the 7,5cm KwK 42 and the 7,5cm PaK 40.