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[[File:Weapon KwK42 (75 mm).png|thumb|right|x250px|The 75 mm KwK42 on the VK 3002 (M) gun mantlet.]]
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''75 mm KwK42''' is the main cannon of the Panther tanks.
  
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The '''75 mm KwK 42''' is the main cannon of the Panther tanks. This weapon is the tank armament variant of the similarly named [[PaK 42 (75 mm)|PaK 42]] mounted on Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyers.
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The cannon was designated as the '''PaK42''' when mounted on Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyers, and featured some minor differences, such as lack of a muzzle brake and a thinner but longer breech block, due to the recoil buffers being mounted on top of the breech block instead of the sides. However, it still functions identically to the KwK42 in-game.
  
 
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[[File:7,5-cm-KwK 42 L-70 Munster.jpg|thumb|KwK 42 from a panther with the letterbox mantlet and recoil system included.]]
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[[File:7,5-cm-KwK 42 L-70 Munster.jpg|thumb|KwK42 from a panther with the letterbox mantlet and recoil system included.]]
  
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
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The KwK 42 gun has shells with high muzzle velocity, but relatively low projectile mass, which along with a long reload makes it more suited to long range engagements.
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The KwK42 gun has shells with high muzzle velocity, but relatively low projectile mass, which along with a long reload makes it more suited for long range engagements.
  
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
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{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|PzGr 39/42, PzGr 40/42, Sprgr. 42}}
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| PzGr 39/42 || APCBC || 191 || 188 || 173 || 156 || 140 || 126
 
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| PzGr 40/42 || APCR || 227 || 224 || 204 || 182 || 162 || 145
 
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| Sprgr. 42 || HE || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11
 
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 
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| PzGr 39/42 || APCBC || 935 || 6.8 || 1.2 || 14.0 || 28.9 || +4.0° || 48° || 63° || 71°
 
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| PzGr 40/42 || APCR || 1,120 || 4.75 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 66° || 70° || 72°
 
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| Sprgr. 42 || HE || 700 || 5.74 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 725 || 0.0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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* [[M1 (76 mm)]]
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== Usage in battles ==
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* [[Ordnance QF 17-pounder (76 mm)]]
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With a much higher muzzle velocity compared to the [[KwK40 L48 (75 mm)|preceding 75 mm cannon]], the KwK42 can penetrate much more armour and fly in a flatter arc to allow for vehicle knock-outs from hundreds of metres away with greater degrees of range-estimating error.
  
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== Usage in battles ==
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The stock APCBC shell has enough power to frontally penetrate a [[M4A3E2]] Jumbo. Although, this can be somewhat unpredictable: if the Jumbo is angling, the shell will bounce or shatter.
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With a much higher muzzle velocity compared to the [[KwK 40 (75 mm)|preceding 75 mm cannon]], the KwK 42 can penetrate much more armour and fly in a flatter arc to allow for vehicle knock-outs from hundreds of meters away with greater degrees of range-estimating error.
 
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* High velocity
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* Fairly high muzzle velocity
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* High accuracy
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* Accurate up to long distances
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* Good penetration
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
 
* Low explosive filler in AP rounds
 
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* Long reload
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* Long reload time
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
 
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With the development of the new Panther tanks, a new gun (the KwK 42) also had to be designed, as the KwK 40 was seen as insufficient to deal with the new generation of Soviet tanks. Shells between these guns were near-identical allowing for easier manufacturing with the only difference being the larger driving band. Of note should be that the PaK 42 is also a tank gun rather than a towed gun as the name would designate it which may or may not have been manufactured.
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With the development of the new Panther tanks, a new gun (the KwK42) also had to be designed, as the KwK40 was seen as insufficient to deal with the new generation of Soviet tanks. Shells between these guns were near-identical allowing for easier manufacturing with the only difference being the larger driving band.
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The PaK42 is a tank gun near identical to the KwK42, rather than a towed gun as the name would designate it as. The towed version may have been manufactured, though no evidence of such has been found.
  
 
== Media ==
 
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== See also ==
 
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* [[M1 (76 mm)]]
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* [[Ordnance QF 17-pounder (76 mm)]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 8 July 2023

The 75 mm KwK42 on the VK 3002 (M) gun mantlet.

Description

The 75 mm KwK42 is the main cannon of the Panther tanks.

