PaK36 (r) (76 mm)

Description

The 76 mm PaK36 (r) is a German anti-tank cannon. During Operation Barbarossa, captured Soviet 76 mm divisional field guns were rechambered by German forces to use the more powerful German PaK40/3 L46 (75 mm) shells for logistical and anti-armour purposes.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Marder III

General info

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Available ammunition

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 rot	APCBC	138	135	124	112	101	91
Hl.Gr 38C	HEAT	100	100	100	100	100	100
PzGr 40	APCR	182	178	160	140	122	107
Sprgr. 39	HE	9	9	9	9	9	9

Shell details
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 rot	APCBC	710	7.6	1.2	14	34	48°	63°	71°
Hl.Gr 38C	HEAT	450	5.05	0	0.1	875.5	62°	69°	73°
PzGr 40	APCR	990	4.15	-	-	-	66°	70°	72°
Sprgr. 39	HE	550	6.25	0	0.1	585	79°	80°	81°

Comparison with analogues

• PaK40/3 L46 (75 mm) - Shares shells, identical performance
• KwK40 L43 (75 mm) - Near identical performance, slower reload
• ZIS-3 (76 mm) - Occasionally rechambered from, has lower penetration and worse shells
• M3 (75 mm) - Somewhat lower velocity and penetration

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