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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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''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.''
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Serving as the first dedicated Anti Tank guns of germany, 3.7cm PaK 36 served from 1936 to the end of the war
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Phasing out began in 1940 due to insufficent armor penetration, being replaced from frontal units with [[PaK38 (50 mm)]] and later in 1941 with [[PaK40/3 L46 (75 mm)]] 
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With production ending 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 to the end of the war
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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=== Available ammunition ===
 
=== Available ammunition ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="8" |Penetration statistics
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" |Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" |Type of
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warhead
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! colspan="6" |'''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
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!10 m!!100 m!!500 m!!1,000 m!!1,500 m!!2,000 m
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|PzGr||APHE||47||44||31||21||14||9
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|PzGr 40||APCR||86||77||47||26||14||8
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="10" |Shell details
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" |Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" |Type of
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warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity
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(m/s)
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile
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Mass (kg)
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! rowspan="2" |Fuse delay
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(m)
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! rowspan="2" |Fuse sensitivity
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(mm)
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! rowspan="2" |Explosive Mass
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(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! colspan="3" |Ricochet
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!0%!!50%!!100%
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|PzGr||APHE||745||0.69||1.2||9||22.1||47°||60°||65°
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|PzGr 40||APCR||1,020||0.37||N/A||N/A||N/A||66°||70°||72°
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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* [[M3 (37 mm)]]
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* [[QF 2-pounder (40 mm)]]
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* [[20-K (45 mm)]]
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* Very short reload
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* APCR shot with great penetration at short range
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'''Cons:'''
 
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* Low explosive filler
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* Low damage with APCR
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* High penetration dropoff with APCR
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
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* ''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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== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
 
* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''

Revision as of 22:55, 3 September 2022

Description

Serving as the first dedicated Anti Tank guns of germany, 3.7cm PaK 36 served from 1936 to the end of the war

Phasing out began in 1940 due to insufficent armor penetration, being replaced from frontal units with PaK38 (50 mm) and later in 1941 with PaK40/3 L46 (75 mm)

With production ending 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 to the end of the war

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
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 N/A N/A N/A 66° 70° 72°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

  • Very short reload
  • APCR shot with great penetration at short range

Cons:

  • Low explosive filler
  • Low damage with APCR
  • High penetration dropoff with APCR

History

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Media

3.7cm PAK - Germany's Basic WWII Antitank Gun - Forgotten Weapons
Pak 36: The most effective Doorknocker - Military History Visualized

See also

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  • reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

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