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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| + | The '''37 mm PaK L/45''' is a German anti-tank cannon. | ||
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | === Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | ||
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=== Available ammunition === | === Available ammunition === | ||
| − | ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' | + | <!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' --> |
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=== Comparison with analogues === | === Comparison with analogues === | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
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| + | * Very short reload time | ||
| + | * APCR shot with great penetration at short range | ||
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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| + | * Low explosive filler | ||
| + | * Little post-penetration damage with the APCR shot | ||
| + | * High penetration drop-off with APCR past 500 m | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' | + | <!-- ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' --> |
| + | Serving as the first dedicated anti-tank guns of Germany, the 3.7cm PaK36 served from 1936 to the end of the war. Phasing out began in 1940 due to its insufficient armour penetration, being replaced from frontal units with the [[PaK38 (50 mm)]] and later in 1941 with the [[PaK40/3 L46 (75 mm)]]. Production ended in 1942 with 20,000 produced, the remaining would go on to be given to German allies, mounted on half-tracks, and serving as secondary line guns until the end of the war. | ||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
| − | ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' | + | <!--''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''--> |
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| + | {{Youtube-gallery|Ypn7UJvHNtM|'''3.7cm PAK - Germany's Basic WWII Antitank Gun''' - ''Forgotten Weapons''|0Rvlqqdw7u4|'''Pak 36: The most effective Doorknocker''' - ''Military History Visualized''}} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | + | <!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' |
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;'' | * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;'' | ||
| − | * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' | + | * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' --> |
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| + | * [[M3 (37 mm)]] | ||
| + | * [[QF 2-pounder (40 mm)]] | ||
| + | * [[20-K (45 mm)]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:'' | ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:'' | ||
* ''topic on the official game forum;'' | * ''topic on the official game forum;'' | ||
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* ''other literature.'' | * ''other literature.'' | ||
Latest revision as of 23:29, 2 February 2023
Contents
Description
The 37 mm PaK L/45 is a German anti-tank cannon.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.
Available ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| 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 | APHE | 47 | 44 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 9 |
| PzGr 40 | APCR | 86 | 77 | 47 | 26 | 14 | 8 |
| 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 | APHE | 745 | 0.69 | 1.2 | 9 | 22.1 | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
| PzGr 40 | APCR | 1,020 | 0.37 | - | - | - | 66° | 70° | 72° | |||
Comparison with analogues
Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.
Usage in battles
Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.
Pros and cons
Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.
Pros:
- Very short reload time
- APCR shot with great penetration at short range
Cons:
- Low explosive filler
- Little post-penetration damage with the APCR shot
- High penetration drop-off with APCR past 500 m
History
Serving as the first dedicated anti-tank guns of Germany, the 3.7cm PaK36 served from 1936 to the end of the war. Phasing out began in 1940 due to its insufficient armour penetration, being replaced from frontal units with the PaK38 (50 mm) and later in 1941 with the PaK40/3 L46 (75 mm). Production ended in 1942 with 20,000 produced, the remaining would go on to be given to German allies, mounted on half-tracks, and serving as secondary line guns until the end of the war.
Media
3.7cm PAK - Germany's Basic WWII Antitank Gun - Forgotten Weapons
Pak 36: The most effective Doorknocker - Military History Visualized
See also
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
| 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 · Cockerill HP · FMK.4 Modelo 1L · K.18 · KwK L/68 · L7A3 · PzK M57 · StuH42 |
| 120 mm | Rh120 L/44 · Rh120 L/55 · Rh120 L/55 A1 |
| 128 mm | K.40 · KwK44 · PaK44 |
| 150 mm | s.I.G.33 · Stu.H 43 L/12 |
| 380 mm | RW61 |
| Foreign: | |
| 30 mm | Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA) · 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 (South Africa) |
| 125 mm | 2A46 (USSR) |
| 152 mm | M-10T (USSR) · XM150E5 (USA) |
| 155 mm | M126 (USA) |
