Difference between revisions of "KwK39 (50 mm)"

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Description

Built from experiences of the French front when used against tanks that pinged the KwK L/42 (50 mm) harmlessly off such as B1 bis made it clear to the German military that a newer and more powerful cannon was in order. Thus the long gun that had been thought of not fitting the turret well was fitted on the tank with good success and served the Germans well in the Eastern Front.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

KwK39

KwK39/1

General info

The KwK39 is best described as in lineage with the earlier KwK36 (37 mm) with not much damage per hit often requiring multiple shots to take out a tank, but with relatively good penetration and fast reload allowing for it to keep enemy modules offline if the first shot it gets off flies true.

Available ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	Type of warhead	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
PzGr 39	APC	106	101	83	65	50	39
PzGr 40/1	APCR	130	121	90	62	43	29
PzGr 40	APCR	137	126	88	56	36	23
Sprgr. 38	HE	12	11	9	7	6	5

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	0%	50%	100%
PzGr 39	APC	835	2.05	1.2	9	28.9	48°	63°	71°
PzGr 40/1	APCR	1,130	1.07	-	-	-	66°	70°	72°
PzGr 40	APCR	1,180	0.9	-	-	-	66°	70°	72°
Sprgr. 38	HE	870	1.82	0.4	0.1	217.6	79°	80°	81°

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

Pros:

Fires at a high velocity, making sniping or shooting at moving targets easier
Really quick reload rate, allows for quick follow-up shots
APCR can penetrate heavy tanks

Cons:

Small calibre - little post-penetration damage
APC shell with explosive filler cannot reliably penetrate common tanks at this battle rating such as the T-34, M4 Sherman
Need to aim for important modules to deal more damage

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: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

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)

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 == Description ==
-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell about the history of the devekopment and combat using of the weaponry and also about it's features. Make a air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
+<!-- ''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.'' -->
+Built from experiences of the French front when used against tanks that pinged the [[KwK L/42 (50 mm)]] harmlessly off such as [[B1 bis]] made it clear to the German military that a newer and more powerful cannon was in order. Thus the long gun that had been thought of not fitting the turret well was fitted on the tank with good success and served the Germans well in the Eastern Front.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
+<!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
+;KwK39
+* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_III_ausf_J}}
+* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_III_ausf_J_td}}
+* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_III_ausf_L}}
+* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_III_ausf_M}}
+;KwK39/1
+* {{Specs-Link|germ_sdkfz_234_2}}
+* {{Specs-Link|germ_sdkfz_234_2_td}}
 == 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 KwK39 is best described as in lineage with the earlier [[KwK36 (37 mm)]] with not much damage per hit often requiring multiple shots to take out a tank, but with relatively good penetration and fast reload allowing for it to keep enemy modules offline if the first shot it gets off flies true.
+=== 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).'' -->
-=== Available shells ===
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|PzGr 39, PzGr 40/1, PzGr 40, Sprgr. 38}}
-''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it iconcerns autocanons or machine guns, so write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
+''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
-== Usage in the battles ==
+== Usage in battles ==
-''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.''
+''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 ===
-''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
+<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
-*
+* Fires at a high velocity, making sniping or shooting at moving targets easier
+* Really quick reload rate, allows for quick follow-up shots
+* APCR can penetrate heavy tanks
 '''Cons:'''
-*
+* Small calibre - little post-penetration damage
+* APC shell with explosive filler cannot reliably penetrate common tanks at this battle rating such as the T-34, M4 Sherman
+* Need to aim for important modules to deal more damage
-== Historical part ==
+== History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be big one, take it into a separate article and add a link to it by using the "main" template. In the end be sure to include references to sources.''
+''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>.''
 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
-== Read 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;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
-''ETC.''
-== Sources ==
+== External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
-* ''topic on the official game forum''
+* ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''page on the Wikipedia''
+* ''other literature.''
-* ''page on aircraft or gorund forces encyclopedia''
-* ''other literature''
 {{Germany tank cannons}}
 [[Category:Tank cannons]]

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