Difference between revisions of "KwK L/42 (50 mm)"

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Description

Medium velocity 50mm tank cannon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

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Available shells

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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History

Made to arm the panzer 3. Later on it would be replaced by the Longer barreled KwK 39 (50 mm) L/60.

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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 · 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)

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 == Description ==
-<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
+Medium velocity 50mm tank cannon
-The '''50 mm KwK L/42''' is a medium velocity 50 mm German tank cannon.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 * {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_III_ausf_J_L42}}
 * {{Specs-Link|ussr_pzkpfw_III_ausf_J_L42}}
-* {{Specs-Link|germ_amd_35_kwk}}
 == General info ==
-<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
+''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
-The 50 mm KwK L/42 is a decent gun for its rank. It has a quick reload rate of ~4 seconds, a decent APC shell and an excellent APCR shell with up to 132 mm of penetration.
-=== Available ammunition ===
+=== Available 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).'' -->
+''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon 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).''
-* '''PzGr 39''' - {{Annotation|APC|Armour Piercing Capped}} - This is the main ammo type, use it whenever it has enough penetration to penetrate the target. It deals the most damage, because of its explosive filler.
-* '''PzGr 40''' - {{Annotation|APCR|Armour Piercing Composite Rigid}} - This variation of APCR is even lighter, slightly faster and offers the best penetration. Use these against the occasional T-34 and Sherman tanks, which have highly sloped armour and are generally very resistant to the basic APC ammo. However, don't expect it to cause any real damage upon penetration, as it has no explosive filler. It only deals damage to modules/crew straight in its path, so it is important to aim for vital modules.
-{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|PzGr 39, PzGr 40}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
+''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
 == 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.'' -->
+''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
-This gun is best against low BR tanks with little armour like the [[BT-7]], [[T-26]], etc. At higher BRs, it is best to flank enemy tanks and attack their weak spots, since the gun won't be able to always penetrate every frontal armour.
 === Pros and cons ===
-<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
+''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
 '''Pros:'''
-* Quick reload speed of around 4-5 seconds
+*
-* Decently accurate and powerful
-* Very high shell velocity for APCR rounds
 '''Cons:'''
-* APC shell with explosive filler struggles to penetrate common foes at its BR, such as the [[T-34 (Family)|T-34]] and [[M4|M4 Shermans]]
+*
 == 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>.'' -->
+''Made to arm the panzer 3. Later on it would be replaced by the Longer barreled [[KwK 39 (50 mm)]] L/60.''
-The '''5 cm KwK 38''' (5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 38 L/42) was a German 50 mm cannon used as the main armament of variants of the German Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank during the Second World War. Later on, it would be replaced by the longer barreled [[KwK39 (50 mm)|L60]].
 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
 == See also ==
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 == 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;''
-* ''other literature.'' -->
+* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''
+* ''other literature.''
-* [[wikipedia:5_cm_KwK_38|[Wikipedia] 5 cm KwK 38]]
 {{Germany tank cannons}}
-{{USSR tank cannons}}
 [[Category:Tank cannons]]

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