The cannon was designated as the PaK42 when mounted on Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyers, and featured some minor differences, such as lack of a muzzle brake and a thinner but longer breech block, due to the recoil buffers being mounted on top of the breech block instead of the sides. However, it still functions identically to the KwK42 in-game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

KwK42 from a panther with the letterbox mantlet and recoil system included.

General info

The KwK42 gun has shells with high muzzle velocity, but relatively low projectile mass, which along with a long reload makes it more suited for long range engagements.

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 39/42 APCBC 192 188 173 156 140 126
PzGr 40/42 APCR 228 224 204 182 162 145
Sprgr. 42 HE 13 12 11 11 11 11
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 39/42 APCBC 935 6.8 1.2 14 28.9 48° 63° 71°
PzGr 40/42 APCR 1,120 4.75 - - - 66° 70° 72°
Sprgr. 42 HE 700 5.74 0.2 0.1 725 79° 80° 81°

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

With a much higher muzzle velocity compared to the preceding 75 mm cannon, the KwK42 can penetrate much more armour and fly in a flatter arc to allow for vehicle knock-outs from hundreds of metres away with greater degrees of range-estimating error.

The stock APCBC shell has enough power to frontally penetrate a M4A3E2 Jumbo. Although, this can be somewhat unpredictable: if the Jumbo is angling, the shell will bounce or shatter.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Fairly high muzzle velocity
  • Accurate up to long distances
  • Good penetration

Cons:

  • Low explosive filler in AP rounds
  • Long reload time

History

With the development of the new Panther tanks, a new gun (the KwK42) also had to be designed, as the KwK40 was seen as insufficient to deal with the new generation of Soviet tanks. Shells between these guns were near-identical allowing for easier manufacturing with the only difference being the larger driving band.

The PaK42 is a tank gun near identical to the KwK42, rather than a towed gun as the name would designate it as. The towed version may have been manufactured, though no evidence of such has been found.

Media

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

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)

USSR tank cannons
20 mm  TNSh
30 mm  2A42 · 2A72 · AG-30
45 mm  20-K
57 mm  AU-220 · Ch-51M · ZIS-2 · ZIS-4 · ZIS-4M
73 mm  2A28
76 mm  1902/30 · 3-K · D-56TS · F-32 · F-34 · F-96 · KT-28 · L-10 · L-11 · ZIS-3 · ZIS-5
85 mm  D-5S · D-5T · D-58 · D-70 · F-30 · ZIS-S-53
100 mm  2A48 · 2A70 · D-10S · D-10T · D-10T2S · D-50 · LB-1 · S-34
107 mm  ZIS-6
115 mm  U-5TS
122 mm  A-19 · D-25-44T · D-25S · D-25T · D-25TS · D-30T · D-49 · M-30 · M-62-T2S
125 mm  2A26 · 2A46 · 2A46M · 2A46M-1 · 2A46M-4 · 2A46M-5 · 2A46MS · 2A75 · D-126
130 mm  B-13 · C-70 · M-65
152 mm  2A33 · LP-83 · M-10T · M-64 · M-69 · ML-20S
  Foreign:
37 mm  M5 (USA)
50 mm  KwK L/42 (Germany)
57 mm  6pdr OQF Mk.III (Britain) · M1 (USA)
75 mm  KwK42 (Germany) · M2 (USA)
76 mm  M1 (USA)
85 mm  Type-62-85-TC (China)

France tank cannons
20 mm  20F2
25 mm  SA35 L/72
37 mm  SA18 L/21 · SA38 L/33
47 mm  SA34 L/30 · SA35 L/32 · SA37
75 mm  APX · APX Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897 · SA35 L/17 · SA44 · SA49 · SA50 L/57
90 mm  D.911 APX · CN90 F2 · CN90 F3 · CN90 F4 · D915 · DEFA F1 · SA45 · SA47
100 mm  SA47 L/58
105 mm  CN-105-F1 · Giat 105 G2 · Modele F2 · PzK M57
120 mm  GIAT CN120-25 G1 · GIAT CN120-26 F1 · SA46
142 mm  ACRA
155 mm  GCT F1 · Schneider 155 C · L'Obusier de 155 Modèle 1950
  Foreign:
15 mm  MG 151 (Germany)
20 mm  MG 151 (Germany)
30 mm  Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA)
37 mm  M6 (USA)
40 mm  Bofors L/60 · QF 2-pounder (Britain)
75 mm  KwK42 (Germany) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA)
76 mm  M7 (USA)
90 mm  M3 (USA)
105 mm  M4 (USA)

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