KwK36 (88 mm)
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Description
The 88 mm KwK36 is a German tank cannon. It is in large part identical to the FlaK 37 (88 mm) cannon, except for the recoil system.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
Based on the 88 mm flak gun. Originally made specifically for the Tiger I tank.
Available ammunition
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Not all ammunition listed is available on all vehicles equipped with this weapon. |
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| PzGr 39 | APCBC | 165 | 162 | 151 | 139 | 127 | 117 |
| PzGr 40 | APCR | 211 | 207 | 191 | 172 | 155 | 140 |
| Pzgr. | APCBC | 153 | 151 | 140 | 128 | 116 | 106 |
| Hl.Gr 39 | HEAT | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
| Sprgr. L/4.5 | HE | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| PzGr 39 | APCBC | 773 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 14 | 108.8 | 48° | 63° | 71° | |||
| PzGr 40 | APCR | 930 | 7.3 | - | - | - | 66° | 70° | 72° | |||
| Pzgr. | APCBC | 810 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 14 | 215.04 | 48° | 63° | 71° | |||
| Hl.Gr 39 | HEAT | 600 | 7.64 | 0 | 0.3 | 1,100 | 62° | 69° | 73° | |||
| Sprgr. L/4.5 | HE | 820 | 9 | 0 | 0.1 | 698 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
With a very flat trajectory, the KwK36 gives the player a high margin of error in aiming whilst the high penetration makes sure that just hitting a target will most likely disable or destroy it.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Flat trajectory, provides a predictable path of flight
- Relatively high penetration no matter what angle it hits
- High accuracy, easier to fire for the less experienced
Cons:
- Slow reload, allows the enemy to fire back if not finished off in one shot
History
The 88 mm KwK36 is a Flak.37 (88 mm) gun modified to take up less space due to a different style recoil system. It was originally ordered to arm the Tiger I series of tanks with an 88 mm cannon. Later on, the KwK43 (88 mm) was developed, prototyped, and produced from the inspiration provided by the effectiveness of the KwK36 (88 mm).
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See also
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| Germany tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | KwK30 · KwK38 · Rh202 |
| 28/20 mm | s.Pz.B.41 |
| 30 mm | MK 30-2/ABM |
| 37 mm | KwK34(t) · KwK36 · KwK38(t) · PaK L/45 |
| 47 mm | Pak.(t)(Sf.) |
| 50 mm | KwK39 · KwK L/42 · PaK38 |
| 57 mm | Bofors L/70 Mk.1 |
| 75 mm | K51 L/24 · KwK37 · KwK40 L43 · KwK40 L48 · KwK42 · KwK44 · KwK44 L/36.5 · PaK39 L48 · PaK40/3 L46 · PaK42 · StuK37 · StuK40 L43 · StuK40 L48 |
| 76 mm | PaK36 (r) |
| 88 mm | Flak.37 · Flak 41 · KwK36 · KwK43 · PaK43 |
| 90 mm | BK90 |
| 105 mm | CN105-57 · FMK.4 Modelo 1L · K.18 · KwK L/68 · L7A3 · PzK M57 · StuH42 |
| 120 mm | Rh120 L/44 · Rh120 L/55 |
| 128 mm | K.40 · KwK44 · PaK44 |
| 150 mm | s.I.G.33 · Stu.H 43 L/12 |
| 380 mm | RW61 |
| Foreign: | |
| HSS 831L (Britain) | |
| 57 mm | 6pdr OQF Mk.V (Britain) |
| 73 mm | 2A28 (USSR) |
| 75 mm | M3 (USA) |
| 76 mm | F-32 (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M32 (USA) |
| 90 mm | M36 (USA) · M41 (USA) |
| 105 mm | GT-3 (Britain) |
| 125 mm | 2A46M (USSR) |
| 152 mm | M-10T (USSR) · XM150E5 (USA) |
| Japan tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 37 mm | Type 94 · Type 100 · Type 1 |
| 47 mm | Type 1 |
| 57 mm | Type 90 · Type 97 |
| 70 mm | Type 94 |
| 75 mm | Type 90 · Type 99 · Type 3 · Lightweight Type I Model II · Type II Model I · Type II Model II |
| 90 mm | Type 61 |
| 105 mm | Experimental Type 5 High Velocity · Type 5 · JSW L/52 |
| 106 mm | Type 60 (B) |
| 120 mm | Taishō Type 10 · Navy short gun · Type 90 L/44 · TKG |
| 150 mm | Type 38 |
| 155 mm | NSJ L/30 |
| Foreign: | |
| 25 mm | Oerlikon KBA B02 (Switzerland) |
| 35 mm | Oerlikon KDE (Switzerland) |
| 75 mm | M6 (USA) |
| 76 mm | M1 (USA) · M32 (USA) |
| 88 mm | KwK36 (Germany) |
| 90 mm | M3A1 (USA) · M36 (USA) |
| 105 mm | L7A3 (Germany) |
| 120 mm | Schneider-Canet 1898 (France) |
