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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''KwK 37 (75mm)''' is the main cannon for the early  [[Pz.IV_(Disambiguation)|Pz.IV]] tanks, [[StuG_III_A|StuG III A]] and [[Nb.Fz.|Nb.Fz]] at rank one and the [[Pz.IV_F1|Pz.IV F1]] and [[Pz.III_N|PZ.III N]] and rank two.
  
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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The '''Kwk 37 (75 mm)''' was used and an mounted infantry support cannon until it was replace by [[KwK_40_(75_mm)|the KwK 40 (75mm)]] later in the war as Soviet armor became more tougher to fight
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Its gun is quite a useful gun, being able to pen most all enemy's at it BR and a great combo with a quick reload
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Available shells ===
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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| K.Gr.rot Pz. || APCBC ||52||50||45||39||34||30
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| Hl.Gr. 38B || HEAT || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80
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| Hl.Gr. 38C || HEAT || 100 || 100 || 100 || 100 || 100 || 100
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| Sprgr. 34 || HE || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
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| K.Gr.rot Pz. || APCBC || 385 || 6.8 || 1.3 || 15.0 || 80 || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
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| Hl.Gr. 38B || HEAT || 450 || 4.6 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 872.1 || +0° || 62° || 69° || 73°
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| Hl.Gr. 38C || HEAT || 450 || 4.8 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 875.5 || +0° || 62° || 69° || 73°
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| Sprgr. 34 || HE || 420 || 5.7 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 686 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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! Ammunition
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! Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! ''Screen radius <br /> in m''
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! ''Screen time <br /> in s''
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! ''Screen hold time <br /> in s:''
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! ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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| K.Gr.Rot Nb. || 423 || 6.8 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50
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* The [[Howitzer_M2_(75_mm)|M2 howitzer (75 mm)]] would be the closest comparison to the '''Kwk 37 (75 mm)''', despite that it is much weaker, receiving much weaker shelles and having a shorter velocity.
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* [[K51_L/24_(75_mm)|K51 L/24]] has the same stats 
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* KwK44 L36 (75 mm) has the same stats
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The '''Kwk 37 (75 mm)''' is a low velocity heat launcher that forces its to be effective at close range but is compensated with having fast reload and the Heat
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having good penetration, the Kwk 37 (75 mm) is made even more effective with the ability to hull break some notably tanks around the BR of the tank that has it equipped, some examples are all BTs, all LVTs, most AA (mainly trucks) and a few more 
 
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* Fast reload
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* HEAT has great penetration
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* Has the ability to hull break some notably tanks around the BR of the tank that has it equipped
  
 
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* AP round is has low penetration
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== See also ==
 
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Revision as of 13:37, 19 October 2019

Description

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The KwK 37 (75mm) is the main cannon for the early Pz.IV tanks, StuG III A and Nb.Fz at rank one and the Pz.IV F1 and PZ.III N and rank two.

The Kwk 37 (75 mm) was used and an mounted infantry support cannon until it was replace by the KwK 40 (75mm) later in the war as Soviet armor became more tougher to fight

Its gun is quite a useful gun, being able to pen most all enemy's at it BR and a great combo with a quick reload


General info

Available shells

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
K.Gr.rot Pz. APCBC 52 50 45 39 34 30
Hl.Gr. 38B HEAT 80 80 80 80 80 80
Hl.Gr. 38C HEAT 100 100 100 100 100 100
Sprgr. 34 HE 10 10 10 10 10 10
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent): 		Normalization At 30°
from horizontal: 		Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
K.Gr.rot Pz. APCBC 385 6.8 1.3 15.0 80 +4° 48° 63° 71°
Hl.Gr. 38B HEAT 450 4.6 0.0 0.1 872.1 +0° 62° 69° 73°
Hl.Gr. 38C HEAT 450 4.8 0.0 0.1 875.5 +0° 62° 69° 73°
Sprgr. 34 HE 420 5.7 0.1 0.1 686 +0° 79° 80° 81°
Smoke characteristic
Ammunition Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Screen radius
in m 		Screen time
in s 		Screen hold time
in s: 		Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent):
K.Gr.Rot Nb. 423 6.8 13 5 20 50


Comparison with analogues

  • The M2 howitzer (75 mm) would be the closest comparison to the Kwk 37 (75 mm), despite that it is much weaker, receiving much weaker shelles and having a shorter velocity.
  • K51 L/24 has the same stats
  • KwK44 L36 (75 mm) has the same stats

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Usage in battles

The Kwk 37 (75 mm) is a low velocity heat launcher that forces its to be effective at close range but is compensated with having fast reload and the Heat having good penetration, the Kwk 37 (75 mm) is made even more effective with the ability to hull break some notably tanks around the BR of the tank that has it equipped, some examples are all BTs, all LVTs, most AA (mainly trucks) and a few more

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Fast reload
  • HEAT has great penetration
  • Has the ability to hull break some notably tanks around the BR of the tank that has it equipped

Cons:

  • AP round is has low penetration
  • Gun velocity is quite low

History

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Media

See also

https://wiki.warthunder.com/Pz.IV_(Disambiguation)

External links

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on weapon;
  • 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)

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