3.7 cm KwK 36


The 3.7 cm KwK 36 L/45 was a German 3.7 cm cannon used primarily as the main armament of earlier variants of the German Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank. It was used during the Second World War.
It was essentially the 3.7 cm Pak 36 used as a tank gun.

Ammunition

The 3.7 cm KwK 36 used the 37 x 249 mm. R cartridge. Average penetration performance established against rolled homogeneous steel armor plate laid back at 30° from the vertical.
;PzGr.18
100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
38 mm29 mm22 mm14 mm9 mm

;PzGr.40
100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
60 mm36 mm20 mm11 mm6 mm

PzGr.39 - Armour-piercing
Sprgr.Patr.34 - High-explosive

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