5 cm KwK 38
The 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 was a German 50 mm calibre cannon used as the main armament of variants of the German Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank during the Second World War. There was no towed anti-tank gun equivalent.Ammunition
Average penetration performance established against rolled homogenous steel armour plate laid back at 30° from the vertical.
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;PzGr. 39
- Weight of projectile: 2.06 kg
- Muzzle velocity: 685 m/s
;PzGr. 40
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Vehicles mounted on
- Panzerkampfwagen III - Ausf. F to J, several earlier models were re-equipped with this gun.
- VK 20 series proposed replacement of the Panzer III and IV
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- Ordnance QF 2-pounder: British 40mm tank gun
- 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 : Soviet tank gun
- 37 mm Gun M3: US tank gun
